lmp ThunderBox 800 Manual de usuario

ThunderBox 800
(Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID Storage)
User Manual
Version: 1.0
Issue Date: June, 2014
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FCC Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the lim-
its for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against in-
terference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses,
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used
in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interfer-
ence will not occur in a particular installation.
Manufacturer’s Declaration for CE Certication
We conrm ThunderBox 800 has been tested and found comply with
the requirements set up in the council directive on the approximation
of the low of member state relating to the EMC Directive2004/108/EC.
For the evaluation regarding to the electromagnetic compatibility, the
following standards where applied:
EN 55022: 2006, Class B
EN 61000-3-2: 2006
EN 61000-3-3: 1995+A1: 2001+A2: 2005
EN 55024:1998+A1:2001=A2:2003
IEC61000-4-2: 2001
IEC61000-4-3: 2006
IEC61000-4-4: 2004
IEC61000-4-5: 2005
IEC61000-4-6: 2006
IEC61000-4-8: 2001
IEC61000-4-11: 2004

Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................ 8
1.1 Overview .........................................................................8
1.2 Features ........................................................................ 10
2. Installation................................................................ 12
2.1 Before You First Installing................................................. 12
2.2 Summary of RAID Storage Setup Steps.............................. 13
• For Mac OS X................................................................. 13
• For Windows.................................................................. 13
2.3 RAID Storage View.......................................................... 15
2.4 Locations of the Storage Component.................................. 16
2.4.1 Drive Tray LED Indicators ............................................ 16
2.4.2 LCD Panel LED Indicators ............................................ 17
2.4.3 Thunderbolt Port LED Indicators ................................... 17
2.5 Setting Up RAID Storage.................................................. 18
2.5.1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives ..................... 18
2.5.2 Mac Users ................................................................. 22
2.5.2.1 Install the MRAID Software ..................................... 22
2.5.2.2 Congure RAID Volumes......................................... 26
2.5.2.3 Format RAID Volumes ............................................ 29
2.5.2.4 Make A Bootable RAID Volume ................................ 31
2.5.2.5 Unmounting RAID Volumes ..................................... 31
2.5.3 Windows Users .......................................................... 32
2.5.3.1 Install the MRAID Software ..................................... 32
2.5.3.2 Congure RAID Volumes......................................... 36
2.5.3.3 Format RAID Volumes ............................................ 39
2.5.3.4 Unmounting RAID Volumes ..................................... 39
3. ArcHTTP Conguration .............................................. 41
• General Conguration ..................................................... 41
• Mail (Alert by Mail) Conguration ..................................... 42
• SNMP Traps Conguration ............................................... 43
• Rescan Device Conguration............................................ 45
• Collect Support Data ...................................................... 45
4. Web Browser-based Conguration ........................... 46
4.1 Start-up McRAID Storage Manager ................................... 47
• McRAID Storage Manager from Local Administration
(In-Band) ..................................................................... 47
• McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN Port (Out-of-Band).. 48

4.2 McRAID Main Window ...................................................... 48
4.3 Main Menu .................................................................... 49
4.4 Quick Function................................................................ 49
4.5 Raid Set Functions .......................................................... 50
4.5.1 Create Raid Set ......................................................... 50
4.5.2 Delete Raid Set .......................................................... 51
4.5.3 Expand Raid Set......................................................... 52
4.5.4 Ofine Raid Set .......................................................... 53
4.5.5 Rename Raid Set........................................................ 53
4.5.6 Activate Incomplete Raid Set ....................................... 54
4.5.7 Create Hot Spare ....................................................... 54
4.5.8 Delete Hot Spare........................................................ 55
4.5.9 Rescue Raid Set ......................................................... 55
4.6 Volume Set Functions ...................................................... 56
4.6.1 Create Volume Set (0/1/10/3/5/6) ............................... 57
• Volume Name ................................................................ 57
• Volume Raid Level ......................................................... 57
• Capacity ....................................................................... 57
• Greater Two TB Volume Support....................................... 57
• Initialization Mode .......................................................... 58
• Stripe Size .................................................................... 58
• Cache Mode .................................................................. 59
• Volume Write Protection.................................................. 59
• Full Volume Encryption.................................................... 59
• Tagged Command Queuing .............................................. 60
• SCSI Channel/SCSI ID/SCSI Lun...................................... 60
4.6.2 Create Raid30/50/60 (Volume Set 30/50/60) ................. 61
4.6.3 Delete Volume Set...................................................... 61
4.6.4 Modify Volume Set...................................................... 62
4.6.4.1 Volume Growth ..................................................... 63
4.6.4.2 Volume Set Migration ............................................. 63
4.6.4.3 Volume Write Protection ......................................... 64
4.6.5 Check Volume Set ...................................................... 64
4.6.6 Schedule Volume Check .............................................. 65
4.6.8 Download Volume Key File ........................................... 66
4.7 Physical Drive ................................................................ 67
4.7.1 Create Pass-Through Disk............................................ 67
4.7.2 Modify Pass-Through Disk............................................ 67
4.7.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk ............................................ 68
4.7.4 Clone Disk................................................................. 68
4.7.4.1 Clone And Replace ................................................. 69
4.7.4.2 Clone Only ........................................................... 69

4.7.5 Abort Cloning............................................................. 70
4.7.6 Set Disk To Be Failed .................................................. 70
4.7.7 Activate Failed Disk .................................................... 70
4.7.8 Identify Enclosure ...................................................... 71
4.7.9 Identify Drive ............................................................ 71
4.8 System Controls ............................................................. 72
4.8.1 System Cong ........................................................... 72
• System Beeper Setting ................................................... 72
• Background Task Priority ................................................. 72
• JBOD/RAID Conguration ................................................ 72
• SATA NCQ Support ......................................................... 73
• HDD Read Ahead Cache .................................................. 73
• Volume Data Read Ahead ............................................... 73
• HDD Queue Depth ......................................................... 73
• Empty HDD Slot LED ...................................................... 73
• Max Command Length .................................................... 74
• Auto Activate Incomplete Raid ......................................... 74
• Disk Write Cache Mode ................................................... 74
• Write Same For Initialization............................................ 74
• Hot Plugged Disk For Rebuilding ....................................... 74
• Disk Capacity Truncation Mode......................................... 75
• Smart Option For HDD .................................................... 75
• Smart Polling Interval ..................................................... 76
4.8.2 Advanced Conguration............................................... 76
• TLER Setting ................................................................. 76
• Timeout Setting ............................................................. 77
• Number of Retries .......................................................... 77
• Buffer Threshold ............................................................ 77
• Amount of Read Ahead ................................................... 78
• Number of AV Stream ..................................................... 78
• Optimize AV Recording.................................................... 78
• Read Performance Margin................................................ 79
• Write Performance Margin ............................................... 79
• Read And Discard Parity Data .......................................... 79
• BIOS Selection............................................................... 79
4.8.3 HDD Power Management ............................................. 80
• Stagger Power On Control .............................................. 80
• Time to Hdd Low Power Idle ........................................... 81
• Time To Hdd Low RPM Mode ........................................... 81
• SATA Power Up In Standby ............................................. 81
4.8.4 Ethernet Conguration ............................................... 81
• DHCP Function............................................................... 82

• Local IP address............................................................. 82
• Gateway IP address........................................................ 83
• Subnet Mask ................................................................. 83
• HTTP Port Number.......................................................... 83
• Telnet Port Number ........................................................ 83
• SMTP Port Number ......................................................... 83
4.8.5 Alert By Mail Conguration ......................................... 83
4.8.6 SNMP Conguration .................................................... 84
4.8.7 NTP Conguration ...................................................... 84
• NTP Sever Address ......................................................... 85
• Time Zone..................................................................... 85
• Automatic Daylight Saving............................................... 85
4.8.8 View Events/Mute Beeper ............................................ 85
4.8.9 Generate Test Event ................................................... 86
4.8.10 Clear Events Buffer ................................................... 86
4.8.11 Modify Password....................................................... 87
4.8.12 Update Firmware ..................................................... 87
4.9 Information.................................................................... 88
4.9.1 Raid Set Hierarchy...................................................... 88
4.9.2 SAS Chip Information ................................................. 88
4.9.3 System Information.................................................... 89
4.9.4 Hardware Monitor....................................................... 89
Appendix A ................................................................... 90
Upgrading Flash ROM Update Process...................................... 90
Appendix B .................................................................... 93
Battery Backup Module ......................................................... 93
(ARC-6120BA-T021).............................................................. 93
B-1 BBM Connector and Components .................................. 93
B-2 Status of BBM ............................................................ 93
B-3 Installation ................................................................ 94
Appendix C .................................................................... 97
SNMP Operation & Installation................................................ 97
Appendix D.................................................................. 102
Event Notication Congurations ........................................ 102
A. Device Event.............................................................. 102
B. Volume Event............................................................. 103
C. RAID Set Event .......................................................... 104
D. Hardware Monitor Event .............................................. 104
Appendix E .................................................................. 106
RAID Concept .................................................................... 106
RAID Set ......................................................................... 106

Volume Set...................................................................... 106
Ease of Use Features......................................................... 107
• Foreground Availability/Background Initialization .............. 107
• Online Array Roaming ................................................... 107
• Online Capacity Expansion............................................. 107
• Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration .................... 109
• Online Volume Expansion .............................................. 110
High Availability ............................................................... 110
• Global/Local Hot Spares ................................................ 110
• Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support......................................... 111
• Auto Declare Hot-Spare ............................................... 111
• Auto Rebuilding ........................................................... 112
• Adjustable Rebuild Priority............................................. 112
High Reliability ................................................................. 113
• Hard Drive Failure Prediction.......................................... 113
• Auto Reassign Sector.................................................... 113
• Consistency Check ....................................................... 114
Data Protection ................................................................ 114
• Battery Backup ........................................................... 114
• Recovery ROM ............................................................. 115
Appendix F .................................................................. 116
Understanding RAID .......................................................... 116
RAID 0............................................................................ 116
RAID 1............................................................................ 117
RAID 10(1E) .................................................................... 118
RAID 3............................................................................ 118
RAID 5............................................................................ 119
RAID 6............................................................................ 120
RAID x0 .......................................................................... 120
Single Disk (Pass-Through Disk) ......................................... 121
Summary of RAID Levels ................................................... 122

INTRODUCTION
8
1. Introduction
This section presents a brief overview of the 6Gb/s SAS RAID storage,
ThunderBox 800. (Thunderbolt 2 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID storage)
1.1 Overview
Unleash Your Creativity Faster Than Ever
Thunderbolt 2 is full backward compatibility to the same cables
and connectors used with today’s Thunderbolt. It pushes speed to
20Gb/s and enables 4K video le transfer and display simultane-
ously. ThunderBox 800 is equipped with dual Thunderbolt 2 ports
for connecting to any Thunderbolt 2-enabled host such as the new
Mac Pro, and offers an additional Thunderbolt 2 port for daisy-
chaining other peripherals. The Thunderbolt daisy-chaining allows
connection of up to six devices, so customers can connect Thunder-
Box 800 for massive amounts of video storage with a single Thun-
derbolt connection to their host computer. ThunderBox 800 can
meet the demand of users when working with rich, ultrahigh
resolution media through Thunderbolt 2 interface.
Unparalleled Performance for 4K Workow
ThunderBox 800 is the most complete 6Gb/s SAS 8-bay Thunder-
bolt 2 box with RAID control capabilities solution for both PC and
Mac. ThunderBox 800 incorporated on-board dual core 800Mhz
RAID-On-Chip and with 1GB DDR3-1333 memory to deliver true
high performance hardware RAID protection against drive failure.
This combination helps to provide a high performance storage
device perfect for the video editor working with Real time multi-
stream HD and 4K workows. It runs efciently without disruption
or major drops in performance to meet the requirements of 4K
data workow. It is so quick it allows for 4K displays at the same
time as daisy chaining ThunderBox 800 and doing a simultaneous
4K output and le transfers while maintaining maximum through-
put.

INTRODUCTION
9
Enterprise-class Data Availability and Security
ThunderBox 800 supports the hardware RAID 6 engine to allow two
HDDs failures without impact the existing data and performance.
It allows users to hot swap drive in the event of a drive failure with
zero downtime. Its high data availability and protection derives
from many advanced RAID features on ThunderBox 800 RAID box
design. Intelligent power On/Off function on storage turns power
in unison with the host computer power status. It can intelligently
power down the unit after the thunderbolt host shuts down every-
thing for data integrity. ThunderBox 800 also supports a battery
backup option that protects all data in cache memory in the event
of unexpected power outage. Board-level hardware encryption
manages any kinds of drives attached to ThunderBox 800 without
impacting the performance for higher levels of security.
Enabling an Easy-to-Manage Storage
Conguration and monitoring can be managed either through the
LCD control panel, Thunderbolt interface or LAN port. The intel-
ligent cooling continuously adapts to environmental conditions by
automatically controlling the speed of the cooling fans for the rap-
idly growing demand from the video editing markets. You can even
congure ThunderBox 800 to intelligently spin down drives during
periods of inactivity to further reduce noise and save energy. Areca
solution of Thunderbolt 2 provides user the capability of adding
bootable drive via Thunderbolt on Apple thunderbolt-capable ma-
chine.

INTRODUCTION
10
1.2 Features
Controller Architecture
• 800 MHz dual core ROC for RAID core and SAS microcode
• 1GB on-board DDR3-1333 SDRAM with ECC protection
• Support bootable from RAID storage volume
• Controller level hardware encryption support
• Redundant ash image for adapter availability
• System status indication through LCD, LED and alarm buzzer
• Intelligent power On/Off function
• Battery backup module ready (Optional)
RAID Features
• RAID level 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD
• Multiple RAID selection
• Support up to 1MB stripe size
• Online array roaming
• Online RAID level/stripe size migration
• Support global hot spare and local hot spare
• Instant availability and background initialization
• Advanced conguration for smooth data streaming
• Disk scrubbing/ array verify scheduling support
• Multiple pairs SSD/HDD disk clone function
• SSD automatic monitor clone (AMC) support
• Complete conguration management suite
- McRAID manager – browser-based management tool (LAN or
Thunderbolt)
- Push Buttons and LCD Display panel for setup and status
- Command Line Interface (CLI) – scriptable conguration tool
- API libraries support – combine GUI with user management
utility
- SNMP support for remote monitoring
- SMTP support for email notication
Important:
Be sure to update the ArcMSR.kext driver shipping with Mac
OS X to V1.3.7 or later from the software CD or from the
Areca website.
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