Addonics Technologies RAID Tower XIII RT134DAMS user guide web

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User Guide
RAID Tower  XIII(RT134DAMS)         

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Screws
Removing Cover of Storage Tower 
XIII
Loosen the 3 screws at the back of the tower for each 
side panel using a Philips screwdriver. Push each side 
panel toward the rear of the tower to disengage and 
remove.
Overview
1. Front panel power switch
2. Power LED
3. Hard drive activity LEDs (each array)
4. Hard drive bay power switches (each array)
5. Audible alarm reset button...

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Resetting the RAID Mode
NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual drives 
or their contents; however, creating or running backups of all data is strongly 
recommended before proceeding.
1. Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the factory default set\
ting (all 
switches OFF).
2. While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen, turn the unit...

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BZS Switch (SW1:1):
The BZ switch is used to silence the audible alarm buzzer. The OFF position 
permits the audible alarm, and the ON position silences the audible alar\
m. The BZ 
switch has immediate effect.
EZ Switch (SW1:2):
The EZ (spare) switch inhibits spares when ON. When in the OFF positio\
n, all 
individual drives (not defined as members of an array) are considered \...

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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 units to the host adapter, no RAID is defined at all.
NOTE: JBOD mode requires a SATA controller featuring Port Multiplier support for 
eSATA connections.
NOTE: Optical drives can only be configured as JBOD using...

RAID 3 (Stripe set with dedicated 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 3 works by striping data for individual I/O blocks across all membe\
rs except 
one, which contains parity data for the stripe set computed by the Port \
Multiplier. 
RAID 5 (Stripe set with striped parity)
Number of drives: at least 3
Unit capacity: size of one member times...

Notes about Spare Drives
If EZ mode is disabled (SW1:2 ON), all individual drives not configure\
d as array 
members will be offered to the host adapter as separate units.
To create an array with one or more spares, set or modify the RAID mode u\
sing 
fewer than 5 members, while the spares are disconnected from the Port Mu\
ltiplier. 
When EZ mode is enabled, individual drives connected when an array is pr\
esent 
are considered spare.
Spare drives must be equal to or larger in size than the smallest...