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    ACS-77100 RAID controller User Manual[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 1 User ’s Manual eface .......................................................................................................................... 3 1. In 2. Build a 3. S 3.2. 3.3. 4. M ana g 4.2. 5. U Pr Notice ..............................................................................................................[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 2 User ’s Manual .1. Firmware updating steps .................................................................................. 23 6. T 5 rouble Shooting ....................................................................................................... 26 7. F A Q ...................................................[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 3 User ’s Manual Preface Notice atures and specif ications described in this manual are subject to ch ange without ufacturer shall not be liable f or any damage, or for the loss of inf ormation resulting T rad emarks the names of Accusys pr oducts and lo gos referenc ed herein are tradema rks and/o r trademarks of are c[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 4 User ’s Manual About This document This document discusses how to properly design y o ur RAID solution when using the ACS-77100 RAID controller , and guides you to conf igure the RAID contr oller . Customer should have a working knowledge of RAID planning and data stor age. Symbols used in this document Important inf [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 5 User ’s Manual 1. Introduction to the ACS-77100 1.1. Overview The ACS-77100 RAID controller provides RAID 0 (stri p ing), RAID 1 0 (Striping and mirroring) and RAID 5 (striping with parity) for y ou to construct a disk arra y optimized for perf ormance or reliability . By connecting the SA T A cables between the ACS-7[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 6 User ’s Manual 1.3. Understanding RAID Levels 1.3.1. RAID 0 (striping) RAID 0 links each drive in the arr ay to fr om one large drive. Storage cap acity is determined by the smallest driv e in the array . This capacity is then applied to format all other drive in the array . When using a 40GB, 50GB and a 60GB drive in[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 7 User ’s Manual 1.3.2. RAID 10 (striping and mirroring) RAID 0+1 combines mirroring and striping f unctions on a minimum of four hard disks. Mirroring pr ovides full redundancy and protects data in case of multiple drive failure (pro viding that data on on e of each mirrored pair of drives is in tact). The diagram show[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 8 User ’s Manual 1.3.3. RAID 5 (striping with parity) and RAID 5+hot spare RAID 5 uses a mathematical expression that compar es data from three drives and calculates a f ourth piece of data called “parity” which is saved on a fourth driv e. Should one of the dri ves f ailed , parity data can be used to rebuild the f[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 9 User ’s Manual 2. Build a RAID Solution This chapter covers the in stallation of the ACS-77100. The customers will be guided to using ACS-77100 to build a RAID solution. 2.1. Hardware Requirement:  ACS-77100 RAID controller  Backplane or Disk I/O board  Disk carriers (with LED Indicators)  Power supply [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 10 User ’s Manual 2.2. LCD Panel Operations The LCD messages are di splayed on the screen of L CD panel for system status. Pow e r L E D Access LED ▲ : Scroll up button ▼ : Scroll down button ENT : Enter button ESC : ESC button Scroll up button: to scroll up message data. Scroll down button: to scroll down messa ge [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 11 User ’s Manual 3. Set up the RAID solution This chapter covers the c onf iguration of the ACS-77100. Through an easy proc ess, the customers will be guided to conf igure the ACS-77100 through the f ollowing steps: Step 1 3.1. Setting the RAID level – The ACS-77100 is per -conf igured at RAID level 5, but you have t[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 12 User ’s Manual 3.1.1 RAID Level configurations RAID Level 5 RAID Level 0 Pin1-3 is open . Pin5-7 is open . Pin1-3 is short . Pin5-7 is short . RAID Level 10 RAID Level 5 + spare Pin1-3 is short . Pin5-7 is open . Pin1-3 is open . Pin5-7 is short . Note If the RAID level is not matched between the disk setting and the[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 13 User ’s Manual 3.2. Creating an Array 3.2.1 Enable/Disable Over 2TB capacity ACS-77100 supports over 2TB capacit y . The steps be low will guide you to enable/disable ov er 2TB capacity . 1. Select scroll button to f ind the capa city setting item on LCD panel. ( P.18, 4.1.2. Set over 2TB capacity Messages ) 2. Press[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 14 User ’s Manual Note The device over 2TB capacit y should be supported by Operation S ystem (e.g. Windows Vista). Please refer to section 3.5. Formatting and Partitioning the ACS-77100 to partition the device. 3.3. Setting the Time and Date by LCD T o change the time and date on the LC D , press and h old the ENT but [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 15 User ’s Manual 3.4. Connecting ACS-77100 to the Host computer 1. F ollow the steps on page 11, 3.1. Setting the RAID Level and 13, 3.2. Create an Array to establish a RAID . 2. Connect an end of the eSA T A cable into the eSA T A port on the ACS-77100 RAID subsystem. 3. Connect the other end of t h e eS A T A cable i[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 16 User ’s Manual 4. Windows oper ation system will list all the hard driv es that are installed on the system . Locate the ACS-77100 drive that is represented by the icon. Right click the icon and select Initialize. 5. In the drive box to th e right shows Unallocated , right click and select New Partition . (Figure 3.5[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 17 User ’s Manual 3.5.2. Formatting drive over 2TB capacity on Windows Vi sta The steps below will guide you to f ormat a drive over 2TB capacit y on Window Vista. 1. Right click Computer and click Manage . 2. From the Computer Management wi ndow , select Disk Management . 3. Windows oper ation system will list all the [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 18 User ’s Manual 4. Management 4.1. LCD displayed Messages The status of the ACS-77100 can be viewed through the L CD display . By using the scroll buttons to scroll through the messages, t he fo llowing information is av ailable. RAID level and capacity Disk drive model Disk capacity Controller firmware version Cont r[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 19 User ’s Manual 4.1.3. Initialization Messages LCD Display Message Create a new RAID . Create New RAID? No ( Yes ) New array bei ng created. RAID INIT XX.X % Total: XXXX GB RAID Initialization completed successf ully . RAID Init 100 % XXXX GB INIT OK! LCD Display Message Disk X failed during the initialization. The in[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 20 User ’s Manual 4.1.5. Rebuild Messages LCD Display Message Rebuilding data to a new di sk (Disk X) since Disk X failure. Disk rebuild completed successf ully . The capacity of the new disk (Disk X) is too small. XXX GB is the capacity of the new disk . DX Rebuild XX.X% Total: XXX GB DX Rebuild 100% XXX GB OK! YYY GB [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 21 User ’s Manual Disk F ailure Message LCD Display Message Disk X failed. Fa n Fa i l u r e M e s s a g e LCD Display Message F an failure. The xxxx rpm is the current rpm f o r the f an. Overheating Error Message LCD Display Message System o verheatin g . The XX is the curre nt temperatur e 4.2. StorConn GUI introduct[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 22 User ’s Manual 4.2.1. RAID status monitoring window 1. RAID controller tab: Allow customer to select which RAID to monitor . 2. Controller information: Lists model name, serial number and current RAID lev el. 3. Disk status: Allows you to monitor the status of each of the disk driv es. 4. Disk information: Lists mode[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 23 User ’s Manual 5. Update Firmware ACS-77100 allows the customers to update f irmware via RS-232 interface. The f irmware c an be updat ed from a h ost PC w ith thi rd party co mmunic ation so ftware, such as H yperT ermin al, tha t supports ANSI terminal emulation. The setup pr oc ess for HyperT erminal will be guide[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 24 User ’s Manual 4. Select COM1 or C OM2 from the Connec t usin g: dr op down menu, depending on which port is connecter to ACS-77100. 5. The COM pr operties dialog box will appear . Set the following values: Bit per second: 19200 Data bits: 8 Par i ty : N o ne Stop bits: 1 Flow Control: X on/X off 6. T urn on the ACS-[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 25 User ’s Manual 7. T ype in the command “download” to go to th e f irmware download mode, then t ype “1” to download code (Firmwar e or Bootcode). >>> downloa d restart … 01 GPIO 01 AAA 01 01 ========= 76 Down load Mode ========= Enter ‘1’ to Download Code (Firmware, Bootcode) ‘ E S C ’ e x [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 26 User ’s Manual 6. Trouble Shooting Problem Possible solution The ACS-77100 does not appear in the BIOS. Ensure that the arra y has completed the initialization process. How should I react t o disk failure? For a RAID 5/RAID 10 arr ay , you should replace the failed disk. Data rebuilding will then begin. For a RAID 5 [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 27 User ’s Manual 7. FAQ If you encounter a problem while using t he RAID box, check this section for hel p. 1. I have connected the ACS-77100 to ho st computer, but the host computer cannot recognize the ACS-77100 in BIOS. The arra y of the ACS-77100 must be created so th at the host comp uter can recognize the RAID in[...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 28 User ’s Manual 8. Contact Accusys Accusys, Inc. • 8F , No. 47 , Lane 2, Sec. 2, Guangfu Rd. , Hsinchu, T aiwan • T el : +886-3-575-0668 • F ax : +886-3-575-0866 • W ebsite: www .accusy s. com.tw • Sales : sales@accusys.com.tw • Support: support@accusys.com .tw Accusys U.S.A., Inc. • 46710 Fremont Blvd. [...]

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    http://www .accusys.com.tw 29 User ’s Manual Accusys EU B.V • Columbusstraat 22-26 , Distripark Eemhaven, 3165 AD R otterdam, Netherland s • T el : +31-10-4284117 • F ax : +31-10-4284114 • W ebsite: www .accusyseu .com • Sales : sales@accusyseu .com • Support: support@accusyseu.com Accusys Korea, Inc. • Baegang B/D 5F Shinsa-Dong 66[...]