ACT ARS5050I User manual

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ACT-ARS5050 Disk Array
Series products
Quick Installation Guide
VER:1.0
ACE-POWER COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
17F.-3, No.116, Zhengxin St., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
TEL：[phone] FAX：[phone]
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http://www.honetek.com/

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illegal behavior。

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Table of contents
1.Introduction………………………………………………………….……...4
1.1.1 Introduction…………………………..…………..………….……..……..4
1.1.2 Specification.………………..…………..……….………….…….………4
1.1.3 ACT-ARS5050 Series products…………………………………….……..5
2. Hardware Installation……………………………….………………..6
2.1 Identify RAID Subsystem part…………………………………………….6
2.2 Quick Installation guide……………………………………………………8
2.2.1 HDD Installation…………………………………………………………..8
3. Configure RAID Subsystems .………….………………………....9
3.1 Configuration methods………………………………………………….....9
3.1.1 Using LCD Module(LCM)………………………………………………..9
3.1.2 Using UTran RAID manager utility………….…………………………..10
4.Connect ACT-ARS5050 TO PC.……..…………………..…….......11
4.1 Connect ACT-ARS5050I to pc……………………………………………….11
4.2 Connect ACT-ARS5050E/RE to pc………………………………..................11
5.LCM configuration menu………………………..…………………...12
5.1 LCM menu tree……………………………………………………..............12
5.2 LCM menu……………………………………….……………..………......12
5.3 LCM description………………………………………….…………….....13
5.3.1 LCM Menu Title……………………………………………………….....13
5.3.2 Quick Setup Function set..............……………....………………….….....14
5.3.3 Disk Manager Function set…………………………………………….....14
5.3.4 RAID Manager Function set………………………………………….......15
5.3.5 System Manager Function set………………………………….…………16
6. UTran RAID manager utility…………………………………16

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1. Introduction
1.1.1 Introduction
ACT-ARS5050 is specifically for personal video/audio, editing storage and DVR Raid
storage applications. It allows easy scalability from JBOD to RAID, It can be
configured to RAID levels 0,1,10,3,5 and JBOD. The RAID function allows one HDD
failure without impact on the existing data and failed drive Data can be reconstructed
from the remaining data and parity drives. RAID configuration and monitoring can be
done through the LCM front control panel or UTran RAID manager utility.
For ACT-ARS5050I,that is a internal platform. The RAID subsystem controller is
designed to fit in a three 5.25〞half-heigh drive bay for easy built-in the pc server.
For ACT-ARS5050 is a RAID tower platform；For ACT-ARS5050R is a RAID
Rackmount platform. It features five 3.5inch SATAII disk drives with RAID
0,1,3,5.and connects to the host system through and eSATA or USB/IEEE1394
interface.
For ACT-ARS5050 series RAID subsystem, that is also a standard part of all major
operating systems such as xp/2000/2003 server, Mac, Linux, etc, the host system does
not require additional or proprietary software to work with the controller.
1.1.2 Specification
Host Interface
◎ one 3.0Gbps SATA port
※ Disk interface
◎ Five 3.0Gbps SATA ports(for 3.5〞HDD)
※ RAID Features
◎ RAID levels:0,1,10,3,5,JBOD
◎ HDD hot-swap
◎ Automatic online background data rebuilding
◎ Automatic disk failure detect
◎ Array roaming
◎ Rebuilding speed rata:200GB per hour(Max.)
※ Management
◎ Driverless: need no driver on host side
◎ LED indicators for Disk status display
◎ LCD control panel for operation status display
◎ RAID level configuration and selection by LCD panel or UTran RAID
manager utility
◎ System temperature. Voltage and Fan monitoring
◎ NVRAM for event log and system configuration setting

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ACT-ARS5050 Series products
Type Model Host Interface
LCD Raid Features
Internal
ACT-ARS5050I SATAI／SATAII
5.25”or
3.5”LCM
（option）
ACT-ARS5050E eSATA
ACT-ARS5050U USB2.0
ACT-ARS5050C eSATA+USB2.0
ACT-ARS5050ES Ultra SCSI 160
Tower
ACT-ARS5050EP eSATA
port-multiplier
ACT-ARS5050RE eSATA
ACT-ARS5050RU USB2.0
ACT-ARS5050RC eSATA+USB2.0
ACT-ARS5050RS Ultra SCSI 160
ACT-ARS5050RCI
USB2.0+1394
RackMount (2U 5BAY)
ACT-ARS5050REP
eSATA
port-multiplier
Standard part
CPU RISC 400MHZ
Five 3.0Gbps SATA ports
(for 3.5〞HDD)
RAID levels:0,1,10, 3, 5,
JBOD
Supports more than 2TB
Bytes RAID drive
HDD hot-swap
Rebuilding speed:
200GB/hour
Supports Hot Spare on
RAID
Array roaming
Swappable Fan
Supports partial / slumber
power saving mode
Supports on-line
command based bad
sector recovery
Supports staggered spin-
up
Supports Multi-RAID
Uses hardware monitor to
monitor system voltage,
temperature and fan
activity
Support Device Status LEDs
(Error, Activity/Link)
※ Supports port-multiplier
Technology( ARS5050EP／
ARS5050REP only)

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2. Hardware Installation
2.1 Identify RAID Subsystem part
step1. Front View
ACT-ARS5050I
2.3 液晶配置
HDD Link & Access LED
step 2.BackSide
HDD Error& Rebuilding LED
LCD Module Connector
LCD Module Connector
SATA Host Channel Adapter Port
Swappable Fan
(4pin power connector)
Voltage Level
MUTE Button
TEMP LED
FAN LED

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ACT-ARS5050R Series(Front View)
ACT-ARS5050RE(BackSide)
ACT-ARS5050REP(BackSide)
Link Host
eSATA
Port !
Link Host
eSATA
Port !
Expand eSATA
Port(
pm
1
-
4)

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step 3. LCD Module
There are 4 keypad buttons and an LCD on the panel of ACT-ARS5050
1.It shows all functions and messages
2.It is used to scroll up through functions or menus
3.It is used to execute a selected function
4.It is used to cancel a selected function
5.It is used to scroll Down through functions or menus
2.2
Quick Installation guide
2.2.1 HDD Installation
step 1. Press slide lock down
Step 2. Attach screws
LCD(1)
Up(▲)(2)
Down(▼) (5)
ENT(3)
ESC(4)

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step 3. Press tray handle on Sliding the tray with hard drive into the enclosure
step 4. Connecting the cable of LCD Module to ARS5050
3. Configure RAID Subsystems
step 5. Mounting RAID Subsystem in system
step 6. Connecting RAID Subsystem power
step 7. Connecting RAID Subsystem to Host channel (SATA/Esata/USB2.0)
You can configure RAID Subsystem either through the LCD configuration utility or –
UTran RAID manager utility
3.1 Configuration methods
3.1.1 Using LCD Module(LCM)
The LCM is the primary user interface for the RAID subsystem, All configuration and
management of the controller and it’s properly connected disk arrays can be performed
from this interface.
The quick RAID setup flow chat is showed as following:

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3.1.2 Using UTran RAID manager utility
RAID subsystem now offers an alternative means of communication for the internal RAID
subsystem- UTran RAID manager utility(see chapter 6).
You can get the newest utility version from ACT by e-mail,or download it
directly from the web site
;http://www.honetek.com.
ESC
Down▼
Quick Setup
Create One RAID
Select Level :
RAID 0.1.3.5.0+1.JBOD
▲/▼select RAID Level
Enter Password ※Note 1
Are You sure?
Enter:Yes
ESC
:
No
Waiting System
Re
-
initialize…
UTran
Technology
ACT-ARS5050
Delete All RAID
Delete The RAID?
Enter: Yes
ESC: N
o
Waiting System
Re-initialize…
ENT
ENT
ENT
ENT
ENT
ENT
Power On
Press ENT to
access the
setup mode
Note 1.There is no defined password ,so
the user can pass it by pressing ENT or
the user can enter the password ,which is
set before。
Return to Main Menu
automatically when
completed

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4. Connect ACT-ARS5050 TO PC
4.1 Connect ACT-ARS5050I to pc
1.Open the pc case, insert ARS5050I,and connect two 4-PIN power cords to make
ARS5050I work well.
2.Connect a SATA cable to the SATA port of the system board.
3.Connect the other and of the SATA cable to ARS5050I.
4.Fasten with 12 screws, and close the pc case.
4.2 Connect ACT-ARS5050E/RE to pc
1.Insert one end of the ESATA cable into the eSATA port of the pc system, and the other
end into the eSATA port of ARS-5050E/RE.
2.Connect the power cord.
Once installing successfully, you can find ARS5050 as a non-initial Disk in
〝Disk manager〞under〝my computer〞and then to Format this Disk.

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5.1 LCM menu tree
5. LCM configuration menu
5.2 LCM menu
Quick Setup Disk Manager
1.Create One RAID
2.Delete All RAID
1.Identify Disk
2.Show Disk Info
RAID Manager RAID System Manager
1.Identify RAID
2.Create RAID
3.Delete RAID
4.RAID Information
5.Change RAID Pwd
6.Rebuild Priority
7.Standby Timer
1.System Info
2.Change Password
3.Logout From Menu
4.Alarm Control
5.Hardware Monitor
LCM Menu Title
Quick Setup Create One RAID
Delete All RAID
Disk Manager Identify Disk
Show Disk Info
RAID Manager Identify RAID
Create RAID
Delete RAID
RAID Information
Change RAID Pwd
Rebuild Priority
Standby Timer
System Manager
System Info
Change Password
Logout From Menu
Alarm Control
Hardware Monitor

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5.3 LCM description
5.3.1 LC M M e nu Title
ACT-ARC5050 LCM system will show the manufacturer name and product name as
default menu title. More over, LCM Menu Title also contains the following functions:
Password Protection: when user presses any button to enter the main menu, ACT-
ARC5050 LCM system will check whether there’s a LCM password. If user already set a
LCM password in System Manager/Change Password, the password is needed to authorize
to enter the LCM main menu.
Rebuild Progress: if there’s a RAID set rebuilding in the connected disks, the LCM system
will display the rebuild progress and the rebuilt target HDD in menu title.
Fault Detection: if there’s any disk or RAID fault in the connected disks, the LCM system
will display the fault information in menu title. The meaning of each fault information is as
follows:
“RAID Set N is in Broken Mode!”: RAID Set N loses some member disks and becomes
broken mode.
“RAID Set N is in Degrade Mode!”: RAID Set N loses some member disks and becomes
degrade mode.
“FAN Fail! Status Abnormal.”: H/W Monitor detects fan status abnormal.
“Temperature Fail xx degrees”: H/W Monitor detects over-temperature fault.
“Voltage Fail! xxV => yy ”: H/W Monitor detects voltage fault.
“Disk N Detects as a Bad Disk!”: the SATA disk N detects transmission error while system
is initializing, so it is judged as a bad disk.
“Disk N Detects a Bad Sector!!”: there exists non-recoverable bad sector in SATA disk N.
“Disk N Detects Null Mbr Error!”: the SATA disk N founds a RAID set which doesn’t
include this disk as a member disk.
“Disk N Detects a Bad Page!”: the SATA disk N has too many non-recoverable bad sectors
or has smart error state.
“Disk N Detects RAID sector Err!”: the SATA disk N has bad RAID sector.
“Disk N Detects Signature Error!”: the SATA disk N replies the error signature.
“Disk N Detects Read Page Error!”: the SATA disk N detects reading error when system
reads RAID information.
“Disk N Detects PIO Read Error!”: the SATA disk N detects reading error when system
executes PIO-read operation.
“Disk N Detects PIO Write Error!”: the SATA disk N detects writing error when system
executes PIO-write operation.
“Disk N Detects Read Log Error!”: the SATA disk N detects reading error when system
executes SMART-Read Log operation.
“Disk N Detects a Smart Error!”: the SATA disk N detects Smart Error.

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5.3.2 Quick Setup Function set
The Quick Setup Function set is provided for easily and quickly configuring RAID set by
user. It contains two functions: Create One RAID and Delete All RAID. The introduction
is as follows:
Create One RAID: user can easily create a RAID from the existing disks by this function.
User only needs to select the created RAID level and input the RAID password, and then a
desired RAID set is configured. However, if user doesn’t need RAID password, user can
directly press the
‘Enter’ key to bypass the RAID password stage and create a RAID set without password.
Delete All RAID: user can easily delete all RAID sets in the existing disks by this function.
User only needs to input the RAID password of the existing RAID sets, and then all the
RAID sets will
be deleted. If there’s no password in the existing RAID set, user doesn’t need to input the
password. Besides if there are more than two existing RAID sets with different passwords,
user cannot delete these RAID sets in this function. User can delete these RAID sets
separately in RAID Manager/Delete RAID function.
5.3.3 D
i sk M a n a g e r Fun cti on s et
The Disk Manager Function set is provided for managing and displaying the whole
connected disks. It contains two functions: Identify Disk and Show Information. The
introduction is as follows:
Identify Disk: user can identify the disk number by this function. After user enters this
function and selects a disk number, the corresponding disk led (ready) will become slow
blinking and user
can know the mapping of disk number and disk position.
Show Information: user can see the disk information by this function. After user enters this
function and selects a disk number, user can see the model name, serial number, firmware
version, total capacity, free capacity, and disk state of the selected disk. The free capacity
means the space which can be used to configure as RAID disk.

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5.3.4 RAID Manager Function set
The RAID Manager Function set is provided for managing and displaying the existing
RAID sets. It contains seven functions: Identify RAID, Create RAID, Delete RAID, RAID
Information, Change RAID PWD, Rebuild Priority, and Standby Timer. The introduction is
as follows:
Identify RAID: user can identify the disk member of RAID set by this function. After user
enters this function and selects a RAID set, the corresponding disk led (ready) of disk
members of selected RAID set will become slow blinking and user can know the disk
members of the selected RAID set.
Create RAID: user can create a specific RAID set by this function. At first user needs to
select a RAID level, and then user can select disk members. After user selects RAID
level and disk members, the LCM system will compute a maximal RAID size and let user
to modify the RAID size. Notice that the user can only reduce the RAID size. And then,
user can set a specific RAID name of this RAID set. If user doesn’t want set the RAID
name and presses ‘Enter’ to skip, the LCM system will apply the default RAID name to the
created RAID. At last user can input the password of the created RAID or skip to create a
non-password RAID. Finally, the specific RAID
set is created.
Delete RAID: user can delete a specific RAID set by this function. At first user needs to
select an existing RAID set. And then if there’s RAID password in the RAID set, the LCM
system will request user to input password to authorize the deletion behavior. Otherwise,
the user can quickly delete the non-password RAID.
RAID Information: user can see the RAID information by this function. After user enters
this function and selects a RAID set, user can see the RAID name, RAID level, RAID
capacity, member count, and RAID state of the selected RAID set.
Change RAID PWD: user can change the password of the RAID set by this function. After
user enters this function and selects a RAID set, user needs to input the old password at
first. And then user needs to input the new password and re-type the password to confirm
the updated password.
Rebuild Priority: user can modify the rebuild priority of the RAID set by this function.
After user enters this function and selects a RAID set, user can select a rebuild priority
level. There are five levels from highest to lowest which higher level means the RAID
system will apply higher priority
to rebuild the RAID while there are other read/write operations in the same time.
Standby Timer: user can modify the standby timer of the RAID set by this function. After
user enters this function and selects a RAID set, user can modify the standby timer.The
standby timer means the idle waiting time of RAID set to force disk members enter the
Standby mode. Notice that, the setting of standby timer with 0 minute means the disk
members won’t enter the Standby mode no matter how long the RAID set is in idle wating.

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5.3.5 Sys tem M a n a g e r Fun cti on s et
The System Manager Function set is provided for managing and displaying the LCM
system. It contains five functions: System Information, Change Password, Logout From
Menu, Alarm Control, and H/W Monitor. The introduction is as follows:
System Information: user can see some system information by this function. After user
enters this function, user can see the firmware version and controller number of the RAID
system.
Change Password: user can change the LCM password by this function. After user enters
this function, user needs to input the old LCM password at first. And then user can input
the new password and re-input the password to confirm the updated password. If user
doesn’t want LCM password, user can skip the new password stage by pressing ‘Enter’ key
to delete the existing LCM password.
Logout From Menu: user can logout from the LCM menu by this function.
Alarm Control: user can mute the buzzer of the RAID system by this function.
H/W Monitor: user can see the H/W monitor value by this function. After user enters this
function, user can select Voltage Monitor, Temperature Monitor, or Fan Monitor to see the
separate H/W monitor values.
6.UTran RAID manager utility
UTran H/W RAID Manager Utility
The UTran RAID Manager Utility is used to Manage and easily set，change and monitor
the status of ACT-ARS5050.
After entering the Utility，there are two operation mode in this Utility，one is Basic mode
another is advanced mode.
Operation mode Introduction：
1.Basic Mode：
1-1 RAID and Disk Information 1-2 Event Log Viewer 1-3 Basic RAID Configuration
2.Advanced Mode：
2-1Email Notification and Event Settings 2-2 Advanced RAID Configuration
2-3 Firmware Information 2-4 RAID Settings

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Basic Mode Operation Options
1-1Click〈Controller1〉to view Raid and Disk information，Click〈Advanced〉to view
temperature、Fan、Voltage System Information；The following diagram shows
1-2 The following diagram shows event log viewer

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1-3 Basic RAID Configuration，select RAID Mode，Click〈Apply〉，The following
diagram shows
Advanced Mode Operation Options
2-1 Email Notification and Event Settings
2-1-1 SMTP Server Name、SMTP Server Port、Sender E-mail、Sender Username、
Sender Password、Recipient E-mail(s)，Please refer to ISP settings。
2-1-2 Set finished 2-1-1 option，Click〈Save To Profile〉。
2-1-3 Select event(s) for notification，Choose event，Click〈Send Mail Test〉，then
Click〈Apply〉to finish。The following diagram shows

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2-2 Advanced RAID Configuration，Click〈Create RAID〉to create RAID Mode，then
select HDD which will be joined in this Raidset，Click〈Apply〉to finish。The
following diagram shows
2-3 Firmware Information:
The following diagram shows
IF you want to Update the Firmware of ACT-ARS5050，you can click ”Browse”
In this item and Select the Firmware file and then click (Update) to execute this action.
1
3
2

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2-4 RAID Settings
2-4-1 Set RAID Stand-by Timer Settings，Please enter a values between 0 and
10922(minutes)。
2-4-2 Set RAID Rebuild Priority Settings，Please select a value from the slider，
Click〈Apply〉finished。
The following diagram shows