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Owner’s Guide
September 2008
www.MicroNet.com
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FCC Compliance Statement Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interference 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 interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cau
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Warranty Limitations of Warranty and Liability MicroNet Technology has tested the hardware described in this manual and reviewed its contents. In no event will MicroNet or its resellers be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damage resulting from any defect in the hardware or manual, even if they have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In particular, they shall have no liability for any program or data stored in or used with MicroNet products, including th
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Welcome Welcome From MicroNet Technology We are pleased that you have chosen the RAIDBank4. Our systems are designed for speed, reliability, compatibility, and performance. We think you will find the system easy to install, and a productive addition to your computer system. This manual presumes that you are familiar with standard computer operations; this includes copying files, opening documents, clicking with the mouse, and organizing files or folders within other folders. If you are unfam
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Table of Contents Table of Contents FCC Compliance Statement 2 Warranty Information 3 Welcome Note 4 Table of Contents 5 Chapter 1. Getting Started 7 Features and Benefits 7 System Requirements and Compatibility 7 Unpacking the RAIDBank4 8 What’s Included 8 Choosing a place for your RAIDBank4 8 The RAIDBank4 Interface Components 9 Communications and Control 10 Hot Plug Drive Replacement 10 Connecting the RAIDBank4 11 RAID Configuration Methods 12 Chapter 2. Understanding RAID 13
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Table of Contents 4. Physical Drive Functions 37 5. System Controls 38 6. System Information 44 Chapter 5. Host Computer Setup 45 1. Volume Setup and Apple Macintosh 45 2. Volume Setup on Microsoft Windows 46 Chapter 6. Troubleshooting 47 Daily Use Tips 47 General Use Precautions 47 Frequently Asked Questions 48 General 48 Mac and Mac OS Specific 49 Windows Specific 50 Appendix A. Getting Help 52 Appendix B. RAID Level Comparison Table 53 Appendix C. Terminal Session Setup 54 Appe
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1-Getting Started Chapter 1. Getting Started Thank you for purchasing The MicroNet RAIDBank4 storage solution. With speed, high capacity, ease of use, and support for numerous applications, RAIDBank4 is the ideal solution for all of your data storage needs. Please take advantage of the information contained within this manual to ensure easy setup and configuration. If at any time you require technical assistance, MicroNet’s Help Desk is available at 310-320-0772 or at www.micronet.com/suppor
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1-Getting Started Unpacking the RAIDBank4 Please unpack your RAIDBank4 in a static free environment, carefully making sure not to damage or discard any of the packing material. If the RAIDBank4 appears damaged, or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or distributor immediately. In the unlikely event you may need to return the RAIDBank4 for repair or upgrade, please use the original packing material to ensure safe transport. What’s Inclu
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1-Getting Started The RAIDBank4 interface components The following figures illustrate the connector locations for the RAIDBank4. FRONT VIEW Disk Activity LED Disk Power LED Canister Release Latch Disk Canisters Power/Status Indicator Light REAR VIEW LCD Panel with Keypad Fan vents (DO NOT BLOCK!) RS232 Port (reserved) LAN monitoring Port Host USB Port Host eSATA Port Master Power Switch AC Power Connector RAIDBank4 Owner’s Manual 9
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1-Getting Started Communication and Control RAID functions including creation, modification, and monitoring can be accomplished through the LCD Control panel or the web based administration user interface. The LCD status panel informs you of the RAIDBank4’s current MicroNet Tech operating status at a glance, as shown here: LED Normal Status Problem Indication Power LED (Front) LED glows bright green Dark or blinking red on system error. Power LED (LCD) LED glows bright green Dark on power-on
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1-Getting Started Connecting the RAIDBank4 Connecting the RAIDBank4 requires an available power socket, and a host with one of the following interfaces: • A USB 2.0 por t • An e x ter nal SA T A host bus connec tor with lar ge LUN and por t multiplier suppor t • The Ether net remote management requires an a v ailable Ether net jack to a hub or switch on your network. 1. Plug the AC adapter cord into the power port on the back of the drive. The plug should not
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1-Getting Started RAID System Management Controls Following the hardware installation, the RAIDBank4 must be configured and the volume set units initialized before they are ready to use. This can be accomplished by one of the following methods: Note: • F ront panel touch-control k e ypad The RAIDBank4 allows only one method to access menus at a time. • W eb bro wser -based RAID management These user interfaces can access the built-in configuration and administration functions that
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2-Understanding RAID Chapter 2. Understanding RAID The RAIDBank4 controller subsystem is a high-performance SATA2 drive bus disk array controller. When properly configured, the RAIDBank4 can provide non-stop service with a high degree of fault tolerance through the use of RAID technology and advanced array management features. The RAIDBank4 can be configured to RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 3, and 5, as well as disk spans and direct mapping. RAID levels other than 0 are able to tolerate a hard dis
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2-Understanding RAID RAID 0 (Striping) This RAID algorithm writes data across multiple disk driv es instead of just one disk driv e. 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 drive in the array. Pros: Disk striping enhances both read and write performance because multiple drives are accessed simultaneously, Cons: The reliability of RAID Level 0
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2-Understanding RAID RAID 3 RAID 3 provides disk striping and complete data fault tolerance though a dedicated parity drive. RAID 3 breaks up data into smaller blocks, calculates parity on the blocks, and then writes the blocks to all but one drive in the array. The parity data created is then written to the last drive in the array. If a single drive fails, data is still available by computing the inverse operation on the data and parity of the contents corresponding strips of the survi
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2-Understanding RAID Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set. A Volume Set capacity can consume all or a portion of the disk capacity available in a RAID Set. Multiple Volume Sets can exist Free Space on a group of disks in a RAID Set. Volume 1 Additional Volume Sets created in a Data Data Parity Data spe
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2-Understanding RAID Hot Swappable Disk support Your RAIDBank4 has a built in protection circuit to support replacement of disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the RAID. In case of drive failure, the failed drive can be removed from the RAIDBank4 and replaced with a new drive without disrupting dataflow to the host computer. Instant Availability/Background Initialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 volume set can be used immediately after the creation, whereas RAID 3 and 5 volume sets mus
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3-RAID Control-LCD Chapter 3. RAID Controls- LCD Interface This Chapter describes the menu and control structure for your RAIDBank4 using the front panel, serial port, or via Telnet. The RAIDBank4 configuration utility is firmware-based and its operation is independent of host computer type or operating system. Conventions In this chapter, menu navigation is described as follows: UP/DOWN scrolling through options MicroNet Tech ENT making selections ESC Cancelling current menu choice Login
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3-RAID Control-LCD 5.6 Max SATA Mode Support 5.7 Host NCQ Setting 5.8 Volume Read Ahead Cache 5.9 Staggered HDD Spin Up control 5.10 HDD Idle Spindown 5.11 Empty tray LED Control 5.12 HDD SMART Status Polling 5.13 Disk Capacity Truncation 5.14 Serial Port Configuration 5.15 Reset Controller 6. Additional System Functions 6.1 Ethernet Configuration 6.2 View System Events 6.3 Clear All Event Buffers 6.4 Hardware Monitor 6.5 System Information CONSIDERATIONS FOR RAID VOLUME CREATION Your RAIDBank4
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3-RAID Control-LCD 2. RAID Set Functions Select the RAID Set Function to manually configure the RAID set for the first time or delete/ reconfigure existing RAID sets. The RAID Set function allows more complete control over the RAID creation process, but requires more interaction then the Quick Volume/RAID Setup option. To enter a RAID Set Functions, press ENT to enter the Main menu. Scroll to select the “RAID Set Functions” option and press ENT to enter further submenus. All the RAID set su
