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RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 2 W e are pleased that you hav e chosen the RAIDBank5. Our systems are designed for speed, reliability , compatibility , and performance. W e think you will f ind the system easy to install, and a productive addition to your computer system. This manual presumes that you are familiar with standard computer operations; th[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 3 W elcome Note T able of Contents W arranty Information T echnical Suppor t P olicies Chapter 1. Getting Started Features and Benefits System Requirements and Compatibility Unpacking the RAIDBank5 What’ s Included Choosing a place for your RAIDBank5 Installing the Fan Module The RAIDBank5 Inter face Components Communi[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 4 Chapter 5. Host Computer Setup 1. V olume Setup and Apple Macintosh 2. V olume Setup on Microsoft Windo ws XP/2003 3. V olume Setup on Microsoft Windo ws Vista/7/2008 4. Optimizing Windows Caching P olicy 5. Safe V olume Dismounting Chapter 6. T roubleshooting Daily Use Tips General Use Precautions Frequently Ask ed Qu[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 5 T w o Y ear Limited W arranty Micronet warrants this product (the “Product”) against defects in material or workmanship as follows: 1. LABOR: F or a period of tw o (2) year from the original date of purchase from Micronet or its authorized reseller , Micronet will repair defectiv e Product (or , at its option, repl[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 6 Limitations of Lia bility MicroNet T echnology has tested the hardware described in this manual and review ed its contents. In no ev ent will MicroNet or its resellers be liable for direc t, indirect, incidental, or consequential damage resulting from an y defect in the hardware or manual, even if the y hav e been advi[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 7 Chapter 1. Getting Star ted Thank you f or purchasing The MicroNet RAIDBank5 stor age solution. With speed, high capacity , ease of use, and suppor t f or numerous applications, RAIDBank5 is the ideal solution for all of your data stor age needs. Please take advantage of the information contained within this manual to [...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 8 What’ s Included Y our RAIDBank5 comes with the following items: 1x RAIDBank5 unit 5x Disk Drive Modules 1x SA T A to eSA T A cable Kit 1x eSA T A to eSA T A cable 1x USB3.0 Type A to B cable 1x 1394a to 1394a cable 1x 1394b to 1394b cable 1x Fan Module 1x User’ s Manual and software CD 1x P ower Cord 1x Quick Inst[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 9 The RAIDBank5 inter face components The following f igures illustr ate the connec tor locations for the RAIDBank5. FRONT VIEW 1-Getting Star ted REAR VIEW Disk Activity LED Disk Power LED Power Indicator Fault Indicator Host activity Indicator Fan vents (DO NOT BLOCK!) Host USB 3.0 Port Host eSA T A Port Master Power S[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 10 Communication and Control RAI D funct ions inc ludi ng cre atio n, modi ficat ion, and mon itor ing can be acc ompl ishe d thr ough the LCD Co ntro l pane l or the we b bas ed admi nist ratio n us er inte r fa ce. The L CD statu s pa nel inf orms y ou of the RAI DBan k5’ s cur rent opera ting stat us at a gla nce, a[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 11 Connecting the RAIDBank5 Connecting the RAIDBank5 requires an available pow er socket, an operating system capable of addressing volumes larger then 2TB, and a host with one of the follo wing interfaces: • An available USB 3.0 or 2.0 port • An exter nal SA T A host bus connector with large LUN and por t multiplier[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 12 Installing the Included host bus adapter 1. Turn your computer off and any peripher als connected to the computer (ie. printers, external hard drives, etc.). Unplug the power cable from the rear of the power supply on the back of the computer . 2. Remov e the cover or door to access your computer’ s expansion slots.[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 13 T o set or change a RAID operating mode please follow the procedure herein: 1. T urn of f the RAIDBank5 2. Use a small flathead screw driver to tur n the rotar y mode selector switch to the oper ating mode desired. 3. Press and hold the multifunction button “setting/mute/backup” button illustrated abov e an d pow [...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 14 Chapter 2. Understanding RAID The RAIDBank5 controller subsystem is a high-per formance SA T A2 driv e bus disk array controller . When properly configured, the RAIDBank5 can provide non-stop ser vice with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and advanced arr ay management features. The [...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 15 RAID 0 (Striping) This RAID algorithm writes data across multiple disk driv es instead of just one disk drive. RAID 0 does not provide any data redundancy , but does offer the best high-speed data throughput. RAID 0 breaks up data into smaller blocks and then writes a block to each driv e in the arr ay . Pr os: Disk s[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 16 RAID 10 (Striped Mirr or) RAID 10 combines striping with disk mirroring. RAID Lev el 10 combines the fast performance of Lev el 0 with the data redundancy of Lev e1 1. In this configuration, data is distributed across sev eral disk drives, similar to Level 0, which are then duplicated to another set of driv e for data[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 17 Direct Mapping The RAIDBank5 can simply pass through individual disks to the host operating system. In this mode, all 5 disks are individually accessible to the host oper ating system. No RAID functions are per formed. Hot Swappable Disk suppor t Y our RAIDBank5 has a built in protec tion circuit to support replacemen[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 18 Chapter 3. RAID Controls- LCD Inter face This Chapter describes the menu and control structure for your RAIDBank5 using the front panel. The RAIDBank5 LCD configur ation is fir mware-based and its operation is independent of host computer type or oper ating system. Conv entions In this chapter , menu navigation is des[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 19 2. Disk Management 3. RAID Func tion Control 3-RAID Control-LCD[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 20 4. System Func tions 3-RAID Control-LCD[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 21 Chapter 4. RAID Manager Software Introduction Th e R AI DB an k5 in cl ud es RA ID Ma na ge r , a ma na ge me nt ut il it y fo r u se rs to ad mi ni st rat e on e o r mu lt ip le RA ID Ba nk 5 RA ID su bs ys te ms at ta ch ed to t he ho st c om pu te r . Th e RAI DB an k5 Ma na ge r pr o vi de s a si mp le gra ph ic u[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 22 4- RAID Manager Sof tw are 3. Basic Mode Ba sic m od e a ll ow s s im ple r and q uic k er ac ces s to sy ste m adm in ist rat ion . In ba sic m ode , the re ar e f our fun cti on tag s in the fun cti on pan e: RA ID and Di sk Inf o rmat ion , Ev en t Lo g V ie w er , Ba si c RA ID Co nfi gur ati on and On e But ton B[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 23 3.3 RAID Conf igur ation (Basic Mode) The simplest and most common configuration for the RAIDBank5 is a single volume RAID set. W ith that in mind, RAID configur ation in basic mode are limited to a single v olume, single RAID conf igurations. 3.3.1 Creating RAID set Select the desired RAID level in the context pane a[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 24 4- RAID Manager Sof tw are 3.4 Button Backup The Micronet RAIDBank5 RAID subsystem suppor ts user triggered bac kup , tr igg ere d by t he “ Set / Mute/Backup” button on the back of the unit (see page 9 for button location illustration.) Once configured, the button will trigger the configured task. Y our RAIDBank5[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 25 4- RAID Manager Sof tw are 4.1.2 Sender Name and Credentials In the sender name field, enter a name that will identify the RAIDBank5 as the sender of the email. “RAIDBank5” or the attached host name w ould be most appropriate. The mail address is not impor tant, but should be used to v alidate the RAIDBank5 as the[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 26 4- RAID Manager Sof tw are of the context pane to enable RAID v olume protection, and enter the desired password. The passw ord suppor ts up to 8 characters. Click to star t creating the RAID volume to undo. CONSIDERA TIONS FOR RAID VOLUME CREA TION Y our RAIDBank5 is capable of creating large logical volumes (LUNS) i[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 27 4.4.2 Rebuilding Priority Setting When the unit is building or rebuilding a RAID set, the RAIDBank5 processor will be shared betw een the building task and host I/O. This option specifies the relativ e priority of data I/O and background rebuilding task of RAIDBank5 RAID subsystem. This value has no effect under norma[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 28 4. 5. 2 D up li ca ti ng K e ys F or a v ar ie ty of r ea so ns , c us to me rs ma y w is h to ha v e m ul ti pl e A ES US B k ey f ob s, e sp ec ia ll y i f th e RA ID Ba nk 5 is to be tra ns po rte d. T o d up li ca te an ex is ti ng en cry pt ed A ES K e y , p lu g i n t he or ig in al AE S US B k ey f ob , se le c[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 29 Chapter 5 - Host Computer Setup This chapter is an ov er view of setting up storage volumes on Macintosh and Windows based computers. T o ensure complete installation and ease of use, take a fe w minutes to read this chapter before installation. 1 . V ol u m e S e tu p on Ap p le M ac i n to s h Installation on a MacO[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 30 2 . V ol u m e S e tu p on Mi c r os o ft W in d o w s 2 00 0 / XP / 20 0 3 Installation on a Windows system requires a Windows Installation with a properly installed and configured host bus. 2.1 Open the disk management console. A list of the attached drives and their respective v olumes will appear . Each V olume s[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 31 5-Host Computer Setup 3 . V ol u m e S e tu p on Mi c r os o ft W in d o w s V is t a /7 / 2 00 8 Installation on a Windows system requires a Windows Installation with a properly installed and configured respec tiv e host bus. 3.1 Open the disk manag ement conso le. T o open Disk Manag ement, click the Win dows Start[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 32 4 . O pt i mi z i ng W i nd o w s Ca c hi n g Al g o ri th m By default , Wind ows XP opti mizes caching for performa nce on external driv es. V ista and W indo ws 7 op timize caching for quick remov al. As a result , Wi ndows XP appea rs to ha ve fast er acce ss to external disks but at a greater risk of data corrupt[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 33 Chapter 6 - T roubleshooting Daily Use Tips • Read this User’ s Guide carefully . Follow the correct procedure when setting up the device. • A ddi ti ona l ap pli cat io n sof tw are ma y ha v e bee n inc lu ded wi th y ou r dri v e. Ple as e re vie w th e do cum en tat ion inc lu ded wit h th is so ftw ar e f o[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 34 F requently Asked Questions General F A Q Q: Can I leav e my RAIDBank5 on all the time, or should I tur n it of f when not in use? A: The RAIDB ank5 is meant to be left on, but does not add any limita tions on being turned off . Driv e re liabilit y is definit ely affe cted by r epeated p ow er cyc les, and th e RAIDB[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 35 Q: Why is my Driv e asking me to format it? It was already formatted and it contains data. A1: Run a disk repair utility on the driv e. A2: P er form permission repair on your system driv e. Open the disk utility (located in /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility .app.) Select y our system drive (usually the f irst disk[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 36 Some software applications may be helpful in situations where the drive hardw are is seen, but the volume is simply corrupt. A couple examples are www .stellarinfo.com, www . binar ybiz.com, and www .prosofteng.com. There are many companies that pro vide these ser vices, it is best to be selectiv e. Micronet does not [...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 37 Appendix A- Getting Help If you experience problems with your RAIDBank5, please contact your Authorized MicroNet Reseller for assistance. If the reseller is unable to resolv e your issue, please contact MicroNet’ s Help Desk for assistance. Please hav e the model, serial number , date of purchase, and resell- er’ [...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 38 Appendix B: RAID Lev el Comparison T able RAID Level Description M i n . Drives Max. Drives Capacity Fault T olerance Data T ransfer Rate I/O Request Rates 0 Also known as striping Data distributed across multiple drives in the array . There is no data protection 1 5 ( N ) Disks No fault tolerance V ery High V ery Hig[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 39 Appendix C- Glossar y A T A Acronym for “ A T Bus A ttachment” - a standard interface to IDE hard disks. Cache cache is a fast-access memor y bank that ser ves as an inter mediate storage for data that is read from or written to secondary storage. Typically , high-speed caches are implemented in RAM, though they c[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 40 DHCP (Dynamic Host Conf iguration Protocol) a protocol that lets network administr ators manage centrally and automate the assignment of IP (Internet Protocol) configurations on a computer netw ork. When using the Internet’ s set of protocols (T CP/IP), in order for a computer system to communicate to another comput[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 41 Logical Dr iv e A logical drive is comprised of spaces from one or more physical disks and presented to the operating system as if it were one disk. Logical Unit (LUN) a SCSI protocol entity which may be addressed by the actual input/output (I/O) oper ations of a Logical Drive. Each SCSI-type target provides one or mo[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 42 up a lane. The lanes are designed for multiplexing, and PCIe devices that utilize multiple lanes in this configuration are designated with an “x” multiple to denote the number of lanes they can address simultaneously . The slots are modular- multiple lane slots (such as 16x) can accommodate de vices of smaller lan[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 43 RAID 3 utilizes a striped set of three or more disks with the parity of the strips (or chunks) comprising each stripe written to a disk. Note that parity is not required to be written to the same disk. Further more, RAID 3 requires data to be distributed across all disks in the arr a y in bit or byte-sized chunks. Ass[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 44 Read Ahead Cache Motiv ated by the principle of “spatial locality” , many RAID controllers read blocks of data from secondar y storage ahead of time, i.e., before an application actually requests those blocks. The number of data blocks that are read ahead of time is typically gov erned by some heuristic that obser[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 45 W rite-back Cache a caching scheme that acknowledges the write request as complete before data is written to the f inal storage location. This methodology can improve the efficiency of write operations under fav or able circumstances, but is at risk of data incoherencies in a system that is not protected from pow er f[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 46 Disk Bus Inter face 5 hot swappable, SA T A2-NCQ enabled 3.5” disk drive mechanisms 5 discrete SA T A2 driv e channels 48-bit LBA suppor t allows disks exceeding 2TB RAID F eatures RAID lev el 0, 1 (0+1), 3, 5, Span, JBOD, disk passthrough Multiple RAID selec tion Hardware AES Data Encr yption Automatically and tran[...]

RAIDBank5 Owner’ s Manual 47 F ederal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Inter ference Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter ference in a residential ins[...]

Storage you can rely on MicroNet T echology 20525 Manhattan Place T or r ance, CA 90501 www .MicroNet.com 9-27-2010 Re v 1 (RB5M1) The material in this document is for information only and is subject to change without notice . While reasona ble eff orts ha ve been made in the preparation of this document to assure its accuracy , MicroNet T echnolo [...]