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- Page 2 Pegasus2 Installation Guide for Windows WARNING Use the power cord included with the Pegasus2. WARNING DO NOT disconnect the Thunderbolt cable until you have completed the procedure to safely remove it. See “Safely Remove Pegasus2 from Windows” on page 23 for details.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Promise Technologies ontents bout this guide ystem requirements for indoWs ummAry of the setup procedure Acking ArdWAre nstALLAtion 1: d oWnLoAd softWAre And driver 2: c onnect the egAsus to your indoWs computer 3: p oWer egAsus 4: i nstALL river 5: i nstALL... -
Page 4: A Bout This Guide
Promise Technologies bout this guide The Pegasus2 Installation Guide for Windows is intended to guide the user through the installation procedures to connect the device to a Windows computer, install the necessary driver and software and begin using the device. For more complete information about the device specifications,details of the system hardware and advanced administration features, please read the Product Manual. -
Page 5: Acking L Ist
Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide Acking Check the shipping package to make sure you have the following items: • Pegasus2 R4, Pegasus2 R6, Pegasus2 R8, or Pegasus2 M4 • Hard disk drives (four in R4 and M4, six in R6, eight in R8) •... -
Page 6: Ardware
Promise Technologies ArdWAre This section provides a brief introduction to the hardware of the Pegasus2. For the purpose of installation they are very similar. Pegasus2 R4 front view. The R6, R8 and M4 are similar in appearance Power Button / LED Drive Carrier Thunderbolt Link LEDs... - Page 7 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide Pegasus2 R4 back view. The R6, and R8 are similar, the R6 and R8 are taller Thunderbolt Ports Power Connection Pegasus2 M4 back view Thunderbolt Ports Power Connection...
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Page 8: I Nstallation
Promise Technologies nstALLAtion Follow the installation steps to setup and begin using the Pegasus2. 1: d oWnloAd softWAre And driver Follow these instructions to download the software and driver installation files for Windows from the PROMISE website. Go to the PROMISE website (www.promise.com) and click on Support in the banner at the top of the web page, scroll down to Download Center. -
Page 9: S Tep 2: C Onnect The P Egasus
Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide 2: C onneCt the egAsus to your indoWs Computer Insert one end of a Thunderbolt cable into the Thunderbolt port on the Pegasus2 and connect the other end of the cable to a Thunderbolt port on your computer. Make sure the cable connector is oriented correctly to the port on both the Pegasus2 and the computer. -
Page 10: S Tep 3: P Ower O N P
Promise Technologies 3: p oWer egAsus Follow these steps to connect the power cord and power on the Pegasus2. Attach the power cord on the back of the Pegasus2 unit. (See page 4 to see an illustration of the back of device) Plug the other end into a power source. -
Page 11: S Tep 4: I Nstall D River
Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide 4: i nstAll river Locate the driver file you downloaded in Step 1 and follow the instructions in the InstallShield Wizard to install the PROMISE RAID Controller driver. It will be necessary to restart the computer after to complete the installation. ✓... - Page 12 Promise Technologies The License Agreement appears. Click to select the “I accept the terms of the license agreement” option if you accept, and click on Next to continue. You are informed that the driver has been installed successfully. Click on Finish to continue.
- Page 13 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide A message prompt appears informing you that a system restart is necessary, the “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” option is selected by default. Click OK to restart now, otherwise choose the “No, ...” option and restart later. The Pegasus2 cannot be used until you reboot the computer.
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Page 14: S Tep 5: I Nstall S Oftware
Promise Technologies 5: i nstAll oftWAre Follow the instructions in this section to complete the installation of the Pegasus2 on your Windows computer. You need to install WebPAM PRO software used for device management and administration. Locate the Installation program file downloaded previously in Step 1 and follow the instructions in the InstallShield menu to install WebPAM PRO. - Page 15 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide The License Agreement appears. Click to select the “I accept the terms of the license agreement” option if you accept, and click on Next to continue. Choose where to put the software on your computer. Click Browse to choose a specific location, or click Next to accept the default destination.
- Page 16 Promise Technologies The program is ready to be installed in the chosen location. Click Install to begin. Installation of WebPAM PRO is completed. Click Finish to close the InstallShield Wizard.
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Page 17: S Tep 6: F Ormat P Egasus 2 With
Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide 6: f pAm pro ormAt egAsus With Now you are ready to format the Pegasus2 with a the NTFS file system for use as a direct attached storage system with your Windows computer. Use WebPAM PRO to format the RAID array and perform other administrative functions including changing the type of RAID. -
Page 18: Format Pegasus2 With Windows 7
Promise Technologies ormat egasus with indows Windows 7 users follow the steps listed below to launch Web PAM PRO and format the RAID: To launch WebPAM PRO from the Windows desktop, double-click on the WebPAM PRO icon located your Program Files folder. The path is Program Files > Promise > WebPAM PRO >... - Page 19 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide After logging in, the WebPAM PRO Dashboard menu appears. Use this menu later to view a summary of the device status. First you need to format the file system for the Pegasus2. Click on the Storage menu tab near the top of the menu. Then click on the Logical Drive menu button to view the Logical Drive menu.
- Page 20 Promise Technologies The formatting options appear in a new menu. You can type in a different name for the Volume or leave the default PromiseRAID. Most users should use the Partition Type set to the default GPTFormat. The other Partition Type option, MBRFormat (master boot record) does not support Logical Drives greater than 2 TB.
- Page 21 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide When the array is finished formatting, Windows will alert you that a New Volume has been installed. You can see the New Volume in Windows Disk Manager. Make sure you check the firmware version of the Pegasus2 and update it if needed. Go to “Step 7: Check firmware version with WebPAM PRO”...
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Page 22: Format Pegasus2 With Windows 8
Promise Technologies ormat egasus with indows Windows 8 users, follow the steps listed below to launch Web PAM PRO and format the RAID: Locate WebPAM PRO and launch it. You can either do a Search of your Apps to find the software shortcut, or find it the Program Files folder, use the path Program Files >... - Page 23 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide The login page appears. The User Name and Password used for logging in is the same as the Windows OS user login user name and password. Type your Windows User Name and Windows Password and click the Login button. After logging in, the WebPAM PRO Dashboard menu appears.
- Page 24 Promise Technologies Click on the Storage menu tab near the top of the menu. Then click on the Logical Drive menu button to view the Logical Drive menu. Notice in the middle of the menu a description of the RAID array that is already setup. The default setup is a RAID 5 using all the hard disks.
- Page 25 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide In order to safeguard against unintended changes to the RAID setup or file system, the Pegasus2 requires that you confirm your decision to begin formatting the drives. To continue formatting, type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button.
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Page 26: S Tep 7: C Heck Firmware Version With
Promise Technologies 7: C pAm pro heCk firmWAre version With It might be necessary to update the firmware on the Pegasus2. If you do not know the firmware version, use WebPAM PRO to check the firmware version. Go to Admin>Firmware Update to see the Single Image Version number. -
Page 27: W Indows
Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide AfeLy emove egAsus from indoWs To disconnect the Pegasus2 drive from your Windows computer while the computer is running, it is necessary to perform a simple procedure to safely disconnect the storage volume from Windows. If you remove the Thunderbolt cable while the operating system is running, data on the Pegasus2 might be damaged. - Page 28 Promise Technologies Afely emove egAsus indoWs To disconnect the Pegasus2 from a Windows 8 computer: Click on the attached drives icon in the System Tray to reveal the eject options and choose the Eject Promise Pegasus option. Wait for the message to appear telling you it is safe to remove the Pegasus2. You can now safely power off the system or disconnect the Thunderbolt cable.
- Page 29 Pegasus2 Windows Installation Guide hutdoWn the egAsus To shutdown the Pegasus2 on either Windows 7 or Windows 8: Open WebPAM PRO and click on the Admin menu tab. In the Subsystem Information menu, click on the Shutdown button. Click on the Shutdown button.
- Page 30 Promise Technologies To prevent accidental shutdown, you must confirm that you want to shutdown the system. Type confirm in the space provided and click on the Confirm button. A message appears informing you that the shutdown process will take a few minutes. If you want to move the device, wait until the system is completely powered off before disconnecting the power cord.
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