Oyen-digital DATATALE RC-M4QJ 4-BAY RAID User Manual

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10 RC-M4QJ (SATA-eSATA/USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 combo) Please keep all package contents and packaging material in the event that the prod

11 SYSTEM UNIT VIEWS FRONT VIEW PowerHDD 4HDD 3HDD 2HDD 1RAID AlertLCM PanelEnterEscUpDown TOP & COVER VIEWS (Exposed) 4 Spare HDD Screws HDD S

12 REAR VIEW RC-M4SP (SATA-USB 2.0/3.0) DC INUSB 3.0 Type BPower SwitchDC INLock Port / Slot RC-M4DJ (SATA-eSATA/USB 2.0 combo) eSATADC INUSB

13 RC-M4QJ (SATA-eSATA/USB 2.0/FireWire 400/FireWire 800 combo) eSATADC INFireWire 800(2 ports)FireWire 400USB 2.0 Type BeSATA PortPower SwitchDC IN

14 INSERTING/REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM To assemble the RAID System, please follow the steps listed in the instructions below: 1.

15 FASTEN THE HANDLES ONTO THE HARD DRIVES 3. Place the hard drive with the metal cover side facing up and ensure that the interface connectors are

16 5. Fasten the handle onto the hard drive by inserting and tightening the screws on both ends of the handle. 6. Finally, test sliding the handle

17 9. Hold the hard drive with the metal cover side facing you and the handle attached on the upward position. When inserting the hard drive on it

18 11. Place RAID System with its front view facing you and the top lid on. Position one hand on the front edge and one on the back edge of the top l

19 2. Insert both ends of the USB, eSATA or FireWire cable(s) into the corresponding port of the RAID System and the host. eSATADC IN The RAID Sy

2 Table of Contents GENERAL INFORMATION ...5 COPYRIGHT

20 4. When connected, the Power LED light will become steadily green, and the Hard Drive LED lights will become white and blink about 15 seconds.

21 LCM The LCM on the DataTale 4-bay Smart RAID System will display basic information for the inserted hard drives, RAID System itself, and basic RAI

22 MAIN MENU DESCRIPTIONS Quick Setup: Enables general basic set up functions. Disk Manager: Provides basic information of specified hard driv

23 RAID CONFIGURATION To assign and create the RAID System’s inserted hard drives into a preferred RAID Mode, using the LCM only, please follow the s

24 4. Enter the ‘password’. This password is the same one for RAID MASTER. Not the individual password for the LCM operation itself. Enter Passw

25 RAID MASTER The RAID MASTER is a newly-designed GUI Software specifically for our DataTale SMART 4-bay Smart RAID System. The drivers of the RAID

26 2. Once opened, please double click on the icon stating “Setup.exe” to begin set up. Due to WINDOWS OS, installation and un-installation is n

27 4. Then, this image stating “The Installation Wizard has successfully installed the driver” should appear. If choose to launch the RAID MASTER

28 BASIC MODE MENU RAID AND DISK INFORMATION: Provides the basic information for the RAID System itself once the RAID System is connected to th

29 RAID AND DISK INFORMATION To retrieve the basic information for the RAID System, please connect the RAID System to the host and open the RAID MAST

3 EVENT LOG ...

30 EVENT LOG To keep a copy of all the recorded process and status for the RAID System, please complete using the following steps: 1. Click on the

31 3. Once clicked, the box stating “Save the event logs to a file” should appear. Once appeared, please type in the file name and file type preferr

32 2. Select the preferred RAID Mode option on the list. Once selected, the RAID MASTER will automatically update the information on the right si

33 4. Once selected, the RAID MASTER will begin processing the chosen RAID Mode onto the inserted hard drives. A popup window will appear reflecti

34 CHANGING OR DELETING AN ALREADY ASSIGNED RAID MODE To change the current assigned RAID Mode for the inserted hard drives for the RAID System unde

35 If a password was already set up for the previously assigned RAID Mode, it needs to be input now inside the password box. If it is not correct

36 4. Once the process is completed, the same popup window will reflect the process-recording note for the “Event Log Viewer”. Click on the “OK” i

37 ADVANCED MODE MENU EMAIL NOTIFICATION & EVENT SETTINGS: Available to set up Email Notification (such as in event of errors, alerts, and

38 EMAIL NOTIFICATION & EVENT SETTINGS To set up the Email Notification and the Event Settings based on preference, please complete using the fo

39 3. To send a test E-mail to the recipient(s)’ E-mail accounts before confirming, click on the “Send Mail Test” icon on the bottom. If a test

4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...

40 ADVANCE RAID CONFIGURATION SET UP RAID MODE To setup the RAID System under the Advance Mode, please complete using the following steps: 1. Pleas

41 Please review the RAID Mode options under “Glossory” to choose the best suitable RAID Mode for your needs and desire. If the number of inserted

42 5. Once the process is completed, the same popup window will reflect the process-recording note for the “Event Log Viewer”. Click on the “OK” ic

43 inserted hard drives. Click on the “DELETE RAID” option under the list of RAID Mode options and check or uncheck the hard drives to be deleted.

44 4. Once the process is completed, the same popup window will reflect the process-recording note for the “Event Log Viewer”. Click on the “OK”

45 ADDING OR CHANGING A SPARE To add a new Spare hard drive or change the current assigned Spare hard drive for the RAID System under the Advance Mod

46 3. The RAID MASTER will show up an alert popup window stating, “This configuration will add the selected spare disk(s) to the specified RAID. Th

47 the information on the right side for the inserted hard drives for the assigned RAID Mode. If had previously inserted a password for change prote

48 4. Once confirmed, a popup window showing status will appear. 5. Once completed, a popup window stating “…The spare disk is deleted” will ap

49 FIRMWARE INFORMATION The Controller 1 Firmware Information will show the product name, the firmware version, the manufacturer, and the flash numbe

5 GENERAL INFORMATION COPYRIGHT Copyright @ 2011 Data Watch Technologies Co., Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduc

50 3. After finding the firmware update, click on the “Update” icon to update the new firmware version. 4. Once updated, a popup window will ap

51 RAID SETTINGS To setup the RAID Standby Timer Settings and RAID Rebuild Priority Settings, please complete using the following steps: 1. Under t

52 NUMBER OF DISKS SUPPORTING EACH RAID MODE RAID Modes Number of Disk in RAID RAID 0 (Striping) 2 to 4 RAID 1 (Mirroring) 2 Span 2 to 4 Clone 2 t

53 LED INDICATORS PowerHDD 4HDD 3HDD 2HDD 1RAID AlertDataTaleONNTO Corp. POWER LED x 1 Indicators Color Power on Green Power off None RAID ALE

54 HDD LED x 8 There are 2 LEDs for each HDD slot. The left LED indicates “Connection/Access” and the right one indicates “Health”. The Connec

55 EXTERNAL BOOTUP External Bootup may be required if the user has two different operating systems set up in both the host computer and the RAID Syst

56 DISK VOLUME OVER 2TB The 2+TB hard drive support is determined by the chipset used in the device and the operating system itself. The RAID Syste

57 BACKUP KIT The Deluxe Backup Kit is perfect for mobile professionals and power users who frequently share large files between different locations,

58 HOW TO BACKUP A MODIFIED HARD DRIVE To backup a modified hard drive, please follow the steps listed in the instructions below: Follow the steps

59 GLOSSORY LCM DISPLAY OF STATUS IDLE SCREEN DISPLAY DEFINITION DataTale ONNTO Corp. If RAID is normal. RAID Rebuilding Disk… …% … If RAID is rebui

6 PRECAUTIONS FOR THE RAID SYSTEM ♦ Any loss, corruption, or destruction of data is the sole responsibility of the user of the RAID System. Under

60 RAID MASTER POPUP WINDOWS OF STATUS REBUILDING BROKEN DEGRADE (IN DANGER)

61 RAID MODES A Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) is a system that utilizes multiple hard drives to share or replicate dat

62 RAID 1 (MIRRORING) RAID 1 (Mirroring) consists of at least two drives storing duplicate copies of the same data. In this mode, the data is simult

63 SPAN Spanning provides another maximum capacity solution, which some call it as “Large”. Spanning combines multiple hard drives into a single log

64 RAID 5 RAID 5 uses block-level striping with parity data distributed across all member disks. It is also called Parity RAID. Every time a block

65 MirrorStripingRAID 1+0Disk 1Disk 2MirrorDisk 3Disk 4 RAID 1+0 requires a minimum of 4 drives in an array. If one of the drives defects, the iden

66 HOTSPARE (MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC REBUILD) REBUILD In RAID 1, CLONE, and RAID 5 modes, if one of the hard drives fails and is replaced with a functio

67 The rebuilding state status will reflect on the bottom of the RAID MASTER Menu. The Rebuild Speed of the USB 2.0 Model is 200 GB per hour o

68 eSATA PCI EXPRESS CARD INSTALLATION Complete the steps provided in this section to install the eSATA PCI Express Card to use with the RAID System

69 DRIVER INSTALLATION Follow the provided prompts to complete the driver installation. For the Windows system, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” will o

7 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the DataTale SMART 4-bay RAID System. The DataTale SMART 4-bay RAID System with LCM panel and RAID MASTER (

70 WINDOWS 2003 and XP WINDOWS 2000

71 Q&As GENERAL Q: How do I choose the proper RAID mode for my RAID System based on the tasks I need to perform? A: Since the RAID System is a “

72 Q: I would like to format my hard drives with the FAT (a.k.a. File Allocation Table) format, which can be read and written by both Mac and PC. Is

73 REBUILD Q: Does the RAID System have to be connected to the host computer when it is in rebuild mode? A: No, it does not have to be. The RAID Sy

74 RAID MASTER: FAILED RAID Q: How will the RAID MASTER alert me if one or more of the hard drives have failed? A: A popup window will appear as

75 RAID MASTER: ADJUST HARD DRIVE STORAGE SIZE Q: Can the hard drive storage size be adjusted using the RAID MASTER? A: Yes, the hard drive storage

76 APPENDIX SPECIFICATIONS Model Name RC-M4SP RC-M4DJ RC-M4QJ Connector USB 2.0/3.0 x 1 eSATA x 1, USB 2.0 x 1, eSATA x 1, USB 2.0 x 1, 1394a x

77 LCM PROCESS TREE QUICK SETUP Main MenuQuick SetupMain MenuCreate One RAIDSelect Level:RAID 0RAID 1RAID 5RAID 10SPANCLONEDisk Not EnoughCannot C

78 DISK MANAGER Main MenuDisk ManagerSelect:Disk 1Model:Serial No.:Firmware Ver.:Total Capacity:Disk State:Pure HDDDisk State:RAID MemberFree Capaci

79 SYSTEM MANAGER Main MenuSystem ManagerSystem Manager:System InfoFirmware Version:v0.955Controller Num:1System Manager:Logout From MenuSystem Manag

8 SYSTEM REQUIREMENT To use the DataTale SMART 4-bay RAID System, the minimum system configuration in the host computer require the following: PC 1

9 PACKAGE CONTENTS RC-M4SP (SATA-USB 2.0/3.0) RC-M4DJ (SATA-eSATA/USB 2.0 Combo)