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FireFly

Installation Guide

105109-01 Rev A

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  • Page 1: Installation Guide

    Medéa Corporation Technical Support 818-880-0303 Fax: 818-880-6906 support@medea.com FireFly Installation Guide 105109-01 Rev A...
  • Page 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to CAUTION alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK persons.
  • Page 3 Sicherheitseinrichtung an Ihrem Stecker. Zur 4. FOLGEN SIE DEN ANWEISUNGEN Anwendung in anderen Ländern setzen Sie sich mit Alle Benutzer -und Bedienungsanweisungen Ihrem Medea Händler in Verbindung, der Ihnen ein sollten befolgt werden. Landesübliches Stromkabel mit einem Schutzkontaktstecker auf der einen und einem 5.
  • Page 4 IEC tiene por objeto enchufarse a una unidad Medea. El enchufe con puesta a tierra de 3 3. PRESTE ATENCIÓN A ADVERTENCIAS alambres es una medida de seguridad. Si no le es Deberá...
  • Page 5 CEI doit être rac cordé à l’appareil Medea. La fiche polarisée à trois branches 4. SUIVRE LES DIRECTIVES constitue une mesure de sécurité. Si elle ne Suivre toutes les directives concernant le s’insère pas aisément dans la prise, ne pas...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    OPERATING SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ....11 FIREFLY DRIVE CONFIGURATION WITH MAC OS ..11 ... . . 14 STRIPING FIREFLY DRIVE MODULES WITH MAC OS .

  • Page 7: Introduction

    FireWire bus. FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION FireFly offers up to 500 GB (That’s over 38 hours of DV footage or 100,000 MP3 files!) and can be configured thre ways: - Striped (RAID 0) for performance (Mac OS, Windows XP Pro) - Mirrored (RAID 1) for data protection (Mac OS) - Formatted as independent volumes to enable one module to ‘fly’...

  • Page 8: Safety Precautions

    SAFETY PRECAUTIONS As with all hard drives, FireFly disk drive modules must be handled with care. Follow the precautions listed below to help insure the integrity of your FireFly system and stored content. Please review the full product warranty located at the end of this document for more information.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    2. Place the disk drive modules into the docking station as shown below. NOTE: FireFly disk drive modules are keyed to the FireFly docking station. Although the drives can be placed in either slot, they can only be inserted in one direction. Make sure that the alignment key inside the docking station aligns with the keyhole in the bottom of the disk module.

  • Page 10: Single Firefly Drive Module Connection

    If the drive has not been accessed for an additional 20 minutes, the drive will enter Power Save Mode and the drive will shut down. Any access of the FireFly drive will bring it out of Suspend or Power Save mode within seconds.

  • Page 11: Operating System Configuration

    FireFly is connected to your workstation and powered on, an Alert window(s) will appear as shown below. This is normal. NOTE: If you have both FireFly modules installed in the docking station, two of the above windows will appear. Click Ignore in one window and then proceed as below.
  • Page 12 Mac running OS 9, check the box under Options. Mac OS Extended, NOTE: Each FireFly disk module can be set up in multiple volumes if desired. Please refer to the Apple documentation for instructions on setting up multiple volumes on FireFly.
  • Page 13 Partition Partition 7. When partitioning is complete, the FireFly module will be displayed as a FireWire device in the left-hand window as shown below. 8. Repeat the above five steps to initialize the second FireFly disk drive module. 9. Exit the Disk Utility.

  • Page 14: Striping Firefly Drive Modules With Mac Os

    NOTE: If you stripe or mirror FireFly, the disk modules can be used on another workstation with the same OS, but must stay together as a set. 1. Power on FireFly. Power on your Macintosh. The first time FireFly is connected to your workstation and powered on, an Alert window(s) will appear as shown below.
  • Page 15 5. Drag each FireFly disk module from the left-hand column to the right area labeled Drag disks here to add to set. Set RAID Scheme: , enter a RAID Set Name: (in this example ) and set the Volume Format: to as shown below.

  • Page 16: Mirroring Firefly Drive Modules With Mac Os

    Mirroring (RAID 1) FireFly modules provides data protection by simultaneously writing the same content to each disk module. If one module should fail, the content will still be available on the other module. In order to mirror with FireFly, you must have both disk drive modules installed in the docking station before proceeding.

  • Page 17: Recovering From A Disk Failure In A Mirrored Set

    Create Create 6. When complete, the FireFly mirrored set will be displayed as a FireWire device in the left-hand window as shown below. 7. Exit the Disk Utility. 8. The FireFly mirrored set will be displayed as an icon on the desktop as shown below.

  • Page 18: Mac Os

    ODULES In order to safely remove or “Put Away” a FireFly Drive in Mac OS X, simply drag the FireFly drive icon to the Trashcan icon located on the Desktop. Mac OS X automatically spins down the drive on dismount so there is no need for the FireFlyTools application. To dismount a FireFly drive in Mac OS X, simply drag the FireFly Drive icon to the Trashcan icon located on the Desktop.

  • Page 19: Initializing As Independent Drives

    INDOWS Note: This procedure will create two Basic Disk volumes. Initializing FireFly modules as Basic Disks will enable you to use the modules on any workstation running MS-DOS or Windows 98se/Me/NT/2000/XP. If you wish to initialize FireFly under Windows 98se/Me, please consult your Windows documentation.
  • Page 20 5. The following window will appear. Click the button to continue. Next 6. The following window will appear. Click the button to continue. Next User’s Guide 20...
  • Page 21 NOTE: Multiple partitions can be created on a FireFly disk module. Consult your Windows documentation for instructions to set up multiple partitions. 8. The following window will appear. Windows will automatically assign a drive letter (in this example E:) to the FireFly disk module. Accept this assignment and click the button to continue.
  • Page 22 10. The following window will appear. Click the button to continue. Finish 11. Windows will format the volume and then display the following window. Disk 1 is now identified as FireFly 1 (E:). User’s Guide 22...

  • Page 23: Striping Firefly Drive Modules Windows Xp Professional

    This configuration provides higher data transfer rates than that of a single module. NOTE: If you stripe FireFly, the disk modules can be used on another workstation with the same operating system, but must stay together as a matched set.
  • Page 24 3. Click on the button. Exit Now that dDsk has been enabled, you must convert each FireFly disk module to a Dynamic Disk and then stripe the two modules together using the Computer Management console. 1. Right click on the icon located on the desktop and select from the pull-down menu as shown below.
  • Page 25 Disk 1 Disk 2 WARNING! Be absolutely sure that the disks you check in this step represent the FireFly disk modules before proceeding. Selecting other disk drives will cause loss of data on those drives. 5. The following window will appear. Note that Disk 1 and Disk 2 are now identified as Dynamic.
  • Page 26 6. Right-click on the entry and select as shown below. Disk 1 New Volume… 7. The New Volume Wizard will appear. Click the button to continue. Next 8. The following window will appear. Select by clicking on the radio button as shown below and click on the button Striped Next...
  • Page 27 NOTE: Multiple partitions can be created with a stripe set. Consult your Windows documentation for instructions to set up multiple partitions. 11. The following window will appear. Windows will automatically assign a drive letter (in this example E:) to the FireFly stripe set.
  • Page 28 14. Windows will format the stripe set and then display the following window. Disk 1 and Disk 2 are now identified as a striped volume called FireFly Stripe (E:). At this point, you can close the Computer Management window. User’s Guide 28...

  • Page 29: Windows Xp Professional

    My Computer WARNING: Striped FireFly modules become a matched set and cannot be used independently. Both drives must remain installed in the docking station. Removal of one of the drive modules will violate the striped set and destroy all current data on both disks.

  • Page 30: Using Save N - Sync Software

    3. The following window will appear. Click the button to continue. 4. The following message will be displayed letting you know that it is now safe to remove the FireFly disk module from the docking station. Using the Save-N-Sync Software Save-N-Sync file synchronization software is provided on the enclosed CD.

  • Page 31: Technical Support

    (818) 880-6906 E-mail: support@medea.com Internet: http://www.medea.com Thank you for purchasing a FireFly disk array. If you have any comments or questions about this manual or the product, please call (818) 880-0303, or send an email to marketing@medea.com. User’s Guide 31...

  • Page 32: Limited Warranty

    1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY Medéa Corporation (Medéa) warrants to the purchaser of this product that it will be free from defects in material and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the date of purchase. If the product should become defective within the warranty period, Medéa, at its option, will repair or replace the product, or refund the pur- chaser’s price for the product, provided it is delivered at the purchaser’s expense to an authorized Medéa service facility or to Medéa.

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