SOHORAID SA2TB2 User Manual » SA2TB2 User Manual ........1 1. Operating Information .............1 2. Package Contents and Product Views ......1 3. The System Connections ..........3 4. Hardware Requirements and Precautions ......4 5. System Fan Failure Management ........4 6. The MSU, and easy RAID configurator ......4 7.
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Docking SA2TB2 User Manual Front and Rear Views Front View Rear View Power socket Thunderbolt port Mnin-SAS Power switch 12G port...
Docking SA2TB2 User Manual 3. The System Connections SA2TB2 connects to Host (PC/Workstation/Server) SA2TB2 connects to other Devices (TB, SAS) Thunderbolt 2 External SAS III 12G External non-RAID Storage Enclosures Storage non-RAID Enclosure...
STARDOM tech support for further assistance. 6. The MSU, and easy RAID configurator Thru connecting your miniSAS device to SA2TB2, you could use this MSU (Marvell Storage Utility) to configure a RAID mode. A. Set up RAID Mode: 1.
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Docking SA2TB2 User Manual 2. Click 【Operation】 and 【Create Array】. 3. Click at the selected HDDs. 4. Select【RAID 5】(or other RAID). • The more Stripe Sizes helps a better data transfer for large data files which is good for video and audio editing works.
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Docking SA2TB2 User Manual 5. Setup Stripe Size. 6. Type Storage Name and Submit RAID setting. 7. After submitting RAID setting:...
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Docking SA2TB2 User Manual 8. Click 【Create VD】, 【Initialize】 option is set to 【No Initialization】; 【Gigabyte Rounding】 options set to 【10G】, then click 【Submit】. 9. After submit, you get a New_VD. P.S. VD is the abbreviation of Virture Disk. 10. To initiate and format HDD/SSD at OS level.
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Docking SA2TB2 User Manual 11. After completing the format, you couyld start using your SA2TB2. B. Delete a RAID for a new RAID setting 1. Click 【Operation】 and 【Delete VD】. 2. Click 【OK】 at first warning message.
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Docking SA2TB2 User Manual 3. Click 【OK】 at the second warning message. 4. Click 【Operation】, 【Delete Array】 and 【Submit】. 5. Click 【OK】 at warning message.
6. It returns to JBOD mode, you just have to format every individual HDD or just to set up another RAID. Please refer to “STARDOM All TB2&TB3 RAID 5 Storage MSU User Manual.pdf” for the RAID setting. 7. Description of HDD Indicators...
8. Frequently Asked Questions 1. If the SA2TB2 is turned on, but the Thunderbolt cable is not connected, the fan and power status lights will both be in stopped/hibernation mode. The fan and power status light will not come on until the Thunderbolt cable is connected to the computer.
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