Promise Pegasus2 R6 Manual de usuario

EGASUS2

R6, R4, R8

Product Manual

Version 2.0

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Pegasus2 R4/R6/R8 Product Manual

About this guide

This Product Manual describes how to setup, use, and maintain the Pegasus2 R8, R6 and R4 unit. It also describes how to use

the PROMISE Utility software that you install and run on your Macintosh computer.

Although this manual is written specically for the Pegasus2 models, many of the functions and descriptions can be applied to

the original release of Pegasus, Pegasus R4 and Pegasus R6. Pegasus2 is operationally compatible with the original release of

Pegasus. Material that applies only to the Pegasus2 will specify Pegasus2. Use of the term “Pegasus” implies that the material

applies to both versions.

This manual includes a full table of contents, chapter task lists, and numerous cross-references to help you nd the specic infor-

mation you are looking for.

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Pegasus2 R4/R6/R8 Product Manual Contents

Contents

About this guide iii

introduction to PegAsus2 1

Architecture 2

Protocol SuPPort 2

Key BenefitS 2

sPecificAtions 3

Hardware 4

instAllAtion And setuP 6

summAry of the setuP Procedure 7

Packing List 7

connect tHe Power cord 8

connect Pegasus2to your Mac 9

instAlling the softwAre10

Power modes on the PegAsus2 13

shutting down the PegAsus2 13

dAisy-chAining multiPle PegAsus/PegAsus2 units 14

unlocKing the ui 15

DiSPlAying MultiPle PegASuS/PegASuS2 unitS 15

tocreAte ADiSK ArrAy AnD logicAl Drive 16

mAnAge with Promise utility 17

accessing tHe ProMise

utiLity 18

oPening 18

cloSing 18

unlocking the ui 19

Perusing the Promise utility interfAce 20

toolBAr iconS 21

cuStoMizing the toolBAr21

device menus 22

coMPonent liSt 22

PhySicAl Drive Menu 22

front view 23

BAcK view 24

Managing subsysteMs 25

viewing subsystem informAtion 25

mAking subsystem settings 26

cleAring stAtistics 26

restoring fActory defAult settings 27

sAving Aservice rePort27

uPdAting firmwAre 28

Managing tHe raid controLLer 29

viewing controller informAtion 29

viewing controller stAtistics 30

mAking controller settings 31

mAking buzzer settings 32

mAking fAn settings 32

Managing encLosures 33

viewing the enclosure informAtion 33

viewing temPerAture sensor informAtion 34

locAting An enclosure 35

Managing background

activities 36

viewing current bAckground Activities 37

viewing scheduled bAckground Activities 37

Adding Ascheduled bAckground Activity 37

chAnging AbAckground Activity schedule39

enAbling or disAbling Ascheduled bAckground Activity

deleting Ascheduled bAckground Activity 40

mediA PAtrol 41

MAKing MeDiA PAtrol SettingS 41

redundAncy check 42

MAKing reDunDAncy checK SettingS 42

initiAlizAtion 42

MAKing initiAlizAtion SettingS 43

rebuild 43

MAKing reBuilD SettingS 44

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migrAtion 44

MAKing MigrAtion SettingS 44

Pdm 45

MAKing PDM SettingS 45

trAnsition 46

MAKing trAnSition SettingS 46

synchronizAtion 47

MAKing SynchronizAtion SettingS 47

Managing PHysicaL drives 48

viewing Alist of PhysicAl drives 48

viewing PhysicAl drive informAtion 49

viewing PhysicAl drive stAtistics 50

viewing PhysicAl drive smArt log informAtion 51

locAting APhysicAl drive 51

mAking globAl PhysicAl drive settings 52

mAking individuAl PhysicAl drive settings 52

mAking PhysicAl drive smArt log settings 53

cleAring AstAle or APfA condition 53

forcing APhysicAl drive offline 54

running MeDiA PAtrol on your PhySicAl DriveS 55

Managing disk arrays 56

viewing Alist of disk ArrAys 56

viewing disk ArrAy informAtion 57

creAting Adisk ArrAy mAnuAlly 58

creAting Adisk ArrAy And logicAl drive with the wizArd 59

chooSing AutoMAtic configurAtion 60

chooSing exPreSS configurAtion 61

chooSing ADvAnceD configurAtion 63

mAking disk ArrAy settings 65

locAting Adisk ArrAy 66

deleting Adisk ArrAy 67

PrePAring Adisk ArrAy for trAnsPort 67

rebuilding Adisk ArrAy 68

PerforMing AMAnuAl reBuilD 68

PAuSing AnD reSuMing AreBuilD 69

StoPPing AreBuilD 69

Managing LogicaL

drives 70

viewing Alist of logicAl drives 71

viewing logicAl drive informAtion 71

viewing logicAl drive stAtistics 72

mAking logicAl drive settings 73

viewing logicAl drive check tAbles 74

creAting AlogicAl drive mAnuAlly 74

formAtting your logicAl drives 76

locAting AlogicAl drive 76

deleting AlogicAl drive 77

initiAlizing AlogicAl drive 77

PAuSing AnD reSuMing An initiAlizAtion 78

StoPPing An initiAlizAtion 78

redundAncy check on AlogicAl drive 78

PAuSing AnD reSuMing AreDunDAncy checK 79

StoPPing AreDunDAncy checK 79

migrAting AlogicAl drive 79

running Pdm on AlogicAl drive 81

PAuSing AnD reSuMing PDM 81

StoPPing PDM 81

Managing sPare drives 82

viewing Alist of sPAre drives 82

viewing sPAre drive informAtion 83

creAting AsPAre drive mAnuAlly 84

mAking sPAre drive settings 85

running sPAre check 85

deleting AsPAre drive 86

running AtrAnSition on ASPAre Drive 86

running AtrAnsition 87

PAuSing AnD reSuMing AtrAnSition 87

StoPPing, PAuSing or reSuMing AtrAnSition 87

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technology bAckground 88

disk arrays 89

mediA PAtrol 89

Pdm 90

LogicaL drives 91

rAid levels 91

rAiD 0 – StriPe 91

rAiD 1 – Mirror 93

rAiD 1e – enhAnceD Mirror 94

rAiD 5 – BlocK AnD PArity StriPe 95

rAiD 6 – BlocK AnD DouBle PArity StriPe 96

rAiD 10 – Mirror + StriPe 97

rAiD 50 – StriPing of DiStriButeD PArity 98

rAiD 60 – DouBle PArity + StriPe 100

rAid level migrAtion 101

MigrAtion requireMentS 101

Source AnD tArget rAiD levelS 101

striPe size 106

sector size 107

initiAlizAtion 107

ForMatting LogicaL drives 108

ProMiSe utility with DefAult SettingS 108

ProMiSe utility with cuStoM SettingS 109

DiSK utility 110

sPare drives 111

definition 111

oPtions 111

requirements 112

trAnsition 112

running AtrAnSition 112

raid controLLers 116

reAD cAche Policy 116

write cAche Policy 116

cAPAcity coercion 117

troubleshooting 118

resPonding to An Audible AlArm 118

cHecking Leds119

SuBSySteM leDS119

Drive cArrier leDS120

Promise utility 121

viewing the event logs 121

viewing runtiMe eventS 121

viewing nvrAM eventS 122

event Severity DeScriPtionS 122

PHysicaL drive ProbLeMs 123

diAgnosis using the Promise utility 123

locAting APhysicAl drive 124

rePlAcing APhysicAl drive 125

PhySicAl Drive wArning MeSSAge 128

disk array and LogicaL drive

ProbLeMs 129

disk ArrAy degrAded/logicAl drive criticAl 129

disk ArrAy offline/logicAl drive offline 130

rePAiring An offline DiSK ArrAy or logicAl Drive 130

rebuilding Adisk ArrAy 131

incomPlete ArrAy 132

MigrAtion 132

trAnSPort 132

unreAdAble disk wArning 133

subsysteM ProbLeMs 134

diAgnosing Asubsystem Problem 134

overheAting 135

fAn fAilure 135

inADequAte Air circulAtion 136

Power suPPly 136

connection ProbLeMs 137

cAbles 137

dAisy-chAins 138

PerForMance Monitor 139

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contActing technicAl suPPort 140

limited wArrAnty 144

DiSclAiMer of other wArrAntieS 145

your reSPonSiBilitieS 146

returning the ProDuct for rePAir 146

aPPendix a 148

trAnsferring A PhysicAl hArd disk from mAc toPegAsus2 148

PASS-through DiSK ProceDure for MAc 148

aPPendix b 150

imPortAnt informAtion 150

hArD Drive coMPAtiBility 150

gnu generAl PuBlic licenSe 151

introduction to PegAsus2

This chapter covers the following topics:

• “Architecture”

• “Protocol Support”

• “KeyBenets”

• “Specications”

• “Hardware”

PROMISE Technology’s Pegasus2 R8, R6 and R4 are direct attached storage (DAS) solutions for

externalstoragetargetedforsmallandmediumbusiness(SMB)users,smallofce/homeofce

(SOHO) users, and digital Audio and Video production professionals.

Pegasus2 models (R4, R6, R8) are operationally compatible with the original release Pegasus R4 and

R6 models. Use the latest version of the PROMISE Utility to monitor the Pegasus2 status and perform

maintenance and management functions. The latest version of the PROMISE Utility can also be used

for the original release of Pegasus.

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