Installation And Quick Start Instructions - ATTO Technology R30F Installation And Operation Manual

2 Installation and Quick Start Instructions

To install ATTO ExpressRAID, put the ExpressRAID CD in the CD-ROM player, double click on the
program icon, then the installer icon. Drag the ExpressRAID icon to the hard drive and open the
program. To ensure complete installation and ease of use, take a few minutes to read this manual before
attempting installation.
To successfully install and use ATTO ExpressRAID
you need:
❖
A Macintosh compatible computer with SCSI
Manager 4.3
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Macintosh Operating System 7.5.2 to 9.x. This
version of ATTO ExpressRAID currently does
not support Mac OS X.
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Two or more hard drives (SCSI or Fibre
Channel)
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The ExpressRAID CD including ExpressRAID
and ExpressWatch (required if you are creating
volumes without Auto Detection.)
To install ATTO ExpressRAID
1 Insert the ATTO ExpressRAID CD.
2 Double click on the ExpressRAID disk icon.
3 Double click the ATTO ExpressRAID
Installer.
4 Drag the ATTO ExpressRAID icon to the
drive where you want to install
ExpressRAID.
5 A screen will ask if you want to install
ExpressWatch. Choose Yes if you plan to
create a volume without Auto Detection.
Note: Refer to Chapter 4 for the benefits of
using the Auto Detection feature.
6 Click Quit.
To create a volume with Auto Detection
1 Double click the ATTO ExpressRAID icon.
2 If new or unused drives are present, Auto
Detection prompts you select one of the
following
Create a Standard Volume
Create a RAID Level 0 Volume
Create A RAID Level 1 Volume
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To create a standard volume
2a Click Create Standard Volume.
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2b Set volume parameters. ATTO
ExpressRAID automatically creates
partitions based on the parameters you set
2c Click OK.
To create a RAID 0 volume
2a Click Create RAID 0 Volume.
2b Set volume parameters. ATTO
ExpressRAID automatically creates
partitions based on the parameters you set
2c Click OK.
To create a RAID 1 volume:
2a ExpressWatch must be enabled/active
to build a volume in the background.
Note:Building a RAID group in the
background takes longer than in foreground,
especially when larger volumes are made.
2b Click the Mirror button.
2c Create Mirror Volume window appears.
Select necessary options.
2d Click OK.
2e Quit ExpressRAID while volumes are
continuing to be built in the background.
Background equalization will continue until
complete.
Note: If you try to shut down the system while
building a volume in background, a screen
will warn that ExpressWatch will have to
reequalize drives upon startup.
To create a volume without Auto Detection
1 Double click the ATTO ExpressRAID Icon.
2 At the main screen, select one of the
following
Create a Standard Volume
Create a RAID Level 0 Volume
Create A RAID Level 1 Volume
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