Addonics Technologies 4U RAID Rack RR2035RSDMS user guide web

Technical Support
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User Guide
RAID Rack
(RR2035RSDMS)         

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Power Switch
System Reset
Buzzer Reset
LED Display
Mini SAS Connector
Fans
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....

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RAID Rack with Port Multiplier Compatibility
The redundant power supply provides 500W of power. Before turning on 
the main switch located on the front panel of the RAID Rack, connect and\
 
switch on both units in this power supply. If only one power supply is 
running, an audible alarm will sound.
Connect the unit to a computer using the provided mini SAS cable before \
powering...

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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...

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.
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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
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Resetting the RAID Mode
NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual 
drives or their contents; however, creating or running backups of all data is 
strongly recommended before proceeding.
1. Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the factory default setting (all 
switches OFF).
2. While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen, turn the unit...

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BZS Switch (SW1:1):
The BZ switch is used to silence the audible alarm buzzer. The OFF position 
permits the audible alarm, and the ON position silences the audible alar\
m. 
The BZ switch has immediate effect.
EZ Switch (SW1:2):
The EZ (spare) switch inhibits spares when ON. When in the OFF positio\
n, 
all individual drives (not defined as members of an array) are conside\
red...

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JBOD Mode (Individual Drives)
Number of drives: at least 1
Unit capacity: N/A (100% of each individual drive)
Spares: no
Fault tolerance: none
JBOD mode offers all connected units to the host adapter, no RAID is 
defined at all.
NOTE: JBOD mode requires a SATA controller featuring Port Multiplier 
support for eSATA connections.
NOTE: Optical drives can only be configured as JBOD...

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RAID 3 (Stripe set with dedicated parity)
Number of drives: at least 3
Unit capacity: size of one member times number of members minus one.
Spares: yes
Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data\
.
RAID 3 works by striping data for individual I/O blocks across all membe\
rs 
except one, which contains parity data for the stripe set computed by th\
e...