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  • Page 1 5 Bay Storage with RAID, eSATA & Trays DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT ..............36 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003..................42 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER .................42 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY ......................44 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP ........................47 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ........................47 Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 3 4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP..........................86 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINE.......................86 4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY ........................86 4.3.14 TASK MANAGER ............................87 4.3.15 EVENT LOG..............................89 4.3.16 RESOURCES.............................90 4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP ......................91 4.3.18 HELP TOPICS ............................91 4.3.19 ABOUT ..............................91 DAS501T User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 4: Welcome

    DAS501t provides our highest commitment to data security through the use of RAID architecture to back up and protect data. RAID levels 1, 10, and 5 provide data security. DAS501t supports sophisticated sparing support so that hardware failure risk can be minimized by automatically regenerating the failed disk’s data on a backup disk.

  • Page 5: Data Performance

    1.4 EASE OF USE The DAS501t utility offers an easy to use utility for creating and managing your storage. It also supports the latest SATA enhancements including SATA-II Port Multiplier support, and up to 3Gbit/sec transfer rates on controllers that support that speed.

  • Page 6: Macintosh Systems

    • SATA connection: Host Bus Adapter card (controller number Sii3124 or Sii3132) and associated software drivers with Port Multiplier support 1.7 PRODUCT CONTENTS The following parts are content. DAS501t x 1 SiI3132R5 PCI-Express 1X HBA x 1 eSATA Cable x 1 Power Cable x 1...

  • Page 7: An Introduction To Raid

    Figure 1. The yellow regions define the high security volume, the greem section is the middle security volume and the light blue shows the unprotected area. Figure 1: Dividing Disks into Members DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 8: Raid Levels

    RAID 1 mirrored set, shown as Set B in the figure above. This provides improved speed. Under certain circumstances, a RAID 10 set can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failures. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 9: Parity Raid (Raid 5)

    The single drive is a virtual disk that can either be an entire disk drive or a segment of a single disk drive. Single drive is the “Contiguous” configuration option when creating RAID Groups (or sets) in the SATARAID5 software. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 10: Raid Volume Status

    One or more disks have failed and RAID algorithms can no longer regenerate the data. The minimum number of failures required to reach this state depends on the RAID level: Failed RAID 0, Concatenated, Contiguous: Single disk failure. RAID 1, 10, and 5: Two disk failure. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 11: Installation

    Connect the other end to the eSATA connecter on DAS501T. If hard disk drives are not installed in DAS501t, insert the drives into the trays (the round srew hole is the drive positioner), than insert the trays most of the way to bay 1 to 5 in order (from the bottom to top);...
  • Page 12 Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next. Select CD-ROM drives, than click Next. Click Next to search the driver of RAID Controller. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 13 When the RAID Controller installation has completed, click Finish, and begin to the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device installation. Windows will find the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device hardware, click Next. Select Search for a suitable driver for my device (recommended), than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 14 Select CD-ROM drives, than click Next. Click Next to install the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device driver. When the Pseudo SCSI Processor Device installation has completed, click Finish. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 15: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.msi file (Located at: E:\ Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\2k\3132-W-I32-R.msi; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). Click Next to begin setup. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 16 Select I Agree, than click Next. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next. Click Next to use the default installation folder. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 17 Click Next to begin the installation. When Digital Signature Not Found message pop-out, click Yes to continue the installation. When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java platform installation. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 18 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next. Select Typical, than click Next. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 19: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 20 When Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next. Select the new disk to write a signature, than click Next. Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 21 When the Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select Create Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 22 Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 23 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a Quick Format, setup the File system to use, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next. When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 24 “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 25: Installing On Windows Xp

    Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; select No, not this time, than click Next. Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 26: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\3132-W-R.msi; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 27 Click Next to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 28 Click Next to use the default installation folder. Click Next to begin the installation. When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java platform installation. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 29 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next. Select Typical, than click Next. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 30: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 31 When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 32 When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Select the partition type you want to create, than click Next. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 34 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 35 “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 36: Allocating Partitions On Windows Xp 64-Bit

    Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 37 When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next. Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 38 When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. Select the partition to create, than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 40 Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next. Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 41 When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 42: Installing On Windows Server 2003

    Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup. Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select No, not this time, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 43 Select Install the software automatically (Recommended), than click Next. When the installation has completed, click Finish. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 44: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\3132-W-R.msi; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). Click Next to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 45 Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop. Click Next to use the default installation folder. Click Next to begin the installation. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 46 When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java installation. Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next. Select Typical, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 47: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 48 Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next. Select the new disk to initialize, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 49 Do not click any disk to convert, than click Next. When the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard has completed, click Finish. Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 50 Right-click on the Basic disk and select Convert to GPT disk from the pop-up menu. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Partition… from the pop-up menu. Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 51 Select the partition to create, than click Next. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 52 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 53 “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 54: Installing On Windows Vista

    Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Windows O/S, new hardware will be found; Select Locat and install driver software (recommended). Insert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 55: Installing Sataraid5 Utility

    Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the installation. Open the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD and select the SATARAID5 Array Manager software from the Utility folder. Double-click the 3132-W-R.msi file (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Windows\3132-W-R.msi; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 56 Click Next to begin setup. Select I Agree, than click Next. Select Place shortcut on Desktop, than click Next to create a shortcut on the desktop. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 57 Click Next to use the default installation folder. Click Next to begin the installation. When the SATARAID5 Utility installation has completed, click Close, and begin to the Java installation. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 58 Select I accept the terms in the license agreement, than click Next. Select Typical, than click Next. When Java platform installation has completed, click Finish to exit. Select Start > All Programs > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    Before creating any partitions, RAID groups must first be created using the SATARaid5Manager utility. Once the sets have been created, allow the system to load Windows. Right-click on My Computer icon and select Manage from the pop-up menu. Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drives. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 60 When Initialize Disk Wizard appears, select Disk 1 and GPT (GUID Partition Table), than click OK. Windows Vista system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB. Right-click on the Unallocated partition and select New Single Volume… from the pop-up menu. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 61 Click Next to create the partition. Specify the partition size you want to create, than click Next. Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 62 Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next. When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 63 “X” in the top right corner of the window. Click on the “My Computer” icon on the Desktop. The new drives will be visible and properly named. The new disks are available for use. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 64: Installing On Macintosh Os X

    Follow the descriptions below, and step by step to complete the setup. Insert the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD in the CD-ROM drive. When start the Mac O/S, double-click on the Setup and Installation Driver Repository CD icon. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 65 Double-click the siliconimage3132r5.mpkg file to begin the installation (Located at: E:\Utility\SiI3132R5\Macintosh\siliconimage3132r5.mpkg; PS: "E:" = CD-ROM drive letter). Once started, the following dialog screens will appear, Click Continue. Read the Software License Agreement, than click Continue. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 66 Click Agree to continue the installation. Select a destination volume to install the software, than click Continue. Click Install to begin the installation. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 67 Enter the Administrative Password for your system, than click OK. Click Close to complete the installation. Select Go > Computer > Applications > Utilities > Silicon Image > SATARaid5Manager to start the Array Manager software. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 68: Disk Drive Mode Setup

    3.7.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUP Please refer to the chapter 4. 3.7.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS Click Go, than click on Utilities. Double-click Disk Utility to go to Disk Utility. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 69 Select the disk you want to partition (On left side of the window). Click Partition to go to partition window (On right side of the window). DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 70 Select Volumes Scheme. Enter Volumes Information, than click Partition. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...
  • Page 71 Confirm to partition the disk by click Partition. The new Striped disk has complete. Repeat the above procedure as needed for any other disks. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 72 Close the Disk Utility window after complete setting. The new disks will appear on the desktop and ready for use.. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 73: Sataraid5 Array Manager

    Green Good. The component and all subcomponents are okay. Yellow Warning. This component or at least one subcomponent has become degraded and requires service. Failed. This component or at least one subcomponent has failed. Grey Unused. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 74: Creating Raid Groups

    Concatenated RAID Groups allow the user to select different sized segments for each member of the volume. For Concatenated volumes only, a dialog box will appear allowing the user to select the individual segment sizes from each disk. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below). Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 75: Striped Raid Groups

    Create to create the RAID Group (Example below). 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS Mirrored RAID Groups allow the user to select 2 disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below). DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 76: Mirrored Striped Raid Groups

    PARITY RAID GROUPS Parity RAID Groups allow the user to select minimum of 3 or more disks for each member of the volume. Enter the desired values and press Create to create the RAID Group (Example below). Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Raid Groups Overview

    Once all parameters have been selected, select “Create” to create the RAID Group. When finished, press Cancel to exit the Create RAID Group Dialog. For 3132, this requires the use of a Port Multiplier device to access more than one disk per SATA channel. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 78: Additional Menu Commands

    Bring RAID Group Convert Legacy RAID Group Online Make Pass-Thru RAID Group Summary Bring Legacy RAID Group Online Device Summary Create Legacy Spare Delete Legacy Spare Convert Legacy Spare The commands are documented on the pages that follow. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 79: Configuration

    To specify whether the Log File is generated, click on either the Disabled or Enabled radio button. If Log File generation is enabled, you can click the Browse button to specify the file name and location of the Log File. You can also use the Purge button to delete the contents of the Log File. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 80 Errors Warning Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Warnings Errors Error Level - The following events will trigger a popup window: Errors Disable All - No events will trigger a popup window. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 81: Exit

    When this feature is selected, Resources menu item will be available under the Window Resources Info Support menu. Enables the Resources option on the Window menu for debugging purposes. See Resources menu option. 4.3.2 EXIT This command terminates the SATARAID5 program. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 82: Create Spare

    RAID Group is dedicated. Device Segment Select one device segment from the available spare type only. 4.3.4 DELETE SPARE This menu option displays a dialog box to select (highlight) one or more spare drives to delete. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Delete Member

    (such as a loss of power or a complete hard disk failure), it becomes an orphan. This command displays the Delete Orphan Segment window to show all orphan segments and allow user to delete selected orphan segments. 4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU This menu option is not available in this product. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 84: Device Summary

    This command closes the Task Summary window. Sorting This command sorts the rows based on the selected field. Fields This command displays a dialog box to let user choose which fields will be shown in the Segment Summary window. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 85: Create Raid Group

    This command displays a dialog box to let user verify a raid type than display Create RAID Group dialog box. 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP This command displays a dialog box to let user choose a replacement segment to rebuild a non-fault tolerant RAID group. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 86: Delete Raid Group

    Sorting… Fields… Exit This command closes the RAID Group Summary window. Sorting This command displays a dialog box to let user choose up to 3 items to sort RAID group items in the RAID Group list. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 87: Task Manager

    The Task Manager window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Task Open… Sorting… Modify… Save… Fields… Suspend… Print… Resume… Exit Cancel… Delete… Open This option will be available in future revisions. Save This option will be available in future revisions. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...
  • Page 88 This command allows user to modify parameters of the selected task items. The following is an example of changing rebuild priority for a rebuild task. Suspend This command allows user to suspend the selected task items. Resume This command allows user to resume the suspended task items. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 89: Event Log

    SATARAID5 is running. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Options Exit Sorting… Fields… Exit This command closes the Event Log window. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

  • Page 90: Resources

    This command displays the Resource Information window. This feature is for debugging purpose only. The Event Log window has it’s own menu bar. All options available via the menu bar are shown below File Display Exit Suspend Alt+S Resume Exit This command closes the Resources window. Ver.071016 DAS501t User’s Manual...

  • Page 91: Create Legacy Raid Group

    This command opens an interactive help dialog using the standard Windows help interface. This option will be available in future revisions. 4.3.19 ABOUT This command displays a dialog box with more information about the SATARAID5 program, including the revision level. DAS501t User’s Manual Ver.071016...

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