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G-SPEED eS PRO INSTALLATION GUIDE
GUIDE
GUIDE Guide

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G-SPEED

™

eS PRO

Mac Installation Guide

G-Technology by Hitachi

Tel: (310) 449-4599
Fax: (310) 449-4670

[email protected]

P/N G-SPEED eS PRO v1.1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION (Pg 4)

2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX

5. G-SPEED eS PRO OVERVIEW (Pg 5)

6. G-TECH PCIe x8 RAID CONTOLLER OVERVIEW

7. G-SPEED eS PRO AUDIBLE ALARMS (Pg 6)

8. SETTING UP G-SPEED eS PRO WITH THE G-TECH PCIe RAID

CONTROLLER

9. G-TECH RAID CONTROLLER WEB GUI (Pg 8)

10. CHANGING THE G-TECH RAID CONTROLLER MODE (Pg 9)

11. CONFIGURING TWO G-SPEED eS PRO UNITS IN

RAID 5 MODE (Pg 11)

12. WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A DISK

DRIVE FAILURE (Pg 15)

13. TECHNICAL SUPPORT (Pg 17)

14. LIMITED WARRANTY

APPENDIX A – DETAILED INFORMATION ON USING THE WEB GUI

APPENDIX B – EXPLANATION OF RAID LEVELS

APPENDIX C – NOTES

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Page 1: ...PRO OVERVIEW Pg 5 6 G TECH PCIe x8 RAID CONTOLLER OVERVIEW 7 G SPEED eS PRO AUDIBLE ALARMS Pg 6 8 SETTING UP G SPEED eS PRO WITH THE G TECH PCIe RAID CONTROLLER 9 G TECH RAID CONTROLLER WEB GUI Pg 8 10 CHANGING THE G TECH RAID CONTROLLER MODE Pg 9 11 CONFIGURING TWO G SPEED eS PRO UNITS IN RAID 5 MODE Pg 11 12 WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A DISK DRIVE FAILURE Pg 15 13 TECHNICAL SUPPORT Pg 17 14 LIMI...

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Page 4: ...ctronic instruments and are susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock Place the unit in a vented area away from moisture or liquids Please handle the unit with care Do not open the case Doing so will void the warranty If the Product is returned with damage caused by improper handling the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user 3 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Apple Mac PRO Int...

Page 5: ...If you wish to change the RAID mode please refer to Section 10 For an explanation of supported RAID levels please refer to Appendix B G SPEED eS PRO has been set up at the factory in RAID 0 mode The controller also supports RAID 1 3 5 6 and JBOD modes Refer to Section 10 if you wish to change the mode of operation PCIe x8 interface RAID Engine 2 High speed mini SAS ports 4 Removable Disk Drive Mod...

Page 6: ...sounds when 1 A disk drive failure occurs or 2 When the G SPEED eS PRO is removed from the RAID controller without first selecting Unplug in the Array Maintenance menu in the web GUI If you hear an audible alarm coming from the G Tech RAID controller see Section 12 What to do in the Event of a Disk Drive Failure See Appendix A 2 for information on the proper way to hot Unplug G SPEED eS PRO 8 SETT...

Page 7: ...Loading the G Tech PCIe RAID Controller Software 1 Double click on the G SPEED eS PRO icon located in the Manuals Drivers folder on the included CD as shown below 2 Double click on the G Tech RAID Controller installer package as shown below Check for software updates at http www g technology com Support If you are upgrading software you must un install the previous version first See section 8 4 fo...

Page 8: ...uctions on changing password 9 G TECH RAID CONTROLLER WEB GUI The G Tech RAID controller web GUI is used to configure and monitor the G SPEED eS PRO system The GUI is accessed using any web browser such as Safari Internet Explorer or equivalent 9 1 Accessing the G Tech PCIe RAID Controller Web GUI 1 Open your web browser and enter the following address http localhost 7412 NOTE A shortcut has been ...

Page 9: ...of the G Tech RAID Controller web GUI 10 CHANGING THE G TECH RAID CONTOLLER MODE The G SPEED eS PRO G Tech RAID controller combination is configured at the factory in RAID 0 mode RAID 1 3 5 6 and JBOD modes are also available The web GUI is used to change the mode of operation Follow the directions below to change modes 10 1 Changing from RAID 0 to RAID 5 1 Unmount G SPEED eS PRO by dragging the i...

Page 10: ...y is now deleted 6 Click the Create Array button The Create Array window will appear 7 Select RAID 5 for Array Type enter G SPEED eS PRO R5 for Array Name select Foreground and Write Back for Initialization Method and Cache Policy respectively and click the Select All button NOTE In this example we are creating a RAID 5 The system can also be set up in RAID 1 3 6 or JBOD mode by selecting the appr...

Page 11: ... be initialized Click on the Initialize button to launch the Apple Disk Utility and refer to your system documentation for instructions 11 CONFIGURING TWO G SPEED eS PRO UNITS IN RAID 5 MODE Each G SPEED eS PRO unit is configured at the factory with the G Tech RAID controller in RAID 0 mode RAID 1 3 5 6 and JBOD modes are also available The web GUI is used to change the mode of operation Follow th...

Page 12: ...er web GUI With the two units attached to the G Tech RAID controller the GUI will display information like that shown below 6 Click on the Maintenance link next to the array with OS Name HP Disk 0_0 The window shown below will appear 7 Click the Delete button The following window will appear WARNING This will delete any data stored on G SPEED eS PRO 8 Click the OK button to delete the array PORT 1...

Page 13: ...HP Disk 0_1 The window below will appear 10 Click the Delete button and the following window will appear WARNING This will delete any data stored on G SPEED eS PRO 11 Click the OK button to delete the array Both arrays have now been deleted as shown below 12 Click the Create Array button The Create Array window will appear ...

Page 14: ...espectively and click the Select All button then Click the Create button 14 The following window will appear 15 Click the OK button The following window will appear to indicate that the G SPEED eS PRO is initializing 16 The RAID 5 initialization process takes approximately one hour per TB of final capacity Once the initialization process is complete the GUI will indicate Type as RAID 5 and Status ...

Page 15: ...lure does not result in data loss However the array is now in an unprotected state and the failed drive should be replaced as soon as possible to avoid data loss NOTE If G SPEED eS PRO was configured in RAID 6 mode up to two drives can fail with no loss of data Replace any failed drive as soon as possible Follow the steps below to identify and replace a failed drive 1 Launch the web GUI 2 Mute the...

Page 16: ...controller it is a good idea to follow the cable to ensure you know which Port the array is connected to on the RAID controller REMOVING THE WRONG DRIVE WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THE ARRAY AND ALL OF THE CONTENT STORED ON G SPEED eS PRO 4 Replace the failed drive with a new disk module and secure in place Once the drive has spun up to speed the GUI will indicate that the array is rebuilding The S...

Page 17: ...ll be either new or reconditioned All replaced parts or Products shall become the Property of G Tech This warranty shall not apply if the Product has been damaged by accident misuse abuse or as a result of unauthorized service or parts Warranty service is available to the purchaser by obtaining a Return Material Authorization number RMA and by delivering the Product during the warranty period to a...

Page 18: ...n under the Settings tab 3 Tasks Schedule the G Tech controller to automatically verify the integrity of the RAID volume 4 Settings Configure the G SPEED eS PRO controller settings such as login password and email notification See Appendix A 4 for details 5 Drive Status Check the status of all connected hard drives including detailed SMART data The HDD Temperature Threshold adjusts the threshold o...

Page 19: ...m without causing an alarm NOTE While the controller is hot pluggable we recommend shutting the system down when connecting or disconnecting G SPEED eS PRO from the controller 3 Change Cache Policy Write back Data written to the array is cached This will result in higher performance but data loss may occur in case of a power failure Write through Data written to the array is always passed directly...

Page 20: ...eation process and the array is not available until complete Background Minimal controller resources are used for the creation process and the array is available for immediate use NOTE RAID protection is not available until initialization is complete 4 Cache Policy See section 7 3 5 Block Size Default 64K 6 Select All Simple method to select all disks 7 Available Disks Displays disks currently ava...

Page 21: ...e Mutes audible beeper NOTE Beeper will sound when a drive fails or an array is disconnected from the system without first selecting Unplug in the Array Maintenance menu Appendix A 4 Settings 1 Settings System 1 SAF TE Config File Not currently supported 2 Audible Alarm Enables or disables the audible alarm Default Enabled 3 Staggered Spinup Not currently supported Default Disabled 4 Spin down idl...

Page 22: ... the ethernet connector on the G Tech RAID controller and and restart your Mac Enter the IP address in any web browser to access the web GUI 5 Settings Email Enter your email information and password to enable mail notification in the event of a fault with G SPEED eS Pro 6 Settings NTP Not currently supported Appendix A 5 Drive Status Displays the status of all connected hard drives including deta...

Page 23: ...sults in drop in performance Content creation applications requiring data protection 6 Disk striping with dual distributed parity High read performance medium write performance with data protection in case of up to two drive failures Useable storage capacity equals total capacity of all drives in the array less the capacity of two drives For example a 4x 1TB RAID 5 yields a useable capacity of 3 T...

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