ACT ARS5050I Quick Installation Manual

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Quick Installation Guide
VER:1.0
ACE-POWER COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CORP
17F.-3, No.116, Zhengxin St., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
TEL:07-5575193
FAX:07-5585192
skype:avangel5193 E-mail:honetek@honetek.com
http://www.honetek.com/
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  • Page 1 ACT-ARS5050 Disk Array Series products Quick Installation Guide VER:1.0 ACE-POWER COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 17F.-3, No.116, Zhengxin St., Zuoying Dist., Kaohsiung City 813, Taiwan (R.O.C.) TEL:07-5575193 FAX:07-5585192 skype:avangel5193 E-mail:honetek@honetek.com http://www.honetek.com/...
  • Page 2 Copyright and Trademark Once the production information in this user manual is changed,it won't be particularly noticed。 ACT is ACE-POWER COMPUTER registered trademark and Microsoft and Windows are US Microsoft Corporation's registered trademarks。The trademark are proprietors' intellectual property。 This manual is protected under International Copyright Law to remain all the rights。...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    .………….………………………..9 Configuration methods…………………………………………………..9 3.1.1 Using LCD Module(LCM)………………………………………………..9 3.1.2 Using UTran RAID manager utility………….…………………………..10 4.Connect ACT-ARS5050 TO PC. ……..…………………..……..11 4.1 Connect ACT-ARS5050I to pc……………………………………………….11 4.2 Connect ACT-ARS5050E/RE to pc………………………………....11 5.LCM configuration menu ………………………..…………………...12 5.1 LCM menu tree……………………………………………………....12 5.2 LCM menu……………………………………….……………..………..12 LCM description………………………………………….……………..13 5.3.1 LCM Menu Title………………………………………………………..13...
  • Page 4: Introduction

    0,1,3,5.and connects to the host system through and eSATA or USB/IEEE1394 interface. For ACT-ARS5050 series RAID subsystem, that is also a standard part of all major operating systems such as xp/2000/2003 server, Mac, Linux, etc, the host system does not require additional or proprietary software to work with the controller.
  • Page 5: Act-Ars5050 Series Products

    ACT-ARS5050 Series products Type Model Raid Features Host Interface CPU RISC 400MHZ Five 3.0Gbps SATA ports (for 3.5〞HDD) ACT-ARS5050I SATAI/SATAII 5.25”or RAID levels:0,1,10, 3, 5, 3.5”LCM JBOD (option) Supports more than 2TB Internal Bytes RAID drive HDD hot-swap Rebuilding speed:...
  • Page 6: Hardware Installation

    Hardware Installation 2.1 Identify RAID Subsystem part MUTE Button TEMP LED step Front View FAN LED Voltage Level ACT-ARS5050I HDD Error& Rebuilding LED HDD Link & Access LED step BackSide 2.3 液晶 配置 Swappable Fan LCD Module Connector (4pin power connector)
  • Page 7 ACT-ARS5050R Series(Front View) Link Host eSATA Port ! ACT-ARS5050RE(BackSide) Link Host eSATA Port ! Expand eSATA Port(pm1-4) ACT-ARS5050REP(BackSide)
  • Page 8: Quick Installation Guide

    ESC(4) LCD(1) Down(▼) (5) There are 4 keypad buttons and an LCD on the panel of ACT-ARS5050 1.It shows all functions and messages 2.It is used to scroll up through functions or menus 3.It is used to execute a selected function 4.It is used to cancel a selected function...
  • Page 9: Configure Raid Subsystems

    step 3. Press tray handle on Sliding the tray with hard drive into the enclosure step 4. Connecting the cable of LCD Module to ARS5050 Configure RAID Subsystems step 5. Mounting RAID Subsystem in system step 6. Connecting RAID Subsystem power step 7.
  • Page 10: Using Utran Raid Manager Utility

    3.1.2 Using UTran RAID manager utility RAID subsystem now offers an alternative means of communication for the internal RAID subsystem- UTran RAID manager utility(see chapter 6). You can get the newest utility version from ACT by e-mail,or download it directly from the web site ;http://www.honetek.com.
  • Page 11: Connect Act-Ars5050 To Pc

    Connect ACT-ARS5050 TO PC 4.1 Connect ACT-ARS5050I to pc 1.Open the pc case, insert ARS5050I,and connect two 4-PIN power cords to make ARS5050I work well. 2.Connect a SATA cable to the SATA port of the system board. 3.Connect the other and of the SATA cable to ARS5050I.
  • Page 12: Lcm Configuration Menu

    LCM configuration menu LCM menu tree LCM Menu Title Quick Setup Create One RAID Delete All RAID Disk Manager Identify Disk Show Disk Info RAID Manager Identify RAID Create RAID Delete RAID RAID Information Change RAID Pwd Rebuild Priority Standby Timer System Manager System Info Change Password...
  • Page 13: Lcm Description

    More over, LCM Menu Title also contains the following functions: Password Protection: when user presses any button to enter the main menu, ACT- ARC5050 LCM system will check whether there’s a LCM password. If user already set a LCM password in System Manager/Change Password, the password is needed to authorize to enter the LCM main menu.
  • Page 14: Quick Setup Function Set

    5.3.2 Quick Setup Function set The Quick Setup Function set is provided for easily and quickly configuring RAID set by user. It contains two functions: Create One RAID and Delete All RAID. The introduction is as follows: Create One RAID: user can easily create a RAID from the existing disks by this function. User only needs to select the created RAID level and input the RAID password, and then a desired RAID set is configured.
  • Page 15: Raid Manager Function Set

    5.3.4 RAID Manager Function set The RAID Manager Function set is provided for managing and displaying the existing RAID sets. It contains seven functions: Identify RAID, Create RAID, Delete RAID, RAID Information, Change RAID PWD, Rebuild Priority, and Standby Timer. The introduction is as follows: Identify RAID: user can identify the disk member of RAID set by this function.
  • Page 16: System Manager Function Set

    UTran H/W RAID Manager Utility The UTran RAID Manager Utility is used to Manage and easily set,change and monitor the status of ACT-ARS5050. After entering the Utility,there are two operation mode in this Utility,one is Basic mode another is advanced mode.
  • Page 17 Basic Mode Operation Options 1-1Click〈Controller1〉to view Raid and Disk information,Click〈Advanced〉to view temperature、Fan、Voltage System Information;The following diagram shows 1-2 The following diagram shows event log viewer...
  • Page 18 1-3 Basic RAID Configuration,select RAID Mode,Click〈Apply〉 ,The following diagram shows Advanced Mode Operation Options 2-1 Email Notification and Event Settings 2-1-1 SMTP Server Name、SMTP Server Port、Sender E-mail、Sender Username、 Sender Password、Recipient E-mail(s),Please refer to ISP settings。 2-1-2 Set finished 2-1-1 option,Click〈Save To Profile〉 。 2-1-3 Select event(s) for notification,Choose event,Click〈Send Mail Test〉...
  • Page 19 HDD which will be joined in this Raidset,Click〈Apply〉to finish。The following diagram shows 2-3 Firmware Information: The following diagram shows IF you want to Update the Firmware of ACT-ARS5050,you can click ”Browse” In this item and Select the Firmware file and then click (Update) to execute this action.
  • Page 20 2-4 RAID Settings 2-4-1 Set RAID Stand-by Timer Settings,Please enter a values between 0 and 10922(minutes)。 2-4-2 Set RAID Rebuild Priority Settings,Please select a value from the slider, Click〈Apply〉finished。 The following diagram shows...

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