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ARC-5030/6020 Series
User's Manual
Version: 1.00
Issue Date: March, 2006
Copyright Statement
Areca Technology Corporation
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  • Page 1 User’s Manual Version: 1.00 Issue Date: March, 2006 Copyright Statement Areca Technology Corporation © COPYRIGHT 2004 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. First Edition. All trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. No por- tion of this document may be reproduced, altered, adapted or trans-...

  • Page 2: Fcc Statement

    WARRANTY The information in this document is subject to change without notice. We make no warranty of any kind regarding this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties or merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Furthermore, we shall not be liable for errors con- tained herein or for incidental or consequential damage in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction .............. 12 1.1 System Architecture ............13 1.1.1 Ultra ATA/133 & SATA 1.0 Host Interface ....... 13 1.1.2 Ultra 320 Host Interface ..........13 1.1.3 Serial ATA ll Drive Interface ......... 13 1.2 RAID subsystem Controller Board ........14 1.2.1 Cache Memory Subsystem ...........
  • Page 4 2. Hardware Installation ..........31 2.1 Overview ................ 31 2.2 RAID Subsystem Requirements ......... 31 2.3 Step Action ..............31 2.4 Hot-plug Drive Replacement ..........38 2.4.1 Recognizing a Drive Failure ........... 39 2.4.2 Replacing a Failed Drive ..........39 3.
  • Page 5 4.8.2.3 Expand Existed Raid Set .......... 64 4.8.2.4 Activate Incomplete RaidSet ........65 4.8.2.5 Create Hot Spare Disk ..........65 4.8.2.6 Delete Hot Spare Disk ..........65 4.8.2.7 Display Raid Set Information ........65 4.8.3 Volume Set Function ............ 66 4.8.3.1 Create Raid Volume Set ..........
  • Page 6 4.8.5.10 Disk Capacity Truncation Mode........ 81 4.8.5.11 Terminal Port Configuration ........82 4.8.5.12 Restart Controller ..........82 4.8.6 U320 SCSI Target Configuration(ARC-6020) ....83 4.8.7 Ethernet Configuration ..........83 4.8.8 Show System Events ........... 83 4.8.9 Clear all Event Buffers ..........83 4.8.10 Hardware Information ..........
  • Page 7 5.5.3.1.2.3 Raid Level ............. 110 5.5.3.1.2.4 Strip Size ............111 5.5.3.1.2.5 IDE Channel ..........111 5.5.3.1.2.6 Drive Select ..........112 5.5.3.1.2.7 Cache Mode ..........113 5.5.3.1.2.8 Tag Queuing ..........113 5.5.3.1.2.9 IDE Xfer Mode ..........114 5.5.3.2 Delete Volume Set ..........114 5.5.3.3 Modify Volume Set ..........
  • Page 8 5.5.7.3 Ethernet Address ..........135 5.5.8 View System Events ..........136 5.5.9 Clear Events Buffer ............ 136 5.5.10 Hardware Monitor Information ........136 5.5.11 System Information ..........137 6. Web Browser-based Configuration ......138 6.1 Firmware-embedded TCP/IP & web browser-based RAID man- ager (using the controller’s 10/100 Ethernet LAN port) .....
  • Page 9 6.10.2.2 For ARC-5030 ............. 158 6.10.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk ......... 159 6.10.4 Identify Drive ............159 6.11 System Controls ............159 6.11.1 System Configuration ..........159 6.11.1.1 For ARC-6020 ............. 159 6.11.1.2 For ARC-5030 ............. 163 6.11.2 U320 SCSI Target Config (ARC-6020) ......165 6.11.3 EtherNet Config ............
  • Page 10 Upgrade Firmware Through HTTP Proxy Web Browser Manager .. 179 Appendix C ..............181 Connector and Pin Definitions ..........181 ARC-5030 Controller Backplane Diagram ......181 ARC-6020 Controller Backplane Diagram ......183 Appendix D ..............185 SNMP Operation & Definition ..........185 Appendix E ..............

  • Page 12: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION 1. Introduction The RAID subsystem controller is designed to fit in a three 5.25” half-height drive bay for easy integration in any disk array enclosure or server. The controller host base module depends on vary model with different configuration. For ARC-5030 controller host come with ATA/133 &...

  • Page 13: System Architecture

    INTRODUCTION the controller. 1.1 System Architecture ARC-5030 Ultra ATA/133 IDE-RAID-IDE & SATA 1.0 Host Interface SATAll Drives RAID SubSystem Host (Max 5) Controller board ARC-6020 Ultra 320 Host Interface SCSI-RAID-IDE SATAll Drives RAID SubSystem Host (Max 5) Controller board 1.1.1 Ultra ATA/133 & SATA 1.0 Host Interface The IDE/SATA to SATA ll controller board’s host interface appears to the host system as an Ultra ATA/133 &...

  • Page 14: Raid Subsystem Controller Board

    INTRODUCTION system, and read or write data on several drives. Up to five disk drives can be connected to each RAID controller. 1.2 RAID subsystem Controller Board ARC-5030/6020 controller have an SATA ll controller which sup- ports SATA ll support up to 5 SATA ll Hard drives. The RAID 6 en- gine supports a XOR engine and RAID 6 engine for P+Q and parity generator/checker, one RS-232 and LAN port interface for system management (Remote Control, and Local Monitor) and an interface...

  • Page 15: Controller Firmware

    INTRODUCTION 1.2.3 Controller Firmware The system provides RAID levels 0, 1, 10, 3, 5 and 6 RAID config- urations. It can be managed either through the LCD control panel or by the system-embedded configuration utilities. Its high data availability and protection derives from the following capabilities: Online Capacity Expansion, Online RAID Level Migration, Dynamic Volume Extension, Array Roaming, Global Online Spare, Automat- ic Drive Failure Detection, Automatic Failed Drive Rebuilding, Disk...

  • Page 16: Volume Set

    INTRODUCTION tive capacity of all the disks in the raid set. 1.3.2 Volume Set A Volume Set is seen by the host system as a single logical de- vice. It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks.

  • Page 17: Array Roaming

    INTRODUCTION must be completed before the volume set is ready for system accesses. 1.3.3.2 Array Roaming The ARC-5030/6020 store RAID configuration information on the disk drives. The adapters therefor protect the configuration settings in the event of controller failure. Array roaming allows the administrators the ability to move a completele raid set to another system without losing RAID configuration information or data on that raid set.
  • Page 18 INTRODUCTION transitions to the “rebuilding” state. The expansion process is illustrated as following figure. The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original volume set over the original and newly added disks, using the same fault-tolerance configuration. The unused capacity on the expand raid set can then be used to create an additional volume set, with a different fault tolerance setting (if required by the user.) The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original volume...

  • Page 19: Online Raid Level And Stripe Size Migration

    1.3.3.4 Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration For those who wish to later upgrade to any RAID capabilities, a system with Areca online RAID level/stripe size migration allows a simplified upgrade to any supported RAID level without having to reinstall the operating system.

  • Page 20: High Availability

    INTRODUCTION while the volumes are online, but, at the end of the process, the operating system will detect free space at after the existing volume; the free space will not automatically be incorporated into the existing operating system partition. Windows, NetWare, and other advanced operating systems support volume expansion, which enables you to incorporate the additional free space within the volume into the operating system partition.

  • Page 21: Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support

    INTRODUCTION The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare disk drive. To effectively use the global hot spare feature, you must always maintain at least one drive that is marked as a global spare. Important The hot spare must have at least the same capacity as the drive it replaces.

  • Page 22: Auto Rebuilding

    INTRODUCTION 1.4.4 Auto Rebuilding If a hot spare is available, the rebuild starts automatically when a drive fails. ARC-5030/6020 subsystem RAID controller automatically and transparently rebuild failed drives in the background at user-definable rebuild rates. If a hot spare is not available, the failed disk drive must be replaced with a new disk drive so that the data on the failed drive can be automatically rebuilt and so that fault tolerance can be maintained.

  • Page 23: High Reliability

    RAID controller firmware that probes the drive and look at it. S.M.A.R.T. can often predict a problem before failure occurs. Areca controllers will recognize a S.M.A.R.T. error code and notify the administer of an impending hard drive failure. 1.5.2 Auto Reassign Sector Under normal operation, even initially defect-free drive media can develop defects.

  • Page 24: Consistency Check

    INTRODUCTION because it runs as a background task. Auto Reassign Sector discontinues when the operating system makes a request. 1.5.3 Consistency Check A consistency check is a process that verifies the integrity of redundant data. For example, performing a consistency check of a mirrored drive assures that the data on both drives of the mirrored pair is exactly the same.

  • Page 25: Raid 0

    INTRODUCTION high performance and fault tolerance. The SATA RAID controller implements several levels of the Berkeley RAID technology. An appropriate RAID level is selected when the volume sets are defined or created. This decision should be based on the desired disk capacity, data availability (fault tolerance or redundancy), and disk performance.

  • Page 26: Raid 1

    INTRODUCTION 1.7.2 RAID 1 RAID 1 is also known as “disk mirroring”; data written to one disk drive is simultaneously written to another disk drive. Read per- formance may be enhanced if the array controller can, in parallel, accesses both members of a mirrored pair. During writes, there will be a minor performance penalty when compared to writing to a single disk.

  • Page 27: Raid 3

    Therefore, all the characteristics for a traditional RAID 10 apply to a RAID 1E when the latter has an even number of disks. Areca RAID 10 offers a little more flexibility in choosing the number of disks that can be used to constitute an array.

  • Page 28: Raid 5

    INTRODUCTION data blocks. 1.7.5 RAID 5 RAID 5 is sometimes called striping with parity at byte level. In RAID 5, the parity information is written to all of the drives in the controllers rather than being concentrated on a dedicated parity disk.

  • Page 29: Summary Of Raid Levels

    INTRODUCTION Summary of RAID Levels SATA RAID controller supports RAID Levels 0, 1, 10, 3, 5 and 6. Table below provides a summary of RAID levels. Features and Performance RAID Description Min. Max. Data Data I/O Request Level Drives Drives Reliability Transfer Rates...
  • Page 30 INTRODUCTION Also known Block-Interleaved Distributed Lower Reads are Reads are Parity. than RAID similar to similar to Data and parity information is subdivided 1, 10, 6; RAID 0; RAID 0; and distributed across all disk. Parity must be the equal to the smallest disk capacity Higher Writes are Writes are...

  • Page 31: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2. Hardware Installation This section describes the procedures for installing ARC-5030/6020 se- ries. 2.1 Overview This chapter describes how to install the RAID Subsystem and con- nect UDMA/SATA ll drives to make the RAID subsystem ready to use. The following contains step-by-step instructions to success- fully install your new RAID subsystem in your computer system.
  • Page 32 HARDWARE INSTALLATION below are missing or damaged, please contact your dealer or dis- tributor immediately. Checklist The RAID subsystem kit may have included the following items in the ship package: • RAID subsystem • Mounting hardware required by the RAID subsystem (attachment rails, screws, etc.) •...
  • Page 33 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-2 ARC-5030 BackSide Figure 2-3 ARC-6020 BackSide Note FAN 1 for internal Fan, Firmware detects speed and warning failed. FAN 2 for External case fan, Firmware detects speed but without warning. • Step 3 Power Down the System Turn off the host computer and disconnect the power code.
  • Page 34 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4. After all drive’s are in the drive tray, place all of them back into the RAID subsystem. To do this slide in drive tray as show in Fig. 5 making sure lever is at 90-degree angle from the RAID subsystem.
  • Page 35 HARDWARE INSTALLATION RAID subsystem using the serial ATA cable included in your kit. 1. Connect the serial ATA cable to RAID subsystem serial ATA connector. The serial ATA cable have two black connectors. One is connected to the controller card or on-board serial ATA connector.
  • Page 36 HARDWARE INSTALLATION the SCSI adapter internal connector and the its SCSI-IN connector. b. Add the SCSI LVD cable supplied with the SCSI adapter kit to RAID subsystem SCSI OUT connector. The end of the SCSI bus farthest from its SCSI OUT must have a terminator installed.
  • Page 37 HARDWARE INSTALLATION FAULT LED LED never light up This LED light up: “Red”, when the (LCD panel) disk drive fail Disk Activity This LED blinks during hard drive read and write (LCD panel) activity Voltage LED This LED will remain on This LED will blink red if there is a (LCD panel) green when the power...

  • Page 38: Hot-Plug Drive Replacement

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION Figure 2-4, JP2 connect to the lan Port daughterboard JP1. • Step 10 Turn on the host computer Power Safety checks the installation and reinstall the computer cover. Connect all power code. Turn on the AC power switch at the rear of computer then press the power button at the front of the host computer.

  • Page 39: Recognizing A Drive Failure

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.4.1 Recognizing a Drive Failure A drive failure can be identified in one of the following ways: 1. An error status message lists failed drives in the. 2. Amber LED illuminates on the front of RAID subsystem system if failed drives are inside.

  • Page 40: Configuration Methods

    CONFIGURATION METHOD 3. Configuration Methods After the hardware installation, the UDMA or SATA disk drives connect- ed to the internal RAID subsystem must be configured and the volume set units initialized before they are ready to use. This can be accom- plished by one of the following methods: •...
  • Page 41 CONFIGURATION METHOD A touch-control keypad and a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted on the front panel of the RAID subsystem is the primary operation- al interface and monitor display for the disk array controller. This user interface controls all configuration and management functions for the RAID subsystem controller and for all or SATA disk array subsystems to which it is properly connected.

  • Page 42: Vt100 Terminal (Using The Controller's Serial Port)

    CONFIGURATION METHOD Panel LED Normal Status Problem Indication Power LED Bright Green This LED does not light up after power switched on Busy LED Blink yellow during host comput- LED never flickers er accessing the RAID subsys- Fault LED This LED never light up The LED light up: “RED”, when disk drive fail For additional information on using the LCD panel and keypad to...

  • Page 43: Start-Up Vt100 Screen

    CONFIGURATION METHOD The controller 10-pin header assignments are defined as below. Action Description Description Keyboard Navigation The following definition is the VT-100 RAID configuration utility keyboard navigation. Function Arrow Key Move cursor Enter Key Submit selection function ESC Key Return to previous screen L Key Line draw X Key...
  • Page 44 CONFIGURATION METHOD Step 2. Open HYPERTRM.EXE and Enter a name for your Termi- nal. Click OK. Step 3. Select an appropriate connecting port in your Terminal. Click OK. Configure the port parameter settings. Bits per second: “115200”, Data bits: “8”, Parity:”None”, Stop bits: “1”, Flow control:”None”.

  • Page 45: Bootable Cd Vt100 Utility (Using The Controller's Serial Port)

    CONFIGURATION METHOD Step 5. Open the Settings Tab. Step 6. Open the Settings Tab. Function, arrow and ctrl keys act as: Terminal Keys, Backspace key sends: Crtl+H, Emulation: VT100, Telnet terminal: VT100, Back scroll buffer lines: 500. Click Now, the VT100 is ready to use. After you have finished the VT100 Terminal setup, you may press “...

  • Page 46: Bootable Cd Vt100 Terminal Emulation Setting Value Require- Ment

    CONFIGURATION METHOD The RAID subsystem CD-ROM provides information on OS-indepen- dent Bootable CD VT-100 setting utilities. The RAID subsystem CD- ROM is self-booting, assuming you’re your system supports booting from the CD-ROM drive. This feature is useful because the utilities discussed below are run directly from the CD-ROM.A Bootable CD VT100 compatible terminal is used to access to the built-in con- figuration and administration utility that resides in the controller’s...
  • Page 47 “ Ctrl “+ “D” keys to link the Disk Array and Terminal together. F5-communications F6-Video F7-keyboard F8-VT emulation F9-File F10-Exit ARECA Technology Corporation RAID Controller ArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L:Line Draw, X: Redraw Press” X ” keys to display the disk array Monitor Utility screen on...

  • Page 48: Web Browser-Based Raid Manager

    3.4.1 Web browser-based RAID manager via HTTP Proxy (Using the controller’s serial port) User needs to install Areca Http Proxy Server software to the RAID controller server system. Areca Http Proxy Server software is an S/W utility, which allows user through web browser to create and modify RAID set, volume set, and monitor RAID subsystem status.

  • Page 49: Start-Up Web Browser-Based Raid Management For Local Administration

    Screen in this section are taken from a Windows/XP installation. If you are running other Windows, your installing screen may look different, but the areca http proxy server installation is essentially the same. 1. Insert the RAID subsystem CD in the CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 50 CONFIGURATION METHOD 5. Click on the Start Button in the Windows 2000/XP task bar and then click Program, select the Areca and run “Areca Http Proxy Server”. The Archttp dialog box appears. If user doesn’t want to launch the web browser, goes to step 9.
  • Page 51 User Name and Password. The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is “admin” and the Password is “0000”. After completing entering user name and password, press Enter to start-up the Areca Http Proxy Server. Note: It is strongly recommended to modify the password after the first login.

  • Page 52: For Linux

    CONFIGURATION METHOD 9. User may execute the Areca Http Proxy Server by entering http://[IP Address] in your web browser. 3.4.1.1.2 For Linux The following is the Linux installation procedure in the local server. 1. Insert the RAID subsystem CD in the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 53: Firmware-Embedded Tcp/Ip & Web Browser-Based Raid Manager (Using The Controller's 10/100 Ethernet Lan Port)

    CONFIGURATION METHOD Note: You must be logged in as administrator with local admin rights on the remote machine to remotely configure it. The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is “admin” and the Password is “0000”. 3.4.2 Firmware-embedded TCP/IP & web brows- er-based RAID manager (using the controller’s 10/100 Ethernet LAN port) To ensure proper communications between the RAID subsystem...
  • Page 54 CONFIGURATION METHOD Note: Ethernet Configuration, Alert By Mail Config, and SNMP Config can only be set in the web-based configuration. * U320 SCSI Target configuration available on 6020 only.

  • Page 55: Lcd Configuration Menu

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4. LCD Configuration Menu After the hardware installation, the disk drives connected to the RAID controller must be configured and the volume set units initialized before they are ready to use. This can be also accomplished by the Front panel touch-control keypad.

  • Page 56: Starting Lcd Configuration Utility

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU server chassis or storage case. The following figures illustrate the jumper and connector location in the RAID controller. Figure 1-1 LCD connector connected between SATA RAID Controller to rear of LCD panel Normal Status Problem indication Power LCD Bright Green This LED does not light up after power switched on...

  • Page 57: Configuring Raid Sets And Volume Sets

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Option Description Quick Volume and Raid Set Create a default configurations which are based Setup on the number of physical disk installed Raid Set Functions Create a customized raid set Volume Set Functions Create a customized volume set Physical Drive Functions View individual disk information Raid System Functions...

  • Page 58: Using Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU current controller appears: Press UP/DOWN to scroll the unused physical devices and select the target disk to assign as a Hot Spare and press Enter to designate it as a hot spare. 4.6 Using Quick Volume and Raid Set Setup In Quick Volume And Raid Setup Configuration, The raid set you create is associated with exactly one volume set, and you can mod- ify the RAID level, stripe size, and capacity.
  • Page 59 LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Recommend use drives have same capacity in a specific array. If you use drives with different capacities in an array, all drives in the raid set will select the lowest capacity of the drive in the raid set. The numbers of physical drives in a specific array determine the RAID levels that can be implemented with the array.

  • Page 60: Using Raid Set And Volume Set Functions

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.7 Using Raid Set and Volume Set Func- tions In Raid Set Function, you can use the Create Raid Set function to generate the new raid set. In Volume Set Function, you can use the create volume set function to generate its associated volume set and parameters.

  • Page 61: Navigation Map Of The Lcd For Arc-5030/6020

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Press Enter key when you are finished creating the current raid set. To continue defining another raid set, repeat step 3. To begin volume set configuration, go to step 8. Choose Volume Set Function from the Main menu. Select the Create Volume Set and press Enter key.

  • Page 62: Quick Volume/Raid Setup

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU to the initial screen when it does not receive any command in twenty seconds. The RAID subsystem password is default set- ting at 0000 by the manufacture. Figure 4.8-1 ARC-5030 4.8.1 Quick Volume/Raid Setup Quick Volume And Raid Setup is the fastest way to prepare a raid set and volume set.

  • Page 63: Raid Set Function

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 1. All of the physical disk drives are contained in a raid set. 2. The raid levels associated with hot spare, capacity, and stripe size are selected during the configuration process. 3. A single volume set is created and consumed all or a portion of the disk capacity available in this raid set.

  • Page 64: Create A New Raid Set

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.2.1 Create A New Raid Set Detail procedure references to this chapter section 4.7. 4.8.2.2 Delete Existed Raid Set Press UP/DOWN to choose the Delete Existed Raid Set option. Using UP/DOWN to select the raid set number that user want to delete and then press Enter to accept the raid set number.

  • Page 65: Activate Incomplete Raidset

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Migrating occurs when a disk is added to a raid set. Migration status is displayed in the raid status area of the Raid Set infor- mation when a disk is added to a raid set. Migrating status is also displayed in the associated volume status area of the vol- ume set Information when a disk is added to a raid set 4.8.2.4 Activate Incomplete RaidSet...

  • Page 66: Volume Set Function

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.3 Volume Set Function A volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical de- vice. It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a Volume Set.
  • Page 67 LCD CONFIGURATION MENU and Volume Set Functions to complete the create volume set function. Figure 4.8.3.1-1 ARC-5030 Figure 4.8.3.1-2 ARC-6020...

  • Page 68: Capacity

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.3.1.1 Capacity The maximum volume size is default in the first setting. Enter the appropriate volume size to fit your application. The capacity can also increase or decrease by the UP and DOWN arrow key. Each volume set has a selected capacity which is less than or equal to the total capacity of the raid set on which it resides.

  • Page 69: Scsi Channel (Arc-6020)

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 0) can support Master and Slave volume set. The SATA (Channel 1) can support one master volume set. The Max volume set can be accessed by ARC-5030=3. IDE Host Channel setting at 0&1 Cluster - The ARC-5030 can support dual ATAT host Channel-Paralle ATA Master and Serial ATA accesses the same volume set.

  • Page 70: Ide Xfer Mode (Arc-5030)

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.3.1.12 IDE Xfer Mode (ARC-5030) The ARC-5030 Internal RAID subsystem supports ATA133, ATA100, ATA66, and ATA33 Mode. 4.8.3.1.13 Max Sync Rate (ARC-6020) The RAID subsystem supports 320MB/sec for ARC-6020 as the highest data transfer rate. 4.8.3.2 Delete Volume Set Press UP/DOWN to choose the Delete Existed Volume Set op- tion.

  • Page 71: Modify Volume Set

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Figure 4.8.3.2-2 ARC-6020 4.8.3.3 Modify Volume Set Use this option to modify volume set configuration. To modify volume set attributes from raid set system function, press UP/ DOWN to choose the Modify Volume Set Attribute option. Us- ing UP/DOWN to select the raid set number that user want to modify and press Enter.

  • Page 72: Volume Set Migration

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.3.3.1 Volume Set Migration Migrating occurs when a volume set is migrating from one RAID level to another, a volume set strip size changes, or when a disk is added to a raid set. Migration status is displayed in the volume state area of the Display Volume Set Information when one RAID level to another, a Volume set strip size changes or when a disk is added to a raid set.

  • Page 73: Physical Drive

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Volume Name (number). All value cannot be modifying by this option. 4.8.4 Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a physical disk and to perform the operations listed below. To enter a Physical Drive Functions, press Enter to enter the main menu.
  • Page 74 LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Figure 4.8.4-2 ARC-6020...

  • Page 75: Display Drive Information

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.4.1 Display Drive Information Using UP/DOWN to choose the View Drive Information op- tion and press Enter. Using UP/DOWN to select the drive IDE number that user want to display. The drive information will be displayed. The drive information screen shows the Model Name, Serial Number, Firmware Rev., Device Capacity, Device PIO Mode, Current UDMA, Supported UDMA, and Device State.

  • Page 76: Modify Pass-Through

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU For ARC-5030 1. The attributes for ARC-5030 show the Cache Model, IDE Host Channel, IDE Drive Select, Tagged Queuing, and IDE Xfer Mode. For ARC-6020 1. The attributes for ARC-6020 show the Cache Mode, SCSI Host, SCSI ID, SCSI LUN, Tagged Queuing, and SCSI Sync Rate.

  • Page 77: Delete Pass-Through

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU screen and then press Enter to accept the Modify Pass-Through Disk function. 4.8.4.4 Delete Pass-Through To delete pass-through drive from the pass-through drive pool, press UP/DOWN to choose the Delete Pass-Through Drive op- tion, and then press Enter. The Select Drive Function menu will show all Pass-Through Drive number items.

  • Page 78: Mute The Alert Beeper

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.5.1 Mute The Alert Beeper The Mute The Alert Beeper function item is used to control the RAID subsystem Beeper. Select the “No” and press Enter key in the dialog box to turn the beeper off temporarily. The beeper will still activate on the next event.

  • Page 79: Change Password

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU to turn the beeper off temporarily. The beeper will still activate on the next event. 4.8.5.3 Change Password To set or change the RAID subsystem password, press the UP/ DOWN to select Change Password and then press the Enter to accept the selection.

  • Page 80: Maximum Sata Mode

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU To set or change the RAID subsystem RAID Rebuild Priority, press the UP/DOWN to select RAID Rebuild Priority and press the Enter to accept the selection. The rebuild priority selection screen appears and uses the UP/DOWN to set the rebuild val- ue.

  • Page 81: Hdd Smart Status Polling

    Areca has supported the fixed value staggered power up function in its previous version firmware. But from firmware version 1.39, Areca RAID controller has included the option for customer to select the disk drives sequentially stagger power up value.

  • Page 82: Terminal Port Configuration

    Multiples Of 1G: If you have 123 GB drives from different ven- dors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 123.4 GB. Areca drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.

  • Page 83: U320 Scsi Target Configuration(Arc-6020)

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU 4.8.6 U320 SCSI Target Configuration(ARC-6020) Use this feature to Enable/Disable the Ch0 QAS, press Enter to enter the Main menu. Press UP/DOWN key to select the Show U320 SCSI Target option, and then press Enter. 4.8.7 Ethernet Configuration To configuration Ethenet function, press Enter to enter the Main menu.

  • Page 84: System Information

    LCD CONFIGURATION MENU Item Warning Condition Controller Board Temperature > 60 Backplane Temperature > 55 Controller Fan Speed < 1900 RPM Power Supply +12V < 10.5V or > 13.5V Power Supply +5V < 4.7V or > 5.3V Power Supply +3.3V <...

  • Page 85: Utility Configuration

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5. VT-100 Utility Configuration The RAID subsystem configuration utility is firmware-based and uses to configure raid sets and volume sets. Because the utility resides in the RAID controller firmware, its operation is independent of the oper- ating systems on your computer. Use this utility to: •...

  • Page 86: Designating Drives As Hot Spares

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Step Action Designate hot spares/pass-through (optional). Choose a configuration method. Create raid sets using the available physical drives. Define volume sets using the space in the raid set. Initialize the volume sets (logical drives) and use volume sets in the host 5.2 Designating Drives as Hot Spares All unused disk drive that is not part of a raid set can be created as a Hot Spare.
  • Page 87 VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Max Sync Rate Depend on your hous adapter setting (For ARC-6020) IDE Xfer Mode Depend on your host adapter setting (For ARC-5030) The default setting values can be changed after configuration is com- plete. Follow the steps below to create arrays using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Configuration: Step Action...

  • Page 88: Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Press Enter key to define fast initialization or Selected the Background (Instant Available). When background Initialization, the initialization pro- ceeds as a background task, the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes. The operating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete.
  • Page 89 VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Step Action To setup the Hot Spare (option), choose Raid Set Function from the main menu. Select the Create Hot Spare and press Enter key to set the Hot Spare. Choose Raid Set Function from the main menu. Select the Create Raid Set and press Enter key.

  • Page 90: Main Menu

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5 Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup...

  • Page 91: Quick Volume/Raid Setup

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION This password option allows user to set or clear the raid controller’s password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the user can only monitor and configure the raid controller by providing the correct password. The password is used to protect the internal RAID controller from unauthorized entry.
  • Page 92 VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Total 4 Drives Volume Set Function Physical Drives Raid 0 Raid System Function Raid 10 Ethernet Configuration Raid 10 + Spare View System Events...
  • Page 93 However, if you are sure that your computer does random reads more often, se- lect a small stripe size. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Available Capacity : 160.1GB Main Menu Selected Capacity : 160.1GB...

  • Page 94: Raid Set Function

    Setup configuration. Select the Raid Set Function to manually configure the raid set for the first time or deletes exist- ing raid set and reconfigures the raid set. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function...

  • Page 95: Delete Raid Set

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Create Raid Set Volume Set Function Delete Raid Set Select IDE Drives For Raid Set Physical Drives Expand Raid Set Raid System Function [*]Ch01| 80.0GBST380013AS...

  • Page 96: Expand Raid Set

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Create Raid Set Volume Set Function Delete Raid Set Delete Raid Set Physical Drives Select Raid Set To Delete...

  • Page 97: Migrating

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION • Migrating Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Create Raid Set The Raid Set Information Volume Set Function Delete Raid Set Physical Drives Raid Set Name...

  • Page 98: Create Hot Spare

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION After user complete the function, the Raid State will change to Degraded Mode. 5.5.2.5 Create Hot Spare Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Create Raid Set...

  • Page 99: Raid Set Information

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Raid Set Function Create Raid Set Volume Set Function Delete Raid Set Physical Drives Expand Raid Set Raid System Function Select Drives HotSpare Drive To Be Deleted...

  • Page 100: Volume Set Function

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3 Volume Set Function Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Physical Drives Delete Volume Set Raid System Function...
  • Page 101 3. The Create Volume From Raid Set dialog box appears. This screen displays the existing arranged raid sets. Select the raid set number and press Enter key. The Volume Creation is displayed in the screen. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function...

  • Page 102: Volume Name

    • Select Yes Key to start the Fast Initialization of the selected volume set. • Select No Key to start the Normal Initialization of the select- ed volume set. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function...

  • Page 103: Capacity

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.1.2 Capacity Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Available Capacity : 160.1GB Main Menu Selected Capacity : 160.1GB Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Volume Creation Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set...

  • Page 104: Strip Size

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.1.4 Strip Size Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Volume Creation Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Volume Name : Volume Set # 00...

  • Page 105: Scsi Id

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.1.6 SCSI ID Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Select SCSI ID Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Volume Creation Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Volume Name : Volume SEt # 00...

  • Page 106: Cache Mode

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.1.8 Cache Mode Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Volume Creation Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Volume Name : Volume Set # 00...

  • Page 107: Max Sync Rate

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.1.10 Max Sync Rate Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Volume Creation Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Volume Name : Volume Set # 00...
  • Page 108 VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Create Volume From Raid Set Physical Drives Delete Volume Set Raid System Function...

  • Page 109: Volume Name

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Volume Creation Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Name : Volume Set # 00 Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Fast Initialization Capacity : 160.1GB...

  • Page 110: Capacity

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.2.2 Capacity Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Available Capacity : 160.1GB Main Menu Selected Capacity : 160.1GB Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Creation Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set...

  • Page 111: Strip Size

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.2.4 Strip Size Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Creation Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Physical Drives Delete Volume Set Volume Name : Volume Set # 00...

  • Page 112: Drive Select

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION channel can be applied to the internal RAID subsystem when user selects the 0&1 for sharing option. 5.5.3.1.2.6 Drive Select Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Select IDE Drv# Main Menu 0-Master 1-Slave Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function...

  • Page 113: Cache Mode

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.2.7 Cache Mode Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Creation Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set Volume Name : Volume Set # 00...

  • Page 114: Ide Xfer Mode

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.1.2.9 IDE Xfer Mode Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Creation Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Volume Name : Volume Set # 00 Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set...

  • Page 115: Modify Volume Set

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.3 Modify Volume Set Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Select Volume to Modify Volume Set Function Raid Set Function Raid Set # 00 Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set...
  • Page 116 VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION For ARC-6020 Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Select Volume to Modify Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function Volume Modification Raid Set Function Raid Set # 00 Volume Set Function Volume Set Function Create Volume Set...

  • Page 117: Volume Set Migration

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.3.2 Volume Set Migration Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu The Volume Set Information Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Name : Volume Set # 00 Volume Name : Volume Set # 00 Volume Set Function Raid Set Function...

  • Page 118: Stop Volume Set Check

    Yes to start check. 5.5.3.5 Stop Volume Set Check Use this option to stop all the Check Volume Set function. 5.5.3.6 Display Volume Set Info. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Set Function...

  • Page 119: For Arc-6020

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.3.6.1 For ARC-6020 Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu The Volume Set Information Quick Volume/Raid Setup Volume Name : Volume Set # 00 Volume Set Function Volume Name : Volume Set # 00 Raid Set Function...

  • Page 120: View Drive Information

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Physical Drive Function Volume Set Function View Drive Information View Drive Information Physical Drives Physical Drives Create Pass-Through Disk Raid System Function Modify Pass-Through Disk...

  • Page 121: For Arc-5030

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Physical Drive Function Volume Set Function View Drive Information Physical Drives Physical Drives Pass-Through Disk Attribute Create Pass-Through Disk Create Pass-Through Disk Create Pass-Through...

  • Page 122: Modify Pass-Through Disk

    Enter key to show all Pass-Through Disk Attribute. Select the parameter from the list you which to change, press Enter key to modify it. 5.5.4.4 Delete Pass-Through Disk Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function...

  • Page 123: Identify Selected Drive

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.4.5 Identify Selected Drive Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Physical Drive Function Volume Set Function View Drive Information Physical Drives Physical Drives Select The Drive Create Pass-Through Disk Raid System Function Modify Pass-Through Disk Ch01| 80.0GB|RaidSet Member|ST380013AS...

  • Page 124: Alert Beeper Setting

    SATA RAID controller Beeper. Select the No and press Enter key in the dialog box to turn the beeper off temporarily. The beeper will still activate on the next event. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Raid System Function Main Menu...

  • Page 125: Change Password

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.5.3 Change Password Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Raid System Function Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Quick Volume/Raid Setup Alert Beeper Setting Raid Set Function Change Password Change Password Volume Set Function JBOD/RAID Function Physical Drives...

  • Page 126: Raid Rebuild Priority

    JBOD option. User needs to deleted the RAID set, when you want to change the option from the RAID to the JBOD function. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Raid System Function Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper...

  • Page 127: Maximum Sata Mode

    The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the SATA Mode: SATA150, SAT150+NCQ, SAT300, SATA300+NCQ. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Raid System Function Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper...

  • Page 128: Stagger Power On

    Areca has supported the fixed value staggered power up function in its previous version firmware. But from firmware version 1.39, Areca RAID controller has included the option for customer to select the disk drives sequentially stagger power up value.

  • Page 129: Hdd Smart Status Polling

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Raid System Function Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Quick Volume/Raid Setup Alert Beeper Setting Raid Set Function Change Password Volume Set Function JBOD/RAID Function Stagger Power On Physical Drives Raid Rebuild Priority...

  • Page 130: Disk Capacity Truncation Mode

    Multiples Of 1G: If you have 123 GB drives from different ven- dors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 123.4 GB. Areca drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.

  • Page 131: Terminal Port Configuration

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.5.11 Terminal Port Configuration Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Raid System Function Main Menu Mute The Alert Beeper Quick Volume/Raid Setup Alert Beeper Setting Raid Set Function Change Password RS232 Speed Selection Volume Set Function JBOD/RAID Function...

  • Page 132: Restart Controller

    Enter key. The Raid system Function menu appears on the screen. Press Enter key to select Restart Controller item. The Restart Controller confirmation screen appers. Select Yes key to restart entire Raid System. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid System Function...

  • Page 133: U320 Scsi Target Configuration (Arc-6020 Only)

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.6 U320 SCSI Target Configuration (ARC-6020 only) Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function U320 SCSI Target Config Physical Drives Ch0 QAS Mute The Alert Beeper Raid System Function...

  • Page 134: Local Ip Address

    Move the cursor bar to DHCP Function item, then press Enter key to show the DHCP setting. Select the “Disabled’ or ‘Enabled” option to enable or disable the DHCP function. Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function...

  • Page 135: Ethernet Address

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Ethernet Configuration Volume Set Function Physical Drives DHCP Function : Enable Local IP Address : 192.168.001.100 Raid System Function Local IP Address : 192.168.001.100...

  • Page 136: View System Events

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION 5.5.8 View System Events Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function Volume Set Function Time Device Event Type ElapseTime Errors Physical Drives Raid System Function 2004-1-1 12:00:00 H/W Monitor Raid Powered On...

  • Page 137: System Information

    VT-100 UTILITY CONFIGURATION Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller Main Menu Quick Volume/Raid Setup Raid Set Function The Harware Monitor Information Volume Set Function Physical Drives Controller Temp. : 36 (Celsius) Raid System Function BackPlane Temp. : 33 (Celsius) Ethernet Configuration...

  • Page 138: Web Browser-Based Configuration

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6. Web Browser-based Configuration The RAID subsystem web browser-based configuration utility is firm- ware-based and uses to configure raid sets and volume sets. Use this utility to: • Create raid set, • Expand raid set, • Define volume set, •...

  • Page 139: Configuring Raid Sets And Volume Sets

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION rights on the remote machine to remotely configure it. The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is “admin” and the Pass- word is “0000”. 6.2 Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets You can configure raid sets and volume sets with web browser- based RAID manager using Quick Create automatically, or Raid Set/Volume Set Function manually configuration method.
  • Page 140 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION Parameter Setting Volume Name Volume Set # 00 SCSI Channel/SCSI ID/SCSI LUN 0/0/0 Cache Mode Write Back Tag Queuing Max Sync Rate Depend on your hous adapter setting The default setting values can be changed after configuration is complete.

  • Page 141: Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function Method

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION When you are finished defining the volume set, press Enter key to con- firm the Quick Volume And Raid Set Setup function. Press Enter key to define fast initialization or Selected the Background (Instant Available). When background Initialization, the initialization pro- ceeds as a background task, the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes.
  • Page 142 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION Select a Drive For Raid Set window is displayed showing the IDE drive connected to the current controller. Press UP and DOWN arrow keys to select specific physical drives. Press the Enter key to associate the selected physical drive with the current raid set.

  • Page 143: Configuring Raid Sets And Volume Sets

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION Fast Initialization Press Enter key to define fast initialization and Esc key to normal initialization. In the Normal Initialization, the initialization pro- ceeds as a background task, the volume set is fully accessible for system reads and writes. The operating system can instantly access to the newly created arrays without requiring a reboot and waiting the initialization complete.

  • Page 144: Main Menu

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.6.1 Main Menu The Main Menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link. Individual Category Description Quick Function Create a default configuration, which is based on the number of physical disk installed; it can modify the volume set Capacity, Raid Level, and Stripe Size.

  • Page 145: Raid Set Functions

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION Note: In Quick Create your volume set is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system. Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system. 6.8 Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to customize your system.

  • Page 146: Delete Raid Set

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.8.2 Delete Raid Set To delete a raid set, click on the Create Raid Set link. A Select The RAID SET To Delete screen is displayed showing all raid set existing in the current controller. Click the raid set number you which to delete in the select column to delete screen.

  • Page 147: Activate Incomplete Raid Set

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.8.4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set When one of the disk drive is removed in power off state, the raid set state will change to Incomplete State. If user wants to contin- ue to work, when the RAID subsystem is power on. User can use the Activate Raid Set option to active the raid set.

  • Page 148: Create Hot Spare

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.8.5 Create Hot Spare When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function, all unused physical devices connected to the current controller appear: Select the target disk by clicking on the appro- priate check box. Tick on the Confirm The Operation, and click on the Submit button in the screen to create the hot spares.

  • Page 149: Volume Set Functions

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.9 Volume Set Functions A volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a RAID level with one or more physical disks. RAID level refers to the level of data performance and protection of a volume set.
  • Page 150 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION then click on the Submit button. The new create volume set allows user to select the Volume name, capacity, RAID level, strip size, SCSI ID/LUN, Cache mode, tag queuing and Max Sync Rate. • Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set. #.

  • Page 151: For Arc-5030

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION • Tag Queuing The Enabled option is useful for enhancing overall system per- formance under multi-tasking operating systems. The Command Tag (Drive Channel) function controls the SCSI command tag queuing support for each drive channel. This function should normally remain enabled.
  • Page 152 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION The new create volume set allows user to select the Volume name, capacity, RAID level, strip size, SCSI ID/LUN, Cache mode, tag queuing, IDE Data Xfer Mode and IDE Channel/IDE Drive#ID. • Volume Name The default volume name will always appear as Volume Set. #.

  • Page 153: Delete Volume Set

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION • Tag Queuing The Enabled option is useful for enhancing overall system per- formance under multi-tasking operating systems. The Command Tag (Drive Channel) function controls the SCSI command tag queuing support for each drive channel. This function should normally remain enabled.

  • Page 154: Modify Volume Set

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION To delete Volume from raid set system function, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select The Raid Set To Delete screen will show all raid set number.

  • Page 155: For Arc-5030

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.9.3.2 For ARC-5030 6.9.3.3 Volume Expansion Use this raid set expands to expand a raid set, when a disk is added to your system. The expand capacity can use to enlarge the volume set size or create another volume set. The modify volume set function can support the volume set expansion func- tion.

  • Page 156: Check Volume Set

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.9.4 Check Volume Set To check a volume set from a raid set: 1. Click on the Check Volume Set link. 2. Tick on the volume set from the list that you wish to check. Tick on Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button. Use this option to verify the correctness pf the redundant data in a volume set.

  • Page 157: Create Pass-Through Disk

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.10.1 Create Pass-Through Disk 6.10.1.1 For ARC-6020 To create pass-through disk, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the Create Pass-Through link. The relative setting function screen appears. Disk is no controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a volume set.

  • Page 158: Modify Pass-Through Disk

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION used on a system where the operating system is on a disk not controlled by the RAID firmware. User can also select the cache mode, Tagged Command Queuing, IDE Data Xfer Mode and IDE Channel/IDE Drive# for this volume. 6.10.2 Modify Pass-Through Disk Use this option to modify the Pass-Through Disk Attribute.

  • Page 159: Delete Pass-Through Disk

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.10.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk To delete pass-through drive from the pass-through drive pool, move the mouse cursor bar to the main menus and click on Delete Pass Through link. After you complete the selection, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to complete the delete action.
  • Page 160 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION RAID subsystem controller alarm tone generator. • Background Track Priority: The Raid background Track Priority is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes to a background opera- tion such as rebuilding or migrating. The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the background priority to balance volume set access and background tasks appropriately.
  • Page 161 Areca has supported the fixed value staggered power up function in its previous version firmware. But from firmware version 1.39, Areca RAID controller has included the option for customer to select the disk drives sequentially stagger power up value.
  • Page 162 Multiples Of 10G: If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For exam- ple, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 120 GB. Areca drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capac- ity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.

  • Page 163: For Arc-5030

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.11.1.2 For ARC-5030 • System Beeper Setting The Alert Beeper function item is used to Disabled or Enable the RAID subsystem controller alarm tone generator. • Background Track Priority The Raid background Track Priority is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes to a background opera- tion such as rebuilding or migrating.
  • Page 164 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 300MB/s. NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives. It al- lows multiple commands to be outstanding within a drive at the same time. Drives that support NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can be dynamically rescheduled or re-ordered, along with the necessary tracking mechanisms for outstanding and completed portions of the workload.
  • Page 165 Multiples Of 10G: If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For exam- ple, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 120 GB. Areca drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capac- ity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.

  • Page 166: U320 Scsi Target Config (Arc-6020)

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.11.2 U320 SCSI Target Config (ARC-6020) Arbitration allows one SCSI device to gain control of the SCSI bus to allow that SCSI device to initiate or resume a task. There are two methods that a SCSI device may use to arbitrate for the SCSI bus: normal arbitration and QAS.

  • Page 167: Alert By Mail Config

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.11.4 Alert By Mail Config To configure the raid controller email function, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the System Controls link. The System Controls menu will show all items. Move the cursor bar to the Alert By Mail Config item, then press Enter key to select the desired function.

  • Page 168: Ntp Configuration

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION Please reference to Appendix D SNMP operation & Definition for more detail information about the SNMP trap and definition. 6.11.6 NTP Configuration The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is used to synchronize the time of a computer client or server to another server or reference time source, such as a radio or satellite receiver or modem.

  • Page 169: Automatic Daylight Saving

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION • Automatic Daylight Saving Automatic Daylight Saving will normally attempt to automatically adjust the system clock for daylight saving changes based on the computer time zone. This tweak allows you to disable the automatic adjustment. 6.11.7 View Events/ Mute Beeper To view the RAID subsystem controller’s information, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the View Events/ Mute Beeper link.

  • Page 170: Clear Events Buffer

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.11.9 Clear Events Buffer Use this feature to clear the entire events buffer information. 6.11.10 Modify Password To set or change the RAID subsystem password, move the mouse cursor to Raid System Function screen, and click on the Change Password link.

  • Page 171: Information Menu

    WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION 6.12 Information Menu 6.12.1 RaidSet Hierarchy Use this feature to view the internal raid subsystem current raid set, current volume set and physical disk configuration. Please reference this chapter “Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets” 6.12.2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem controller’s information, move the mouse cursor to the main menu and click on the System Informa- tion link.
  • Page 172 WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION Item Warning Condition Controller Board Temperature > 60 Backplane Temperature > 55 Controller Fan Speed < 1900 RPM Power Supply +12V < 10.5V or > 13.5V Power Supply +5V < 4.7V or > 5.3V Power Supply +3.3V <...

  • Page 173: Specifications

    • Intel 80219 400MHz I/O processor • 128MB on-board DDR200 SDRAM with ECC protection • Marvell 8 channels SATA ll controller • Areca ASIC to support extreme performance RAID 6 function • NVRAM for RAID configuration & transaction log • Write-through or write-back cache support •...

  • Page 174: Scsi To Sata Ll Host Bus Interface

    APPENDIX SCSI to SATA ll Host Bus Interface • Ultra 320-Wide LVD SCSI; Transfer rate up to 320MB/sec • Tagged Command Queuing • Concurrent I/O commands RAID Management • Bootable CD VT-100 utility for X86-based system initialization • Field-upgradeable firmware in flash ROM via RS-232 port •...

  • Page 175: Environmental

    APPENDIX • 2 * 68 pin LVD SCSI connector (SCSI to SATA) • 1 * PATA and 1 * SATA connector (IDE/SATA to SATA) • 1 * 9 header Ethernet LAN connector Environmental • Operating Temperature • Temperature: +5 C to +40 C •...

  • Page 176: Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility

    APPENDIX Appendix B Upgrading Flash Firmware Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to up- grade the RAID firmware. The user can simply re-program the old firmware through the RS-232 port or Lane Port.

  • Page 177: Upgrade Firmware Through Ansi/Vt-100 Terminal Emulation

    APPENDIX Note: CD-ROM bootable VT-100 utility cannot support the update firmware function. Upgrade Firmware Through ANSI/VT-100 Terminal Emulation Get the new version firmware for your RAID subsystem controller. For Example, download the bin file from your OEM’s web site onto the c: 1.
  • Page 178 APPENDIX 5. Click Browse. Look in the location where the Firmware upgrade software is located. Select the File name: 6. Click Send. Send the Firmware Binary to the controller. 7. When the Firmware completes downloading, the confirmation screen appears. Press Yes to start program the flash ROM. 8.

  • Page 179: Upgrade Firmware Through Http Proxy Web Browser Manager

    APPENDIX 9. The Firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete. 10. After the Firmware upgrade is complete, a bar indicator will show “Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully”. Note: The user doesn’t need to reconfigure all of the settings after the firmware upgrade is complete, because all of the settings will keep us the vaules before upgrade.
  • Page 180 APPENDIX software is located. Select the File name: “6010FIRM.BIN” and click open. 3.Click the Confirm The Operation and press the Submit button. 4. The Web Browser begins to download the firmware binary to the controller and start to update the flash ROM. 5.

  • Page 181: Connector And Pin Definitions

    APPENDIX Appendix C Connector and Pin Definitions ARC-5030 Controller Backplane Diagram Connector Description 1 (J5&J6) DC Cooling Fan Power Connector 2 (JP2) Ethernet Lan port 3 (J3&J4) DC Power Input Connector 4 (CON1) SATA Host Channel Adapter Port 5 (JP4) LCD Module Connector 6 (JP1) RS232 Connector...
  • Page 182 APPENDIX DC Cooling Fan Power Connector (J5&J6) Pin Name Description Signal Ground +12V +12V Voltage Input FAN CNT PULSE FAN RPM Detection RS232 Connector (JP1) Pin Name Description RXD0 TXD0 RTS0 CTS0 Ethernet LAN port 10/100 Connector (JP2) Pin Name Description LAN TPIP LAN TPIN...

  • Page 183: Arc-6020 Controller Backplane Diagram

    APPENDIX ARC-6020 Controller Backplane Diagram Connector Description 1 (CN1) SCSI Connector Input 1 (JP1) RS232 Connector 2 (CN3) SCSI Connector Output 3 (J1&J2) DC Power Input Connector 4 (JP2) Ethernet Lan port 5 (J3&J4) DC Power Input Connector 6 (J5&J6) DC Cooling Fan Power Connector 7 (JP4) LCD Module Connector...
  • Page 184 APPENDIX RS232 Connector (JP1) Pin Name Description Short 4.6 to pin4 & pin6 RXD0 TXD0 Short to pin1 & pin6 Short to pin1 & pin4 Short to pin8 Short to pin7 Ethernet LAN port 10/100 Connector (JP2) Pin Name Description LAN TPIP LAN TPIN LAN SPP...

  • Page 185: Snmp Operation & Definition

    APPENDIX Appendix D SNMP Operation & Definition Overview The Internal RAID subsystem firmware-embedded Simple Net- work Management Protocol (SNMP) agent for the connect array. An SNMP-based management application (also known as an SNMP manager) can monitor the disk array. An example of An SNMP management application is Hewlett-Packard’s Open View.
  • Page 186 APPENDIX SNMP Installation The installation of the SNMP manager is accomplished in several phases: • Installing the Manager software on the client • Placing a copy of the management information base (MIB) in a directory which is accessible to the management application •...

  • Page 187: Technical Support

    APPENDIX Appendix E Technical Support Areca Technical Support provides several options for Areca users to access information and updates. We encourage you to use one of our electric services, which provide product information updates for the most efficient service and support. If you decide to contact us, please have the information such as Product model and serial number, BIOS and driver version, and a description of the problem.

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