Key Features; Hard Drive Hot Swapping; Automatic Drive Rebuilding; Making Sure You Have Everything - Accusys ACS-76500 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1 – Introduction

Key features

The ACS-76500/76510 supports the following features:
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Support 3 PATA/ SATA-I disk channels
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Support one PATA/ SATA-I host channel
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Support RAID level 1 + backup
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Automatic on-line rebuilding
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Drives are hot swappable
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Can be configured as master or slave IDE drive (only for ACS-76500)
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Host transparent and OS independent
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Fan cooler (Ball bearing type)
 Supports 3 PATA/ SATA-I hard drives
 Key locking to prevent unauthorized access to the disk drives
 Requires no software drive or add-in card
 Audible alarm on drive failure

Hard drive hot swapping

Hot Swapping allows for the removal and installation of disk drives without the need to power
down the system while ACS-76500/76510 is configured as a RAID 1 array.

Automatic drive rebuilding

If a member drive in a RAID 1 array is replaced on-line, the controller will automatically start to
rebuild data to the new drive.

Making sure you have everything

What's in the box

Some vendors may ship certain components as standard, while other vendors treat the same
component as optional. In its most basic configuration, your package should include the
following:
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ACS-76500/76510 RAID box
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ACS-76500/76510 Controller User's Manual and GUI management software
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Three disk drive carriers with key locks
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Disk drive mounting screws
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Two keys for drive carriers (identical)
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One 3-pin RS232 cable connector (data connection for GUI interface)

What else you need

In order to setup a working system the following user-supplied items are required:
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System with PATA/ SATA Interface
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Case with two half-height 5 ¼" drive bays with front bezel access
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One PATA/ SATA-I channel cable connector
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One free power supply connector at least
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One 3-pin RS232 cable connector (data connection for GUI interface, if required)
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