Table of Content
1.
Introduction ....................................................................................................................3
1.1.
Safety Considerations ..............................................................................................4
1.1.1.
SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS............................................................................4
1.1.2.
CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ ..................................................................5
1.1.3.
SAFTY BERÜCKSICHTIGUNGEN ....................................................................6
1.1.4.
CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD.............................................................7
1.2.
System Requirements..............................................................................................8
1.3.
Technical Support ....................................................................................................8
2.
Getting Started...............................................................................................................9
2.1.
Packaging...............................................................................................................9
2.2.
Check List ...............................................................................................................9
3.
Overview......................................................................................................................10
3.1.
The Bezel..............................................................................................................10
3.2.
Disk Module...........................................................................................................10
3.3.
Front, back and HBE..............................................................................................11
4.
Installation....................................................................................................................12
4.1.
Rackmount Installation...........................................................................................12
4.2.
Disk Module Installation..........................................................................................13
4.3.
Host Bus Extender Card.........................................................................................14
4.3.1.
Switch Settings...............................................................................................14
4.3.2.
HBE Card Installation......................................................................................15
4.4.
Making the Connections .........................................................................................16
4.4.1.
PCI-e Extender Cable.....................................................................................16
4.4.2.
Mac Connection .............................................................................................16
4.4.3.
Windows PC Connection.................................................................................17
4.5.
Driver Installation ...................................................................................................18
4.5.1.
Mac Pro – Expansion Slot Utility settings..........................................................18
4.5.2.
Mac Driver Installation.....................................................................................19
4.5.3.
Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation................................................................20
4.5.4.
Windows Vista Driver Installation.....................................................................20
4.6.
RAID Console Installation.......................................................................................21
4.6.1.
Apple Mac RAID Console Installation...............................................................21
4.6.2.
Windows PC RAID Console Installation............................................................22
4.7.
Built-in Ethernet Configuration ................................................................................22
4.8.
E-mail notification...................................................................................................22
5.
RAID Console Operations .............................................................................................23
5.1.
Start RAID Console GUI.........................................................................................23
5.1.1.
Start Apple Mac RAID Console GUI.................................................................23
5.1.2.
Start Windows PC RAID Console GUI..............................................................24
5.1.3.
Built-in Ethernet..............................................................................................25
5.2.
Change RAID Mode – Deleting / Creating................................................................25
5.2.1.
Delete the RAIDSet........................................................................................25
5.2.2.
Create a RAID Set..........................................................................................26
5.2.3.
Create >2TB RAID Set for Windows XP (32bit):................................................28
6.
Alarm Conditions / Degraded RAID Set..........................................................................31
6.1.
Replacing a Disk Module........................................................................................32
7.
Formatting and Partitioning............................................................................................33
7.1.
Apple OS X Formatting...........................................................................................33
7.1.1.
Erase an existing partition ...............................................................................33
7.1.2.
Create a new partition.....................................................................................34
7.2.
Windows XP / Vista Formatting...............................................................................35
8.
RAID Level Descriptions ...............................................................................................37
9.
Limited Warranty ..........................................................................................................38
10.
Product Registration ..................................................................................................39
11. Appendix...................................................................................................................40
