PRO RXmpd Installation and User’s Manual
Table of Content
1.
Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.
Safety Considerations...................................................................................................... 4
1.1.1.
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................. 4
1.1.2.
CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ ....................................................................... 5
1.1.3.
SAFTY BERÜCKSICHTIGUNGEN ......................................................................... 6
1.1.4.
CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD ................................................................. 7
1.2.
System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 8
1.3.
Technical Support ............................................................................................................ 8
2.
Getting Started ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1.
Packaging ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2.
Check List ........................................................................................................................ 9
3.
Overview ............................................................................................................................... 10
3.1.
The Bezel ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.2.
Disk Module ................................................................................................................... 10
3.3.
Front, back and HBE ..................................................................................................... 11
4.
Installation ............................................................................................................................. 12
4.1.
Rackmount Installation .................................................................................................. 12
4.2.
Disk Module Installation ................................................................................................. 13
4.3.
Host Bus Extender Card ................................................................................................ 14
4.3.1.
Switch Settings ...................................................................................................... 14
4.3.2.
HBE Card Installation ............................................................................................ 15
4.4.
Making the Connections ................................................................................................ 16
4.4.1.
PCI-e Extender Cable ............................................................................................ 16
4.4.2.
Mac Connection ..................................................................................................... 16
4.4.3.
Windows PC Connection ....................................................................................... 17
4.5.
Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 18
4.5.1.
Mac Pro – Expansion Slot Utility settings .............................................................. 18
4.5.2.
Mac Driver Installation ........................................................................................... 19
4.5.3.
Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation .................................................................... 20
4.5.4.
Windows Vista Driver Installation .......................................................................... 20
4.6.
RAID Console Installation .............................................................................................. 21
4.6.1.
Apple Mac RAID Console Installation .................................................................... 21
4.6.2.
Windows PC RAID Console Installation ................................................................ 22
4.7.
Built-in Ethernet Configuration ....................................................................................... 22
4.8.
E-mail notification .......................................................................................................... 22
5.
RAID Console Operations ..................................................................................................... 23
5.1.
Start RAID Console GUI ................................................................................................ 23
5.1.1.
Start Apple Mac RAID Console GUI ...................................................................... 23
5.1.2.
Start Windows PC RAID Console GUI .................................................................. 24
5.1.3.
Built-in Ethernet ..................................................................................................... 25
5.2.
Change RAID Mode – Deleting / Creating..................................................................... 25
5.2.1.
Delete the RAID Set .............................................................................................. 25
5.2.2.
Create a RAID Set ................................................................................................. 26
5.2.3.
Create >2TB RAID Set for Windows XP (32bit): ................................................... 28
6.
Alarm Conditions / Degraded RAID Set ................................................................................ 31
6.1.
Replacing a Disk Module ............................................................................................... 32
7.
Formatting and Partitioning ................................................................................................... 33
7.1.
Apple OS X Formatting .................................................................................................. 33
7.1.1.
Erase an existing partition ..................................................................................... 33
7.1.2.
Create a new partition ............................................................................................ 34
7.2.
Windows XP / Vista Formatting ..................................................................................... 35
8.
RAID Level Descriptions ....................................................................................................... 37
9.
Limited Warranty ................................................................................................................... 38
10.
Product Registration .......................................................................................................... 39
11. Appendix ............................................................................................................................ 40
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