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Chapter 6 RAIDGuide Software  

6-1 Introduction 

 

 

RAIDGuide is a software that operator with RAID system. Use PC serial port receives 
RAID system information and display on screen. The information include drive address, 
real time status (hard disk fail, system fail, hard disk insert and identify), rebuild 
progress. It provides an easily and friendly operation interface for user. 

 

 

Function and Feature

 

 

          

Support

 

two

 

RAID

 

system

 

connections.

  

          

Support

 

e

mail

 

notifies

 

when

 

hard

 

disk

 

fail

 

or

 

system

 

fail.

  

          

Support

 

PC

 

speaker

 

alarm

 

and

 

play

 

wav

 

or

 

midi

 

file

 

when

 

hard

 

disk

 

fail

 

or

 

system

 

fail.

  

          

Support

 

20

 

users

 

multi

remote

 

RAID

 

system

 

monitor.

  

          

Hide

 

in

 

tray

 

and

 

restore

 

window

 

when

 

RAID

 

system

 

hard

 

disk

 

fail

 

or

 

system

 

fail.

  

        

   

System

 

Requirements

  

 

Hardware  

Specification  

Microprocessor Pentium 

 

Memory 64MB 

 

Connection Line 

1 Set  

Hard Disk Space 

10 MB  

Screen Resolution (Suggestion) 

800 ×600  

 

 

 

 

 

6-2 How to Install 

Put

 

the

 

RAIDGuide

 

RAID

 

Manager

 

CD

ROM

 

in

 

the

 

CD

ROM

 

device.

 

It

 

will

 

be

 

auto

 

run

 

and

 

start

 

install

 

program.

 

You

 

can

 

choice

 

folder

 

to

 

install

 

it

 

or

 

use

 

default

 

path.

 

After

 

the

 

installation

 

of

 

RAIDGuide

 

RAID

 

Manager

 

software

 

completed,

 

you

 

can

 

start

 

the

 

program

 

right

 

now.

  

17

 

 

Содержание XL-RAID133v2

Страница 1: ...XL RAID133v2 Data Backup System User s Guide ...

Страница 2: ...e front panel 7 2 4 How to remove insert the Removable Carrier 8 2 5 Installing HDD in the Removable Carrier 10 2 6 Installing the XL RAID133v2 in your Computer 10 Chapter 3 RAID Use 11 3 1 Factory Default 11 3 2 Installation 12 Chapter 4 LCD Information List 13 4 1 Auto Rebuilding Status 13 4 2 LCD display showing HDD status 14 Chapter 5 Firmware Update 16 Chapter 6 RAIDGuide Software 17 6 1 Intr...

Страница 3: ...2 only RAID Supports RAID 0 1 The two hard disks can simultaneously perform mirroring for online backup or striping for capacity expansion One of the two hard disks can function as source and the other as target for back up purpose RAID 1 Providing on line rebuilding function RAID 1 Hot swappable to replace damaged HDD without interrupting system RAID 1 Supports over 400GB Capacity RAID 0 Enclosur...

Страница 4: ...ll Bearing Fan Environmental Conditions Operating Temperature 0 C 55Ԩ Non operating Temperature 20 C 70Ԩ RAIDGuide GUI Software Yes Reliability Error Detector HDD Overheat Fan Dimensions Material Aluminum Measures mm 146 W X238 D X85 H Weight 0 9 Kg HDD Excluded Safety CE FCC BSMI Certificate 1 3 System Requirements and support Hardware Requirements 1 With IDE Interface Computer System 2 HDD with ...

Страница 5: ... one 7 XL RAID133v2 will automatically format a new HDD as use the Auto Rebuild Function to copy data to the new target HDD 8 Normal HDD mode for XL RAID133v2 is Ultra DMA In the event of failure to work with EIDE connector HDD will automatically configure itself in PIO mode 4 or with lower speed 9 There is a Ball Bearing Fan integrated in the XL RAID133v2 to prevent overheating for 7200 rpm HDD W...

Страница 6: ...following please contact our distributors in case of any missing or damaged items Item Quantity RAID Kit 1 Removable Carrier in RAID 2 CD Box with express installation 1 Accessories bag 1 including 8 x 6 32 and 8 x M3 6 screws SR2Kplus RS232 Cable 1 SR2Kplus RS232 Flat Inner Cable 1 5 ...

Страница 7: ...ption Front Panel Buzzer On Off switch Alarm functions when buzzer switch is on To release the function please push the button Push the button again to recover the function LED displays Red when buzzer switch is Off 6 ...

Страница 8: ... RAID133v2 Back Panel 2 3 How to open close the front panel Opening the front panel 1 Touch the right side center of the front panel with your finger as indicated by the arrow There is a trigger to open the panel 7 ...

Страница 9: ... How to remove insert the Removable Carrier Removing the Removable Carrier 1 Following the indicated direction press down and hold the Removable Carrier Handle to unlock the spring from its button 2 Turn the Removable Carrier Handle in the direction indicated by the arrow to remove the Removable Carrier 3 Pull out the Removable Carrier along the direction shown in the figure 8 ...

Страница 10: ...direction indicated by the arrow slide the Removable Carrier along the rail into the slot end of the upper or lower deck 2 Following the direction indicated by the arrow turn the Removable Carrier Handle to the end in order to fix it with the spring 9 ...

Страница 11: ...ing the XL RAID133v2 in your Computer Turn the power off Make sure there are two 5 1 4 Expansion bays available for the XL RAID133v2 Set up MASTER or SLAVE positions of XL RAID133v2 according to your needs Factory default Master If you need to set it to SLAVE please modify the jumpers on the back panel of the XL RAID133V2 Remove computer case and insert the XL RAID133v2 into the Expansion bay Conn...

Страница 12: ... computer Important After turning PC power on the hard disks in XL RAID133v2 maintain synchronized operation unless one of them stops working as setup RAID1 Mirroring Function As setup RAID0 Striping Function system will be crashed if any one hard disk fails 3 1 Factory Default Buzzer On Off switch ON Operation Mode Switch NORMAL MASTER SLAVE JUMPER MASTER RAID JUMPER RAID 1 11 ...

Страница 13: ...o HDD inside XL RAID133v2 s buzzer begins to sound after computer is started To switch off the alarm use a sharp pointed object to turn off the buzzer on the front panel The Access LED on the lower part of the panel will be on Note 1 3 After loading the OS insert the Removable Carrier with the new HDD into the upper or lower deck of the XL RAID133v2 The capacity of the new HDD should be equal to o...

Страница 14: ...on the newly installed HDD will be overwritten Note1 Alarm functions when buzzer switch is On Note2 Buzzer access LED displays red when buzzer switch is Off Chapter 4 LCD Information List 4 1 Auto Rebuilding Status While the HDD with data is on the upper deck of the XL RAID133V2 start the computer The computer will automatically detect the HDD on the lower deck of the XL RAID133V2 In case of abnor...

Страница 15: ...D display showing HDD status Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk Fail Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk OK Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD OK Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk OK Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk Fail Pri HDD OK Sec HDD Fail Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk Fail Disk on the lower deck Secondary Disk Fail Pri HDD Fail Sec HDD Fail Disk on the upper deck Primary Disk OK Disk on th...

Страница 16: ...imary Disk capacity Wrong Capacity SEC PRI When the LCD shows Rebuilding Flag error Rebuild Flag ERR Pri S Sec S 1 Turn the computer off 2 Hold on the Select button 3 Turn the computer on 4 When the LCD shows Clear Rebuilding Yes No select Yes Clear Rebuilding Yes No 5 After selecting Yes the LCD will show the following Pri HDD OK Sec HDD OK Please reboot the computer 15 ...

Страница 17: ...JP1 behind XL RAID133V2 4 Open the computer with Floppy Disk 5 Type command A Flash 0 Fail bin and press Enter 6 After typing command the screen will show the following The old firmware code will be saved as a old code bin Do you want to save Press N button 7 The screen will show the following Program OK Please reboot the computer 16 ...

Страница 18: ... system fail Support PC speaker alarm and play wav or midi file when hard disk fail or system fail Support 20 users multi remote RAID system monitor Hide in tray and restore window when RAID system hard disk fail or system fail System Requirements Hardware Specification Microprocessor Pentium Memory 64MB Connection Line 1 Set Hard Disk Space 10 MB Screen Resolution Suggestion 800 600 6 2 How to In...

Страница 19: ...18 ...

Страница 20: ...and carry on the operations when the power is restored Q3 What is the configuration for XL RAID133v2 with 1 or 2 hard disks when one HDD is already installed A 1 On the same IDE buses set the jumper for XL RAID133v2 to MASTER and the original disk to SLAVE Otherwise the original HDD cannot be detected 2 On different IDE buses set MASTER or SLAVE for XL RAID133v2 and original HDD respectively Q4 Wh...

Страница 21: ...motherboard design and peripherals Q8 Is it possible to lose data or disable performance when performing Auto rebuilding in the XL RAID133v2 A 1 It will not lose any data unless the source disk has bad sectors or failed during rebuilding 2 The capacity of the target disk must be larger than the source disk Q9 How is the HDD capacity configured when replacing with a new disk A 1 XL RAID133v2 is con...

Страница 22: ...esulting in any damages or defects 2 The brand names and products used in this manual are trademarks registered trademarks trade names of their respective holders RAIDON is not associated with any vendor or product mentioned in this manual 3 Specification and feature is subject to change without notice How to Connect Pins of RS232 and DB9 21 ...

Страница 23: ...0rpm ATA66 371350 13 5 DTNA 371800 18 0 372200 22 0 DTLA 307045 46 7200rpm ATA100 307060 61 307075 75 IC 35L120AVVA07 0 120 Maxtor 90432D2 4 3 90648D3 6 4 51536H3 15 7200rpm ATA100 53073H4 30 Western Digital AC 26400 6 4 28400 8 4 ATA66 WD 153BA 15 7200rpm ATA66 1200BJ 120 7200rpm ATA100 Seagate ST 313620A 13 6 36421A 6 4 34321A 4 3 315320 15 7200rpm ATA66 330630A 30 330631A 30 7200rpm ATA100 3800...

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