Addonics Technologies RT93SNDHMS user manual

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T E C H N O L O G I E S
User Guide
RAID Tower IX
(RT93SNDHMS)
www.addonics.com
v5.1.11
Technical Support
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Removing Cover of RAID Tower IX Loosen the 5 screws at the back of the tower for Back the cover using a Philips screwdriver. Lift the cover and pull slightly toward the rear of the tower to disengage and remove. Mini SAS Connector Array 1 Array 2 Array 3 Power LED Array 1 Host Array 3 Error Array 1 Error Array 2 Host Array 3 Host Array 2 Error Power LED: lit when RAID Tower is on. Host LED: lit when array group is connected, blinks during array activity. Error LED: lit when array group h

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Installing drives into the RAID Tower XIII 1. Be sure the lock on each drive doors 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. Door lock 2. Slide a 3.5” SATA hard drive into the Insert Hard Drives drive slot with the drive connector side with top facing right facing in. Be sure to orient the hard drive correctly as shown in the yellow label on the inside of the driv

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Setting or Modifying the RAID Mode NOTE: Setting or modifying the RAID mode destroys all data. 1. Follow the procedure for resetting the RAID Mode. 2. Power down the unit and set the dip switch to the desired RAID Mode. 3. While holding the SET button with a ballpoint pen, turn the unit on. A long beep will sound from the Port Multiplier. The SET button may be released once the long beep stops. If instead of a long beep the Port Multiplier sounds a series of short beeps, an error has occurred

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RAID Mode Switches M2, M1, M0 (SW1:3 – SW1-5) The RAID Mode switches define what type of RAID will be initialized when the unit is powered up while the RAID Mode button is held down. Each type of RAID has different properties and requirements, as follows: Dipswitch Posi ti on 1 2 3 4 5 Raid Mode BZS1 EZ M2 M1 M0 JBOD (Individual 2 drives) OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF * FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING 3 0 OFF ON ON ON ON 1 or 10 OFF OFF ON ON OFF 3 OFF OFF ON ON OFF 5 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF CLONE OFF O

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RAID 1 or 10 (Mirror set, Stripe of mirror sets) Number of drives: 2 (RAID 1) or 4 (RAID 10). Unit capacity: size of one member (RAID 1) or size of two members (RAID 10). Spares: yes – if EZ mode is not disabled and 3 (RAID 1) or 5 (RAID 10) drives are present, the array will be initialized with a spare. Spares: yes – if EZ mode is not disabled and 3 (RAID 1) or 5 (RAID 10) drives are present, the array will be initialized with a spare. Fault tolerance: RAID 1 can withstand the loss of one dr

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CLONE mode works the same way as RAID 1, by maintaining a complete copy of the entire set of data on each drive. LARGE (Spanned set) Number of drives: at least 2 Unit capacity: 100% of all drives together regardless of differences in size Spares: no Fault tolerance: cannot withstand the loss of any drives without losing data. However, some data may be recovered as long as the drive(s) carrying the file system data (boot record, directory, etc.) remain online. LARGE mode is neither a RAID nor

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