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BIGROC 1S

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4-Bay RAID - 1U Rack Mount System

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Страница 1: ...store your future BIGROC 1S User Manual 4 Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System SAS ...

Страница 2: ... OF DISKS SUPPORTING EACH RAID MODE 16 RAID 0 STRIPING 17 RAID 1 MIRRORING 18 SPAN 19 RAID 5 ERROR BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED 0 RAID 10 1 0 21 JBOD 22 POWER ON OFF LED 23 RAID ALERT LED 23 EXTERNAL BOOTUP PC AND MAC 24 DISK VOLUM OVER 2TB 25 GLOSSORY 26 QUESTIONS ANSWERS CONCERNING RAID SYSTEMS 27 SPECIFICATIONS 30 PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE BIGROC 4 BAY DRIVE ON A MAC OS 31 INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTIT...

Страница 3: ... AND FORMATING FAT 32 TO HFS 44 INTRODUCTION TO FORMATTING 51 LIMITED WARRANTY 53 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 57 TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 58 COPYRIGHTS 58 CONTACT INFORMATION 59 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 3 ...

Страница 4: ...NOTES BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 4 ...

Страница 5: ...ual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10 lower than stated under different Operating Systems and formatting The storage volume is measured in total bytes before formatting References to round numbers of gigabytes or terabytes are an approximation only For example a disk drive labeled as having 500GB gigabytes has space for approximately 500 000 000 000 bytes before formatting Afte...

Страница 6: ...sion Any loss corruption or destruction of data is the sole responsibility of the owner user s Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for the recovery restoration loss of any data Installation of RAID MASTER Software in the host computer is required for proper operation Do NOT allow water to enter the RAID System unit Installation of additional equipment in the host computer m...

Страница 7: ...ly read and follow the instructions provided in this manual Failure to do so may result in damage to the RAID System and any or all of the connected devices BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 7 ...

Страница 8: ...or demanding audio video professionals the new Bigroc contains fast SATA high capacity 3 5 drives in heat dissipating aluminum case Silent fans assure quiet operation while providing maximum airflow for cooling purposes The tray less function ensures swift and simple hot swapping RAID configuration is provided by Host Computer or Server Choose Rocstor drives and store your future BIGROC 1S 4Bay RA...

Страница 9: ... RAID SAS 1U Rack Mount System US power cable Quick Start Guide Please keep store all package contents and packaging material during the limited warranty period BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 9 ...

Страница 10: ...r friendly design enables effortless HDD hot swapping Maximizes airflow with silent fans and mechanical designs Supports hot plug and HDD hot swap depending on RAID Supports both online and offline rebuild Any loss corruption or destruction of data is the sole responsibility of the user of the RAID System Under no circumstances will the manufacturer be held liable for the recovery or restoration o...

Страница 11: ...ble storage capacity can vary depending on the selected operating environment normally 5 10 less Hardware SAS RAID Controller Operating Systems Microsoft Windows XP 2003 Vista Widows 7 8 CPU 266 MHz Vista 800 MHz RAM 1 GB RAM Hardware SAS RAID Controller Mac PowerPC or Intel processor running Mac OS 10 5 and later RAM 1 GB RAM BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 11 ...

Страница 12: ...1 AC Power IN 220 110 Switch accordingly SYSTEM VIEWS Front View The status indication of each LED indicator is listed under the LED INDICATORS section below Rear View BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 12 ...

Страница 13: ...E HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM Place the system with its front view facing you Open the front panel door Insert the hard drive s as indicated in the image below BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 13 ...

Страница 14: ...e hard drive will slide out and ready to be removed IMPORTANT NOTE all hard drives installed MUST be RAID compatible hard drives with same capacities and speeds of 7 200 R P M or higher and preferably from the same manufacturer of hard drives BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 14 ...

Страница 15: ...m should only be connected to a host computer via one interface only Connect the AC DC power adapter Insert each ends of the mini SAS cable into the mini SAS port of the host computer server and the other end to Bigroc 1S You are now ready to begin using your RAID System BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 15 ...

Страница 16: ...current partition prior to changing RAID modes is highly recommended Identical RAID Compatible hard drives with the same capacity and speeds Not less than 7 200rpm from the same manufacturer is recommended must be utilized RAID Mode Comparison List RAID mode Size Safe Fast RAID 0 Striping RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 5 RAID 1 0 10 Span JBOD NUMBER OF DISKS SUPPORTING EACH RAID MODE RAID Modes Number of D...

Страница 17: ...configuration Striping should never be used for mission critical applications The speed of operation is excellent in comparison to other RAID modes In Striping mode it is not possible to see the HDDs as more than one unit If you choose to insert all 4 HDDs it will still be viewed as one single storage unit When you choose to insert only two HDDs there is not limitation on the order of drive insert...

Страница 18: ...should then be inserted in one of the other HDD slot The RAID System will then recognize the target HDD and the rebuild process will begin when the HDD LED starts blinking In Mirroring mode only 2 HDDs are allowed for the function to perform properly There is no limitation on the order of insertion or the slot number However if all 4 HDDs are inserted the RAID System can only do Mirroring in the H...

Страница 19: ...gle logical unit Unlike Striping Spanning writes data to the first physical drive until it reaches full capacity When the first disk reaches full capacity data is written to the second physical disk Spanning provides the maximum possible storage capacity but does not increase performance BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 19 ...

Страница 20: ...formation inside the parity block is not the identical copy of the source data It is generated via parity calculation RAID 5 mode provides decent data protection and fault tolerance The speed of operation is average in comparison to other RAID modes Three or four disks are supported by RAID 5 The storage capacity will become all disks in total minus 1 The capacity is limited to the size of the sma...

Страница 21: ...om a series of mirrored drives In a failed disk situation RAID 1 0 performs better because all the remaining disks can continue to be used The array can sustain multiple drive losses as long as none of the mirror set loses all of its drives Under the RAID 1 0 Mode 4 HDDs in an array are required However the storage capacity is only 2 HDDs and is limited to size of the smallest HDD In RAID 10 1 0 m...

Страница 22: ...Hard Drive Hot Swap refers to the ability to add or remove a device from the host computer without powering off the device the system will automatically recognize the change after the Hot Swapping is completed Striping Span and JBOD modes it is not recommended to perform Hot Swapping when the hard drive is transferring data Any attempt to do so may result in complete loss of all data Under RAID 1 ...

Страница 23: ...x 1 Indicators Color Power on Blue Power off None RAID ALERT LED x 1 Indicators Color Healthy None Rebuild Blink Red Broken or Degrade Red Fan Error Flash Red BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 23 ...

Страница 24: ...nterfaces USB 2 0 FireWire eSATA Windows No No Yes DOS Yes No Yes Linux No No Yes MAC The External Bootup varies with different platform and interfaces Platform Interfaces USB 2 0 FireWire eSATA Mac driver Built in No driver Built in Power PC CPU G4 or Later No No Yes No Intel based CPU CoreDuo Yes No Yes No Core2Duo Or Later Yes Yes Yes No BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page...

Страница 25: ...indows Windows 2000 XP or older No No No Windows XP 64 bit Windows 2003 32 bit 64 bit SP1 and SP2 Yes No Yes Windows Vista Windows 2008 32 bit 64 bit Yes Yes Yes Linux Linux 32 bit 64 bit Yes No Yes Mac Mac OS 9 10 1 10 2 No No No Mac OS 10 3 10 4 10 5 Yes Yes Yes Depends on the Linux version Please see the chart below Linux OS USB eSATA Linux Fedora Core 8 32 bit No Yes Linux Fedora Core 8 64 bit...

Страница 26: ...TA interface and an optional eSATA card is added it is highly recommended you choose a card that comes with a built in drive and operating system Disk Volume Over 2TB The 2 TB HDD support is determined by the chipset used in the device and the operating system itself The RAID System supports and recognizes 2 TB HDDs but the actual 2 TB support will vary depending on the different operating systems...

Страница 27: ...cting the data itself combine with a higher level of data protection Lastly if the work requires instant and continuous backup of data such as for a writer or editor then RAID 1 0 would be the best choice since it can provide both data protection and speed with less storage capacity Hard Disk Drive HDD Capacity Q All my HDDs are at least 1 TB or above Will the RAID be able to support the gigantic ...

Страница 28: ...ual accessible hard drive capacity will indicate up to 10 lower than stated under different Operating Systems and formatting The storage volume is measured in total bytes before formatting References to round numbers of gigabytes or terabytes are an approximation only For example a disk drive labeled as having 500GB gigabytes has space for approximately 500 000 000 000 bytes before formatting Afte...

Страница 29: ...ode A No The RAID can support off line Rebuild which means it can perform the Rebuild function without being connected to a host computer Q I replaced a hard drive with the new one when the RAID System is rebuilding and a warning notice of the device is not safely removed pops out What should I do A This only occurs when the RAID System is connected under the USB 2 0 interface Please ignore the wa...

Страница 30: ...RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 0 JBOD SPAN Data Transfer Speed Up to 6 Gbit sec LED Indicators Power Connection Health Access Rebuild RAID Alert Power Supply Input 220 110 Manual switch FAN Dimension 40 x 40 x 10 mm x 3 Dimension 11 9 x 17 3 x 1 7 inches 440 x 302 x 53 5 mm Weight without HDD 10LB 4 5 KGS without hard drives BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 30 ...

Страница 31: ...ble s 3 Click means left click Right Click will be so labeled 4 Some computes are set so a single click will perform the task such as opening a window Depending on your mouse setting you may have to double click to get to the next window If a single click does not open the next window please double click 5 ALL RAID UNITS ARE SHIPPED FROM THE FACTORY CONFIGURED RAID 0 STRIPING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART...

Страница 32: ...omputer via a port 2 The drive will appear as an icon on the Desktop on the middle right side figure 1 0 below the icon will represent the method of connection USB or FireWire Figure 1 0 USB Connection FireWire Connection Figure 1 1 Figure 1 2 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 32 ...

Страница 33: ...nected via FireWire port it would then indicate FireWire as figure 1 2 on the Macintosh HD icon The same procedures would also apply to the following steps 3 Once the icon appears on the Desktop click on the Macintosh HD icon figure 2 0 Figure 2 0 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 33 ...

Страница 34: ...4 In the Macintosh HD menu click on the Applications icon 5 In the Applications menu click on the Utilities icon figure 3 0 Figure 3 0 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 34 ...

Страница 35: ...6 In the Utilities menu click on the Disk Utility icon figure 4 0 Figure 4 0 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 35 ...

Страница 36: ...Disk Utility menu is a list of available drives figure 5 0 One will show as Rocstor drive Click on the icon showing the disk capacity figure 5 1 Figure 5 0 Figure 5 1 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 36 ...

Страница 37: ...nder Volume Scheme 10 If you are using Panther proceed to 13 below 11 If you are using Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard or Lion click on Options on the lower center of the window Select the Partition Scheme for your Rocstor drive Suggest you select Apple Partition Map for Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard and GUID partition table for Lion figure 6 0 and then click OK Figure 6 0 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Moun...

Страница 38: ...ation select a name for your drive figure 7 0 Figure 7 0 13 Format Click on either the Format area or the Blue up down arrows Select Mac OS extended journal BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 38 ...

Страница 39: ... type of format click the Apply tab in the lower right of the screen figure 7 1 On the next screen Partition Disk click Partition figure 8 0 Figure 7 1 Figure 8 0 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 39 ...

Страница 40: ...mpletion the same icon that first appeared on the Desktop will reappear with your designed name on the Desktop figure 9 0 Figure 8 1 Figure 9 0 16 You can now Exit or close to return to the desktop BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 40 ...

Страница 41: ...to NTFS A fast way of reaching Disk Management is to right click My Computer icon and left click on Manage in the drop down menu The next window is Computer Management In the left menu click Disk Management 5 The ultimate goal is to reach Disk Management If you know how to get there skip this section and go directly to Instruction 4 Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS ...

Страница 42: ...ble click on the icon Under Other Places click on Control Panel Under Windows XP under Vista Windows 7 OS 2 If the icon My Computer does not show on your desktop click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen If the Control Panel link is displayed click on the Control Panel link BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 42 ...

Страница 43: ...ttings link and then click on the Control Panel link 4 Click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen Click on Run Delete anything listed in the Open window Type the following compmgmt msc and then click OK Skip to INSTRUCTION 4 Instructions for Partitioning and Formatting from FAT 32 to NTFS page 24 BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 43 ...

Страница 44: ...r reaching the Control Panel click on Administrative Tools b After reaching Administrative Tools click on Computer Management c After reaching Computer Management click on Disk Management BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 44 ...

Страница 45: ...t Delete Partition WARNING Formatting and Partitioning the Bigroc Drive will destroy all of its data To protect your data back it up before formatting or partitioning this device 2 The next window is Delete primary partition Click on Yes 3 At this point the Rocstor drive will not show up on the Disk Management Volume window in the upper menu BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Pag...

Страница 46: ...ywhere in the Unallocated disk area in the lower menu 6 Click on New Partition 7 You are taken to Welcome to the New Partition Wizard Click Next 8 Click on Primary partition it should be selected as the default partition Click Next BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 46 ...

Страница 47: ...tion Size click Next to accept the default setting which is the maximum size allowed 10 Under Assign Drive Letter or Path accept the default letter and click Next BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 47 ...

Страница 48: ...tition accept the default setting 12 The Volume label can be changed to any name up to 11 characters 13 Suggest that Quick Format be selected and then click Next BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 48 ...

Страница 49: ...formatting At this time the Rocstor disk drive is being formatted which may take a few minutes 15 You will return automatically to the Disk Management window and will see the newly formatted Rocstor disk on the screen with the name you selected If no new name was entered in the Volume label the Rocstor drive will show up as New Volume To BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 49...

Страница 50: ...n now change the volume name up to 11 characters Click OK 16 You can also change the name at any time in the future by reaching the Properties menu of the Rocstor drive 17 You can now Exit or close to return to the desktop BIGROC 1S 4Bay RAID 1U Rack Mount System User Manual Page 50 ...

Страница 51: ...32 file systems of any size but the format program included in Windows 2000 and higher can only create FAT32 file systems of 32 GB or less This limitation is by design and was imposed because many tasks on very large FAT32 files become slow and inefficient when file systems exceed 32GB This limitation can be bypassed when using the Windows command line Format utility or by using third party format...

Страница 52: ...o NTFS though almost no software takes advantage of forks other than the data fork and resource fork HFS Plus also uses a full 32 bit allocation mapping table rather than HFS s 16 bits This was a serious limitation of HFS meaning that no disk could support more than 65 536 allocation blocks under HFS When disks were small this was of little consequence but as larger capacity drives became availabl...

Страница 53: ... or lease date You may be required to provide proof of purchase or lease as a condition of receiving warranty service You are entitled to warranty service according to the terms and conditions of this document if a repair to your Rocstor branded hardware is required within the Limited Warranty Period This Limited Warranty extends only to the original purchaser or lessee of this Rocstor branded pro...

Страница 54: ...ions supersede any prior agreements or representations including representations made in Rocstor sales literature or advice given to you by Rocstor or an agent or employee of Rocstor that may have been made in connection with your purchase or lease of the Rocstor branded product No change to the conditions of this Limited Warranty is valid unless it is made in writing and signed by an authorized r...

Страница 55: ...third party equipment Nor can Rocstor accept any liability or responsibility for software or third party hardware products Limited Warranty Period The limited warranty period for the Bigroc 4 Bay RAID is one 1 Year Parts and Labor This Limited Warranty extends only to the original purchaser or lessee of this Rocstor branded product and is not transferable to anyone who obtains ownership of the Roc...

Страница 56: ... gigabytes or terabytes are an approximation only For example a disk drive labeled as having 500GB Gigabytes has space for approximately 500 000 000 bytes before formatting After formatting the drive capacity is reduced by about 5 to 10 depending on the operating system and formatting used or 1GB 1 000 000 000 bytes Options and Software The Limited Warranty terms and conditions for Rocstor options...

Страница 57: ...hase or lease of the product is available for a fee WARNING The individual user should take care to determine prior to use whether this device is suitable adequate or safe for the use intended Since individual applications are subject to great variation the manufacturer Rocstor makes no representation or warranty as to the suitability or fitness of these devices for any specific application Techni...

Страница 58: ...es Intel Itanium Pentium XXX Celeron and Xeon MMX are registered U S trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries This product is may also be integrated with SATA hard drives from the following manufactures Seagate Samsung Western Digital Hitachi Toshiba Fujitsu All other names are trademarks of their respective companies Rocstor wishes to acknowledg...

Страница 59: ...ind a storage solution that best serves their needs We will help you determine your best purchasing options For more information please contact the appropriate department below or call us at 1 888 877 7716 General sales information sales Rocstor com Corporate sales information corporate_sales Rocstor com Educational sales information academic_sales Rocstor com Federal State Local government sales ...

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