Addonics Technologies 4U RAID Rack RR2035ASDES user guide

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RAID Rack
(RR2035ASDES)         
						

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POWER
RESET
Buzzer
POWER TEMP
F AN
HDD
I
OPower Switch
System Reset
Buzzer Reset
LED Display
I
OI
O
Punch out for port multipliers/bridges
FansPunch out for USIB connectors
Front
Back
Power Switch : T his  is the  swit ch to power  on devic es connect ed to the  power 
supply . T he  power  LE D  will  light  up to indicat e power  is supplied.
Not e: T he  main  power s witch  locat ed at the  back  of the  enclosure  must be turned 
on f irst. 
Reset  Button:  Not  operat ional. 
B uzzer  Reset:  Pressing t he button  stops t he overheat  buzzer f rom  making  a s ound.
The buzzer  will make  a s ound  when t emperat ure inside t he storage  rack exceeds t he 
t emperat ure setting  on the Thermal  Management  card.
Note: Buzzer reset switch does not silence the port multiplier buzzer. 
Power LED:  Lights up  when t he power s witch  is turned  on.
T emp LED:  Lights up  when t emperat ure setting  inside the storage  rack exceeds 
t he  setting  on the thermal  card.
F an LED:  Normally  on when f an is  operat ional. If an  abnormal condition is  
det ected, the  LE D  flas hes.
HDD LED : Not  operat ional.
Power Supply
Punch out for USIB connectors
Punch out for eSATA 
						

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1. Be sure the lock on each drive door is in an unlock position. If not,\
 use the key 
    that comes with the Disk Array to unlock the drive door. Pull on the door lever to 
    swing open the drive door all the way. 
2. Slide a 3.5” SATA hard drive into the drive slot with the drive connector side 
    facing in. Be sure to orient the hard drive correctly as shown in th\
e yellow label 
    on the inside of the drive door – with drive door swing open at t\
he bottom, the 
    top of the hard drive should face to the right. The drive should slide all the way 
    into the slot with very little resistance. Forcing the drive into th\
e slot will cause 
    drive damage or permanent damage to the Disk Array.
3. Once the drive is all the way into the drive slot, close the door all\
 the way till the 
    drive door latch securely. This will engage power and data connection with the 
    hard drive. The LED lit for the drive slot should lit if the Disk Array already 
    powered on. You may lock the drive door with the key.
4. To remove the hard drive from the Disk Array, simply follow the step 2 – 3 in 
    reverse.
Installing drives into the RAID Rack
Door lock
Individual drive
bay door Insert hard drives
with top facing right
Power & Activity LED for 
each drive bay
Main Power LED 
for each array 
						

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How  to  Remo ve th e T op  Cover:
1.  Locate the  2 screws  at the  back  of the   
  storage  rack
2 .  Turn  screws  counterclockwise t o    
  loosen.
3 .  Lift the t op cover  and pull t owards t he  
  rear end of the  rack.
To  Mount  Back  th e T op  Cover:
1.  Align t he top cover  with the  edges  of  
  the  rack.
2 .  Lay it flat  on the rack  and slide  it     
  towards t he front  of the  rack.
3 .  Turn  screws  clockwise t o tight en.
Top  Cov er S crews
I
OI
O
I
OI
O
I
OI
O
Thermal  Manag emen t Card on t he RAI D Rack*
F an1  to  F an8  could  be set eit her  “E N ABL E” or  “DISABL E”. W hen  all the  fans  are set 
on  “DISABL E”, the F an LE D  will  have no  light  on.
Fan  Connectors
Overheat Bu zzer
F loppy P ower Connect or
A mbient  Detect T erminal
Temp. Se tting
(40 °C , 5 0°C , 6 0°C )
F an  Det ect Select ion
F
an,  T emperat ure and P ower LE D  Connectors
*The Thermal management card in the RR2035ASDES is pre-configured. This diagram is for reference only. 
						

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RAID Setting Button
Dip SwitchSATA Host Port (Port 5) SATA Port 2
SATA Port 1
SATA Port 0
SATA Port 3
SATA Port 4
Drive activity LED Jumper Block (J1)
Error LED Jumper Block (J3)
Floppy
Power
Connector
Dip Switch Settings
Enable
ERR Buzzer
Function
Auto-
Rebuilding
to Spare
Drive Port Multiplier Mode
Raid Mode
1               2     3                4               5
Individual Drive(Factory Default)OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFFOFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF OFF
ON
ON
OFF ON
ON
OFF OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF ON
ON
0
1 and 10
3
5
Clone
Large
HPM-XA Port Multiplier     
						

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Default factory DIP Switch setting:
SW1 – RAID Setting DIP Switch
BZS –   Error buzzer function
EZ   –   Automatic rebuilding to spare drive (one of the drives on the raid is s\
et as a    
  spare). If EZ is ENABLED anda drive failure occurs, the spare will auto\
matically  
  act as a drive replacement and rebuilding will automatically start.
M2  –   RAID mode 2
M1  –   RAID mode 1
M0  –   RAID mode 0
1.  Error buzzer function is ENABLED (BZS) when dip switch is in OFF posit\
ion
2.  Auto-rebuilding to spare drive is DISABLED (EZ)
3.  Individual drive mode is ENABLED (M0~M2)
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
J3           J1
Error LED      Activity LED
P4  P3  P2  P1  P0  P5P4  P3  P2  P1  P0  P5
Note: 
When the default factory RAID setting is used, independent drive configu\
ration 
and optical drive are supported only when connecting to controllers with\
 Silicon Image 
Sil3124, Sil3132 chip set or controllers that are Port Multiplier (PM)\
 compatible. 
Simultaneous DVD writing was tested using the Nero Burning Rom.
LED Pin Header
J1 – Drive Activity LED
P5  –   Activity LED for eSATA host port lights up when it is connected to a SATA 
  controller card.
P0, P1, P2, P3 & P4 - Activity LEDs for port 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 light up when a drive is 
  connected and blinks when there’s drive activity.
J3 – Error LED
P5  –   error LED for eSATA host port
P0, P1, P2, P3 & P4 - error LED for port 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 
						

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Cable Connections
1.  Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 5) to the SATA ports on the Hardware    
  Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is recommended to connect    
  drives to the SATA ports 1 to 5 successively.
2.  To provide power to the HPM, connect a 4-pin floppy power cable from the \
   
  system power supply to the floppy power connector on the HPM.
3.  Optional: Connect LEDs to the Activity & Error LED jumper block
Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron 
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:
1.  For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the    
  SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to Configuration Utilities > JMB393. This    
  manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume.
  It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch setting when    
  using the JMicron HW RAID Manager.
2.  Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch
  Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID    
  Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows users can also use th\
e    
  procedure below.
Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified.
  a.  Set the DIP switch as shown below. 
  b.  Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
  c.  While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power    
    where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the  
    RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware   
    initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is    
    completed. The above steps act as a reset.
  d.  Power off the system power.
 
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
    e.  On the DIP switch, change (M0 to M2) setting to the  
      desired RAID mode using the diagram below.
      All settings on the diagram shows
      •  Error buzzer function is ENABLED
      •  EZ function is DISABLED. 
						

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Cable Connections
1.  Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 5) to the SATA ports on the Hardware    
  Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is recommended to connect    
  drives to the SATA ports 1 to 5 successively.
2.  To provide power to the HPM, connect a 4-pin floppy power cable from the \
   
  system power supply to the floppy power connector on the HPM.
3.  Optional: Connect LEDs to the Activity & Error LED jumper block
Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron 
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:
1.  For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the    
  SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to Configuration Utilities > JMB393. This    
  manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume.
  It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch setting when    
  using the JMicron HW RAID Manager.
2.  Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch
  Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID    
  Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows users can also use th\
e    
  procedure below.
Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified.
  a.  Set the DIP switch as shown below. 
  b.  Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
  c.  While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power    
    where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the  
    RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware   
    initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is    
    completed. The above steps act as a reset.
  d.  Power off the system power.
      e.  On the DIP switch, change (M0 to M2) setting to the  
      desired RAID mode using the diagram below.
      All settings on the diagram shows
      •  Error buzzer function is ENABLED
      •  EZ function is DISABLED.
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 0 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Clone Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Large Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 3 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Individual Drives Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 5 Mode
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF
OFF 
						

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  f.  Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
  g.  While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power  
    where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the  
    RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware  
    initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is  
  completed. 
  h.  Verify if the RAID array is detected by the system.
  i.  If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to the motherboard onboard  
    SATA, on the CMOS setup utility, the raid array will display as  
    “Addonics H/W RAID5” if setup as a RAID5 array.
  j.  If the 5-port HPM-XA is connected to an eSATA host controller card,  
    on the RAID BIOS, the raid array will display as “Addonics H/W  
    RAID0” if setup as a RAID0 array.
  k.  If booted into Windows, in Disk Drives under Device Manager, the  
    raid array will display as “Addonics H/W LARGE” if setup as a  
  LARGE array.
  l.  Once raid array is verified, you can set the buzzer either ON or OFF.
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
RAID 1& RAID 10 Mode
1      2      3      4      5SW1
BZS  EZ    M2   M1   M0
Clone Mode
When 2 drives are 
connected to the HPM-XA, 
and DIP switch is set to this 
setting, the 2 drives will be 
configured as a 2-drive 
RAID1 array.
Clone’s action is similar to 
RAID1. However, all of the 
hard drives will be mirrored. 
Clone mode is useful 
especially when users like 
to copy data from a source 
hard drive to the drives 
connected to the HPM-XA.
RAID Setting Notes:
When 4 drives are connected to the HPM-XA, the 4 drives will be 
configured as a 4-drive RAID10 array. 
						

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Cable Connections
1.  Attach the SATA hard drives (up to 5) to the SATA ports on the Hardware    
  Port Multiplier (HPM) using SATA cables. It is recommended to connect    
  drives to the SATA ports 1 to 5 successively.
2.  To provide power to the HPM, connect a 4-pin floppy power cable from the \
   
  system power supply to the floppy power connector on the HPM.
3.  Optional: Connect LEDs to the Activity & Error LED jumper block
Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode Using the JMicron 
HW RAID Manager Utility Program:
1.  For Windows users, install the JMicron HW RAID Manager located on the    
  SATA Controller CD. In the CD, go to Configuration Utilities > JMB393. This    
  manager can be use to create and monitor the status of the RAID volume.
  It is recommended to use the default factory RAID DIP switch setting when    
  using the JMicron HW RAID Manager.
2.  Modify the RAID mode on the 5-port HPM-XA using DIP switch
  Recommended to be used on operating system without JMicron HW RAID    
  Manager support like Linux, Mac & Solaris. Windows users can also use th\
e    
  procedure below.
Note: Steps A to D need to be performed each time the raid mode is modified.
  a.  Set the DIP switch as shown below. 
  b.  Press the RAID setting button with a ball point pen.
  c.  While pressing the RAID setting button turn on the system power    
    where the HPM is connected. The buzzer will sound while holding the  
    RAID setting button. Release it after at least 5 seconds for hardware   
    initialization. A single beep will be heard to indicate initialization is    
    completed. The above steps act as a reset.
  d.  Power off the system power.
 
Notes on Spare Drives using the Easy RAID Setting (EZ)
When EZ function is ENABLED, the auto-rebuilding to spare drive is autom\
atic.
The degraded RAID group will start rebuilding automatically by using the\
 existing 
spare drive.
* Spare drive can be either plugged after RAID building or a new drive c\
an be plug 
as the spare drive when RAID rebuild is required.
  When will rebuild action start?
  •  When the raid fails and EZ is enabled, the HPM-XA will    
    automatically rebuild the RAID group using the spare.
  •  When the raid fails and EZ is disabled, the HPM-XA will NOT  
    rebuild the raid group unless you install a good drive to replace the  
  failed drive.