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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual
ARAID® Models 1500 and 2000
User’s Manual – V1.0 Revision A
Table of Contents
Thank you for your purchase of ARAID 1500, 2000......................................................................................... 2
Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 ................................................................................................................ 3
Mobile Racks............................................................................
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Thank you for your purchase of ARAID 1500, 2000 Important Notice Please read the following before using the ARAID Disk Array • ARAID 1500 and 2000 complies with standard RAID 1 (disk mirroring) and RAID 0 (disk striping) definitions. • We recommend that two identical (exact same brand and model) hard drives be used in all RAID implementations for RAID system performance and maintenance. • Recommended UDMA 133/100/66 hard drives: Seagate Max
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Unpacking the ARAID 1500 and 2000 1. Unpack the ARAID 1500 or 2000 and check for the following items: • One ARAID 1500 or 2000 with • Mobile rack 1 (in Upper Bay) • Mobile rack 2 (in Lower Bay) • Two security keys • Screws • User’s manual • Software CD • RS-232 Cable • AraidEye for Microsoft Windows (ARAID monitoring utility) Contact your dealer if any of these items are missing or are damaged. 2. Optional items available for managing the A
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Mobile Racks Plastic handler Front view of ARAID 1500/2000 mobile rack with hard drive Metal handler Front view of ARAID 1500/2000 mobile rack with hard drive Rear view of ARAID 1500 Rear view of ARAID 2000 4 Accordance Systems Inc.
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual ARAID 1500 and 2000 Features PC host Interface: SATA (Serial ATA) for both ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 ARAID 1500 Hard Disk Interface: IDE ARAID 2000 Hard Disk Interface: SATA RAID 1 Disk Mirroring and RAID 0 Disk Striping support No driver or add-on card required. Real plug-and-play connectivity for any PC and operating system Mirror-On-Demand™ off-line disk duplication Supports all popular SATA and IDE hard drives Hot swap and ARF support
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual ARAID 1500 and 2000 Operations Overview ARAID 1500 General IDE Drives: Set both IDE hard disks in upper and lower trays to “Master” or “Single Drive” mode allowing the ARAID to detect and recognize the hard disks in the trays. NOTE: “Cable Select” is the default jumper setting for most new IDE hard disks. You must change the jumper to “Master” mode, or otherwise ARAID won’t detect it. ARAID 1500 and ARAID 2000 General Default
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Parts on Front Panel (1) (3) (2) (4) (7) (8) (9) (6) (5) (1) Tray 1 (2) Tray2 (3) Key Lock (4) LCD (5) HDD1 R/W LED (6) HDD2 R/W LED (7) Operation mode selector (8) Buzzer ON/OFF Switch (9) Key Lock 7 Accordance Systems Inc.
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Rear View and Jumper Settings (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) Parts on rear panel of an ARAID 1500 and 2000 1. SATA connector (To PC Host) 2. IDE connector (For firmware upgrade only) 3. FAN connector 4. ARAID 1500 & 2000 power socket 5. 70mm fan 6. RS232 connector 7. Function Setup Jumpers Function Setup Jumper descriptions
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual ARAID 1500 or 2000 Operational Tests ARAID is designed with strict compliance to the SATA and EIDE (Parallel ATA) command set and timings. ARAID is a self-contained RAID storage subsystem that connects to any operating system and motherboard without requiring a device driver or I/O board. Please refer to the BIOS Setup in the Q&A section for complete details on how to optimize ARAID for your PC. You can also contact your Accordance dealer or contact
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Auto Rebuild Function (ARF) of ARAID 1500 and 2000 The Auto Rebuild Function of ARAID supports the following operating systems and hard drives. ARF Compatible Operating Systems Windows Server 2003, 2000, NT4.0, XP/ME/98/95 DOS 6.22 SCO UNIX System V Linux (Red Hat, SUSE, Monta Vista, Slackware, Debian, Turbo, Mandrake,) Novell NetWare Solaris Mac OS9 and above IBM OS/2 Warp ARF Compatible IDE @ Serial ATA Hard Drives Manufacturer IDE Model
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Auto Rebuild Instruction (ARF) for RAID 1 1. Have one hard drive in the Upper Bay of your ARAID disk array and set the front panel operational mode switch set to Single mode and boot your PC. 2. Once the computer is up, change the operation mode switch from Single to Default and install a target disk into the Lower Bay. (NOTE: If you install target disk without changing disk operation mode to Default, the system will report target disk as OFF in the L
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Booting With One Hard Drive in Single Mode (1) If you want to boot the system with one hard drive (source disk), place source disk in the upper bay. ARAID can then access to source disk only. LCD message is shown below. ◎ ARAID in Single mode (OFF indicates power for target disk is OFF) If you place source disk in the lower bay, the system will ask for a system disk. ARAID cannot access to source disk placed in the lower bay. LCD message is sh
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Changing Single Mode to Default Mode Performing a Manual Mirror-On-Demand When you change the operation mode switch from Single to Default, the target (lower bay) drive will be automatically rebuilt with the contents from the source drive (upper bay). LCD messages are shown below. ◎Change mode from Single to Default Note: Do not remove either drive while the disk rebuild is in progress, to avoid data loss. Booting the system with one hard drive
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual LCD message with the source disk only at system boot: LCD message with target disk is installed after system boot: LCD message with target disk only at system boot: LCD message after installing a new source disk when system has booted with target disk: LCD message and LED indication after disk rebuilding is completed: Warning: Do not change mode from Default to Single mode while both drives are operating. Disk power will be disconnected imme
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Cooling Fan and Temperature Front Panel Messages When the cooling fan of the ARAID unit stops or rotates very slowly, the LCD will show a highlighted F as illustrated in the diagram shown below: If the temperature is higher than the default setting (a preset number, typically 50 °C or 122 °F) the LCD will show a highlighted T as illustrated in the diagram shown below: RAID System Management Monitoring via AraidEye AraidEye allows users to see
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Network Management via SNMP Accordance provides an SNMP Agent (Simple Network Management Protocol) for the ARAID models 1000L/1010/1500/2000. It is compatible with Windows 2000 Professional and Server, 2003 Advanced Server, Windows XP Professional, and Red Hat/SUSE Linux. The agent and user interface simplifies the management and monitoring of multiple ARAID unites in a mid to large size network. Information provided includes disk health status, fan s
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Hard Drive Failure and Troubleshooting Guide 1. LCD message when both disks are operating correctly. 2. LCD message when the source disk is OK and target disk fails. ARAID will maintain read/write function on the source disk, but the RAID function is terminated. Replace the failed hard drive to resume the disk mirroring function. 3. LED message when source disk fails and target disk is OK. ARAID will maintain read/write function on target
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual ARAID Questions & Answers PC BIOS setup Q: What type of hard drive should be selected in the PC BIOS setup? A: If you are using two identical hard drives (same manufacturer and model) in your ARAID, select HDD TYPE of AUTO. If you replace a failed hard drive with a new disk with the same brand, and the same model series, but with a larger capacity, select HDD TYPE: AUTO, as well. If the replacement drive is larger than the surviving drive, it is impe
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Replacing and Upgrading Hard Drives Q: What should I do if I need to replace a defective hard drive? A: 1. To minimize the risk of losing mission critical data, make it a practice to keep a spare hard drive of the same make and model for the next two years. Always restock your spare inventory with new hard drive(s) of the same model whenever a defective hard drive is replaced. These drives can be easily added to the ARAID disk array and rebuilt by run
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ARAID 1500, ARAID 2000 User’s Manual Appendix A Product Discrepancy Report ARAID Series No. yymmdd: Date: yy/mm/dd: Company Name: Your name: Accordance Product Name & Model Firmware Revision Manufactured Date or Purchase Date Equipment & Environment PC or Motherboard Brand & Model (**) BIOS (**) Phoenix or Award or AMI Chipset (**) HDD 1(**) Brand/Model/Series number HDD 2(**) Brand/Model/Series number IDE operation Mode (*) CPU RAM Version
