T E C H N O L O G I E S User Guide 1U RAID Rack with HPM, AES 256-bit encryption (R14HPCCES) www.addonics.com v6.1.11 Technical Support If you need any assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please have your product information ready and contact Addonics Technical Support at: Hours: 8:30 am - 6:00 pm PST Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: http://www.addonics.
Unpacking and Overview Power Button Drive Eject Levers Drive Activity LED Cipher LED Cipher Reset Button Power Switch AC Input Switch Cipher Connector AC Input eSATA Connector 100 cm eSATA cable (2) Power Cord (US Version Shown) WARNING: Please remember to set the power supply to your local outlet voltage prior to plugging in the power cord. Failure to do so may damage the power supply. www.addonics.com Technical Support (M-F 8:30am - 6:00pm PST) Cipher Keys Phone: 408-453-6212 Email: www.
Cipher Chain Module The Cipher hardware in the R14CCES is activated by either powering up the unit or pressing the Cipher Reset button with the Cipher Key inserted. Without activating the Cipher hardware, no drives in the Raid Rack will be visible to the computer. Once the Cipher hardware is activated, the amber Cipher LED will glow and the drives will be available, and the Cipher key may be removed.
Installation (RAID) The Cipher hardware prevents the use of software to configure or manage the Port Multiplier. Configuring a RAID mode must be done using the dipswitches and SET button on the port multiplier itself, located inside the unit at the rear of the chassis. SET Button Dipswitch Installation 1. Use the provided key to unlock the front door if needed and open it. 2. Insert a drive into each bay as desired, SATA connectors first, label side up as shown, then press the drive firmly into place. 3.
JBOD Mode (Individual Drives) Number of drives: at least 1 Unit capacity: N/A (100% of each individual drive) Spares: no Fault tolerance: none JBOD mode offers all connected units to the host adapter, no RAID is defined at all. NOTE: JBOD mode is not supported on the R14HPCCES. RAID 0 (Stripe set) Number of drives: at least 2 Unit capacity: size of each member times number of members. Spares: no Fault tolerance: none - if any member is lost all data is lost.
RAID 5 (Stripe set with striped parity) Number of drives: at least 3 Unit capacity: size of one member times number of members minus one. Spares: yes Fault tolerance: can withstand the loss of one drive without losing data. RAID 5 works by striping entire I/O blocks across all members of the set, with each member taking turns carrying parity data computed by the Port Multiplier. In the event of failure, the missing information can be calculated using the parity information.
Configuring the Port Multiplier Using Dipswitches Resetting the RAID NOTE: This procedure destroys all RAID data. It should not harm individual drives or their contents; however, creating backups of all data is strongly recommended before proceeding. Be sure the port multiplier is connected to an active host before proceeding. The port multiplier will not complete the process if it has no host connection. 1.
RAID Mode Switches M2, M1, M0 (SW1:3 – SW1-5) The RAID Mode switches define what type of RAID will be initialized when the unit is powered up while the RAID Mode button is held down, as follows: Dipswitch Position JBOD (Individual Drives) * FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING RAID 0 1 (BZS) RAID 1 OR 10 RAID 3 RAID 5 CLONE LARGE NOTES: 1 2 (EZ) 2 OFF OFF OFF ON OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF ON 3 3 (M2) 4 (M1) 5 (M0) OFF OFF OFF ON ON ON ON ON OFF OFF ON ON OFF ON ON OFF OFF OFF OFF ON ON
