Addonics Technologies 1U RAID Rack R1ESU3F User Manual

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T E C H N O L O G I E S
User Guide
1U RAID Rack with eSATA /U3 /FW800 
(R1ESU3F)         

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Unpacking and Overview
WARNING: 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 Version Shown) 100 cm eSATA cable
Power Button
DriveEject
Levers
Drive
Activity LED
FW 800 Cable
FW 400 Cable
Rack Mounting kit
Front Door keys
Desktop accessories
Power
Switch AC Power...

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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, SATA connectors first, label side up as 
shown, then press the drive firmly into place.
3. Connect one Host cable to a computer. The unit can only use one host 
connection at a time.
4. Make sure the AC input switch is set correctly, then connect the power...

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Port Multiplier Modes
The Port Multiplier supports individual drives (JBOD Mode), several ty\
pes of RAID 
and some non-RAID drive sets. Each configuration has different properties and 
requirements, as follows:
JBOD Mode (Individual Drives)
Number of drives: at least 1
Unit capacity: N/A (100% of each individual drive)
Spares: no
Fault tolerance: none
JBOD mode offers all connected...

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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\
.
RAID 5 works by striping entire I/O blocks across all members of the set\
, with 
each member taking turns carrying parity data computed by the Port Multi\...

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Configuring the Port Multiplier Using Switches
Resetting the RAID
NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual dri\
ves 
or their contents; however, creating backups of all data is strongly recommended 
before proceeding.
Be sure the port multiplier is connected to an active host before procee\
ding. The 
port multiplier will not complete the process if...

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Configuring the Port Multiplier Using the JMicron RAID Manager
Windows users may install the JMicron HW RAID Manager application locate\
d on 
the SATA Controller CD, or download it from 
http://addonics.com/drivers/driver_list.php. In the CD, browse to Config\
uration 
Utilities → JMB393.
Mac and Linux users may download those versions of the same utility from\...

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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 there are currently no 
arrays to delete. Shown below is the same set of drives being selected a\
s a LARGE 
array.
Finally, click Apply. The Jmicron RAID...

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The RAID and Disk Information screen (shown when the program was launch\
ed) 
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 
(individual drives added later, and the EZ switch is in the OFF position), they 
would be listed as S0, S1, etc. On the right pane, the RAID Level, statu\
s,...

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