Netstor NA333TB3 User manual

First edition, June. 2017
User Manual
NA333TB3
3U 16-bay Thunderbolt 3 Storage and PCIe Expansion

4. Hardware Configuration
5. Building Up Procedures
1. Overview
2. Package Checklist
3. Panel Layout
6. Operation and Verification
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5.1 PCIe Card Installation
6.1 Verification steps for Mac
5.2 Hard Drive Installation
5.3 Connecting to Host Computer
6.2 Verification steps for Windows

1. Overview
Based on the latest Thunderbolt 3 technology and PCIe architecture, the creative,
innovative design of the storage allows the NA333TB3 enclosure to be capacity expandable
with RAID performance/protection and PCIe slot expandable to Thunderbolt-equipped
computers through the lightning-fast 40Gbps Thunderbolt 3 interface. Furthermore, the
Thunderbolt 3 NA333TB3 enclosure is compatible with both SAS and SATA HDDs/SSDs for
applications in various fields.
2. Package Checklist
Before installing the unit, verify the package contains the following items.
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Power cord x 2
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Thunderbolt 3 cable (2 meters) x 1
C
HDD Tray x 16 (installed in chassis)
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Key for HDD tray x 2
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HDD mounting screw
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Internal data cable × 4
Enclosure x 1
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Notify your sales representative if any of the above items is missing or damaged.
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3. Panel Layout
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6. Power Switches
。”I” for enable, “0” for disable
7. Power Cord Receptacles
8. Hot-swappable Cooling Fan
。90 × 90 mm
9. Thunderbolt 3 Connectors
。Connecting Thunderbolt 3 cables to host
and downstream device
1. HDD Power LED
。White - Power On Indicator
2. HDD Status LED
。Flash Blue - HDD Accessing Indicator
。Red - HDD Failure Indicator
3. Mute Button
。Reset for buzzer beeping
4. Fan Status LED
。Normal – Green
。Failure – Red (too slow RPM or stop)
5. Temperature LED
。Normal – Green
。Over 50℃- RED
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4. Hardware Configuration
5. Building Up Procedures
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Slot 1 : Thunderbolt 3 target card (already fixed in the chassis)
Slot 2 : PCIe x8 slot (open-type; supports PCIe card x16/x8/x4/x1)
RAID card is recommended to be installed in this slot as it’s
closest to HDD backplane’s connectors.
Slot 3 : PCIe x8 slot (closed-type; supports PCIe card x8/x4/x1)
Slot 4 : PCIe x8 slot (open-type; supports PCIe card x16/x8/x4/x1)
5.1 PCIe Card Installation
slot 4
slot 3
slot 2
slot 1
1. Place NA333TB3 chassis on a level surface of a stable table.
2. Open the chassis by removing the top cover.
3. Three PCIe slots on rear of NA333TB3 are covered by removable L-shape
metal brackets. Unscrew the screw of the removable L-shape metal
bracket to let the PCIe slots be ready for PCIe cards installation.

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4. Install one SAS/SATA RAID card and other PCIe cards into proper PCIe
slots of NA333TB3, and then tighten them with screws on the brackets
of the PCIe cards.
5. Connect the cable between the topmost mini-SAS connector on backplane
and the mini-SAS connector Channel 1~4 on RAID card, and then connect
the rest cables subsequently to the bottommost one on backplane and
Channel 13~16 on RAID card.
6. Restore the top cover of NA333TB3.
RAID HBA
RAID HBA
mini-SAS cable
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5.2 Hard Drive Installation
5.3 Connecting to Host Computer
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1. Take out the drive trays.
1. Connect NA333TB3 to Thunderbolt 3 Mac directly by Thunderbolt 3 cable.
2. Immobilize the chassis on a server rack or proper place.
3. Connect NA333TB3 with power source.
2. Place the HDDs/SSDs in the trays and fix them with drive mounting
screws. If 3.5-inch HDD, use the screws in the packet labeled with 3.5”;
if 2.5-inch HDD/SSD, use the screws in the packet labeled with 2.5”.
3. Insert the drive trays with HDDs/SSDs back to NA381TB3.
Step 1. Step 2.
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6.1 Verification steps for Mac
6. Operation and Verification
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1. When NA333TB3 is connected to the power source, turn on the two power
switches of storage’s PSU.
(turn the two switches to “I” position to enable the power supply unit)
2. The NA333TB3 is designed to be powered on/off simultaneously with Thunderbolt
Mac when storage is connected to Mac by Thunderbolt cable. Therefore, power on
Mac first, and then NA333TB3 will be powered on automatically.
(NA333TB3 also supports hot-plug and hot-unplug for powering on and off)
turn the switches to
position “ I ”
Thunderbolt cable

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3. Verify Netstor Thunderbolt 3 target card is recognized by Mac. Click the Apple icon
on top left of the screen, select About This Mac, and click System Report, and then
System Information pane will pop up. Select Thunderbolt at the left side of the pane;
if NA333TB3 can be selected to see its information, the Netstor Thunderbolt 3 target
card is recognized correctly by Mac.

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4. Verify the PCIe cards installed in NA333TB3. After the verification of Netstor Thunderbolt 3
target card, click PCI at the left side of the pane, and all the PCIe cards installed in
NA333TB3 will be shown in the information area within the pane.
(For RAID card, since starting up, it will take more time for its info to be shown)
5. Verify the drivers of RAID card and PCIe cards are installed on macOS. When seeing all
the PCIe cards are listed at the last step, there will be a section Driver Installed
indicating the status of PCIe cards’ drivers. If it shows “No” for the status, find and install
the Thunderbolt-aware driver for the PCIe card, and then the status will become “Yes”
to mean the driver of the PCIe card is installed properly.

6.2 Verification steps for Windows
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6. After verifying RAID card’s driver is installed, follow the operation procedure
instructed by RAID card’s manufacturer to set up the RAID volume.
7. While NA333TB3 is connected to Mac by Thunderbolt cable, when shutting
down Mac, the NA333TB3 will be shut down simultaneously as well.
1. Verify NA333TB3 is recognized by host. Right-click Computer, and select Manage. When
window of Computer Management pops up, select Device Manager at the left, and click
View on top, and then select Devices by connection.

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3. Depending on RAID card’s requirement (take Areca’s for instance), firstly install
NA333TB3 RAID card’s Windows Thunderbolt-aware driver and the Windows
GUI program.
2. Click ACPI x64-based PC, select Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System, and click PCI bus/PCI
Express Root Complex. Then items Intel 7 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port X
will be shown. Find one of the items that shows PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge, open the
PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge to the innermost tier, and the RAID card within NA333TB3
will be shown, meaning the storage is recognized by host.

4. After installing the driver and the GUI program, launch the GUI program
by selecting ArcHttpSrvGUI in All Programs in Windows Start to execute
the application.
5. After executing ArcHttpSrvGUI application, the web GUI will pop up.
Select SAS RAID Controllers, and then select ARC-188X Web
Management to enter the GUI interface.
6. Key in admin for name and 0000 for password to enter.
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7. After logging in, for quick setup of RAID volume, select Quick Function
at the left side of GUI, and then select Quick Create.
8. After creating RAID volume, right-click Computer, and select Manage.
When window of Computer Management pops up, select Disk
Management at the left, and then a window will pop up. Select GPT
(GUID Partition Table), and click OK.
9. After selecting GPT (GUID Partition Table), the RAID volume will appear
in the center bottom part of the window. Right-click the portion of the
RAID volume, and select New Simple Volume to format the RAID volume.
10. After formatting, the RAID volume will be shown in Computer, and will be
ready for use.
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Note: To eject the RAID volume on Windows, click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on
the bottom right of the screen, and select Eject Areca ARC-188X SCSI Disk Device.

11. While NA333TB3 storage is connected to host by Thunderbolt cable, when
shutting down host, NA333TB3 will be shut down simultaneously as well.
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Note: The NA333TB3 chassis supports SGPIO. When any HDD fails, the red LED indicator
on the tray will light. The SGPIO function will be effective when the SAS/SATA RAID
card supports SGPIO function. (for example, Areca’s RAID card)
If you have any questions, please contact your regional distributor,
or Netstor Technology, Taiwan.
Netstor Technology Co. Ltd.
www.netstor.com.tw
6F, No. 1, Alley 16, Lane 235, Baoqiao Rd., Xindian District,
New Taipei City 231-45, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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