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Edge10 DAS501t manuel d'utilisation

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    5 Bay St orage with RAID, eSATA & Trays DAS501t User’s Manual[...]

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    Table of Contents 1 WELCOM E ............... ............ .............. ............. ................. ............. ............ ................. .............. ............ ............. 4 1.1 INTRODUCTION ............... ............. ............. ............. ................. ............ ............. ................. .............. ...[...]

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    3.6 INST ALLI NG ON WINDOWS VISTA................. .......... ................. ................. .......... ............... ................. 54 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER ........... ....... ........... ....... ........... ......... ........ ......... ........54 3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID 5 UTILITY ......... ........ .......... ..[...]

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    1 WELCOME 1.1 INTRODUCTION DAS501t enhances your data stora ge by combining advanced RAID 1 features typically seen on high-end data systems with low cost/ high capa city Serial ATA drives. By using industry standa rd SATA drives and Silicon Image Hos t Bus Adapters, you can achieve ex traordinarily low costs while remaining assured that your data [...]

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    1.3.2 DA TA PERFORMANCE The DAS501t can al so increase storage throughput by combin ing the throughput of multiple drive s into a single volume. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 support this ability. Furt hermo re, each volume ca n be tailored to provide the best per formance for the data contained on that disk. 1.3.3 DATA VERSATILITY The DAS501t software [...]

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    1.6.2 MACINTOSH SYSTEMS • PowerMac G5, MacBook Pro or Mac Pro • MacOS X, 10.4.8 (or later) • CD-ROM d rive • Mouse or compatible pointing device • SATA connection: Host Bus Adap ter card (controlle r number Sii312 4 or Sii3132) and associated softwar e drivers with Port Multiplier support 1.7 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are conte[...]

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    2 AN INTRODUCTION T O RAID 2.1 RAID VOLUMES RAID technology allows one or more disks to be com bined into a logical volume which provides greater performance and/or prote ction than standard disk dr ives. These volumes, also kno wn as RAID Groups, appear like regular disk drives to the operating system and c an be partitioned, formatted and used ju[...]

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    2.3 RAID LEVELS 2.3.1 DISK STRIP ING (RAID 0) Striping is a performance-oriented, non-red undant data m apping technique. While Striping is discussed as a RAID Group type, it is does not provide any fault tolerance. With modern SATA an d ATA bus mastering technology, multiple I/O operatio ns can be performed in paralle l, enhancing data throughpu t[...]

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    2.3.4 P ARITY RAID (RAID 5) Parity or RAID 5 adds fault to lerance to Disk Striping by including parity information w ith the data. Parity RAI D dedicates the equivale nt of one disk for storing parity stripes. Th e data and parity info rmation is arranged on th e disk array so th at parity is written t o different disk s. There are at le ast 3 mem[...]

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    2.4 RAID VOLUME ST A T US A RAID volume can be in any one of the follo wing statuses. STA TUS MEA NING Good All disks are currently function ing as normal. Reduced For RAID levels that provide data protection, one or more disks ha ve failed but the data is still available vi a the RAID algorithms. The fa iled d isk should be replaced as soon as pos[...]

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    3 INST ALLA TION 3.1 COMPONENTS There are three separate steps that must be install or setu p for DAS501t to function. The se components are the HARDWARE, SATA RAID5 HBA DRIVER, and S ATARAID5 Ut ility. The steps on how to setup these packages is described in the following sections. 3.2 INST ALLING HARDW ARE Follow the descriptions belo w, and step[...]

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    a Select Search for a suitable dri v er for my device (recommended) , than click Next . a Select CD-ROM dri v es , than click Nex t . a Click Next to search th e driver of RAID Con troller. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 12[...]

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    a When the RAID Controller insta llation ha s completed, click Finish , and begin to the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device installation. a Windows will fi nd the Pseudo SCSI Processor Dev ice hardware, click Next . a Select Search for a suitable dri v er for my device (recommended) , than click Next . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 13[...]

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    a Select CD-ROM dri v es , than click Nex t . a Click Next to install the Pseudo SCSI Processor Dev ice driver. a When the Pseudo SCSI Processor Dev ice installation has completed, click Fini sh . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 14[...]

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    3.3.2 I NSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions belo w, and step by step to comp lete the installation. a Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager soft ware from the Utility folder. a Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.msi file (Located at: E: UtilitySiI3132R 5Windows2k3132-W-I32-R.ms i[...]

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    a Select I Agree , than click Nex t . a Select Place sh ortcut on Desktop , than click Next . a Click Next to use the default installation folder. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 16[...]

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    a Click Next to begin the installation. a When Digital Signature Not Found message pop-ou t, click Yes to continue the installation. a When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close , an d begin to the Java platform installation. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 17[...]

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    a Select I accept th e terms in the license agreement , than click Next . a Select Typical , than click Next . a When Java platform installation has completed, click F inish to exit. a Select Start > Programs > Silic on Ima ge > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Ma nager software. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 18[...]

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    3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.3.4 ALLOCATIN G PARTITION Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have be en created, allow the s ystem to load Wi ndows. a Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu . a Select Disk Ma[...]

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    a When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next . a Select the n ew disk to w rite a sign ature, th an click Next . a Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 20[...]

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    a When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish . a Right-click on the Unallocated partition an d select Crea te Partition… from the pop-up menu. a Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 21[...]

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    a Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next . a Specify the par tition size you want to crea te, than click Next . a Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Nex t . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 22[...]

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    a Click Format this partition w ith the follow ing settings and Perform a Quick Format , setup the Fil e system to use , Allocation unit size , Volume label , than click Next . a When the Create Partition Wi zard has completed, click Finish . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 23[...]

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    The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depe nding upon the size of the partition, the format proce ss may take several minutes. When c omplete , the status will change to “ Health y ＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once th[...]

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    3.4 INST ALLING ON WINDOWS XP 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions belo w, and step by step to comp lete the setup. a Insert the Setup and In stallation Driver Repository CD in the CD-RO M drive. a When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; select No, not this time , than click Next . a Select Install the[...]

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    a When the installation has complete d, click Finish . 3.4.2 I NSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions belo w, and step by step to comp lete the installation. a Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager soft ware from the Utility folder. a Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: [...]

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    a Click Next to begin setup. a Select I Agree , than click Nex t . a Select Place sh ortcut on Desktop , than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 27[...]

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    a Click Next to use the default installation folder. a Click Next to begin the installation. a When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close , an d begin to the Java platform installation. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 28[...]

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    a Select I accept th e terms in the license agreement , than click Next . a Select Typical , than click Next . a When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. a Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 29[...]

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    3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have be en created, allow the s ystem to load Win dows. a Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up me[...]

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    a When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next . a Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next . a Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 31[...]

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    a When the Initialize and Conv ert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish . a Right-click on the Unallocated partition an d select New Partition… from the pop-up me nu. a Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 32[...]

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    a Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next . a Specify the par tition size you want to crea te, than click Next . a Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Nex t . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 33[...]

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    a Click Format this partition w ith the follow ing settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system , Allocation unit size , Volume label , than click Next . a When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 34[...]

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    The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depe nding upon the size of the partition, the format proce ss may take several minutes. When c omplete , the status will change to “ Health y ＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once th[...]

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    3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have be en created, allow the s ystem to load Wi ndows. a Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu . a Select Disk Mana gement under Storage to view the di[...]

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    a When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next . a Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next . a Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 37[...]

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    a When the Initialize and Conv ert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish . a Windows 64-bit system supports GPT dis k which supports disk volume gre ater than 2TB. a Right-click on the Basic disk and select C onvert to GPT disk from the po p-up me nu. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 38[...]

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    a Right-click on the Unallocated partition an d select New Partition… from the pop-up me nu. a Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. a Select the partition to create, than click Next . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 39[...]

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    a Specify the par tition size you want to crea te, than click Next . a Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Nex t . a Click Format this partition w ith the follow ing settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system , Allocation unit size , Volume label , than click Next . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 40[...]

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    a When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depe nding upon the size of the partition, the format proce ss may take several minutes. When c omplete , the status will change to “ Healt[...]

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    Repeat the above procedure a s needed for any other par titions. Close the Data Management windo w by clicking on the small boxed “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Comp uter” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. 3.5 INST ALLING ON WINDOWS SER V[...]

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    a Select Install the soft w are automati cally (Recomme nded) , than click Next . a When the installation has complete d, click Finish . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 43[...]

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    3.5.2 I NSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions belo w, and step by step to comp lete the installation. a Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager soft ware from the Utility folder. a Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:Uti litySiI3132R5Windo ws3132-W-R.msi; PS: "[...]

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    a Select Place sh ortcut on Desktop , than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop. a Click Next to use the default installation folder. a Click Next to begin the installation. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 45[...]

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    a When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close , an d begin to the Java installation. a Select I accept th e terms in the license agreement , than click Next . a Select Typical , than click Next . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 46[...]

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    a When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. a Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.5.4 ALLOCATIN G PARTITIONS Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATA[...]

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    a Select Disk Mana gement under Storage to view the disk drives. a When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next . a Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 48[...]

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    a Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next . a When the Initialize and Conv ert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish . a Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk w hich sup ports di sk volum e greater than 2TB . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 49[...]

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    a Right-click on the Basic disk and select C onvert to GPT disk from the po p-up me nu. a Right-click on the Unallocated partition an d select New Partition… from the pop-up me nu. a Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 50[...]

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    a Select the partition to create, than click Next . a Specify the par tition size you want to crea te, than click Next . a Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Nex t . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 51[...]

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    a Click Format this partition w ith the follow ing settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system , Allocation unit size , Volume label , than click Next . a When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 52[...]

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    The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depe nding upon the size of the partition, the format proce ss may take several minutes. When c omplete , the status will change to “ Health y ＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once th[...]

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    3.6 INST ALLING ON WINDOWS VIST A 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER Follow the descriptions belo w, and step by step to comp lete the setup. a Insert the Setup and In stallation Driver Repository CD in the CD-RO M drive. a When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select Locat a nd install driver softw are (recommended) . a [...]

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    a When the installation has complete d, click Close . 3.6.2 I NSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Follow the descriptions belo w, and step by step to comp lete the installation. a Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager soft ware from the Utility folder. a Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E[...]

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    a Click Next to begin setup. a Select I Agree , than click Nex t . a Select Place sh ortcut on Desktop , than click Next to create a shortcut on the de sktop. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 56[...]

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    a Click Next to use the default installation folder. a Click Next to begin the installation. a When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close , an d begin to the Java installation. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 57[...]

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    a Select I accept th e terms in the license agreement , than click Next . a Select Typical , than click Next . a When Java platform installation has completed, click F inish to exit. a Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 58[...]

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    3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.6.4 ALLOCATIN G PARTITIONS Before creating any pa rtitions, RAID groups must firs t be created using the SATARai d5Manager utility. Once the sets have be en created, allow the s ystem to load Wi ndows. a Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu . a Select Dis[...]

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    a When Initialize Disk Wizard appears, s elect Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition Table) , than click OK . a Windows Vista system sup ports GPT disk which suppo rts disk volume greater than 2TB. a Right-click on the Unallocated partition an d select New Single Volume… from the pop-up menu. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 60[...]

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    a Click Next to create the partition. a Specify the partitio n size you want to create, th an click Next . a Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Nex t . DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 61[...]

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    a Click Format this partition w ith the follow ing settings and Perform a quick format , setup the File system , Allocation unit size , Volume label , than click Next . a When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 62[...]

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    The status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depe nding upon the size of the partition, the format proce ss may take several minutes. When c omplete , the status will change to “ Health y ＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once th[...]

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    3.7 INST ALLING ON MACINT OSH OS X 3.7.1 RELEASE NOTES This is the premier release for the Silicon Image SATARaid5 St orage Solution for Macint osh, the following issues are known to exsit in this version. # These issu es are expect ed to be fixed in the next release. 3.7.2 INSTALLING S ATA RAID HOST B US ADAPTER AND SATARA ID5 UTILITY Follow the d[...]

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    a Double-click the siliconimage3132r5.mpkg file to begin the installation (Located at: E:UtilitySiI3132R5Macin toshsiliconima ge3132r5.mpkg; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). a Once started, the following dialog screens will appear, Click Cont inue . a Read the Software License Agr eement , than cli ck Cont inue . DAS501t User’s Manu[...]

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    a Click Agree to continue the installation. a Select a destination volume to install the software, than click Continue . a Click Install to begin the installation. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 66[...]

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    a Enter the Administrative Password for yo ur system, than click OK . a Click Close to complete the installation. a Select Go > Compu ter > Applic ation s > Utilities > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to s tart t he Array Manager software. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 67[...]

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    3.7.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.7.4 ALLOCATIN G PARTITIONS a Click Go , than click on Utilities . a Double-click Disk Utility to go to Disk Utility. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 68[...]

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    a Select the disk you want to par tition (On left side of the windo w). a Click Partition to go to partitio n window (On right side of the window). DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 69[...]

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    a Select Volumes Scheme . a Enter Volumes Infor mation , than click Parti tion . Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 70[...]

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    a Confirm to partition the disk by click Partition . a The new Striped disk has complete. a Repeat the above procedure as needed for any oth er disks. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 71[...]

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    a Close the Disk Utility window after complete setting. a The new disks will appear on the desktop and ready for use.. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual 72[...]

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    4 SA T ARAID5 ARRA Y MANAGER 4.1 OVER VIEW The SATARAID5 Array Manager is the Graphical User Interfa ces (GUI) which allows you to create and manage RAID volumes. The Manager initially shows tw o window s as se en below. The RAID Groups wi ndow identifies SA TA host ad apters and conf igured R AID groups. For syste ms with more than one Silicon Ima[...]

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    4.2 CREA TING RAID GROUPS To begin creating a ne w RAID Group, select “Create RAID Gro up” from the RAID Group menu or right click on a controller in the RAID Groups window and select “Create RAID Group” from the pop-up menu. This will cause the Create RA ID Group di alog to appea r. Note: The term “right-click” refers to using the seco[...]

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    4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS Striped RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 2 or more disks for ea ch member of the volume. Enter the desire d values and p ress C reate to create the R AID Group (E xample b elow). 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS Mirrored RAID Groups allow the u ser to select 2 disks for each member of the volume. Ente r the desire[...]

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    4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPS Mirrored Striped RAID Groups allow the user to sele ct minimum of 4 disks for each memb er of the volume. Enter the desire d values and p ress C reate to create the R AID Group (E xample b elow). 4.2.6 P ARITY RAID GROUPS Parity RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 3 or more disks for each member of the[...]

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    4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERV IEW RAID Groups allow Enter values in all fields an d click Creat e to create the RAID Group. FIELD DEFINITION RAID Group Label Enter an identifiable name for the RAID group. Th is value can be any string (up to 8 characte rs including blank spaces) to help users identify th is volume. RAID Group Select a Group ID from the a[...]

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    4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDS The Main menu commands are shown below File Device RA ID Group Windo w Le gac y Supp ort Help Configuration… Create Spare Create RAID Group Task Manager Create Legacy RAI D Group Help Topi cs Exit Delete Spare Rebuild RAI D Group Event Log Rebuild Legacy RAID Group About Delete Member Delete RAI D Grou p Resources Del[...]

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    4.3.1 CONFIGURATION SATARAID5 configuration options in clude customization of the settin gs for Log Fil e , Popup , and Advanced Options . This command displays a dialo g box to let user se t differe nt configurations for SATARAID5 with the following three tabs: Log File Tab The Log File tab allows you to define the location and name of the log fil[...]

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    Popup Tab SATARAID5 can be configured to notify the user of events using messages in popup windows. Use the slide r control to set the event level for popup s to occur: - Information Level - The follo wing ev ents will t rigger a po pup wind ow: e Informational e Warnings e Errors - Warning Level - The following events will trig ger a popup window:[...]

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    Advanced Options The Advanced Options tab is used to control ad vanced features of the RAID drive r. By default, all the se advanced options ar e disab led. The Advanced Options tab allows you to enable the following advanced fea tures. FEA TURE EXPLA NA TION Legacy (Bootable) Support When this feature is selected, Legacy Support menu will be avail[...]

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    4.3.3 CREATE SPARE This command displays a dialog box to let user crea te spare dr ive, user needs to select the following parameters: PA R A ME TER DESCRIPTION Spare Type Choose one of: • Global - If the spa re drive is for all RAID groups in the system. • Dedicated - If the spare drive is de dicated to the specifie d RAID group. Capacity If y[...]

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    4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) RAID grou p members to delete. Because RAID 0 is not fault toleran t, RAID 0 members are not sho wn in the list. Note: Deleting members will demote the RAID group to a non-fault-tolerant RAID group. 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN This menu option displays a di alog box to select [...]

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    4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY This command displays the Segment Summar y window to show all physical devices’ segm ents. The Segment Summary windo w has its own menu bar. All options availab le via the menu bar are sho wn below File Options Exit Sorting… Fields… Exit This command closes the Ta sk Summary window. Sorting This command sorts the rows bas[...]

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    4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user ve rify a raid typ e than display Create RAID Group dia log box. 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user ch oose a repla cement segment to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016 85[...]

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    4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to le t user choose RAID groups to delete . 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE This menu option is not availa ble in this product. 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUM MARY This command displays a dialog box to sho w all RAID groups’ group ID, configuration, and status. The RAID Group Summary windo w has i[...]

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    Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user c hoose which fields will be shown in the RAID Group Summary window. 4.3.14 TASK MANAGER This command displays the Task Manager window. T he Task Manager window lists all RAID and disk management tasks that have been s tarted and/ or done. This w indow provides user the ability to schedul e any [...]

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    Print This option will be av ailable in future revisions. Exit This command closes the Task Summa ry window. Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choo se up to 3 items to sort task items in the ta sk list. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the task list. Modify This command [...]

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    Cancel This command allows user to cancel the selected task items. Delete This command displays a dialog box to let user delete the selected ta sk items from the task list in Task Summary window. The following dialog box will pop up to get confirmation from the user. 4.3.15 EVENT LOG This command displays the Event Log window. The Event L og window[...]

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    Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choo se up to 3 items to sort event items in the even t log. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user c hoo se w hich fields wi ll be show n in the event log. 4.3.16 RESOURCES This command displays the Resource In formation window. This featur e is for debugging purpose only. The E[...]

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    Suspend This command is to suspend the resources informantion. Fields This command is to resume the re sources informantion. 4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP This menu option is not availa ble in this product. 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS This command opens an interactive help dialog using the standard Windo ws help interface. This option will be availa ble i[...]