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Contents
Using This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Symbols and Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
If You Need Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How to Order Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Avid Training Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 1 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
RAID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Shipping Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Avid VideoRAID ST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VideoRAID ST Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VideoRAID ST Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
HP Workstation Configuration and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Macintosh Mac Pro Workstation Configuration and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Chapter 2 Installing the VideoRAID ST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Preparing for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environmental Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the R380 HBA Controller Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Installing Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windows XP and Vista . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Macintosh Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the VideoRAID ST Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Launching the Avid VideoRAID ST Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Accessing the VideoRAID ST Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Installing the Disk Drives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cabling and Connecting the Avid VideoRAID ST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the Disk Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 3 Configuring the VideoRAID ST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Accessing the VideoRAID ST Configuration Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring RAID Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rebuilding Disk Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Chapter 4 Expanding the VideoRAID ST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Connecting Two VideoRAID ST Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cabling and Connecting the VideoRAID ST Enclosures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the Two VideoRAID ST Enclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using the Disk Management Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windows XP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windows Vista. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Appendix A Regulatory and Safety Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
FCC Notice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Canadian ICES-003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
European Union Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in the European Union . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Australia and New Zealand EMC Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Taiwan EMC Regulations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Using This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of an Avid®VideoRAID®ST Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Tower (Avid VideoRAID ST) storage enclosure. Avid Technology is pleased to provide this
high-performance VideoRAID ST storage enclosure. The Avid VideoRAID ST has been
designed to ensure maximum performance and is a result of a partnership with ATTO™
Technology, Inc., a leading provider of premium RAID storage controllers and adapters. The
Avid VideoRAID ST is “powered by ATTO” and uses an ATTO ExpressSAS R380 RAID
controller card designed to meet the demands and requirements of media editing and storage
workflows at real time speeds as tested and certified by Avid Technology.
The VideoRAID ST can be used with Avid products for both Windows and Macintosh®
operating systems. Unless noted otherwise, the material in this document applies to the
Windows XP and Mac OS®X operating systems.The majority of screen shots in this
document were captured on a Windows XP system, but the information applies to both
Windows and Mac OS X systems. Where differences exist, both Windows XP and Mac OS
X screen shots are shown.
nThe documentation describes the features and hardware of all models. Therefore, your
system might not contain certain features and hardware that are covered in the
documentation.
Symbols and Conventions
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Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
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recommendations, and strong suggestions.
cA caution means that a specific action you take could cause harm to
your computer or cause you to lose data.
wA warning describes an action that could cause you physical harm.
Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit itself when
handling electrical equipment.

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If You Need Help
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1Overview
The Avid VideoRAID ST is a Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage enclosure featuring a
high-performance SAS interface supporting up to 5 Terabyte (TB) of disk storage for editing
and broadcast applications. The VideoRAID ST product is supported on both the Windows
Vista®and Windows XP operating systems and the Macintosh X 10.4.11 and later operating
systems.
See the following topics:
•Features
•Avid VideoRAID ST
•System Requirements
Features
The Avid VideoRAID ST storage enclosure is a five-drive array supporting RAID Level 5.
SATA drives are available in both 500 Gigabyte (GB) and 1Terabyte (TB) capacity and
provide a scaling capacity from 2.5 TB to 5 TB in a single enclosure. The Avid VideoRAID
ST configuration tool, a Graphical User Interface (GUI), allows both easy configuration and
access to detailed operational information about the VideoRAID ST.
nThe Avid VideoRAID ST does not support any other RAID levels or Just a Bunch of Disks
(JBOD).
The Avid VideoRAID ST is powered by the ATTO SAS RAID R380 Host Bus Adapter
(HBA) controller board. Once installed in your Windows or Macintosh workstation in a PCI
Express (PCIe®) slot, the RAID controller board provides SAS connectivity and RAID
functionality. In addition, the Avid VideoRAID ST can be extended to two enclosures (ten
SATA drives) supported by one RAID controller board.
Supported configuration are listed in the following table. In addition, the Avid VideoRAID
ST can be extended to two enclosures (ten drives) supported by one SAS RAID controller
board.

1 Overview
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Key features of functions of the VideoRAID ST are that it:
• Allows easy configuration with the Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool
• Supports SATA disk drives
• Displays LED indicators, activates audible alarms, and allows event e-mail notification
• Expands to two VideoRAID ST enclosures
• Provides users with an simple, intelligent firmware design without complicated settings
At this time, the supported configurations are listed in the following table.
RAID
The Avid VideoRAID ST supports RAID level 5. The Avid VideoRAID ST does not support
any other RAID levels or Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD). In a VideoRAID ST five-drive
system, if a drive fails, the VideoRAID ST can automatically begin the rebuild process once
a new drive is installed into the enclosure.
Shipping Kit
Each Avid VideoRAID ST is a desktop storage unit. Each VideoRAID ships with a one (1)
meter miniSAS cable for desktop use, though cable lengths of three (3) and five (5) meters
are available.
Each Avid VideoRAID ST enclosure kit contains:
• VideoRAID ST storage enclosure
• ATTO R380 SAS RAID PCIe controller board
• Five SATA Disk drives (boxed separately within enclosure packaging)
• Power cord
• MiniSAS cable (one meter length)
Supported Configurations
Configuration Drive Size
Fully populated 500 Gb
Fully populated 1 TB
Expansion to two
VideoRAID ST enclosures
1 TB drives only

Avid VideoRAID ST
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•Avid VideoRAID ST/SR Installation CD
• Avid VideoRAID ST manual
nVisually inspect the shipping carton and if there is any damage, do not remove the contents.
Notify your Avid representative. Check the packing list to verify you have received all the
items.
The Avid VideoRAID ST/SR installation CD contains files for both the Avid VideoRAID ST
and the Avid VideoRAID SR products. The files and utilities on the installation CD for the
VideoRAID ST are the Avid VideoRAID ST configuration tool, the required drivers for both
Windows and Macintosh systems, the ExpressStripe™ utility, and electronic copies of this
document.
Avid VideoRAID ST
The Avid VideoRAID ST front and rear panels are shown in the figures in “VideoRAID ST
Front Panel” on page 13 and “VideoRAID ST Rear Panel” on page 15. On the Avid
VideoRAID ST front panel, the status LEDs indicate the operating status of the enclosure
such as, the power and fan LEDs (no color during normal operation). Fan and temperature
LEDs only turn red if there is a failure of the fan or a temperature exceeding recommended
levels.
Upon initial power up, the disk drive LED indicator lights red. When the power up cycle
completes, the LED indicators light blue during normal operation, flash when accessing the
hard drive, and light red when hard drives fail.
VideoRAID ST Front Panel
The Avid VideoRAID ST front panels are shown in the following figure. A table describing
the connections follows the illustration.

Temperature PowerMuteFan
Drives
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Front Panel LED Indicators
Indicator
LED
Color Description
Fan Red
No color
Indicates fan failure.
Normal operation.
Temperature Red
No color
Indicates temperature range exceeding optimum range.
Normal operation.
Power Green The power button illuminates green when the unit is powered on.
This is also the power on and off button.
Drives Blue LED lights when hard disk drives are connected.
LED flashes when unit is accessing the hard disk drive.
LED is off when the system does not detect the hard disk drive.
Red LED lights at power on and thereafter only when hard disk drives
fail. Host bus adapter (HBA) boards control the function of this LED.
You can also use the locate function in the configuration tool to
locate failed drives.
Mute No color If alarm buzzer is enabled, the mute button silences the audible
alarm.

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VideoRAID ST Rear Panel
The Avid VideoRAID ST rear panels are shown in the following figure. A table describing
the connections follows this illustration.
Mini SAS
connector
RS-232
Power
NOT USED
System Requirements
The Windows and Macintosh workstations currently supported with the VideoRAID ST are
listed on the Avid web site. As more systems and third-party boards are tested and qualified,
and as different configurations meet approval, they will be posted on the Avid web site. For
the latest information concerning workstations qualified with the VideoRAID ST, go to
www.Avid.com.
Rear Panel Connectors
Connector Description
Host (top) miniSAS connector to workstation HBA.
Host (bottom) NOT USED.
RS-232 Connects to host COM port.
Power Power cord connection.

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The following section describes and identifies the connections used on the rear of the
Hewlett-Packard®(HP®) qualified and Macintosh workstations. This information is for
informational purposes and is different for each individual workstation. See the
manufacturer’s instructions for your particular workstation.
HP Workstation Configuration and Connections
The following table lists the supported configurations and their respective qualified slot
configurations. For the latest information concerning qualified workstations and their
respective configurations for the VideoRAID ST, go to www.Avid.com.
The following figure is an example of the rear of an HP workstation showing the qualified
slot configuration for the VideoRAID ST. This illustration is shown only as an example.
Because each workstation is configured differently, connection locations can vary.
nAlthough your workstation may have an existing SAS port, the HBA R380 controller board
provides the RAID support for the Avid VideoRAID ST. Native SAS ports on workstations do
not provide RAID support.
The rear panel also contains ports for connecting the mouse, keyboard, monitors, and
application key (dongle).
S
A
S
PCI Slots
1
2
3
4
5
6
7

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Macintosh Mac Pro Workstation Configuration and Connections
The following figure is an example of the rear of a Macintosh workstation showing the
qualified slot configuration for the Avid VideoRAID ST. This illustration is shown only as
an example. Because each workstation is configured differently, connection locations can
vary.
4
3
2
1
Locking latch
Power cord socket
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

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2Installing the VideoRAID ST
Installation of the Avid VideoRAID ST enclosure requires installing the RAID controller
board in your Windows or Macintosh workstation. The RAID controller board provides SAS
connectivity and RAID functionality.
nAlthough your workstation may have an existing SAS port, the HBA R380 controller board
provides the RAID functionality and the SAS connectivity for the Avid VideoRAID ST. Native
SAS ports on workstations do not provide RAID functionality.
Windows and Macintosh workstations require the same ATTO HBA R380 controller board.
The installation process for the Avid VideoRAID ST requires preparing for the installation,
installing the RAID controller board into your workstation, and installing the Avid
VideoRAID ST configuration tool. The next steps in the process are to install the drivers, the
disk drives, and then to cable, connect and configure the VideoRAID ST.
nThe installation process is the same for both the Windows and Macintosh workstations.
Where the procedure is different for Macintosh users, it is noted. The majority of screen
shots in this document were captured on a Windows system, but the information applies both
to Windows and Macintosh systems.
See the following topics:
•Preparing for Installation
•Installing the R380 HBA Controller Board
•Installing Drivers
•Installing the VideoRAID ST Configuration Tool
•Installing the Disk Drives
•Cabling and Connecting the Avid VideoRAID ST
•Using the Disk Management Utility

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Preparing for Installation
Preparing for installation includes ensuring that the area where you install the
VideoRAID ST meets the electrical and environmental conditions.
Environmental Requirements
The site you choose for your VideoRAID ST workstation should meet the following
environmental requirements:
• Clean and dust free.
• Free from significant temperature or humidity changes.
• Sturdy, level, and not subject to vibration.
• Away from radio frequency emissions, high-traffic, or high-noise areas.
• Adequate space in front of and behind the workstation components, so you can connect
cables and service your workstation. This also provides adequate airflow for cooling.
• A minimum clearance of 3 inches (7.6 cm) for the side and back panels of the desk side
base unit.
Electrical Requirements
Select your site with the following electrical requirements in mind:
• Make sure there are adequate power outlets for the VideoRAID ST. This prevents the
need for extension cords.
• Make sure your site is away from major electrical equipment such as motors, air
conditioners, or elevators.
• Make sure the location is not subject to static electrical buildup.
• Plug only the VideoRAID ST and other system equipment into the power strip. Do not
plug in coffee makers, radios, lights, or other non-Avid devices. Avid recommends the
use of an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) appropriately sized for your system
configuration. The UPS provides system protection against sudden power surges or
losses that could cause you to lose your work.
The following table describes the electrical specifications for the VideoRAID ST
workstation:
Component Voltage Frequency
VideoRAID ST 100 to 240 V ac 50 to 60 Hz