Stardom Sohoraid SR5-WBS2 User manual

SR5-WBS2
Five Drive RAID Storage Enclosure

SOHORAID SR5 Series
User Manual

Forewords
About this manual
Thank you for purchasing STARDOM products.
This manual will introduce the STARDOM SOHORAID Series of products. Before using your SOHORAID ,
please read this manual thoroughly.
Although all information contained in this user manual has been carefully verified before publishing, however,
the actual product specification will be based on the time of delivery from STARDOM. Any updates to the
product specifications or relevant information may be found on www.stardom.com.tw. Products are subject to
change without prior notifications. If you have any questions regarding the products of STARDOM, or you
would like to know the latest product information, user manual update, or firmware update, please contact
your local supplier or visit www.stardom.com.tw for further information.
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Table of Contents
1. Package Contents and Product View!2
2. Environmental Requirements!3
3. Hardware Installation!3
4. System Login!4
4.1 LCD control panel login!4
4.2 RS232 Cable Login!5
4.3 Login to Web GUI via LAN Port!6
4.4 Quick Installation!7
5. System Management!10
5.1 System Architecture!10
5.2 Quick Setup!11
5.3 RAID Setup!11
5.4 Volume Setup!13
5.5 Physical Drive!14
5.6 System Controls!14
5.7 Information!15
6. Hard Drive Requirements and Precautions!16
7. Drive Failures and Replacement Instructions!16
8. System Temperature Overheat and Fan Failure Management!17
9. Visual Status Indicator Definitions!17
10. 2.2TB Setting Instruction!17
1. GUI Instruction!17
2. Disk Management!17
3. LCD Operating Instruction!18
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1. Package Contents and Product View
Open the package and you should find the following :
SR5-WBS2
SR5-WBS2
SR5-WBS2 x1 with Removable drive tray enclosed x 5
AC Power Cable x 1
RS232 Cable x 1
e-SATA Cable x 1
Product CD with manual x 1
FireWire 800 (1394b) Cable x 1
Accessories kit x 6
USB2.0 Cable x 1
Grip handle x 1
Please make sure that the contents listed above are not damaged or missing. If there are damages or miss-
ing contents, please contact your supplier immediately.
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Front View
Rear View
(1) Hard drive access indicator
(2) Removable drive tray
(3) Key access opening
(4) Voltage level indicator
(5) Temperature indicator
(6) Fan indicator
(7) Hard drive status indicator
(8) LCD display
(9) Select button
(10) ESC button
(11) Enter button
(12) Power switch
(13) Power socket
(14) USB2.0 interface
(15) e-SATA interface
(16) FireWire 800 (1394b) interface
(17) LAN interface
(18) Cooling fan
(19) RS232 (for GUI)
(20) Anti-theft cord slot
* The secondary FireWire 800 (1394b) connection on the SOHORAID SR5-WBS2 is provided to con-
nect and extend to another FireWire 800 (1394b) device.
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2. Environmental Requirements
(1) Operating Temperature : 5 ~ 40˚C(41 ~ 104 F)
(2) Storage Temperature : -20 ~ 70˚C(-4 ~ 158 F)
(3) Line Voltage : 100 ~ 240V AC
3. Hardware Installation
Please follow the instructions below to complete the hardware installation:
(1) Open the package and take out the product making sure that all the enclosed contents are not dam-
aged or missing. If there are damages or missing contents, please contact your supplier immediately.
(2) Place the enclosure on a stable surface, ensure that it is well ventilated without blockage to the vent
and kept away from locations near moisture or where the product may become vulnerable resulting in
damages.
(3) Use the provided key in the accessory kit and inserted into the key access opening to eject the re-
movable drive tray latch and extract the removable drive tray.
(4) Remove the drive stabilizer from the removable tray then mount the hard drive onto the tray and se-
cure it with the screws enclosed in the accessories kit. Once completed, insert the drive tray back from
the drive position and push the latch into place. Repeat the same for drive position other to complete
all drive installations.
(5) Choose one of the provided cables of your preference to connect the preferred interface connection
on the enclosure unit to the computer.
(6) Attach the AC power cable to the power socket on the enclosure unit and the other end to the power
socket. Once completed, you may power on the unit.
(7) Power on the SR5-WBS2. Log into the system via the LCD, RS232 or LAN connection then select
Quick Volume and RAID Set Setup to set the RAID Mode and Volume. Default Password:0000.
(8) Power on the computer, your operating system will automatically identify the new hardware and once
recognized, follow the operating system’s instructions to format the hard disks. Once the formatting is
complete the device is ready for use.
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4. System Login
You can log into the system to perform configuration and administration tasks using any of the three following methods:
A. The LCD control panel mounted on the device.
B. Through a RS232 connection.
C. Through the LAN Port using the web GUI. [ Please refer to Step 4.3 ]
Once the administrator has logged into the system through one of these three methods they can configure the disk array
settings.
The default login password is : 0000
4.1 LCD control panel login
The LCD control panel mounted on the SR5-WBS2 is the primary user interface. You can manage and setup the entire
system using the LCD display and the four control buttons below it without using any other hardware or software. The
LCD panel can display all system information, status and settings.
Function Button Description
Button
Function
Up
Move up / Right Select
Down
Move Down / Left Select
Enter
Confirm Selection
ESC
Cancel Selection or Back
You can use the “Up” and “Down” function buttons to select or browse the available functions, use ENTER to select or
access the relevant settings, and the ESC button to exit the settings or return to the next higher level directory.
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4.2 RS232 Cable Login
If you choose to log in via the Web GUI over a RS232 Connection, you must install the “GUICom2Http” soft-
ware. Insert the included CD-ROM in the CD-ROM Drive then under “Management Software” select “GUI-
COM2Http” to install the software automatically. Alternatively, you can go directly into the CD-ROM’s con-
tents, open the “GUI-COM2Http” folder under “Management Software” and click on “Setup.exe” to launch the
installer.
Once the installation is complete, log in by referring to the
following instructions:
1. Run the “GUI-Com2Http” program, define the necessary
settings then check the “Launching Web Browser when
server started!” box.
Explanation of Settings
(1) TCP Port: A value between 1~65535. The default is 81.
(2) RAID Connected to: COM1, COM2, COM3… etc.
(3) BaudRate: 1200 ~ 115200. The default is 115200.
2. Click “Start Server” and the program will automatically
search for the SR5 and display the relevant information. Once the SR5 has been found a separate login win-
dow will appear.
3. After entering the account and password the setup screen will be shown..
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4.3 Login to Web GUI via LAN Port
If you choose to log into the Web GUI over a LAN con-
nection, please connect the SR5-WBS2 to the network
and the SR5-WBS2 will automatically acquire an IP ad-
dress from your DHCP server. If an IP address can’t be
acquired, the SR5-WBS2 will automatically set an IP ad-
dress. (The default IP is 192.168.1.100)
The IP address used will be automatically shown on the
unit’s LCD display. You can access the login interface by
launching a web browser and typing in the shown IP ad-
dress. After entering the account and password you will
be logged in to the system.
Default Account：admin
Default Password：0000
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4.4 Quick Installation
1. Click “Quick Function” and “Quick Create” will pop up. Click to enter it.
2. This screen displays Total Number of Disks, Raid Mode, Capacity of Disk, and Initialization Mode.Basic
setups require no changes. You may simply follow the default settings. (User may also make changes as
needed)
Note :
(A)The Raid Mode supports RAID0, 1+0, 1+0+Spare, 3, 3+Spare, 5, 5+Spare, 6, 6+ Spare
(B)The hard disk can be partitioned into user’s desired volume. The remaining capacity can still be used,
so there is no waste of disk space.
(C)Initialization Mode includes the three options:
a. Background Initialization: It allows use of hard disk during Initialization but delivers lower efficiency.
b. Foreground Initialization: Use of the hard disk will follow Initialization.
c. No Int (To Rescue Volume): Use of hard disk without Initialization.
You are advised to choose option b. (system default setting.)
(D)You may choose from 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, and 128K. Users who often Access large-volume files
(such as MPG video files) are advised to set to 128K for better performance. Users who often use
small-sized text documents are advised to set to 4K for better access efficiency. The default 64K is
used as an example here.
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3. Check the “Confirm The Operation” box, and then click “Submit”
4. The following screen will appear.(Initialization is finished)
5. Please select “Restart Controller” under “System Controls”.
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6. Click “Restart Controller”, and the following screen will appear. Check the option in the red box, and
then click “Submit”
7. After this screen appears, check the option in the red box again, and then click “Submit”.SR5-WBS2
will restart, and the setup of SR5-WBS2 is completed.
8. Connect SR5-WBS2 to the computer using the preferred interface connection.
9. Wait for the system to complete initialization as the hard drive status indicator will briefly light up red
then stop. Once this has been completed, you may proceed with the formatting of the system drives.
Note：
The actual storage capacities may differ from the stated capacities on the hard drives once the
drives have been formatted.
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5. System Management
5.1 System Architecture
Quick Volume and RAID Set Setup
>
RAID Set Functions
>
Create RAID Set
>
Delete RAID Set
>
Expand RAID Set
>
Activate RAID Set
>
Create Hot Spare
>
Delete Hot Spare
>
Rescue RAID Set
Volume Set Functions
>
Create Volume Set
>
Modify Volume Set
>
Check Volume Set
>
Stop Volume Set Check
Physical Drive
>
Create Pass-Through
>
Modify Pass-Through
>
Delete Pass-Through
>
Identify Drive
>
Identify Drive
System Controls
>
System Config
>
EtherNet Config
>
Alert By Mail Config
>
SNMP Configuration
>
NTP Configuration
>
View Events/Mute Beeper
>
Generate Test Event
>
Clear Event Buffer
>
Modify Password
>
Upgrade Firmware
>
Restart Controller
>
Raid Set Hierarchy
Information
>
System information
>
Hardware Monitor
When your computer has booted, your operating system should recognize the RAID volume automatically.
After the volume has been successfully recognized, please follow the formatting of hard drive instructions
given by the operating system to format the drive volume of your preference. Once the formatting has been
completed, the RAID system is ready for use.
Note :
The actual storage capacities may differ from the stated capacities on the hard drives once the
drives have been formatted.
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5.2 Quick Setup
The “Quick Volume and RAID Set Setup” function is the fastest way to complete the system setup process
and involves just five steps. The LCD instructions are provided below:
(1) Log into the system via the LCD then select the “Quick Volume and RAID Set Setup” function. The
system will automatically detect the number of hard disk drives (HDD) installed and display the avail-
able RAID levels.
(2) Use the Up and Down buttons to select the RAID level you wish to use. Press the “ENTER” button to
confirm your selection when done.
(3) The system will show the available storage capacity corresponding to the selected RAID level. You
can change the storage capacity using the Up and Down buttons. Press the “ENTER” button to con-
firm your settings when done.
(4) Select the Stripe Size. Press the “ENTER” button to confirm your selection when done.
(5) Press the “ENTER” button to confirm the settings, or the “ESC” button to cancel.
(6) Once the ENTER button is pressed the system will complete the setup process.
Note :
1. All physical drives will be included in the RAID set. The RAID capacity will be calculated using the ac-
tual capacity of the smallest hard drive.
2. This function will create only one volume. If you need to add additional volumes, please select the
“Volume Set Functions” to make your changes.
5.3 RAID Setup
The “RAID Set Functions” allow you setup your RAID. The setup functions include:
• Create RAID Set
• Delete RAID Set
• Expand RAID Set
• Offline RAID Set
• Activate RAID Set
• Create Hot Spare
• Delete Hot Spare
• Rescue RAID Set
5.3.1 Create RAID Set
After selecting this function the system will first ask you to choose the number of HDD to setup. You can use
the Up, Down and “ENTER” buttons to make your selection. When done, press the “ENTER” button to con-
firm your selection. Please refer to the above chart for more details.
Note : This function only carries out the initial setup. You must go back to the “Volume Set Func-
tions” to setup the volumes before the RAID set can be used normally.
5.3.2 Delete RAID Set
This function can be used to delete previously created RAID sets so you can setup new RAID sets.
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5.3.3 Expand RAID Set
This function allows the user to directly expand the capacity of a RAID set currently in use without having to
delete the current RAID set before rebuilding.
Note :
(1) The newly added capacity must have a volume set up before it can be used. This can be per-
formed through “Volume Set Functions”.
(2) Once a capacity expansion is in progress the process can’t be paused.
(3) During a capacity expansion, if one of the HDD is damaged and there is a Hot Spare defined,
once the capacity expansion is complete the system will automatically rebuild the data.
(4) If the original storage already contains data, please backup the data to another machine’s stor-
age space before proceeding with the expansion to avoid losing your data.
5.3.4 Offline RAID Set
This feature has been built through the established removable disk arrays, facilitate you to conduct followup
into a new set of disk arrays.
5.3.5 Activate RAID Set
If a HDD was removed when the system has been turned off, the RAID set status will be set to “Incomplete
State”. If the user wishes to continue using the system, after the system boots up they must first activate the
incomplete RAID set.
5.3.6 Create Hot-Spare
This function can be used to set an idle HDD as the Hot Spare disk. When another hard disk in the RAID set
is damaged, the Hot Spare can be used to automatically rebuild the lost data.
5.3.7 Delete Hot-Spare
Selecting this function deletes a previously set up Hot-Spare disk.
5.3.8 Rescue RAID Set
The “RESCUE” function can recover the missing RAID set information.
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5.4 Volume Setup
Once a RAID set has been set up, all of the storage capacity on the physical disks will be treated as one sin-
gle storage space. This is not normally recognized by operating systems so the storage space must be
defined as one or more storage partitions. This allows the operating systems to recognize these partitions
normally and treat them as normal physical disks. This partition is known as a “Volume”.
Under “Volume Set Functions”, the available setup functions include:
• Create Volume Set
• Delete Volume Set
• Modify Volume Set
• Check Volume Set Consistency
• Stop Volume Set
5.4.1 Create RAID Volume Set
For the SR5-WBS2 you will see: RAID Level, Stripe Size, Cache Mode, IDE Host Channel, IDE Drive Select,
Tagged Queuing, IDE Xfer Mode and Volume Name.
5.4.1.1 Volume Name
The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set. #. You can rename the volume set name pro-
viding it does not exceed the 15 characters limit.
5.4.1.2 RAID Level
The SR5 series supports RAID0, 1+0, 1+0+Spare, 3, 3+Spare, 5, 5+Spare, 6, 6+ Spare
5.4.1.3 Stripe Size
You can select 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K or 128K. If you regularly read or write large files (e.g. mpeg video files)
then you can use 128K for better performance. If you mainly work with smaller document files, 4K will offer
better performance.
5.4.1.4 Cache Mode
This can be set to Write-Through or Write-Back mode. In Write-Through mode the Cache will process com-
mands in the order that they arrive in. Under Write-Back mode, the commands will be sorted by priority be-
fore processing. Write-Back mode will generally offer better performance than Write-Through mode.
5.4.1.5 Tagged Queuing
Enabling this function will offer more stable performance between systems.
5.4.1.6 IDE Channel
You can choose which interface to use for data transfers:
• Channel 0: IDE Interface
•Channel 1: SATA Interface
Note: Make sure to choose “Channel 1 : SATA Interface” only.
5.4.1.7 IDE Xfer Mode
Supports for ATA133, ATA100, ATA66 and ATA33. This is mainly used to configure the internal RAID control-
ler.
5.4.2 Delete Volume Set
This function can be used to delete the existing volume set.
5.4.3 Modify Volume Set
This function can be used to re-define or modify a volume set’s attributes.
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5.4.4 Check Volume Set
Use this function to check the consistency of the volume set.
5.4.5 Stop Volume Set Check
Stop the volume set consistency check currently in progress.
5.5 Physical Drive
This function shows all of the physical drive related information including:
• Create Pass Through Disk
• Modify Pass Through Disk
• Delete Pass Through Disk
• Identify the Device
5.5.1 Create Pass Through Disk
This HDD will not be added to the RAID set and will be treated as an independent disk drive by the operating
system. Once this HDD has been set up, the hardware information will be shown.
5.5.2 Modify Pass Through Disk
This function can be used to modify the settings for the current Pass Through Disk. Once modified the hard-
ware information will be shown.
5.5.3 Delete Pass Through Disk
This function can be used to delete the currently defined Pass Through Disk.
5.5.4 Identify Device
To avoid the removal of the wrong HDD, this function can be used to check that the correct HDD is currently
selected. Select this function then select the HDD to remove. The LED light for the selected HDD will begin
to blink.
5.6 System Controls
The RAID System functions offer the following setup options:
• System Config
• EtherNet Config
• Alert By Mail Config
• SNMP Configuration
• NTP Configuration
• View Events/Mute Beeper
• Generate Test Event
• Clear Event Buffer
• Modify Password
• Upgrade Firmware
• Restart Controller
5.6.1 System Config
Click this feature will enter to advanced access device-related settings.
5.6.2 EtherNet Config
This function can be used to configure the Ethernet settings, including: DHCP Function, Local IP Address,
HTTP Port Number, Telnet Port #, SMTP Port Number and Ethernet Address.
5.6.3 Alert By Mail Config
Click this function to set alert by mail.
5.6.4 SNMP Configuration
This function can be used to set the related web management.
5.6.5 NTP Configuration
You can set system time by NTP configuration
5.6.6 View Events/Mute Beeper
It shows all RAID system events and mute beeper.
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5.6.7 Generate Test Event
Use this feature to generate an event to test the email address which configures by the “Alert by Mail Config”
option.
5.6.8 Clear Event Buffer
Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information.
5.6.9 Modify Password
You can use this function to modify password.
5.6.10 Upgrade Firmware
This is for manufacturer use only.
5.6.11 Restart the Controller
Restart the RAID controller.
Notes : The controller should only be restarted when the system is not being accessed.
5.7 Information
It includes following information:
• RAID Set Hierarchy
• System Information
• Hardware Monitor
5.7.1 RAID Set Hierarchy
Use this feature to view the current RAID set.
5.7.2 Show System Information
Shows all system related information, including:
• Main Processor
• CPU ICache Size
• CPU DCache Size
• System Memory
• Firmware Version
• Boot ROM Version
• Serial Number
• Unit Serial
• Controller Name
• Current IP Address
5.7.3 Hardware Monitor Information
Shows the current information on the system hardware, including:
• Controller Temperature
• Power +12V status
• Power +5V status
• Power +3.3V status
• Power +2.5V status
• Power +1.3V status
• Power +1.2V status
• System Fan 1 RPM
• System Fan 2 RPM
• HDD 1 ~ 5 Temperatures
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6. Hard Drive Requirements and Precautions
1. Only one interface connection may be used at once per one computer system.
2. When connected to the computer system, it’s prohibited to remove, insert or swap the hard drive while
data transfer is being performed.
3. It’s prohibited to change the positioning of the drives once the initial installation has been completed
as the changes made to the drive positions may destroy the RAID formation.
4. Whenever turning off or unplugging the SR5-WBS2 from your computer system becomes necessary,
always remember to safely remove it from your operating system first.
5. It is highly recommended for users to back up important data contained within the SR5-WBS2 on a
regular basis or whenever the user feels necessary at a remote or a separate storage device. STAR-
DOM is not responsible for any lost of data caused during the use of the SR5-WBS2 unit nor the re-
covery of the data lost.
When your computer has booted, your operating system should recognize the RAID volume automatically.
After the volume has been successfully recognized, please follow the formatting of hard drive instructions
given by the operating system to format the drive volume of your preference. Once the formatting has been
completed, the RAID system is ready for use.
Note :
The actual storage capacities may differ from the stated capacities on the hard drives once the
drives have been formatted.
7. Drive Failures and Replacement Instructions
If one of the front hard drive indicator has lit up red and the audio alarm sounds, this could mean the indica-
tive hard drive has failed. If this occurs, you may mute the audio alarm ( refer to the System Controls > View
events > Mute Beeper ) to shut off the audio alarm and power off the system immediately if in the allowed
operational state then re-power on the system to double check and see if in fact the indicative hard drive has
failed. If the problem persists, please turn off the system and follow the directions below:
Step1 Remove the failed hard drive from its drive position.
Step2 Mount the new hard drive onto the tray and insert it back to the empty drive position, then push the
latch into place making sure it is secured and locked.
Step3 Turn the system on as the hard drive status indicator of the replacement drive will blink red twice per
second. During data rebuild, you may use the SR5-WBS2 normally.
Note :
When purchasing a new hard drive, it is recommended in purchasing the same brand and specifica-
tion as the other good drives or you may purchase one that's at least 20GB greater in capacity to
avoid the inability to complete the formation.
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8. System Temperature Overheat and Fan Failure Management
If the alarm indicator has lit up red and the audio alarm sounds, this could mean the system fan has stopped
operating entirely, the system temperature has exceeded over the default temperature of 60°C. Hard drive is
not properly installed or system malfunction, When this occurs, you may mute the audio alarm( refer to the
System Controls > View events > Mute Beeper ) to shut off the audio alarm and power off the system imme-
diately if in the allowed operational state then re-power on the system to double check and see if the problem
is still present. If the problem persists, please turn off the system and contact your supplier or the STARDOM
tech support for further assistance.
If you require an host adapter to be used with this system, please log onto www.stardom.com.tw to find the
recommended adapter or contact STARDOM for more information.
9. Visual Status Indicator Definitions
A. Voltage Indicator:
(1) When the LED indicator lights green, this means the power of the system is on.
(2) When the LED indicator is blink red, this means there is a voltage error.
B. Temperature Indicator:
(1) When the LED indicator light green, this means the system is on normal status.
(2) This Led will blink red if the internal temperature rises above the Spec setting.
C. Fan Indicator:
(1) When the LED indicator light green, this means the system is on normal status.
(2) This Led will blink red if there is a fan problem.
D. Hard Drive Status Indicator:
(1) When the hard drive status indicator light green, this means the drive is present
and is on idling.
(2) When the hard drive status indicator lights red twice per second, this means
drive failure.
(3) When the hard drive status indicator lights red four times per second, this
means drive is a target disk of the rebuild situation.
10. 2.2TB Setting Instruction
Please pay attention, this process only can be worked with eSATA cable, and 64bit operating system.
1. GUI Instruction
Click “Quick Create”, find “Greater 2 TB Volume Support” and select “Yes”. Click “Confirm The Operation”
and press “Submit” to complete the setting process.
2. Disk Management
(1) After complete RAID setting, the hard drive will be divided into two parts and show two disks in the
disk management column. Please right click on disk 1 and select ”GPT Disk” to combine these two
disks.
(2) Format the disk to complete the process.
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3. LCD Operating Instruction
(1) After entering the password and “Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup” appears, please press ”ENTER”.
(2) Select “RAID MODE’ and press “ENTER”.
(3) Press “ESC” is to set the volume supporting 2.2TB capacity; press “ENTER” is to set the volume sup-
porting over 2.2TB capacity
(4) Press “ENTER” to confirm the available volume.
(5) Press “ENTER” to confirm available Stripe Size.
(6) Press “ESC” to cancel and press “ENTER” to confirm.
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