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  • Page 1 MOBILERAID MR8X DETAILED USER’S MANUAL v1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Contents Preface........................4 FCC Compliance Statement..................5 Before You Begin ....................... 6 Chapter 1 Introduction..................... 8 1.1 Key Features.......................... 9 1.1.1 Technical Specifications....................10 1.2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem................11 1.2.1 Front View........................11 1.2.1.1 Smart Panel ......................12 1.2.1.2 Disk Drive Carrier .....................13 1.2.2 Rear View ........................14 1.3 RAID Concepts ........................
  • Page 3 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2.1 Create Raid Set........................42 4.2.2 Delete Raid Set ........................43 4.2.3 Expand Raid Set ......................43 4.2.4 Offline Raid Set........................45 4.2.5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ...................46 4.2.6 Create Hot Spare ......................48 4.2.7 Delete Hot Spare......................48 4.2.8 Rescue Raid Set .......................49 Volume Set Function ......................

  • Page 4: Preface

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Preface About this manual his manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the SAS-to-SATA II RAID subsystem. This document also describes how to use the storage management software. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings.

  • Page 5: Fcc Compliance Statement

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem FCC Compliance Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy, and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 6: Before You Begin

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Before You Begin efore going through with this manual, you should read and focus to the following safety guidelines. Notes about subsystem’s controller configuration and the product packaging and delivery are also included. To provide reasonable protection against any harm on the part of the user and to obtain maximum performance, user is advised to be aware of the following safety guidelines particularly in handling hardware components: Upon receiving of the product:...
  • Page 7 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Unpacking the Subsystem The package contains the following items: • RAID subsystem unit • One power cord • One RJ-45 Ethernet cable • One external serial cable • Two external SAS cables • Installation Reference Guide •...

  • Page 8: Chapter 1 Introduction

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 1 Introduction The SAS-to SATA II RAID Subsystem The subsystem is a “Host Independent” RAID subsystem supporting RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 0+1, and JBOD. Regardless of the RAID level the subsystem is configured for, each RAID array consists of a set of disks which to the user appears to be a single large disk capacity.

  • Page 9: Key Features

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.1 Key Features Supports RAID levels 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6 and JBOD. Supports hot spare and automatic hot rebuild. Allows online capacity expansion within the enclosure. Local audible event notification alarm. Supports password protection and UPS connection. Built-in serial port interface for remote event notification.

  • Page 10: Technical Specifications

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.1.1 Technical Specifications Feature Specification Form Factor 8 Bays Tower RAID Processor Intel 80321 64 bit RISC RAID Level 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5, 6, JBOD Cache Memory 128MB ~ 1024 MB No. of Channels 2 and 8 (Host and Drive) Host Bus Interface Two 4x mini SAS (3Gb/s)

  • Page 11: Identifying Parts Of The Raid Subsystem

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.2 Identifying Parts of the RAID Subsystem The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem. 1.2.1 Front View Installation and Configuration Manual...

  • Page 12: Smart Panel

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.2.1.1 Smart Panel Smart Function Keys PARTS FUNCTION Use the Up or Down arrow keys to go through the Up and Down information on the LCD screen. This is also used to Arrow buttons move between each menu when you configure the subsystem.

  • Page 13: Disk Drive Carrier

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.2.1.2 Disk Drive Carrier HDD Status Indicator Function Part HDD Access LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is being accessed. HDD Fault LED Red LED indicates no hard drive or hard drive has failed. No LED light means HDD is detected/good.

  • Page 14: Rear View

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.2.2 Rear View Monitor Port The subsystem is equipped with a serial monitor port allowing you to connect a PC or terminal. R-Link Port: Remote Link through RJ-45 Ethernet for remote management The subsystem s equipped with one 10/100 Ethernet RJ45 LAN port. You use a web browser to manage the RAID subsystem through Ethernet for remote configuration and monitoring.

  • Page 15: Raid Concepts

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.3 RAID Concepts he basic idea of RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) is to combine multiple inexpensive disk drives into an array of disk drives to obtain performance, capacity and reliability that exceeds that of a single large drive. The array of drives appears to the host computer as a single logical drive.
  • Page 16 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Definition of RAID Levels RAID 0 is typically defined as a group of striped disk drives without parity or data redundancy. RAID 0 arrays can be configured with large stripes for multi-user environments or small stripes for single-user systems that access long sequential records.
  • Page 17 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem RAID 3 sector-stripes data across groups of drives, but one drive in the group is dedicated to storing parity information. RAID 3 relies on the embedded ECC in each sector for error detection. In the case of drive failure, data recovery is accomplished by calculating the exclusive OR (XOR) of the information recorded on the remaining drives.
  • Page 18 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem In summary: RAID 0 is the fastest and most efficient array type but offers no fault-tolerance. RAID 0 requires a minimum of one drive. RAID 1 is the best choice for performance-critical, fault-tolerant environments. RAID 1 is the only choice for fault-tolerance if no more than two drives are used.

  • Page 19: Serial-Attached Scsi (Sas) Overview

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.4 Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) Overview What is SAS? Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) is the newest storage interface for Direct- Attached Storage (DAS). SAS is the successor to the highly successful parallel Ultra 320 SCSI interface. SAS improves and expands upon the parallel SCSI technology, and is supported by the ANSI T10 Standards Committee.

  • Page 20: Array Definition

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.5 Array Definition 1.5.1 Raid Set A Raid Set is a group of disk drives containing one or more logical volumes called Volume Sets. It is not possible to have multiple Raid Sets on the same disk drives. A Volume Set must be created either on an existing Raid Set or on a group of available individual disk drives (disk drives that are not yet a part of a Raid Set).

  • Page 21: Easy To Use Features

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.5.3 Easy to Use Features 1.5.3.1 Instant Availability/Background Initialization RAID 0 and RAID 1 Volume Set can be used immediately after the creation. But the RAID 3, 5 and 6 Volume Sets must be initialized to generate the parity. In the Background Mode initialization, the initialization proceeds as a background task, the Volume Set is fully accessible for system reads and writes.

  • Page 22: Online Raid Level And Stripe Size Migration

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem The RAID subsystem controller redistributes the original Volume Set over the original and newly added disks, using the same RAID level configuration. The unused capacity on the expand Raid Set can then be used to create an additional Volume Sets, with a different RAID level setting as needed by user.

  • Page 23: Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 1.5.4.2 Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support The RAID subsystem has built-in protection circuit to support the replacement of SATA II hard disk drives without having to shut down or reboot the system. The removable hard drive tray can deliver “hot swappable” fault-tolerant RAID solution at a price much less than the cost of conventional SCSI hard disk RAID subsystems.

  • Page 24: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 2 Getting Started This section describes the physical locations of the hard drives supported by the subsystem and give instructions on installing a hard drive. The subsystem supports hot-swapping allowing you to install or replace a hard drive while the subsystem is running.
  • Page 25 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem c. Place the hard drive in the disk tray. Make sure the holes of the disk tray align with the holes of the hard drive. d. Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray. e.

  • Page 26: Preparing The Subsystem And Powering On

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 2.2 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering On Here are the steps to prepare the RAID subsystem for use. 1. Attach network cable to the R-Link port and connect the other end of network cable to your network hub/switch. Or as alternative for configuration, you may connect the serial cable to the Monitor port and to the serial port of your host/server.

  • Page 27: Chapter 3 Configuration Utility Options

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 3 Configuration Utility Options The subsystem has a setup configuration utility built in containing important information about the configuration as well as settings for various optional functions in the subsystem. This chapter explains how to use and make changes to the setup utility. Configuration Methods There are three methods of configuring the subsystem.
  • Page 28 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem The default setting of the monitor port is 115200 baud rate, 8 data bit, non-parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control. Installation and Configuration Manual...
  • Page 29 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Click disconnect button. Open the File menu, and then open Properties. Open the Settings Tab. Installation and Configuration Manual...
  • Page 30 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 8 . Configure the settings as follows: “ Function, arrow and ctrl keys act as”: Terminal Keys “Backspace key sends”: Crtl + H “Emulation”: VT100 “Telnet terminal ID”: VT100 “Back scroll buffer lines”: 500 Click OK. Now, the VT100 is ready to use.
  • Page 31 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the customer to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link. NOTE: The password option allows user to set or clear the R A ID subsystem’s password protection feature. Once the password has been set, the user can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password.
  • Page 32 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem VT100 terminal configuration Utility Main Menu Options Select an option and the related information or submenu items display beneath it. The submenus for each item are shown in Section 3.3. The configuration utility main menu options are: Option Description Create a RAID configuration which...

  • Page 33: Configuring The Subsystem Using The Lcd Panel

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.2 Configuring the Subsystem Using the LCD Panel The LCD Display front panel function keys are the primary user interface for the Disk Array. Except for the “Firmware update”, all configurations can be performed through this interface. The LCD provides a system of screens with areas for information, status indication, or menus.

  • Page 34: Menu Diagram

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.3 Menu Diagram The following tree diagram is a summary of the various configurations and setting functions that can be accessed through the terminal monitor. Also, almost the same menu can be accessed through the LCD panel. Installation and Configuration Manual...
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  • Page 39: Web Browser-Based Remote Raid Management Via R-Link Ethernet Port

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 3.4 Web browser-based Remote RAID management via R-Link Ethernet Port The RAID subsystem can be configured with RAID Manager, a web browser-based application which utilizes the web browser installed on your operating system. The web browser-based RAID Manager can be used to manage all the RAID function. To configure the RAID subsystem on a remote machine, you need to know its IP Address.
  • Page 40 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Main Menu The main menu shows all function that enables the user to execute actions by clicking on the appropriate link. Description Individual Category Quick Function Create a RAID configuration, which consists of all physical disks installed. The Volume Set Capacity, Raid Level, and Stripe Size can be modified during setup.

  • Page 41: Chapter 4 Raid Management

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Chapter 4 RAID Management 4.1 Quick Create he number of physical drives in the R A I D subsystem determines the RAID levels that can be implemented with the R aid Set. This feature allows user to create a R aid S et associated with exactly one Volume Set. User can change the Raid Level, Capacity, Volume Initialization Mode and Stripe Size.

  • Page 42: Raid Set Functions

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2 Raid Set Functions Use the Raid Set Function and Volume Set Function if you prefer to create customized Raid Sets and Volume Sets. User can manually configure and has full control of the Raid Set settings, but it will take a little longer to setup than the Quick Create configuration.

  • Page 43: Delete Raid Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2.2 Delete Raid Set To delete a Raid Set, click on the Delete Raid Set link. A “Select The RAID SET To Delete” screen is displayed showing all Raid Sets existing in the subsystem. Select the Raid Set you want to delete in the Select column.
  • Page 44 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem NOTE: If a disk drive fails during Raid Set expansion and a hot spare is available, an auto rebuild operation will occur after the Raid Set expansion is completed. Migration occurs when a disk is added to a R aid Set. Migrating status is displayed in the Raid Set status area of the Raid Set information.

  • Page 45: Offline Raid Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2.4 Offline Raid Set If user wants to offline (and move) a Raid Set while the RAID subsystem is powered on, use the Offline Raid Set function. After completing the function, the HDD state will change to “Offlined”...

  • Page 46: Activate Incomplete Raid Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2.5 Activate Incomplete Raid Set When Raid Set State is “Normal”, this means there is no failed disk drive. When does “Incomplete” Raid Set State Happens? If the RAID subsystem is powered off and one disk drive is removed or has failed in power off state, and when the RAID subsystem is powered on, the Raid Set State will change to “Incomplete”.
  • Page 47 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem When is the “Activate Raid Set” function can be used? In order to access the Volume Set and corresponding data, use the Activate Raid Set function to active the Raid Set. After selecting this function, the Raid State will change to “Degraded”...

  • Page 48: Create Hot Spare

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2.6 Create Hot Spare The Create Hot Spare option gives you the ability to define a global hot spare. When you choose the Create Hot Spare option in the Raid Set Function, all unused (non R ai d Set me mbe r ) disk drives in the subsystem appear. Select the target disk drive by clicking on the appropriate check box.

  • Page 49: Rescue Raid Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.2.8 Rescue Raid Set If you need to rescue a missing Raid Set, please contact your vendor’s support engineer for assistance. Installation and Configuration Manual...

  • Page 50: Volume Set Function

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Volume Set Function 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 51 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Volume Name: The default Volume Set name will appear as “Volume---VOL#XX”. You can rename the Volume Set name provided it does not exceed the 16 characters limit. Raid Level: Set the RAID level for the Volume Set. Click the down-arrow in the drop-down list. The available RAID levels for the current Volume Set are displayed.
  • Page 52 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Stripe Size: This parameter sets the size of the stripe written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 3, 5 or 6 Volume Set. You can set the stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, or 128 A larger stripe size produces better-read performance, especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads.

  • Page 53: Delete Volume Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.3.2 Delete Volume Set To delete a Volume Se t , select the Volume Set Functions in the main menu and click on the Delete Volume Set link. The Select The Volume Set To Delete screen will show all available Raid Sets.

  • Page 54: Volume Expansion

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem To modify Volume Set attribute values, select an attribute item and click on the attribute value. After completing the modification, tick on the Confirm The Operation option and click on the Submit button to save the changes. 4.3.3.1 Volume Expansion Volume Capacity (Logical Volume Concatenation Plus Re-stripe) Use the Expand Raid Set function to expand a Raid Set when a disk is added to your...

  • Page 55: Check Volume Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.3.5 Check Volume Set Use this function to perform Volume Set consistency check, which verifies the correctness of redundant data (data blocks and parity blocks) in a Volume Set. This basically means computing the parity from the data blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the parity blocks, or computing the data from the parity blocks and comparing the results to the contents of the data blocks.

  • Page 56: Stop Check Volume Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.3.6 Stop Check Volume Set Use this option to stop Volume Set consistency checking. Installation and Configuration Manual...

  • Page 57: Physical Drive

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Physical Drive Choose this option from the Main Menu to select a disk drive and to perform the operations listed below. 4.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk A Pass-Through Disk is a disk drive not controlled by the internal RAID subsystem firmware and thus cannot be a part of a Volume Set.

  • Page 58: Modify Pass-Through Disk

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.4.2 Modify Pass-Through Disk Use this option to modify the attribute of a Pass-Through Disk. User can modify the Cache Mode, Tagged Command Queuing, and SAS Port/LUN Base/LUN on an existing Pass- Through Disk. To modify the Pass-Through drive attribute from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on the Modify Pass-Through link.

  • Page 59: Delete Pass-Through Disk

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk To delete Pass-Through Disk from the Pass-Through drive pool, click on Delete Pass- Through link. Select a Pass-Through Disk, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to complete the delete action. 4.4.4 Identify Selected Drive Use this option to physically locate a selected drive to prevent removing the wrong drive.

  • Page 60: System Controls

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem System Controls 4.5.1 System Configuration To set the RAID s ub system system configuration options, c lic k the S y st em Co nfig li nk und e r t he S y ste m C ontro ls me nu. The System Configuration screen will be shown.
  • Page 61 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem JBOD/RAID Configuration The RAID subsystem supports JBOD and RAID configuration. Maximum SATA Mode Supported: The 8 SATA drive channels can support up to SATA ll, which runs up to 300MB/s. NCQ is a command protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on native Serial ATA hard drives.
  • Page 62 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Disk Capacity Truncation Mode: The RAID subsystem use drive truncation so that drives from different vendors are more likely to be able to be used as spares for each other. Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capacity of a drive that is used in redundant units. Options are: Multiples Of 10G: If you have several 120GB drives from different vendors, chances are that the capacity varies slightly.

  • Page 63: Ethernet Config

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5.2 EtherNet Config To set the Ethernet configuration, click the EtherNet Config link under the System Controls menu. The RAID subsystem EtherNet Configuration screen will be shown. Set the desired configuration. Once done, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click the Submit button to save the settings.

  • Page 64: Alert By Mail Config

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5.3 Alert By Mail Config To set the Event Notification function, click on the Alert By Mail Config link under the System Controls main menu. The RAID subsystem Event Notification configuration screen will be shown. Set up the desired function and option. When an abnormal condition occurs, an error message will be emailed to the email recipient(s) that a problem has occurred.

  • Page 65: Snmp Configuration

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5.4 SNMP Configuration The SNMP gives users independence from the proprietary network management schemes of some manufacturers and SNMP is supported by many WAN and LAN manufacturers enabling true LAN/ WAN management integration. To set the SNMP function, move the cursor to the main menu and click on the SNMP Configuration link.

  • Page 66: Ntp Configuration

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem After completing the settings, tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button to save the configuration. SNMP also works in the same as Alert By Mail when sending event notifications. 4.5.5 NTP Configuration NTP stands for Network Time Protocol.

  • Page 67: View Events

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5.6 View Events To view the RAID subsystem’s event log information, move the mouse cursor to the System Controls menu and click on the System Information link. The Raid Subsystem’s System Events Information screen appears. The System Events Information screen will show: Time, Device, Event type, Elapse Time and Errors.

  • Page 68: Generate Test Events

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5.7 Generate Test Events If you want to generate test events, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the Generate Test Events Link. Tick on the Confirm The Operation and click on the Submit button.

  • Page 69: Modify Password

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.5.9 Modify Password To change or disable the RAID subsystem’s admin password, click on the Change Password link under the System Controls menu. The Modify System Password screen appears. The factory-default admin password is set to 00000000. Once the password has been set, the user or administrator can only monitor and configure the RAID subsystem by providing the correct password.

  • Page 70: Information Menu

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Information Menu 4.6.1 Raid Set Hierarchy Use this feature to view the RAID subsystem’s existing Raid Set(s), Volume Set(s) and physical disk(s) configuration and information. Select the RaidSet Hierarchy link from the Information menu to display the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. To view the Raid Set information, click the Raid Set # link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen.
  • Page 71 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem To view the disk drive information, click the CH0# link from the Raid Set Hierarchy screen. The Disk Information screen appears. This screen shows various information such as timeout count, media error count, and SMART information. The SMART information shows two numbers, one on the left (attribute value) and one on the right enclosed in parentheses (threshold).

  • Page 72: System Information

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.6.2 System Information To view the RAID subsystem’s controller information, click the System Information link from the Information menu. The Raid Subsystem Information screen appears. The controller name, firmware version, serial number, main processor, CPU data/Instruction cache size and system memory size/speed appear in this screen.

  • Page 73: Hardware Monitor

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.6.3 Hardware Monitor To view the RAID subsystem’s hardware information, click the Hardware Monitor link from the Information menu. The Hardware Monitor Information screen appears. NOTE: When no disk drive is installed in the disk slot, the disk temperature will show “--”.

  • Page 74: Creating New Raid Set Or Reconfiguring An Existing Raid Set

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.7 Creating New Raid Set or Reconfiguring an Existing Raid Set You can configure Raid Sets and Volume Sets using Quick Create or Raid Set Functions/Volume Set Functions configuration method. Each configuration method requires a different level of user input. The general flow of operations for Raid Set and Volume Set configuration is: Step Action...

  • Page 75: Upgrading The Firmware

    SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 4.8 Upgrading the Firmware Upgrading Firmware Using Flash Programming Utility Since the RAID subsystem’s controller features flash firmware, it is not necessary to change the hardware flash chip in order to upgrade the controller firmware. User can simply re- program the old firmware through the RS-232 port.
  • Page 76 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading 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 vendor’s web site into the local directory. NOTE: When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded, upgrade first the boot ROM firmware.
  • Page 77 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 5. Click Browse. Look in the location where the firmware file was saved. Select the firmware file name “xxxxxxxx.BIN” and click Open. 6. Click Send to send the firmware binary file to the RAID controller. Installation and Configuration Manual...
  • Page 78 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 7. When the firmware downloading is completed, the confirmation screen appears. Select Yes to start programming the flash ROM. 8. When the Flash programming starts, a message will show “ Start Updating Firmware. Please Wait”. 9. The firmware upgrade will take approximately thirty seconds to complete. Installation and Configuration Manual...
  • Page 79 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 10. After the firmware upgrade is complete, a message will show “Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully”. Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect. Installation and Configuration Manual...
  • Page 80 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem Upgrading Firmware Through Web Browser Get the new version of firmware for your RAID subsystem controller. NOTE: When there is new boot ROM firmware that needs to be upgraded, upgrade first the boot ROM firmware. Then repeat the process (steps 1 to 3) to upgrade the firmware code after which a RAID controller restart will be necessary.
  • Page 81 SAS-to-SATA II RAID Subsystem 5. After the firmware upgrade is complete, a message will show “Firmware Has Been Updated Successfully”. Restarting the RAID controller is required for the new firmware to take effect. Installation and Configuration Manual...

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