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G-SPEED Product Guide
TABLE OF CONTENTS
G-SPEED™
1. INTRODUCTION
Product Guide
2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX
5. G-SPEED OVERVIEW
6. LED Indicators
7. INSTALLING G-SPEED
7.1 Installing ATTO HBA
7.2 Installing Disk Drive modules
7.3 Installing SFP and Optical Cable (FC version)
7.4 Installing SCSI Terminator and Cables (SCSI version)
7.5 Setting SCSI ID
7.6 Formatting G-SPEED
8. MANUAL CONFIGURATION
8.1 Connecting to the G
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G-SPEED Product Guide 1. INTRODUCTION 4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX Thank you for purchasing G-SPEED from G-Technology, Inc. Take a moment to ensure that the following items are (G-Tech)! Designed from the ground up for creative included in the box. If anything is missing, please call G-Tech professionals, G-SPEED supports uncompressed HD video at (310) 449-4599. Please keep the shipping container and editing workflows with multiple levels of RAID protection. packing materials. In the unlikely
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G-SPEED Product Guide 5. G-SPEED OVERVIEW 6. LED Indicators G-SPEED is equipped with three LED’s located on the front panel. The top blue LED indicates the system is powered, the LCD Panel bottom blue LED will flash when the data is being read from or written to the array and the middle LED will glow RED Removable when a hardware fault has been detected. Bezel Power LED Removable Drive Status LED Modules Activity LED 7. INSTALL
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G-SPEED Product Guide 7.2 Installing the Disk Drive Modules 7.3 (Fibre Channel) Installing the SFP and Optical Cable 1. Remove the G-SPEED Bezel by pulling forward. 1. Install the SFP into PORT 0 of the G-Speed. It will seat with an audible click (to remove, open the latch and pull) 2. Remove the protective plugs from the SFP and 2. Install the six disk drive modules into the G-SPEED optical cable. enclosure and secure them in place by pushing on the lever.
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G-SPEED Product Guide 3. Insert the optical cable into the SFP, it will seat with an 2. Attach the 68pin HD cable to the upper connector on the audible click. G-SPEED as shown. Tighten the thumbscrews to hold the cable in place. 4. Remove the protective plug from PORT 0 of the SFP installed in the ATTO HBA and insert the free end of the optical cable. It will seat with an audible click. 3. Attached the other end of the SCSI cable to your system’s SCSI Host adapter. 7.4
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G-SPEED Product Guide 2. Enter the system through the LCD panel by pressing the 7.6 Formatting G-SPEED “ENTER” button once. You will be prompted for your Now that G-SPEED is physically connected to your computer, password. Use the UP / DOWN buttons to change the it must be formatted for use with your operating system. characters and ENTER button to move the cursor to the right. Attention Mac OS X Users! G-SPEED is set up at the factory for use with Mac ESCAPE / BACK OS X systems.
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G-SPEED Product Guide 8. MANUAL CONFIGURATION 4. After entering the correct username and password the This section will describe how to manually configure G-SPEED GUI will appear. There are many advanced G-SPEED using the web GUI. The G-SPEED employs a very features accessible through the GUI that are not covered in sophisticated controller with many advanced options. Some this manual. Consult your Dealer for more information. of these options can erase data on the G-SPEED, so be
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G-SPEED Product Guide 8.2 (SCSI) Configuring G-SPEED SCSI ID 8.3 Initializing G-SPEED To set the SCSI ID of G-SPEED select “Modify Volume Set” Note: If the G-SPEED is currently configured with a RAID Set. You must delete the RAID Set before continuing. See Section 8.4 on the left NAV bar under “Volume Set Functions.” On the for instructions on deleting a RAID Set. next page select the volume you wish to set the SCSI ID. 1. To create a RAID/Volume set on the G-RAID select
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G-SPEED Product Guide 3. G-SPEED with capacities over 2TB must be configured to c2. Continue to create Volumes on the G-SPEED by work properly with your operating system. selecting “Create Volume Set” under the “VolumeSet Functions” on the left navigation bar. This screen will a. Mac OS X Users: appear: Set the item “Greater Two Terabyte Volume Support” to “64bit LBA”, this configures G-SPEED to report full capacity in MAC OSX b. Windows 64 Users: Set the item “Greater Two Ter
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G-SPEED Product Guide 4. Accept all other default settings on the Quick Create 8.4 Deleting a RAID set page. To complete the process and create the RAID/Volume 1. Select “Delete Raid Set” under the “RaidSet Functions” Set, check the “Confirm The Operation” check box and hit on the left navigation bar. The following screen will appear: the “Submit” button. This will begin the initialization process. Check the “Confirm The Operation” checkbox and hit the “Submit” button.
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G-SPEED Product Guide C. An email is sent to specified email address if email 3. If a hard drive fails, the drive position will be indicated on notification is enabled. (To enable email notification see the LCD panel, the LED on the failed drive will flash and the Section 10.2) GUI will also report the failed drive and its position. 2. The specific failure is reported on the front panel LCD (accessed by removing the G-SPEED front bezel) and the web GUI. LCD Panel If the
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G-SPEED Product Guide 9.1 Silencing the Audible Alarm During a Failure event, the audible alarm is silenced 10. SYSTEM CONTROL through the web GUI or by the LCD panel. (to disable This section outlines the user configurable options in the the audible alarm see section 10.1) “System Control” section of the G-SPEED web GUI. Clicking on the links will bring up windows described below. 1. Silencing Through Web GUI Select “View Events/Mute Beeper” under the “System 10.1 Disable Audibl
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G-SPEED Product Guide 10.2 Alert By Mail Config 10.3. View Events/Mute Beeper In the event of a system failure G-SPEED can alert up to four G-SPEED keeps a log of events that may be viewed by individuals of the problem via an email message. Enter the clicking this link. If a hardware failure occurs and the audible applicable information in to the window shown below, click alarm is enabled, clicking on this link will mute the alarm. the “Confirm The Operation” box and then click on
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G-SPEED Product Guide 11. TECHNICAL SUPPORT 12. LIMITED WARRANTY If you encounter any difficulties while installing G-SPEED, G-Technology Inc. (G-Tech) warrants your Product against any please contact G-Tech Technical Support via one of the defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for following ways: the designated warranty period. If the Product should become defective within the warranty period, G-Tech, will at Telephone: (310) 449-4599 its discretion, repair or repla
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G-SPEED Product Guide APPENDIX A RAID Level Description Advantage Disadvantage Ideal For… 0 Disk striping Offers the highest No fault tolerance - Content creation performance and failure of one drive applications useable storage in the array results capacity in complete data loss 1 Mirroring High level of fault Not the most Applications in tolerance efficient in regards which data to capacity as security is useable storage paramount space is cut in half 3 Disk striping Hi
