PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual Designed for Video Editing and Content Creation Professionals Document 900-0012-0 v1
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual Table of Content 1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 3 1.1. Safety Considerations ............................................................................. 4 1.1.1. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS .......................................................... 4 1.1.2. CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ ................................................ 5 1.1.3.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 1.1. Safety Considerations PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 1.1.2. CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ 1.1.1. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS AVERTISSEMENT WARNING RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WATER AND MOISTURE To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose unit to rain or moisture. Do not operate unit near water – such as: bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, wet basement, or near a swimming pool.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 1.1.3. SAFTY BERÜCKSICHTIGUNGEN 1.1.4. CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD WARNUNG ADVERTENCIA ELEKTROSCHOCKGEFAHR NICHT ÖFFNEN GEFAHR DES STROMSCHLAGS NICHT ÖFFNEN WASSER UND FEUCHTIGKEIT Um eine Brand- oder Elektroschockgefahr weitgehend auszuschließen, Gerät nicht Regen oder Feuchtigkeit aussetzen. Gerät nicht in der Nähe von Badeoder Waschwannen, Wasch- oder Spülbecken, feuchten Kellern oder Schwimmbecken betreiben.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 1.2. • • • • • System Requirements Windows XP / Vista / Server / 32 & 64-bit. Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. Linux / Unix. Apple Power Mac G5, Mac Pro Pro, Windows compatible PC. 2 /4/8 Gb Fibre Channel Port with optical LC connection. 1.3. PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 2.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 3.2. 3. Overview 3.1. DI Pack - portable disk pack The DI Pack houses up to sixteen 2.6” laptop disk drives in a small portable modular unit. PRO DI enclosure The PRO DI enclosure house a high performance Fibre Channel RAID Controller and has an opening in the front of the unit to accommodate the portable DI Pack. Pull the DI Pack handle out and up to eject the DI Pack.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 4.2. 4. Installation Please follow these few steps eps to install the PRO DI. This his process typically takes about 20 minutes to complete. FC Cable Installation Install the SFP into one of the FC ports in the rear of the PRO DI, then install the LC to LC optical Fibre Channel Cable in to the SFP, connect the other end to your FC HBA in the computer or the FC switch.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 4.5. RAID Manager Installation PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual (Page left blank intentionally) The PRO DI uses a Java based RAID Manager to configure and manage the RAID. Please visit our web site and download the RAID Manager Installer. Download From: www.dulcesystems.com/download Start the install program from the Downloads folder on the dock after download completes.. Save the install.exe on the desktop then run it after download is complete.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 5. RAID Manager Operations 5.1. Start RAID Manager Start the RAID Manger from the RAID Manger folder. Applications folder > RAID Manager folder All Programs menu > RAID Manger folder 5.2. Connect RAID Manger to PRO DI 5.2.1. PRO DI Discovery RAID Manager needs to know the IP Address of the PRO DI,, use the Search or Advanced method to auto discover or use Manual if you know the IP Address.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 5.3. RAID System Information The System Information screen (under the Monitoring menu) provides a quick overview of the PRO DI configuration. It shows the status and configuration of the physical drives connected, the RAID setup and the Volumes assigned under each RAID. PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 5.4.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual Check the Use All Disks or individually select each disk for the RAID. PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual Enter the desired Capacity for the Logical Volume, then lastly click on Create. Enter a name for the RAID and Logical Volume, they are only used within RAID Manager, this is not a name you will see in your operating system. Attach the PRO DI to your computer. You would see the PRO DI as an available disk in the format utility of your operating system.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 2nd: Delete the RAID, from the RAID menu select Modify. 5.5. RAID Deletion Deleting a Logical Volume and RAID will destroy all data. 1st: Delete the Logical Volume, from the Logical Volume menu select Modify. On the left side, click on the RAID to select it, then Delete. On left side, expand the RAID to expose the Logical Volume under it. Click on the Logical Volume to select it, click on Delete.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual (Page left blank intentionally) 5.6. Create >2TB RAID Set for Windows XP (32bit): This only applies to Windows XP (32 bit) where it has a 2TB disk size limitation. Create a RAID of your choice with the number of desired disk drives, then create multiple Logical Volumes of 2TB size (2100GB maximum) or smaller. This will present to Windows XP as several disks of 2TB sizes.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 6. Alarm Conditions / Degraded RAID Set There are several possible sources for alarms, the front indicators and the RAID Management will provide the details of the alarm. Mute Alarm: 6.1. Replacing a Faulty Disk The disk drives in the DI Pack are field replaceable. A technician familiar with disk drives and installation should perform the task. Contact Dulce Technical Support for more information.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 7. Formatting and Partitioning 7.1. Apple OS X Formatting PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 7.1.2. Create a new partition Select Dulce on the left side drive list, click on Partition tab, change Volume Scheme to 1 Partition, change Name as desired, click on Partition on lower right. The PRO DI are shipped ed pre pre-configured configured for Mac OS X, the RAID will appear on the desktop after driver installation and reboot.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 7.2. Windows XP / Vista Formatting Start Disk Management (can be found at Control Panel > System and Maintenance > Administrative Tools > Computer Management. Under Storage.) PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual Right click the Unallocated segment and select New Simple Volume. Enter the desired Volume Size, assign the desired Drive Letter or Path, check Perform a Quick Format at the Format Partition screen.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual 8. RAID Level Descriptions 9. Limited Warranty Although the RAID Controller supports a large variety of RAID Levels, RAID 0 or RAID 3 are most commonly used for video and content creation purpose. WHAT THE WARRANTY COVERS RAID Level 0 1 3 5 6 JBOD RAID + Spare Page 32 Description Striping. Mirroring. Advantage Highest performance. Highest redundancy. Striping with a dedicated parity drive.
PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual PRO DI Installation and User’s Manual (Page left blank intentionally) 10. Product Registration REGISTER NOW ADDS 6 MONTHS Register your product within 30 days of purchase and extend your warranty by another 6 months. 1 minute = 6 months It will take only one minute to register and you’ll get 6 months in return! By registering your PRO DI, the standard 36 months warranty will be extended for another 6 months. That’s a total of 42 months (3 years and 6 months warranty.
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