Addonics Technologies RAID Tower XIII RT134SDMS User Manual

							Technical Support
If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have your 
product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at:
Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST
Phone: 408-453-6212
Email: http://www.addonics.com/support/query/
v5.1.11
www.addonics.com
T E C H N O L O G I E S
User Guide
RAID Tower  XIII(RT134SDMS)         
						

							www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/
Unpacking and Overview
Mini SAS CablePower cord (US version shown)
RAID Tower XIII Unit 
						

							Array Host LED: glows to indicate the port multiplier is 
properly connected to a host adapter, blinks to indicate 
activity.
Array Error LED: glows to indicate a fault-tolerant 
RAID array is either degraded or offline, blinks to 
indicate a fault-tolerant RAID array is rebuilding.
Each of the Disk arrays in RAID Tower XIII is equipped 
with an audible alarm. Should the array be configured 
as a RAID array and a drive failure occurs, the audible 
alarm will sound.
www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/
Array 1 Host
Array 1 Error
Array 2 Host
Array 2 Error
Array 3 HostArray 3 Error
Array 4 Host
Array 4 Error
Power LEDPower Switch
Door 
LockArray
Power LED
(each array)
Drive power (blue) and activity (red)
LED (each drive)
Array 1
Array 2 Array 3
Array 4
Array 1
Array 2
Array 3
Array 4 
						

							www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/
 
Insert Hard Drives
with top facing 
right
Installation
1. Be sure front and rear power switches are in 
    the OFF position.
2. Connect power cord to the unit.
3. Connect the Mini SAS cable from the back of 
     the RAID Tower to the computer.
4. Turn on main power switch on the back of the  
    unit. The power switch on the front may be 
    used for normal operation.
Installing drives into the 
RAID Tower XIII
1. Be sure the lock on each drive doors is in 
    an unlock position. If not use the key that 
    comes with the Disk Array to unlock the 
    drive door. Pull on the door lever to swing 
    open the drive door all the way.
2. Slide a 3.5” SATA hard drive into the drive 
    slot with the drive connector side facing 
    in. Be sure to orient the hard drive 
    correctly as shown in the yellow label on 
    the inside of the drive door – with drive 
    door swing open at the bottom, the top of 
    the hard drive should face to the right.  
    The drive should slide all the way into the 
    slot with very little resistance. Forcing the 
    drive into the slot will cause the drive 
    damage or permanent damage to the Disk 
    Array. 
3. Once the drive is all the way into the 
    driver slot, close the door all the way until 
    the drive door latches securely. This will 
    engage power and data connection with 
    the hard drive. The LED light for the drive 
    slot should light if the Disk Array already is 
    powered on. You may lock the drive door 
    with the key.
4. To remove the hard drive from the Disk 
    Array, simply follow the steps 2-3 in 
    reverse. 
Mini SAS Connector
Rear Power Switch 
						

							www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/
Port Multiplier Compatibility
When configured as a set of individual drives, the Port Multiplier will \
only work with a 
Port Multiplier aware host. Identify your host controller and check with\
 its hardware 
manufacturer if you are unsure. Addonics offers several Port Multiplier capable host 
adapters.
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 on. A long beep will 
sound from the Port Multiplier. The SET button may be released once the long beep 
stops.
Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode
NOTE: Setting or modifying the RAID mode destroys all data.
1. Follow the procedure for resetting the RAID Mode.
2. Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the desired RAID Mode.
3. While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen, turn the unit on. A long beep will 
sound from the Port Multiplier. The SET button may be released once the long beep 
stops.
If instead of a long beep the Port Multiplier sounds a series of short beeps, an error 
has occurred during configuration of the array.
Windows users may install the JMicron HW RAID Manager application locate\
d on 
the SATA Controller CD. In the CD, browse to Configuration Utilities → JMB393. The 
JMicron HW RAID Manager can be used to create, modify, and monitor the health 
status of the RAID drives, and  provide status alerts. When configuring \
the RAID 
mode using the RAID Manager application, it is strongly recommended to l\
eave the 
dip switch in the factory default setting.
Using identical drives for all settings other than JBOD or LARGE is stro\
ngly 
recommended. Creating a LARGE array using drives that have different properties 
will use all space on all members, and performance will match that of th\
e member in 
use during any particular I/O operation. Creating a RAID using drives that are not all 
the same size will result in all members using only as much space as the\
 smallest 
member. Creating a RAID using drives that have different performance will degrade 
the overall performance of the array. 
						

							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 \
spare. 
Should a RAID become degraded, when the EZ switch is in the OFF position\
 a 
spare drive will be used automatically to rebuild the RAID, if present. \
EZ mode is 
determined when the unit is powered up. Changing the switch will have no\
 effect 
until the unit has been re-powered.
RAID Mode Switches M2, M1, M0 (SW1:3 – SW1-5)
The RAID Mode switches define what type of RAID will be initialized when\
 the unit 
is powered up while the RAID Mode button is held down. Each type of RAID\
 has 
different properties and requirements, as follows:
           
              1 Audible alarm is recommended at all times.
              2 EZ mode has no effect in JBOD mode.
              3 Disabling EZ for RAID 0 and LARGE is strongly recommende\
d.
www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/
Dipsw it c h  Po siti on  1 2 3 4 5 
R aid  M ode B ZS1 E Z M 2 M1 M0 
JB O D ( Indiv id u al 
driv e s) *  FA C TO RY D EFA U LT  SETTIN G 
O FF O FF2 O FF O FF O FF 
0 O FF O N3 ON ON ON 
1 o r 1 0 OFF O FF O N ON OFF 
3 O FF O FF O N ON OFF 
5 O FF O FF O FF O N OFF 
CL ONE OFF O FF O FF O N ON 
LA RG E OFF O N ON OFF O N 
  
						

							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 an eSATA connection.
RAID 0 (Stripe set)
Number of drives: at least 2
Unit capacity: size of each member times number of members.
Spares: no
Fault tolerance: none - if any member is lost all data is lost.
RAID 0 “stripes” the file system across the array by placing secto\
rs of data 
sequentially between drives in a specific order.
RAID 1 or 10 (Mirror set, Stripe of mirror sets)
Number of drives: 2 (RAID 1) or 4 (RAID 10).
Unit capacity: size of one member (RAID 1) or size of two members (RA\
ID 10).
Spares: yes – if EZ mode is not disabled and 3 (RAID 1) or 5 (RAID\
 10) drives are 
present, the array will be initialized with a spare.
Fault tolerance: RAID 1 can withstand the loss of one drive without losi\
ng data. 
RAID 10 can withstand the loss of one drive from each mirror set without\
 losing 
data.
RAID 1 works by duplicating the exact same data on two drives.
RAID 10 works by using two RAID 1 sets configured as members of a RAID 0\
. 
Disks 1 and 2 are mirrored, disks 3 and 4 are mirrored, and the two mirr\
or sets are 
striped together.
www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/ 
						

							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 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 Multiplier\
.
CLONE (Mirror set)
Number of drives: at least 2
Unit capacity: size of one member.
Spares: yes
Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of any number of drives without \
losing data 
as long as at least one complete member remains online.
CLONE mode works the same way as RAID 1, by maintaining a complete copy \
of 
the entire set of data on each drive.
LARGE (Spanned set)
Number of drives: at least 2
Unit capacity: 100% of all drives together regardless of differences in size
Spares: no
Fault tolerance: cannot withstand the loss of any drives without losing \
data. 
However, some data may be recovered as long as the drive(s) carrying the file\
 
system data (boot record, directory, etc.) remain online.
LARGE mode is neither a RAID nor is it a JBOD. It works by declaring the\
 sum of 
all available space of the member drives as a single unit, without strip\
ing the data. 
As each member is filled, new data is stored on the next.
www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/ 
						

							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 member\
.
When any type of array is defined, individual units will be considered s\
pare. RAID 0 
and LARGE arrays are not fault-tolerant and spare drives will not be use\
ful; 
therefore, disabling EZ for these arrays is recommended.
When a spare drive is present and a fault-tolerant RAID (1, 10, 3, or 5\
) is defined, 
EZ mode will automatically rebuild any available spares into the array.
www.addonics.comTechnical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST)    Phone: 408-453-6212  Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/ 
						

							www.addonics.com
Phone:   408-573-8580
Fax:     408-573-8588
Email:   http://www.addonics.com/sales/query/
CONTACT US