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Summary of Contents for Thunderbolt ThunderBox 400
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Page 1: Quick Start Guide
Thunderbolt™ Product ThunderBox 400 (Thunderbolt/USB 3.0 to 6Gb/s SATA RAID Storage) Quick Start Guide Version: 1.1 Issue Date: January, 2014... -
Page 2: Copyright And Trademarks
Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certification We confirm ThunderBox 400 has been tested and found compliant with the requirements in the council directive relating to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. Regarding to the electromagnetic compatibility, the fol-... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
1.4 Locations of the Storage Component ........8 1.4.1 Drive Tray/Status LED Indicators ........8 1.4.2 LCD Panel LED Indicators ..........9 1.4.3 Thunderbolt Port LED Indicators ........9 1.5 Setting Up RAID Storage ..........10 1.5.1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives ..... 10 1.5.2 Mac Users .............. -
Page 4: Installation
This section describes how to install the ThunderBox 400 Thunderbolt RAID storage with host computer and disks. 1.1 Before installation Thanks for purchasing the ThunderBox 400 as your RAID data stor- age. The following manual gives simple step-by-step instructions for installing and configuring the ThunderBox 400 RAID storage. -
Page 5: Summary Of Raid Storage Setup Steps
• For Mac OS X Step 1. Physically Install the Hardware (Chapter 1.5.1) 1. Install HDDs. 2. Connect power cord. 3. Connect Thunderbolt cable. Step 2. Install the MRAID Software Package (Chapter 1.5.2.1) 1. Download the install_mraid installer from the website at “http://www.areca.com.tw/support/s_ thunderbolt/thunder bolt.htm”. - Page 6 INSTALLATION Step 2. Install the MRAID Software Package (Chapter 1.5.3.1) 1. Download the install_mraid installer from the website at “http://www.areca.com.tw/support/s_ thunderbolt/thunder bolt.htm”. 2. Double-click on the install_mraid zipped file. 3. Double-click on the “setup.exe” unzip file. 4. Follow the installer on-screen steps to complete the installa- tion.
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Page 7: Raid Storage View
1. Disk Activity LED 4. Thunderbolt Port1 2. Disk Fault / Link LED 5. Thunderbolt Port2 3. Power and Global Fault LED 6. Thunderbolt Port1 Link LED 7. Thunderbolt Port2 Link LED 8. System Fan 9. Reset Button 10. Power Connector 11. -
Page 8: Locations Of The Storage Component
INSTALLATION 1.4 Locations of the Storage Component The following components come with LEDs that inform ThunderBox 400 RAID storage managers about the operational status. 1.4.1 Drive Tray/Status LED Indicators Figure 1-1, Drive Tray/Status LED Drive Tray/ Normal Status Problem Indication Status LED 1. -
Page 9: Lcd Panel Led Indicators
RAID storage. 3. Caution LED Unlit indicates that the RAID Solid indicates that one or (Red) storage and all its components more component failure/Ur- are operating correctly. gent events have occurred. 1.4.3 Thunderbolt Port LED Indicators Figure 1-3, Thunderbolt Ports LED... -
Page 10: Setting Up Raid Storage
INSTALLATION The following table describes the ThunderBox 400 SATA RAID stor- age Thunderbolt port link LED behavior. Thunderbolt Status Ports Link LED Green light 1. Lit indicates RAID storage is powered and maintained the daisy chain with other Thunderbolt devices. - Page 11 INSTALLATION 1. Gently slide the drive tray out from the ThunderBox 400 RAID . 2. Install the drive into the drive tray and secure the drive to the drive tray by four of the mounting screws. Figure 1-4-1, Figure 1-4-2, Installing 2.5-inch SATA Drive...
- Page 12 A single Thunderbolt technology daisy chain can have seven devices, including the computer. Connect the cable to one of the interface ports on the back of your ThunderBox 400 RAID and to your Thunderbolt capable computer. The additional port may be used to daisy chain compatible computer peripherals, such as hard drives, monitors, and much more.
- Page 13 USB (USB 3.0) port. If your computer only has a USB 2.0 connec- tion, then ThunderBox 400 will auto-negotiate to USB 2.0 speeds. This makes it easier for ThunderBox 400 as an external higher speed storage solution. Figure 1-8, Connecting USB 3.0 Port to Host Computer...
- Page 14 1. Using the included power cord, connect this power cord to a grounded electronic outlet and to the ThunderBox 400 RAID. 2. ThunderBox 400 RAID will automatically turn on when the host computer power on status is received from the thunderbolt cable.
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Page 15: Mac Users
1.5.2.1 Install the MRAID Software This section describes detailed instructions for installing the Areca Mac driver & utility for the ThunderBox 400 on your Apple Thunderbolt capable machine. You must have administrative level permissions to install Areca Mac driver & utility. This can be done in just a few steps! 1. - Page 16 It also runs as a service or daemon in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and SNMP traps notification. Refer to the Chapter 5 ArcHTTP Configuration on ThunderBox 400 user manual, for details about the mail and SNMP traps configuration.
- Page 17 INSTALLATION • CLI (Command Line Interface) lets you set up and manage RAID controller through a command line interface. CLI performs many tasks at the command line. You can download CLI manual from Areca website or software CD <CDROM>\ DOCS directory. 6.
- Page 18 INSTALLATION 8. A program bar appears that measures the progress of the driver installation. 9. When this screen shows, you have completed the driver installation and click on the "Next" button to continue. 10. After installation is completed, click on the "Done" button to reboot your computer in order to complete installation.
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Page 19: Configure Raid Volumes
INSTALLATION 11. The ArcHTTP and ArcCLI are installed at the same time on ThunderBox 400. Once ArcHTTP and CLI have been in stalled, the ArcHTTP background task automatically starts each time when you start your computer. There is one MRAID icon showing on your desktop. This icon is for you to launch the McRAID storage manager (by ArcHTTP) and CLI utility. - Page 20 INSTALLATION When you double-click on the “ArcHTTP64”, it shows all RAID storages available on the system and create an individual RAID storage icon located on left column of the “ArcHTTP Con- figurations” screen. Locate “Web Management” and launch the selected McRAID storage manager.
- Page 21 INSTALLATION ThunderBox 400 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager. Other- wise, to begin using the ThunderBox 400 right away, go on the next “Format the Volume” section to begin the formatting procedure. • Method 2: McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port User can remote manage the RAID storage directly connected to the 10/100Mbits RJ45 LAN port via standard web browsers.
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Page 22: Format Raid Volumes
INSTALLATION 1.5.2.3 Format RAID Volumes After the volume set is ready for system accesses, it needs to be partitioned, formatted, and mounted by the operating system. When you create a volume through McRAID storage manager, the Mac OS X recognizes that a new disk is avail, and displays a message asking what you next want to do. -
Page 23: Make A Bootable Raid Volume
They are now ready to use. 1.5.2.4 Make A Bootable RAID Volume You can follow the following procedures to add ThunderBox 400 RAID volume on Intel-based Mac bootable device listing. 1. Set the BIOS selection in System Controls: Advance Configu- ration to “EFI”... -
Page 24: Unmounting Raid Volumes
INSTALLATION 1.5.2.5 Unmounting RAID Volumes To avoid possible data corruption, Areca recommends that ThunderBox 400 RAID storages volume(s) be properly unmounted from the Mac OS X prior to turning off the RAID storage or safely removing the Thunderbolt interface cable. - Page 25 1. Download the install_mraid installer from the website at "http://www.areca.com.tw/support/s_ thunderbolt/thunder bolt.htm", the file name begins with “install_mraid” followed by the version control or insert the ThunderBox 400 software CD in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click on the zipped file that comes from the website or resides at<CDROM>\PACKAGES\Windows to unzip it.
- Page 26 INSTALLATION 5. When the License Agreement screen appears, read and agree to the license information; then let the InstallShield Wizard guide you through the installation process. 6. On the Setup Type screen, use the settings to specify these things: and click on the “Next” button to continue. •...
- Page 27 SNMP traps notification. Refer to the chapter 3 ArcHTTP Con- figuration on ThunderBox 400 user manual, for details about the mail and SNMP traps configuration. • CLI (Command Line Interface) lets you set up and manage RAID controller through a command line interface.
- Page 28 8. A program bar appears that measures the progress of the driver installation. When this screen completes, you have completed the MRAID installation. If you have no ThunderBox 400 RAID storage unit yet connected or powered on, a “MRAID Installer Information” message displays.
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Page 29: Configure Raid Volumes
There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same con- figuration and maintenance tasks for your RAID storage. Your ThunderBox 400 RAID storage can be configured by one of the following methods: 1. McRAID Storage Manager from ArcHTTP. (Thunderbolt port) 2. - Page 30 INSTALLATION When you double-click on the “ArcHTTP64”, it shows all RAID storages available on the system and create an individual RAID storage icon located on left column of the “ArcHTTP Con- figurations” screen. Locate “Web Management” and launch the selected McRAID storage manager.
- Page 31 INSTALLATION ThunderBox 400 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager. Other- wise, to begin using the ThunderBox 400 right away, go on the next “Format the Volume” section to begin the formatting procedure. • Method 2: McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port User can remote manage the RAID storage directly connected to the 10/100Mbits RJ45 LAN port via standard web browsers.
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Page 32: Format Raid Volumes
The following steps show how to make any new disk arrays or independent disks accessible to Windows system. This proce- dure assumes that the ThunderBox 400 RAID storage hardware, driver, and Windows are installed and operational in your sys- tem. - Page 33 Thunder- bolt storage volume option that you want to remove. 2. Windows will display a notification telling you it's safe to remove the Thunderbolt storage volume. Now you can unplug the hunderbolt cable.
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Page 34: Specification
10Gbps channels. A single Thunderbolt port supports hubs as well as a daisy chain of up to seven Thunderbolt devices. This SuperSpeed USB 3.0 also offers high-performance connectivity and is backward compatibility with any computer running compatible versions of Mac OS X (such as Mac Pro) or Windows. -
Page 35: Features
Areca has added USB 3.0 interface options to its ThunderBox 400, allowing old Mac Pro user and newest Mac Pro model to access same storage seamlessly. -
Page 36: Raid Features
2. Allow both old Mac Pro and newest Mac Pro model to access same storage seamlessly. Front Panel LCD and Easy access for configuration and status report. Buttons Intelligent power On/ Turn ThunderBox 400 power in unison with the host Off function computer power status for data integrity. -
Page 37: Product Features
SPECIFICATION Product Features Form Factor Compact – 4 Bays Disk Tower Host Connection Two 10 Gb/s Thunderbolt Technology Ports/One 5Gb/s USB 3.0 Port Disk Support 4 x 6Gb/s SATA 3.5”/2.5”HDDs/SSDs OS Support Mac OS X 10.6.8 or Higher & Windows 7/8...
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