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Areca ARC-1280ML User Manual

Areca ARC-1280ML User Manual (171 pages)

SATA RAID Cards

Brand: Areca | Category: Adapter | Size: 2 MB

Table of Contents

User Manual
1
Fcc Statement
2
Table of Contents
3
1 Introduction

10
- Overview
  10
- Features
  12
- Operating System
  13
- RAID Concept
  15
  - RAID Set
    15
  - Volume Set
    15
  - Ease of Use Features
    16
    
    Instant Availability/Background Initialization
    16
    
    Array Roaming
    16
    
    Online Capacity Expansion
    17
    
    Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration
    19
    
    Online Volume Expansion
    19
- High Availability
  20
  - Global Hot Spares
    20
  - Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support
    21
  - Auto Declare Hot-Spare
    21
  - Auto Rebuilding
    22
  - Adjustable Rebuild Priority
    22
- High Reliability
  23
  - Hard Drive Failure Prediction
    23
  - Auto Reassign Sector
    23
  - Consistency Check
    24
- Data Protection
  24
  - Battery Backup
    24
  - Recovery Rom
    25
- Understanding RAID
  25
  - Raid 0
    25
  - Raid 1
    26
  - Raid 1E
    27
  - Raid 3
    27
  - Raid 5
    28
  - Raid 6
    29
2 Hardware Installation

31
- Before Your Begin Installation
  31
- Board Layout
  32
  - Tools Required
    36
  - System Requirement
    36
  - Installation Tools
    36
- Installation
  37
3 Mcbios RAID Manager

53
- Starting the Mcbios RAID Manager
  53
- Mcbios Configuration Manager
  54
- Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets
  55
- Designating Drives as Hot Spares
  55
- Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Configuration
  56
- Using RAID Set/Volume Set Function Method
  57
- Bios Configuration
  58
- Main Menu
  59
  - Quick Volume/Raid Setup
    60
  - For Windows
    61
  - Raid Set Function
    63
    
    Create Raid Set
    64
    
    Delete Raid Set
    65
    
    Expand Raid Set
    65
    
    Migrating
    66
    
    Activate Incomplete Raid Set
    67
    
    Create Hot Spare
    68
    
    Delete Hot Spare
    68
    
    Raid Set Information
    69
  - Volume Set Function
    69
    
    Create Volume Set
    70
    
    Volume Name
    72
    
    Raid Level
    72
    
    Capacity
    73
    
    Strip Size
    74
    
    SCSI Channel
    75
    
    Scsi ID
    75
    
    Scsi Lun
    76
    
    Cache Mode
    76
    
    Tag Queuing
    77
    
    Delete Volume Set
    77
    
    Modify Volume Set
    78
    
    Volume Growth
    79
    
    Volume Set Migration
    79
    
    Check Volume Set
    80
    
    Stop Volume Set Check
    80
    
    Display Volume Set Info
    81
  - Physical Drives
    82
    
    View Drive Information
    82
    
    Create Pass-Through Disk
    83
    
    Modify a Pass-Through Disk
    83
    
    Delete Pass-Through Disk
    84
    
    Identify Selected Drive
    84
  - Raid System Function
    85
    
    Mute the Alert Beeper
    85
    
    Alert Beeper Setting
    86
    
    Change Password
    86
    
    JBOD/RAID Function
    87
    
    Background Task Priority
    88
    
    Maximum SATA Mode
    88
    
    HDD Read Ahead Cache
    89
    
    Stagger Power on
    89
    
    Empty HDD Slot HDD
    90
    
    HDD SMART Status Polling
    91
    
    Controller Fan Detection
    91
    
    Disk Write Cache Mode
    92
    
    Capacity Truncation
    92
  - Ethernet Configuration (12/16/24-Port)
    93
    
    DHCP Function
    94
    
    Local IP Address
    95
    
    Ethernet Address
    96
  - View System Events
    96
  - Clear Events Buffer
    97
  - Hardware Monitor
    97
  - System Information
    97
4 Driver Installation

99
5 Archttp Proxy Server Installation

108
- For Windows
  109
- For Linux
  110
- For Freebsd
  111
- For Solaris 10 X86
  111
- For Mac os 10.X
  111
- Email Notification
  111
  - Start-Up Mail Configuration for Local8Administration
    111
    
    For Windows
    111
    
    For Linux/Freebsd
    112
  - Start-Up Mail Configuration for Remoteadministration
    112
    
    SMTP Server Configuration
    113
    
    Mail Address Configurations
    113
    
    Event Notification Configurations
    113
    
    Device Event
    114
    
    Volume Event
    114
    
    Raidset Event
    115
    
    Hardware Event
    115
6 Web Browser-Based Configuration

116
- Start-Up Mcraid Storage Manager
  116
  - Another Method to Start-Up Mcraid Storage Manager from Windows Local Administration
    117
  - Through Ethernet Port (Out-Of-Band)
    118
- SATA RAID Controller Mcraid Storage Manager
  119
- Main Menu
  120
- Quick Function
  120
- Raidset Functions
  121
  - Create Raid Set
    121
  - Delete Raid Set
    122
  - Expand Raid Set
    123
  - Activate Incomplete Raid Set
    123
  - Create Hot Spare
    124
  - Delete Hot Spare
    124
  - Rescue Raid Set
    124
- Volume Set Functions
  125
  - Create Volume Set
    125
    
    Volume Name
    126
    
    Raid Level
    126
    
    Capacity
    126
    
    Greater Two TB Volume Support
    126
    
    Initialization Mode
    127
    
    Strip Size
    127
    
    Cache Mode
    127
    
    SCSI Channel/Scsi ID/SCSI Lun
    127
    
    Tag Queuing
    127
  - Delete Volume Set
    128
  - Modify Volume Set
    128
    
    Volume Set Migration
    128
  - Check Volume Set
    129
  - Stop Volumeset Check
    130
- Physical Drive
  130
  - Create Pass-Through Disk
    130
  - Modify Pass-Through Disk
    131
  - Delete Pass-Through Disk
    132
- System Controls
  133
  - System Config
    133
    
    System Beeper Setting
    133
    
    Background Task Priority
    133
    
    JBOD/RAID Configuration
    133
    
    Maximun SATA Supported
    133
    
    HDD Read Ahead Cache
    133
    
    Stagger Power on
    134
    
    Empty HDD Slot LED
    135
    
    HDD SMART Status Polling
    135
    
    Disk Write Cache Mode
    136
    
    Disk Capacity Truncation Mode
    136
  - Ethernet Configuration (12/16/24-Port)
    137
  - Alert by Mail Configuration (12/16/24-Port)
    138
  - SNMP Configuration (12/16/24-Port)
    139
    
    SNMP Trap Configurations
    140
    
    SNMP System Configurations
    140
    
    SNMP Trap Notification Configurations
    140
  - NTP Configuration (12/16/24-Port)
    140
    
    NTP Sever Address
    140
    
    Time Zone
    141
    
    Automatic Daylight Saving
    141
  - View Events/Mute Beeper
    141
  - Generate Test Event
    141
  - Clear Events Buffer
    142
  - Modify Password
    142
  - Update Firmware
    143
- Information
  143
  - Raidset Hierarchy
    143
  - System Information
    144
  - Hardware Monitor
    145
Appendix A

146
Appendix B

150
- Battery Backup Module (ARC-1620-BAT)
  150
  - BBM Components
    150
  - BBM Specifications
    150
  - Installation
    151
  - Battery Backup Capacity
    151
  - Operation
    152
  - Changing the Battery Backup Module
    152
Appendix C

153
- SNMP Operation & Definition
  153
Appendix D

160
- General Troubleshooting Tips
  160
Appendix E

164
- Technical Support
  164
Glossary

165
- 2Tb
  165
- Array
  165
- Ata
  165
- Auto Reassign Sector
  165
- Battery Backup Module
  166
- Bios
  166
- Cache
  166
- Consistency Check
  166
- Driver
  166
- Hot Spare
  167
- Hardware RAID Versus Software RAID
  167
- Hot Swap
  167
- Nvram
  167
- Parity
  167
- PCI Express
  167
- Pci-X
  168
- Raid
  168
- Rebuild
  168
- SATA (Serial ATA)
  168
- Smart
  169
- Snmp
  169
- Volume Set
  169
- Write-Back
  169
- Write-Through
  169
- Version History
  171

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