Manual

PRO MINI Installation and User’s Manual
Table of Contents
1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 3
1.1.1. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ................................................................................. 4
1.1.2. DES MESURES DE SÉCURITÉ ............................................................................. 5
1.1.3. SICHERHEITSHINWEISE ....................................................................................... 6
1.1.4. CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD ................................................................. 7
1.2. System Requirements ..................................................................................................... 8
1.3. Technical Support ............................................................................................................ 8
2. Getting Started ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.1. Packaging ........................................................................................................................ 9
2.2. Check List ........................................................................................................................ 9
3. Overview ............................................................................................................................... 10
3.1. The Bezel ....................................................................................................................... 10
3.2. Disk Module (MPD Pack) .............................................................................................. 10
3.3. Front, back and adapters ............................................................................................... 11
4. Installation ............................................................................................................................. 12
4.1. Disk Module (MPD Pack) Installation ............................................................................ 12
4.2. Host Bus Extender Card ................................................................................................ 13
4.2.1. Switch Settings ...................................................................................................... 14
4.2.2. HBE Card Installation ............................................................................................ 15
4.2.3. HBE Cable Connection .......................................................................................... 15
4.2.4. Mac Connection ..................................................................................................... 16
4.2.5. Windows PC Connection ....................................................................................... 17
4.3. Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 18
4.3.1. Mac Pro – Expansion Slot Utility settings .............................................................. 18
4.3.2. Mac Driver Installation ........................................................................................... 19
4.3.3. Windows 7 / XP / Vista and Server Driver Installation ........................................... 20
4.4. RAID Console Installation .............................................................................................. 21
4.4.1. Apple Mac RAID Console Installation .................................................................... 21
4.4.2. Windows PC RAID Console Installation ................................................................ 21
4.5. E-mail notification .......................................................................................................... 21
5. PCI Express Expansion Feature ........................................................................................... 22
5.1. PRO Mini PCI Express (PCIe) Card Slot ....................................................................... 22
5.1.1. PCI Express (PCIe) Card Installation .................................................................... 22
6. RAID Console Operations ..................................................................................................... 25
6.1. Start RAID Console GUI ................................................................................................ 25
6.1.1. Start Apple Mac RAID Console GUI ...................................................................... 25
6.1.2. Start Windows PC RAID Console GUI .................................................................. 26
6.2. Change RAID Mode – Deleting / Creating..................................................................... 28
6.2.1. Delete the RAID Set .............................................................................................. 28
6.2.2. Create a RAID Set ................................................................................................. 29
6.2.3. Create >2TB RAID Set for Windows XP (32bit): ................................................... 30
7. Alarm Conditions / Degraded RAID Set ................................................................................ 32
7.1. Servicing a Disk Module ................................................................................................ 33
8. Formatting and Partitioning ................................................................................................... 34
8.1. Apple OS X Formatting .................................................................................................. 34
8.1.1. Erase an existing partition ..................................................................................... 34
8.1.2. Create a new partition ............................................................................................ 35
8.2. Windows 7 / XP / Vista and Server Formatting ............................................................. 36
9.
 RAID Level Descriptions ....................................................................................................... 38
10. Limited Warranty ................................................................................................................... 39
11. Product Registration ............................................................................................................. 40
12. Appendix A ............................................................................................................................ 41
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