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DF-7506
1-to-2 SATA II
RAID Box
User Manual
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  • Page 1 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box User Manual Version 1.0...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box Table of Contents Chapter 1 Product Introduction ................. 3 Features ................................... 3 1.1.1 Shipping Package Content ..........................3 Front View ..................................4 Rear View ..................................6 Disk Drive Installation Steps: ..........................7 RAID Concepts ................................8 1.5.1...

  • Page 3: Chapter 1 Product Introduction

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box Chapter 1 Product Introduction 1.1 Features ➢ 1-to-2 Intelligent SATA II RAID Solution ➢ RAID Levels Supported: FAST (RAID 0), SAFE (RAID 1), JBOD, BIG, SAFE33 and SAFE50 ➢ Up to SATA II 3Gbps host and device port capability ➢...

  • Page 4: Front View

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 1.2 Front View LEDs Status Table Disk Disk Disk Disk Disk Host Host Function LED Access Access Status Status Status Power Access Blinking Solid Blinking Blinking Solid Status Solid Red Solid Red Green Green...
  • Page 5 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box Door Latch The door latch is used to open the door to gain access to the disk slots. Disk Slots There are two disk slots for inserting disk drives. RAID Mode Confirm (SW 2) After power on, use this switch to apply the RAID Mode change.

  • Page 6: Rear View

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 1.3 Rear View SATA Port - The RAID box has one SATA port for connecting to Host/Server. Switch 3 (SW3) - Use this switch dial to change the RAID Mode setting. Refer to Section 1.5 for more information about RAID Modes. By default, the RAID box is configured to RAID 1 (SAFE) mode.

  • Page 7: Disk Drive Installation Steps

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 1.4 Disk Drive Installation Steps: 1. Pull out an empty disk tray (You can install in any available slot.) 2. Place the hard drive in the disk tray. 3. Install the mounting screws on each side to secure the drive in the disk tray.

  • Page 8: Raid Concepts

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 1.5 RAID Concepts The 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 9: Raid Modes

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 1.5.1 RAID Modes BIG (Concatenating) This mode concatenates the physical hard drives as a single large volume with larger capacity. In this mode, the capacity of Disk 0 and Disk 1 are concatenated as a single virtual volume.
  • Page 10 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box RAID 1 (SAFE) RAID 1 (also called Mirroring) is the replication of data onto the other hard disk in real time to ensure continuous data availability. In a RAID 1 system with two hard disks, the data in one hard disk will be exactly the same as the data in the other hard disk.
  • Page 11 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box The size of the SAFE volume of a SAFE33 RAID mode will be one-third of the size of one hard drive (if they are equal) or one-third of the size of the smaller (if they are not equal.) The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities.

  • Page 12: Chapter 2 Getting Started

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box Chapter 2 Getting Started 2.1 Preparing the Subsystem 1. The default operation mode of the RAID box is RAID 1. If you need to modify the RAID mode, adjust Switch 3 (SW3) on the rear panel.
  • Page 13 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 3. Connect the power cables from power supply to the Power Input Socket. 4. Connect the SATA cable to the SATA port (the other end is connected to the SATA host controller). 5. Re-connect the power cable(s) of computer to the power source.

  • Page 14: Steelvine Manager Gui

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 2.2 SteelVine Manager GUI NOTE: The SteelVine Manager GUI requires Microsoft .NET Framework, which can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0856E ACB-4362-4B0D-8EDD-AAB15C5E04F5&displaylang=en. The SteelVine Manager GUI installer is included in the CD that comes with the RAID box. Install the .NET Framework first then install the Manager GUI.

  • Page 15: Gui-Only Mode

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 2.2.2 GUI-Only Mode This mode allows you to use the SteelVine Manager GUI to configure the RAID mode and other settings as well as monitor the status of the RAID box (i.e. storage capacity, volume status, and RAID mode of the desired hard drive).
  • Page 16 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box Menu Options available in the SteelVine Manager GUI File Menu: File Menu Items Description Change Password Opens a dialog to establish a new password. Refreshes the status details presented on the Scan Devices Status window.
  • Page 17 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box Toolbar Buttons: Button Description Opens the Basic Configuration Wizard. Configure Box (appears only when using GUI Configuration mode) Schedule Drive Schedule a disk Verify activity. (appears Verify only when SAFE volume exists) Configure Pop-Ups Configure the Pop-Up messages.
  • Page 18 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box The Configure Box To use the Configure Box to change the RAID Mode setting and create volume: 1. Select Configure Box from Edit menu or click the Configure Box from Toolbar. The Basic Configuration Wizard will be displayed.
  • Page 19 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 4. When prompted to acknowledge that the configuration change may result in data loss, click “Yes” to accept the configuration. This clears the previously configured RAID mode and deletes the Volume(s). 5. Select Save to Config File from the File menu to save the configuration.
  • Page 20 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box RAID box in SAFE (RAID 1) mode during initialization: RAID box in SAFE (RAID 1) mode after initialization: 7. Create partition on the volume(s). Open Computer Management Console and use Disk Management. You may also need to check if the logical device exists in Device Manager →...

  • Page 21: Status-Only Mode

    DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box 2.2.3 Status-Only Mode The Status Only Mode is entered when the rotary switch (SW3) is in the JBOD, BIG, RAID 0 (FAST), RAID 1 (SAFE), SAFE33, or SAFE50 RAID mode. This mode allows you to use the SteelVine Manager GUI to monitor the status of the RAID box (i.e.
  • Page 22 DF-7506 1-to-2 SATA II RAID Box RAID box in SAFE (RAID 1) after initialization: WARNING: When one disk drive fails, always use a new disk drive as replacement. Do not use another disk drive from another RAID box as replacement.

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