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- Page 1 TOWERSTOR TS25CT QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE v1.0...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
2.2 Preparing the Subsystem and Powering On................11 Chapter 3 Configuration Utility ................13 3.1 Installing the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software in Microsoft Windows......14 3.2 Starting the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software in Linux..........15 3.3 Starting the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software in Mac OS............ 15 3.4 Sans Digital Management GUI .................... -
Page 3: Preface
About this manual his manual provides information regarding the quick installation and hardware features of the Sans Digital TowerSTOR series TS25CT. This document also describes how to use the storage management software. Information contained in the manual has been reviewed for accuracy, but not for product warranty because of the various environment/OS/settings. -
Page 4: Before You Begin
• One power adapter with power cord • One USB cable • Two IEEE 1394b cables • Four (4) Rubber Feet • Two screw handle • Installation Reference Guide / CD • Spare screws, etc. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Technical Specification Model EP-m501-CA Form Factor Compact Tower RAID Processor Integrated Micro-processor RAID Levels 0, 1, 3, 5, 10, LARGE and CLONE Host Interface USB 2.0 or IEEE 1394b Number of Host Channel Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 6: Identifying Parts Of The Raid Subsystem
The illustrations below identify the various parts of the subsystem. 1.2.1 Front View 1.2.1.1 Disk Drive Carrier HDD Status Indicator Part Function HDD Access LED This LED will blink blue when the hard drive is busy or being accessed. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 7: Led Indicators
Use the Power Input Socket for connecting the power adapter. NOTE: USB and IEEE 1394 ports use same channel. Only one host connection will work at a time. You cannot use both USB and IEEE 1394 ports at the same time. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 8: Raid Concepts
RAID controller will enter in on-line rebuild mode automatically. Besides, if there is only partial defect in a hard disk, the RAID controller will read data from the other healthy hard drive. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... - Page 9 RAID subsystem in Large Mode, user will get a single hard disk with capacity of 1,500GB. If any one hard disk gets defective, information stored in this LARGE RAID will become invalid. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
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Page 10: Raid Levels Summary
Clone can have 2 or more disk drives. minus 1 Data is striped across several physical drives. Parity protection is used for data redundancy. Data is striped across several physical drives. Parity protection is used for data redundancy. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 11: Chapter 2 Getting Started
Install the mounting screws on the bottom part to secure the drive in the disk tray. e. Slide the tray into a slot until it reaches a full stop. Press the lever in until you hear the latch click into place. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 12: Installing The Rubber Feet
Only one host connection will work at a time. You cannot use both USB and IEEE 1394 ports at the same time. 2. Connect the power adapter to the power input socket. Plug the other end of power cord to the power source. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... - Page 13 Sans Digial TowerSTOR TS25CT 3. Turn on the Power On/Off Switch. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
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Page 14: Chapter 3 Configuration Utility
Port1, Port 2, etc. If the first hard disk assigned as Port 0 is removed, the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software cannot access and manage the RAID controller. When a RAID Set is already created, the first hard disk that was inserted and assigned Port 0 (whether or not it is part of the RAID Set) can then be removed and the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software can still manage the RAID controller. -
Page 15: Installing The Sans Digital Raid Monitoring Software In Microsoft Windows
3.1 Installing the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software in Microsoft Windows 1. To install Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software for Windows OS, copy the installation files to a local directory and open the setup.exe program. 3. Click Install to begin the installation. The setup wizard will start installing. -
Page 16: Starting The Sans Digital Raid Monitoring Software In Linux
Another way is to open terminal window, then at the command prompt type “./miniEPICaRaidSetup”. After running the Application Program, the Sans Digital main screen will be displayed. 3.3 Starting the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software in Mac To configure the RAID subsystem when connected to Mac OS X Server, go to the directory where the Application Program is saved and open the Application Program. -
Page 17: Sans Digital Management Gui
Sans Digial TowerSTOR TS25CT This example is from Mac OS X Server version 10.5.4. After running the Application Program, the Sans Digital main screen will be displayed. 3.4 Sans Digital Management GUI The Sans Digital management GUI contains the following menu options:... -
Page 18: Other Buttons Of The Sans Digital Management Gui
Timer and RAID Rebuild Priority. 3.4.1 Other Buttons of the Sans Digital Management GUI Minimize Window button – Used to minimize the Sans Digital GUI into taskbar. Close Windows button – Used to close the Sans Digital GUI. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... - Page 19 Note that the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software is still running in the background. To exit the Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software, right-click the Sans Digital icon in the task bar then select Quit from the pop-up menu. About button – Used to display the current Sans Digital RAID Monitoring Software version.
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Page 20: Chapter 4 Raid Management
4.1.1 RAID and Disk Information RAID and Disk Information provides information about RAID and disk drives. RAID and Disk Information: No existing RAID configuration Disk Information: Disk drive is “Unreleased” or not a RAID member. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... - Page 21 Model Name – Shows the disk drive model Serial Number – Shows the disk drive serial number Firmware Version – Shows the disk drive’s firmware version Capacity – Shows the capacity of the disk drive Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
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Page 22: Event Log Viewer
Event Log Buttons: Save To File – This option allows the event logs to be saved as a log text file (.log). Enter the filename you want for the log file and click “Save”. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 23: Basic Raid Configuration
Using a wrong password will not allow the RAID to be deleted. The password can be up to 8 characters. Basic Raid Configuration Buttons: Apply – Save the configuration and create the RAID. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... - Page 24 1. In the Configure RAID option, select the RAID Level you want for the RAID. Click “Apply” to save the RAID configuration. 2. When a dialog box is displayed, select “Yes” to confirm creating RAID. 3. A progress bar will be shown. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
- Page 25 6. Check the new disk drive in your Host/Server. Example: Connection via USB In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager, the new disk drive (Proware H/W RAID5 USB Device) is displayed. Example: Connection via IEEE 1394 Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
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Page 26: Advanced Mode
Email Notification Buttons: Send Mail Test – Use this send a mail to the specified recipient(s) for testing. Load From Profile – Use this button to load mail settings from a profile. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 27: Advanced Raid Configuration
To create a RAID using Advanced Raid Configuration: 1. In the Configure RAID option, select Create RAID. 2. Select the RAID Level you want for the RAID. 3. Select the disk drives you want to become member of the RAID. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... - Page 28 5. Click “Apply” to save the RAID configuration. A dialog box will be displayed. Select “Yes” to proceed. 6. A progress box will be displayed. 7. An information message will be displayed. Click “OK”. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
- Page 29 9. Check the new disk drive in your Host/Server. Example: Connection via USB In Microsoft Windows under Device Manager, the new disk drive (Proware H/W RAID5 USB Device) is displayed. Example: Connection via IEEE 1394 Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...
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Page 30: Firmware Information
3. The firmware will be upgraded. Click “OK”. 4. To reboot the RAID subsystem, uninstall the disk drive from the host system then power cycle the RAID subsystem. The new firmware will be loaded in the RAID controller. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 31: Raid Settings
High priority means rebuilding process will be completed faster but access to RAID will be slower. Apply – Save the settings made. Cancel – Undo the changes made. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual... -
Page 32: Chapter 5 Additional Information
5. Insert the eSATA IO interface board into the IO interface slot. Take note of the proper position of the IO interface board. If inserted in the wrong position, it will not attach to the IO interface. 6. Tighten the two screws that were removed before. Sans Digital TowerSTOR TS25CT User Manual...