Addonics Technologies R1ESU3F manual

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly , please have your product information ready and contact Addonics T echnical Support at: Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: http://www .addonics.com/support/query/ v6.1.1 1 T E C H N O L O G I E S User Guide 1U RAID Rack with e[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Unpacking and Overview W ARNING: Please remember to set the power supply to your local outlet voltage prior to plugging in the power cord. Failure to do so may damage the power supply . Power Cord (US V ersion Shown) 100 cm e[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Installation 1. Use the provided key to unlock the front door if needed and open it. 2. Insert a drive into each bay as desired, SA T A connectors first, label side up as shown, then press the drive firmly into place. 3. Conn[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Port Multiplier Modes The Port Multiplier supports individual drives (JBOD Mode), several types of RAID and some non-RAID drive sets. Each configuration has different properties and requirements, as follows: JBOD Mode (Indivi[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ RAID 5 (Stripe set with striped parity) Number of drives: at least 3 Unit capacity: size of one member times number of members minus one. Spares: yes Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data. R[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Configuring the Port Multiplier Using Switches Resetting the RAID NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual drives or their contents; however , creating backups of all data is strongly recomme[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Configuring the Port Multiplier Using the JMicron RAID Manager Windows users may install the JMicron HW RAID Manager application located on the SA T A Controller CD, or download it from http://addonics.com/drivers/driver_list[...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ Next, click the Basic RAID Configuration tab and select the type of RAID desired. Note that RAID 1 is currently disabled as an option since more than two individual drives are available, and DELETE ALL RAID is disabled since [...]

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    www .addonics.com T echnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:0 0pm PST) Phone: 408-453-621 2 Email: www .addonics.com/support/query/ The RAID and Disk Information screen (shown when the program was launched) will now show the Port Multiplier with an Array . The drives are now listed as M0-M4, indicating they are members of the array . If spares are present[...]

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    www .addonics.com Phone: 408-573-8580 Fax: 408-573-8588 Email: http://www .addonics.com/sales/query/ CONT ACT US[...]