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Mini-EPICa

USB/IEEE 1394-to-SATA II

RAID SUBSYSTEM

User Manual

Revision 1.2

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Страница 1: ...Mini EPICa USB IEEE 1394 to SATA II RAID SUBSYSTEM User Manual Revision 1 2...

Страница 2: ...On 19 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility 20 3 1 Installing the AP in Microsoft Windows 22 3 2 Starting the AP in Linux 24 3 3 Starting the AP in Mac OS 25 3 4 Mini EPICa Management GUI 26 3 4 1 Other Bu...

Страница 3: ...gh with this manual Copyright No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or othe...

Страница 4: ...y power cords cables and connectors make sure that the power switches are turned off Disconnect first any power connection if the power supply module is being removed from the enclosure Outlets must b...

Страница 5: ...er Manual 5 Unpacking the Subsystem The package contains the following items RAID subsystem unit One 1 power cord One 1 USB cable Two 2 IEEE 1394b cables Key Token Optional Two 2 screw handle Four 4 R...

Страница 6: ...ovide a fast and easy way to install and manage the storage Low Power Consumption Cable less backplane with integrated RAID processor No more unnecessary components inside Features USB 2 0 IEEE 1394b...

Страница 7: ...0Mbit s USB 2 0 800Mbit s 1394b Disk Interface SATAII 3Gb s Number of Hot swap Disk Trays Five 5 3 5 inch Disk trays Cooling Fans 1 Failed Drive Indicators Yes Failed Drive Auto Rebuild Yes Environmen...

Страница 8: ...USB IEEE 1394 to SATA II RAID Subsystem 8 User Manual 1 2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem 1 2 1 Front View...

Страница 9: ...Fault LED Green LED means HDD is detected good Red LED indicates hard drive has failed No LED light means no hard drive in the slot 1 2 1 2 LED Indicators Part Function Fan Fail LED LED is off means F...

Страница 10: ...stem Power On Off Switch Use the Power On Off Switch to turn on or off the RAID subsystem Power Input Socket Use the Power Input Socket for connecting the power cable NOTE USB and IEEE 1394 ports use...

Страница 11: ...0 is the segmentation of logically sequential data such as a single file so that segment can be assigned to multiple hard disks in a round robin fashion and thus written concurrently Advantage of RAI...

Страница 12: ...0 Take four hard drives in RAID 10 as an example Hard drive 0 and hard drive 1 could act as Mirror 1 Hard drive 2 and hard drive 3 act as Mirror 1 too The RAID controller then configures these two Mir...

Страница 13: ...arity Protection RAID 3 and RAID 5 The XOR engine in the RAID controller generates parity block In RAID 3 mode parity block will be stored in the same hard disk drive In RAID 5 mode parity block will...

Страница 14: ...es 2 LARGE None Large is similar to RAID 0 in that it concatenates the capacity of all member drives The data is written linearly starting with the first disk drive When first disk drive becomes full...

Страница 15: ...subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive The subsystem supports hot swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running This also discusses on how...

Страница 16: ...tray Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive d Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray e Slide the tray into a slot unt...

Страница 17: ...provide stable stand The following are the steps in installing the rubber feet 1 Prepare the four 4 rubber feet 2 Remove the rubber feet by pulling it outward 3 Attach the rubber feet on the base of t...

Страница 18: ...ncrypted The RAID subsystem works like standard model Here are some steps and scenarios when using the key token Scenario 1 Data is accessed normally 1 While the RAID subsystem is powered off insert t...

Страница 19: ...on Host Server Insert the key token into the key token port if your RAID subsystem has Key Token NOTE Only one host connection will work at one time You cannot use both USB and IEEE 1394 ports at the...

Страница 20: ...AID subsystem can be configured using the Application Program provided with the subsystem There are three versions Microsoft Windows version Linux version and Mac OS version IMPORTANT The RAID subsyst...

Страница 21: ...by mini EPICa AP to manage the RAID controller Other hard disks will be assigned Port1 Port 2 etc If the first hard disk assigned as Port 0 is removed the AP cannot access and manage the RAID control...

Страница 22: ...nual 3 1 Installing the AP in Microsoft Windows 1 To install mini EPICa AP for Windows OS copy the installation files to a local directory and open the setup exe program 2 Click Install to begin the i...

Страница 23: ...USB IEEE 1394 to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 23 3 Click Finish to exit the wizard The application will be launched immediately The mini EPICa Application Program main screen will be displayed...

Страница 24: ...nnected to Linux system go to the directory where the Application Program is saved and open the Application Program This example is from Fedora Core 9 Another way is to open terminal window then at th...

Страница 25: ...onfigure the RAID subsystem when connected to Mac OS X Server go to the directory where the Application Program is saved and open the Application Program This example is from Mac OS X Server version 1...

Страница 26: ...er Shows the RAID controller event log Basic Raid Configuration Provides function for creating basic RAID configuration This function will use all available disk drives Advanced Mode Email Notificatio...

Страница 27: ...Management GUI Minimize Window button Used to minimize the mini EPICa GUI into taskbar Close Windows button Used to close the mini EPICa GUI Note that the AP is still running in the background To exit...

Страница 28: ...USB IEEE 1394 to SATA II RAID Subsystem 28 User Manual About button Used to display the current mini EPICa AP version...

Страница 29: ...USB IEEE 1394 to SATA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 29 Turn Off the Buzzer Use this to silence the alarm buzzer...

Страница 30: ...ion Basic Mode and Advanced Mode 4 1 Basic Mode Under Basic Mode there are three menu options that can be selected RAID and Disk Information Event Log and Basic Raid Configuration 4 1 1 RAID and Disk...

Страница 31: ...failed in a RAID Level with data redundancy The data is still accessible Broken One or more disk drives failed in a RAID Level The number of allowable failed disk drives in the RAID Level has been ex...

Страница 32: ...ased Capacity Shows the amount of unused or unreleased capacity in the disk drive Disk Information This will show SMART information of the selected disk drive if SMART function is supported by the dis...

Страница 33: ...e Number of Events the Issued Module Date Type and Message Event Log Buttons Save To File This option allows the event logs to be saved as a log text file log Enter the filename you want for the log f...

Страница 34: ...ber of available disk drives are enabled When there is an existing RAID the DELETE ALL RAID s option is enabled Support Password This option provides RAID security When this option is enabled and a pa...

Страница 35: ...eate a RAID using Basic Raid Configuration 1 In the Configure RAID option select the RAID Level you want for the RAID Click Apply to save the RAID configuration 2 When a dialog box is displayed select...

Страница 36: ...TA II RAID Subsystem 36 User Manual 4 An information message will be displayed Click OK 5 The RAID is created successfully The RAID will be available to the Host Server immediately and a new disk devi...

Страница 37: ...Host Server Example Connection via USB In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager the new disk drive Proware H W RAID5 USB Device is displayed Example Connection via IEEE 1394 In Microsoft Windows und...

Страница 38: ...e specified mail server Recipient E mail s Enter one or more recipient email addresses Multiple email addresses are separated by Select event s for notification Tick the events which you want to be in...

Страница 39: ...ives in the right pane When the minimum number of disk drives for the RAID Level has been selected the Apply and Cancel buttons will become active and can be used Delete RAID Select the RAID from the...

Страница 40: ...lect Create RAID 2 Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID 3 Select the disk drives you want to become member of the RAID 4 If you want security for the RAID enable Support Password and enter a pa...

Страница 41: ...TA II RAID Subsystem User Manual 41 7 An information message will be displayed Click OK 8 The RAID is created successfully The RAID will be available to the Host Server immediately and a new disk devi...

Страница 42: ...Host Server Example Connection via USB In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager the new disk drive Proware H W RAID5 USB Device is displayed Example Connection via IEEE 1394 In Microsoft Windows und...

Страница 43: ...the firmware version Firmware Information shows the Product Name Firmware version Manufacturer and Flash Number Firmware Upgrade Buttons Browse Use this button to browse and select the firmware file...

Страница 44: ...e and locate the firmware file 2 Select Update to proceed with firmware upgrade 3 The firmware will be upgraded Click OK 4 To reboot the RAID subsystem uninstall the disk drive from the host system th...

Страница 45: ...no host access to the RAID after the preset time minutes the RAID will be in standby mode RAID Rebuild Priority Settings Use this option to set the RAID Rebuild Priority which is the amount of system...

Страница 46: ...w to Change the USB 1394 IO Interface Board to eSATA IO Interface Board NOTE Prepare the eSATA IO Kit Disconnect the host power off the RAID subsystem and remove the USB or IEEE 1394 cable from the US...

Страница 47: ...1 Prepare the screw handle that is shipped with the RAID subsystem 2 Remove 2 screws from the USB 1394 IO interface board Middle Hole for Screw Handle 3 Insert the screw handle into the middle hole of...

Страница 48: ...to remove the USB 1394 IO interface board 5 Insert the eSATA IO interface board into the IO interface slot Take note of the proper position of the IO interface board If inserted in the wrong position...

Страница 49: ...1394 IO Interface Board to USB 3 0 IO Interface Board NOTE Prepare the USB3 0 IO Kit Disconnect the host power off the RAID subsystem and remove the USB or IEEE 1394 cable from the USB or 1394b port C...

Страница 50: ...1 Prepare the screw handle that is shipped with the RAID subsystem 2 Remove 2 screws from the USB 1394 IO interface board Middle Hole for Screw Handle 3 Insert the screw handle into the middle hole of...

Страница 51: ...o remove the USB 1394 IO interface board 5 Insert the USB 3 0 IO interface board into the IO interface slot Take note of the proper position of the IO interface board If inserted in the wrong position...

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