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5 Bay Raid System User Manual                                                           23

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Содержание VPMA-75511R

Страница 1: ...User s Manual Smart Removable 3 5 SATA Multiple Bay Data Storage Device 5 Bay Raid Sub System www vipower com...

Страница 2: ...y Advanced Configuration 4 2 ALook at the Advanced Configuration Wizard 4 3 Configure Multiple Volumes 15 5 Manage Configuration Files 5 1 Import a Configuration File 5 2 Save a Configuration File 26...

Страница 3: ...el of data protection but halves the amount of storage space because all data must be stored twice To implement the SAFE storage policy the Basic Configuration Wizard creates two volumes Each volume c...

Страница 4: ...800 x 600 or higher resolution with 256 colors Mouse or compatible pointing device External SATA cable connection between the VPMP 75511R VPMA 75511R Storage Appliance and the host computer Hardware M...

Страница 5: ...r with an external SATAcable 3 Right click the My Computer icon on your desktop and select Manage from the pop up menu MS Windows 4 Click Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives 5 If an...

Страница 6: ...ith the Status window visible so you can monitor the SteelVine Storage Appliances The status only mode is entered when the Rotary switch is in the JBOD BIG FAST or SAFE mode In Status only mode the us...

Страница 7: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 5 1 Select the Start All Programs SteelVine SteelVine Manager icon to start the Manager MS Windows...

Страница 8: ...he Status window 3 Select menu options or click toolbar buttons and follow the instructions in the remainder of this guide to configure SteelVine Storage Appliances When prompted enter the administrat...

Страница 9: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 7 Table 2 A look at the SteelVine Status Window Table 3 Sections of the Status Window...

Страница 10: ...lumes based on a selected storage policy An end user cannot modify volume counts or capacities To protect against unintended changes the SteelVine Manager prompts for a password for first time access...

Страница 11: ...ion Wizard 2 When prompted enter the administrator password The default password is admin Note Use the Disk Management utility provided by the OS to delete all VPMP 75511R VPMA 75511R partitions excep...

Страница 12: ...age policy 4 When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss click Yes to accept the configuration 5 Select Save to Config File from the File menu or click the Write...

Страница 13: ...ly to create the selected configuration The Volume display will close automatically and the Status window will refresh within a minute or so 7 Partition the configured volume s to complete the impleme...

Страница 14: ...tant You could use the Basic Configuration Wizard to implement the predefined SAFE SAFE and FAST or SAFE and BIG storage policy This format would allocate all hard disk drives to SAFE volumes This may...

Страница 15: ...m User Manual 13 The Advanced Configuration Wizard is an extension of Basic mode that allows you to create two volumes virtual drives on each physical hard disk drive 4 2 A Look at the Advanced Config...

Страница 16: ...14 5 Bay Raid System User Manual Toolbar Buttons on the Advanced Configuration Wizard...

Страница 17: ...with different storages policies This example illustrates one possible combination that allocates all of the system s available capacity to One 50 gigabyte GB SAFE volume on drives 0 and 1 with no res...

Страница 18: ...16 5 Bay Raid System User Manual 2 Click To Advanced Mode to open the Advanced Configuration Wizard...

Страница 19: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 17 3 Select the Delete all volumes from the toolbar 4 When prompted to confirm the deletion of the volumes click Yes...

Страница 20: ...18 5 Bay Raid System User Manual 5 Select Create a new volume from the toolbar...

Страница 21: ...anual 19 6 Select SAFE RAID 1 as the Storage Policy Click on the Use check boxes underneath Drives 0 and 1 Move the slide to 50 7 Click Update Volume 8 When prompted whether to create a Hot Spare for...

Страница 22: ...x beneath both Drive 0 and Drive 1 This example illustrates two drive stripping 12 Move the slider beneath Drive 0 all the way to the right to allocate the remaining capacity on the two drives to the...

Страница 23: ...Volume 14 Click the Create a New Volume toolbar button 15 Select the BIG radio button in the Storage Policy section 16 Select the Use check box beneath Drive 2 Drive 3 and Drive 4 to allocate all of...

Страница 24: ...22 5 Bay Raid System User Manual 17 Click Update Volume...

Страница 25: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 23 18 Click Update Volume...

Страница 26: ...Click Update Volume to create the multi volume close the Wizard and display the volumes in the Status window within a minute or so 20 Partition the configured volumes to complete the implementation S...

Страница 27: ...e Basic Configuration chapter prompts you to save a configuration file 5 1 Import a configuration file Note The end user must have previously saved a configuration file so that one is available to imp...

Страница 28: ...Configuration File 1 Select Configure Box from the Edit menu or click the Configure Box toolbar button in the Status window to open the Basic Configuration Wizard 2 Select Save to Config File from the...

Страница 29: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 27 3 Navigate to the appropriate directory specify a file name in the File Name text box and click the Save button...

Страница 30: ...n the volumes Refer to the operating system documentation for further guidance 6 Partitioning Configured MS Windows 6 1 Partition a Volume Volumes Important Before reconfiguring a volume back up the d...

Страница 31: ...ows Disk Manager Note The Disk numbers in the Windows Disk Manager may be different from the Volume numbers shown in the VPMP 75511R VPMA 75511R Status window the Basic Configuration Wizard and the Ad...

Страница 32: ...onfigured disk s unallocated space and select New Partition If the New Partition option is not available select the disk and Initialize it first To do this right click on the disk item and select Init...

Страница 33: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 31 5 Select the Primary or Extended option and click Next...

Страница 34: ...32 5 Bay Raid System User Manual 6 Specify the partition size By default the partition occupies the entire volume Click Next...

Страница 35: ...5 Bay Raid System User Manual 33 7 Assign a drive letter or mount path and click Next...

Страница 36: ...34 5 Bay Raid System User Manual 8 Select file system and name the partition and click Next...

Страница 37: ...file system settings and click Finish to create the logical partition 10 Repeat steps 1 through 9 to partition any remaining disks you configured in the SteelVine Manager Remember do not partition the...

Страница 38: ...ts configuration access with a password prompt The password information is stored locally on the server running the daemon The default password is admin 1 Select Change Password from the File menu 2 E...

Страница 39: ...3 Enter the new password of 5 or more characters in both fields 4 Click OK to implement the new password 5 Bay Raid System User Manual 37...

Страница 40: ...ld The rebuild process restores data redundancy by first utilizing space allocated for a Hot Spare In case Hot Space does not exist or has already been rebuilt the SteelVine processor rebuilds to empt...

Страница 41: ...r setup allows temporary removal of a hard disk drive without requiring a rebuild To minimize the possibility of data loss the rebuild process should be set up to start immediately With Manual Rebuild...

Страница 42: ...following policy options The Manual Rebuild radio button required a user to manually initiate a rebuild of the volume The Automatic Rebuild options forces the daemon to initiate the rebuild process au...

Страница 43: ...ild immediately following detections of an offline hard disk drive The Rebuild Only If Needed delays the rebuild for a SAFE volume with an offline hard disk drive until the write occurs to the SAFE vo...

Страница 44: ...labels in the Status window indicate the status of the drive 42 5Bay Raid System User Manual 9 Monitoring and Troubleshooting 9 1 Monitor the SteelVine Storage Appliance Monitor Drive Status Color Co...

Страница 45: ...e Storage Appliance uses the following colors to indicate fan status Monitor Fan Status 9 2 Review Event Log Event logs are helpful for troubleshooting and locating a system malfunction 1 Select Event...

Страница 46: ...d time of the event The Box SN and Drive SN columns display the respective serial numbers for the event The Drive Manufacturer column displays vendor information The Message column gives an event desc...

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