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User Guide
RAID Tower XIII
(RT134SDMS)
www.addonics.com
v5.1.11
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- Page 1 T E C H N O L O G I E S User Guide RAID Tower XIII (RT134SDMS) www.addonics.com v5.1.11 Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at: Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: http://www.addonics.com/support/query/...
- Page 2 Unpacking and Overview RAID Tower XIII Unit Power cord (US version shown) Mini SAS Cable www.addonics.com Technical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST) Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: www.addonics.com/support/query/...
- Page 3 Array 1 Array Power Door (each array) Lock Array 1 Array 2 Array 2 Array 3 Array 4 Array 3 Array 4 Drive power (blue) and activity (red) LED (each drive) Array Host LED: glows to indicate the port multiplier is properly connected to a host adapter, blinks to indicate activity.
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Page 4: Installation
Installation 1. Be sure front and rear power switches are in the OFF position. 2. Connect power cord to the unit. 3. Connect the Mini SAS cable from the back of the RAID Tower to the computer. 4. Turn on main power switch on the back of the unit. - Page 5 Port Multiplier Compatibility When configured as a set of individual drives, the Port Multiplier will only work with a Port Multiplier aware host. Identify your host controller and check with its hardware manufacturer if you are unsure. Addonics offers several Port Multiplier capable host adapters.
- Page 6 BZS Switch (SW1:1): The BZ switch is used to silence the audible alarm buzzer. The OFF position permits the audible alarm, and the ON position silences the audible alarm. The BZ switch has immediate effect. EZ Switch (SW1:2): The EZ (spare) switch inhibits spares when ON. When in the OFF position, all individual drives (not defined as members of an array) are considered spare.
- Page 7 JBOD Mode (Individual Drives) Number of drives: at least 1 Unit capacity: N/A (100% of each individual drive) Spares: no Fault tolerance: none JBOD mode offers all connected units to the host adapter, no RAID is defined at all. NOTE: JBOD mode requires a SATA controller featuring Port Multiplier support for eSATA connections.
- Page 8 RAID 3 (Stripe set with dedicated parity) Number of drives: at least 3 Unit capacity: size of one member times number of members minus one. Spares: yes Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data. RAID 3 works by striping data for individual I/O blocks across all members except one, which contains parity data for the stripe set computed by the Port Multiplier.
- Page 9 Notes about Spare Drives If EZ mode is disabled (SW1:2 ON), all individual drives not configured as array members will be offered to the host adapter as separate units. To create an array with one or more spares, set or modify the RAID mode using fewer than 5 members, while the spares are disconnected from the Port Multiplier.
- Page 10 CONTACT US www.addonics.com Phone: 408-573-8580 Fax: 408-573-8588 Email: http://www.addonics.com/sales/query/...