User manual

INSERT ASSEMBLED CARRIER INTO EMPTY BAY
With the hard drive securely fastened to the carrier, it can be inserted
into the empty bay on the DataGuard Appliance. Follow these steps:
1. Pick up the assembled drive carrier.
2. Slide the carrier most of the way into the empty bay.
3. With a fingertip, push against the right side of the carrier until it
is flush with the other carriers.
4. Press the latch to secure the carrier. The power and interface
connectors will engage when the latch is closed correctly.
To install additional drives, follow these same directions for each bay.
CONNECT DATAGUARD APPLIANCE TO NETWORK
After one or more drives have been installed, the DataGuard Appliance
can be placed on a network. Using an Ethernet cable (Category 5e or
better), follow these steps to establish a network connection:
1. Insert the Ethernet cable into either RJ45 port on the rear panel.
2. Insert the other end of the cable into the RJ45 port on a
networked Ethernet switch or similar device.
3. When the device is powered on and a link is established, two
indicators will glow: a green LED next to the lower right corner
of the connected Ethernet port, and the link indicator on the
front panel.
POWER ON DATAGUARD APPLIANCE
1. Attach the included power cord to the power connection on the
rear panel.
2. Connect the power cord to a suitable power source.
3. Press the power button on the front panel. “If you have an R4 unit,
removal of the front bezel may be necessary to access the power
button. The device will boot up and conduct a routine self-test.
When the system is fully booted, the status LED will glow.
To shut down the DataGuard Appliance, press and hold the Power
button for about 8 seconds. The System Status LED will turn red, then
go dark. You can also reboot or shut down the device by using the LCD
display controls, or over a network with the DataGuard Management
Interface. To restart, press the power button again.
If your DataGuard Appliance is configured to work with a UPS, it will
continue to run after a power supply failure.
VISIBLE AND AUDIBLE ALERTS
Audible buzzer
The DataGuard Appliance has two beep patterns.
• One beep (at power up, not repeated): The DataGuard Appliance
is online
• Two beeps (continuously repeated): The DataGuard Appliance is
reporting a problem
When you boot or reboot the DataGuard Appliance with the buzzer
enabled, it sounds once to indicate the DataGuard Appliance is online.
SyStem StAtuS led
The system status LED reports the condition of the enclosure fan and
power supply:
• Green (R4): Normal enclosure function
• Blue (T5R): Normal enclosure function
• Amber: There is a problem with the fan or power supply
• Red: The fan, power supply, or file system has failed
To use the Locate function, log in to the DataGuard Management
Interface, click the Device tab, click the Component List menu item,
move your pointer over the enclosure you want to find, and click the
Locate icon. The system status LED for the selected enclosure will
blink for 1 minute after the Locate icon is clicked.
diSk StAtuS ledS
The disk status LEDs report the condition of the hard drives:
• Blue: Normal disk drive function
• Amber: Rebuilding to this disk drive
• Red: Failed disk drive
• Dark: No disk drive is installed
Disk status LEDs are also dark when the drives are powered down
during system stand-by.
HARDWARE RESET
A hardware reset will clear the flash memory of the device: the
User Name, Password, IP Settings, user account settings, and other
administrative configuration settings will be set to factory defaults. A
hardware reset will not change RAID configurations or any array or
logical drive arrangement.
After a hardware reset, reboot the system and configure it using the
default User Name “administrator” and default Password “password”.
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