ARC-1882 Series(PCIe 2.0 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID Controllers) 6Gb/s SAS RAID CardsUSER’S ManualVersion: 1.0Issue Date: December, 2011
INTRODUCTION101. IntroductionThis section presents a brief overview of the 6Gb/s SAS RAID control-ler, ARC-1882 series. (PCIe 2.0 to 6Gb/s SAS RAID co
DRIVER INSTALLATION1001. Follow the instructions in Chapter 2, the Hardware Installation Chapter, to install the controller and connect the disk drive
DRIVER INSTALLATION10111. The “System Settings Change” dialog box appears. Remove the diskette from the drive and click Yes to restart the computer to
DRIVER INSTALLATION1021. Ensure that you have closed all applications and are logged in with administrative rights.2. Open “Control Panel” and start t
DRIVER INSTALLATION103is the Linux driver source, which can be used to compile the updat-ed version driver for RedHat, SuSE and other versions of Linu
DRIVER INSTALLATION1044.6.1 Installation ProceduresThis section describes detailed instructions for installing the Areca Mac driver & utility for
DRIVER INSTALLATION1055. A reboot is required to complete the installation (This will start the ArcHTTP so RAID Console can be used).6. Normally archt
DRIVER INSTALLATION106“Finder”, use the “Go” menu and open the “Utilities” folder. Double-click on the “Macintosh Disk Utility” program. Follow the on
107ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION5. ArcHttp Proxy Server InstallationOverviewAfter hardware installation, the SAS/SATA disk drives connected to the
ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION1085.1 For WindowsYou must have administrative level permissions to install 6Gb/s SAS RAID software. This procedure
109ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATIONClick on the “Start” button in the Windows task bar and then click “Program”, select the “McRAID” and run “ ArcHt
INTRODUCTION11with default 1GB of ECC DDR3-1333 single rank registered SDRAM (1Rx8 or 1Rx16), upgradable to 4GB. The optional battery backup module pr
ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION110(1). Insert the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller CD in the CD-ROM drive.(2). Copy <CD-ROM>\PACKAGES\Linux\http dir
111ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION5.3 For FreeBSDYou must have administrative level permissions to install 6Gb/s SAS RAID software. This procedure a
ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION1125.5 For Mac OS 10.X The ArcHttp proxy server is provided on the software CD delivered with 6Gb/s SAS RAID control
113ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION• Mail (alert by Mail) Conguration: To enable the controller to send the email function, you need to congure the
ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION114(3). Event Notication Congurations:According to your requirement, set the corresponding event level : Disable E
115ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATIONNote: Event Notication Table refer to Appendix D.After you conrm and submit congurations, you can use "Gen
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117WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6. Web Browser-based Conguration Before using the rmware-based browser McRAID storage manager, do the initial setu
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION118Linux or more and a supported browser. A locally managed sys-tem requires all of the following components:• A suppor
119WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION• Start-up McRAID Storage Manager from Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris/Mac Local AdministrationTo congure the internal 6Gb/s
INTRODUCTION12ucts and technology are based on extensive testing and validation process; leverage Areca SAS or SATA RAID controller eld-proven compat
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION120to the 10/100Mbit RJ45 LAN port.To congure RAID controller on a remote machine, you need to know its IP address. Th
121WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.3 Main Menu The main menu shows all available functions, accessible by clicking on the appropriate link.Individual
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION122Note: In “Quick Create”, your volume set is automatically congured based on the number of disks in your system. Use
123WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONNote: To create RAID 30/50/60 volume, you need create multiple RAID sets rst (up to 8 RAID sets) with the same disk
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION124Select the “Expand Raid Set” option. If there is an available disk, then the “Select SAS/SATA Drives For Raid Set Ex
125WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.5.5 Rename Raid SetThe default RAID set name will always appear as “Raid Set #” when it is rst created by the con
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION126Click the RAID set number to activate in the select column. Click on the “Submit” button on the screen to activate t
127WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONNote: Please contact us to make sure if you need to use rescue function. Improperly usage may cause conguration cor
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1286.6 Volume Set FunctionsA volume set is seen by the host system as a single logical device. It is organized in a RAI
129WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION• Volume NameThe default volume name will always appear as “ARC-1882-VOL”. You can rename the volume set providing i
INTRODUCTION13RAID Features• RAID level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50, 60, Single Disk or JBOD• Multiple RAID selection• Online array roaming• Ofine
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION130Note: RAID level 3 can’t modify the cache strip size.• 4K Block It change the sector size from default 512 bytes to
131WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONNote: RAID level 30 50 and 60 can support up to eight RAID set (four pairs), but it can not support expansion and mi
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1326.6.3 Delete Volume SetTo delete a volume from RAID set, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click on the “Dele
133WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.6.4 Modify Volume SetTo modify a volume set from a RAID set:(1). Click on the “Modify Volume Set” link.(2). Click
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION134Note: 1. If the volume is RAID level 30, 50, or 60, you can not change the volume to another RAID level. If the volu
135WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.6.5 Check Volume SetTo check a volume set from a RAID set:(1). Click on the “Check Volume Set” link.(2). Click on
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION136Note: Please make sure of the inconsistency source generated by parity error or bad block before you click the recov
137WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.7.2 Modify Pass-Through DiskUse this option to modify the pass-through disk attribute. The user can modify the Cac
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1386.7.3 Delete Pass-Through DiskTo delete a pass-through drive from the pass-through drive pool, move the mouse cursor
139WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.8 System Controls6.8.1 System CongTo set the RAID system function, move the cursor to the main menu and click the
INTRODUCTION14• API library for customer to write monitor utility• Support push button and LCD display panel (option)Operating System • Windows 7/2008
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION140• System Beeper SettingThe “System Beeper Setting” function is used to “Disabled” or “Enabled” the 6Gb/s SAS RAID co
141WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONthe performance requirements for a typical volume. The disabled value implies no read ahead. The most efcient value
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION142• Max Command LengthMax Command Length is used to set a "best" IO size for the RAID controller.• Auto Acti
143WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.8.2 Advanced CongurationTo set the RAID system function, move the cursor to the main menu and click the “Advanced
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION144• Number of RetriesThis setting determines the number of access that will be at-tempted before the current command f
145WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION• Number of AV StreamRAID controllers are required to have not only the function of processing ordinary data but als
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION146• Write Performance MarginThe “Write Performance Margin” is for controller to reserve n% write margin AV stream reco
147WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.8.3.2 Time to Hdd Low Power Idle This option delivers lower power consumption by automatically unloading recording
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1486.8.4 Ethernet Conguration Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port conguration. A customer doesn’t ne
149WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONNote: If you congure the HTTP Port Number to 0, the HTTP console will be closed.6.8.5 Alert By Mail Conguration T
INTRODUCTION15 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllersModel name ARC-1882i ARC-1882LP ARC-1882xI/O Processor Dual Core RAID-on-Chip 800MHz Form Factor(H x L) Low P
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1506.8.6 SNMP Conguration Please refer to Appendix C of SNMP Operation & Installation.6.8.7 NTP Conguration The
151WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONNote: NTP feature works through onboard Ethernet port. So you must make sure that you have connected onboard Etherne
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1526.8.9 Generate Test EventUse this feature is generate events for testing purposes.6.8.10 Clear Events BufferUse this
153WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.8.11 Modify PasswordTo set or change the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller password, select “System Controls” from the men
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1546.8.12 Update Firmware Please refer to the appendix A “Upgrading Flash ROM Update Pro-cess”.6.9 Information6.9.1 Rai
155WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6.9.2 SAS Chip InformationTo view the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller’s SAS controller and at-tached expander chip informa
WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION1566.9.4 Hardware MonitorThe hardware monitor information of the enclosure attached in this controller is also shown on
157APPENDIXAppendix A Upgrading Flash ROM Update ProcessA-1 OverviewSince the PCIe 2.0 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller features ash ROM rmware, it is not
APPENDIX158A-2 Upgrading Firmware Through McRAID Storage ManagerGet the new version rmware for your 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller. For example, download
159APPENDIXController with onboard LAN port, you can directly plug an Ethernet cable to the controller LAN port, then enter the McBIOS RAID manager to
HARDWARE INSTALLATION162. Hardware InstallationThis section describes the procedures for installing the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.2.1 Before You Firs
APPENDIX160 Parameter:<path=<PATH_OF_FIRMWARE_FILE>>Fn: Firmware Updating.Ex: Update Firmware And File Path Is In [C:\FW\ARC1882FIRM.BIN.]
161APPENDIXAppendix BBattery Backup Module (ARC-6120BA-T121)B-1 Overview The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller operates using cache memory. The Battery Backup
APPENDIX162B-4 Installation1. Make sure all power to the system is disconnected.2. The 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller’s battery connector is available for
163APPENDIXNote: Do not remove BBM while system is running. 2. In order to make sure of all the capacity is available for your battery cells, allow t
APPENDIX164B-9 BBM SpecicationsMechanical• Module Dimension (W x H x D): 37.3 x 13 x 81.6 mm• BBM Connector: 2 x 6 box headerEnvironmental • Operati
165APPENDIXAppendix CSNMP Operation & InstallationC-1 OverviewThe McRAID storage manager includes a rmware-embedded Simple Network Management Pro
APPENDIX166C-3 SNMP InstallationPerform the following steps to install the Areca RAID control-ler SNMP function into the SNMP manager. The installatio
167APPENDIXStep 3. SNMP Service MethodWith Areca series RAID cards, there are 3 service methods to get snmp:ArcHttp, Onboard NIC and in-band PCIe + SN
APPENDIX168C-3-1 Using ArcHttpThe HTTP management software (Archttp) runs as a service or daemon, and have it automatically start the proxy for all co
169APPENDIX(1). SNMP Trap Congurations Enter the SNMP trap IP address. (2). SNMP System Congurations Community name acts as a password to screen acc
HARDWARE INSTALLATION17Connector Type Description1. (J5) Battery Backup Module Connector 12-pin box header2. (J6) RS232 Port for CLI to congure the e
APPENDIX170To launch the above browser-based RAID controller SNMP func-tion, click on the “System Controls” link. The “System Controls” menu will show
171APPENDIXC-3-3 Using In-band PCI + SNMP extension agent Installa-tionBy using the IP address assigned to the operating- RAID control-ler using Areca
APPENDIX172b). Mark the check box on the ‘SNMP Through PCI Inband” setting and keep space (or zero) on all “SNMP Tarp IP Address“ options. c). Install
173APPENDIX3. Click on the “setup.exe” le then the welcome screen ap-pears. 4. Click the “Next” button and then the “Ready Install the Pro-gram” scre
APPENDIX1746. After a successful installation, the “Setup Complete” dialog box of the installation program is displayed. Click the “Finish” button to
175APPENDIXSNMP Community CongurationsAbout community, Community name acts as a password to screen accesses to the SNMP agent of a particular network
APPENDIX176The new version agent provides the way to integrate with those codes into snmpd/snmptrapd and create a sub agent for user easy to install i
177APPENDIXAppendix DEvent Notication CongurationsThe controller classies disk array events into four levels depend-ing on their severity. These in
APPENDIX178Event Level Meaning Action Start Initialize Warning Volume initialization has startedStart Rebuilding Warning Volume rebuilding has started
179APPENDIXC. RAID Set EventEvent Level Meaning Action Create RaidSet Warning New RAID set createdDelete RaidSet Warning Raidset deletedExpand RaidSet
HARDWARE INSTALLATION18Connector Type Description1. (J7) Ethernet Port RJ452. (J6) Individual Fault LED Header 4-pin header 3. (J5) Individual Activit
APPENDIX180Telnet Log Serious a Telnet login detectedInVT100 Log In Serious a VT100 login detectedAPI Log In Serious a API login detectedLost Rebuild
181APPENDIXAppendix ERAID ConceptRAID SetA RAID set is a group of disks connected to a RAID controller. A RAID set contains one or more volume sets. T
APPENDIX182In the illustration, volume 1 can be assigned a RAID level 5 of operation while volume 0 might be assigned a RAID level 1E of operation. Al
183APPENDIXon the existing volume sets (residing on the newly expanded RAID set) is redistributed evenly across all the disks. A contigu-ous block of
APPENDIX184• Online RAID Level and Stripe Size MigrationFor those who wish to later upgrade to any RAID capabilities, a system with online RAID level/
185APPENDIXmigration is completed, the volume set transitions to degraded mode. If a global hot spare is present, then it further transitions to rebui
APPENDIX186located on the failed drive is reconstructed on the hot spare. Dedicated hot spare is assigned to serve one specied RAID set. Global hot s
187APPENDIXto rebuild and without new installed drive replaced it. In this condition, the Auto Declare Hot-Spare status will be disappeared if the RAI
APPENDIX188RAID controller allows user to choose the task priority (Ultra Low (5%), Low (20%), Medium (50%), High (80%)) to bal-ance volume set access
189APPENDIXdefective. If it is found to have a defect, data will be automatically relocated, and the defective location is mapped out to prevent futur
HARDWARE INSTALLATION19Figure 2-3, ARC-1882LP 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllerConnector Type Description1. (J2) Battery Backup Module Connector 12-pin box he
APPENDIX190The batteries in the BBM are recharged continuously through a trickle-charging process whenever the system power is on. The batteries prote
191APPENDIXAppendix F Understanding RAID RAID is an acronym for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It is an array of multiple independent hard disk
APPENDIX192RAID 1RAID 1 is also known as “disk mirroring”; data written on one disk drive is simultaneously written to another disk drive. Read perfor
193APPENDIXRAID 10(1E)RAID 10(1E) is a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1, combing stripping with disk mirroring. RAID Level 10 combines the fast perfor
APPENDIX194RAID 5RAID 5 is sometimes called striping with parity at byte level. In RAID 5, the parity information is written to all of the drives in t
195APPENDIXRAID 6RAID 6 provides the highest reliability. It is similar to RAID 5, but it performs two different parity computations or the same compu
APPENDIX196Important: RAID level 00, 100, 30, 50 and 60 can support up to eight RAID set. If volume is RAID level 00, 100, 30, 50, or 60, you can’t ch
197APPENDIXSummary of RAID Levels6Gb/s SAS RAID controller supports RAID Level 0, 1, 10(1E), 3, 5, 6, 30, 50 and 60. The following table provides a su
APPENDIX19830 RAID 30 is a combination multiple RAID 3 volume sets with RAID 0 (striping)6 Up to one disk failure in each sub-volume50 RAID 50 is a co
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HARDWARE INSTALLATION20LED StatusLink LED (Green light)When link LED illuminate that indicates the link LED is connected. Activity LED (Blue light)The
HARDWARE INSTALLATION21Tools RequiredAn ESD grounding strap or mat is required. Also required are stan-dard hand tools to open your system’s case.Syst
HARDWARE INSTALLATION22• Before opening the system cover, turn off power switches and unplug the power cords. Do not reconnect the power cords unti
HARDWARE INSTALLATION23Figure 2-5, Insert 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller into a PCIe slot Step 5. Mount the DrivesYou can connect the SAS/SATA drives to th
HARDWARE INSTALLATION24In the backplane solution, SAS/SATA drives are directly connected to 6Gb/s SAS system backplane or through an expander board. T
HARDWARE INSTALLATION25Figure 2-8, SAS cable connect to backplaneFigure 2-7, SAS cable connect to HD Step 6. Install SAS CableThis section describes S
HARDWARE INSTALLATION26Step 7. Install the LED Cable (option) The preferred I/O connector for server backplanes is the inter-nal SFF-8087 connector. T
HARDWARE INSTALLATION27Note: For lastest release versions of drivers, please download from http://www.areca.com.tw/support/main.htmThe sideband hea
HARDWARE INSTALLATION28In an existing system: • To install the controller driver into the existing operating system. For the detailed installation pr
HARDWARE INSTALLATION29For Apple Mac Pro system:•The currently Mac OS X 10.X can not directly boot up from 6Gb/s SAS controller’s volume (We do not su
Contents1. Introduction ... 101.1 Overview ...
HARDWARE INSTALLATION30Figure 2-9, Internal Min SAS 4i to 4x SATA cablenal connectors, each of them can support up to four SAS/SATA drives. These co
HARDWARE INSTALLATION31Figure 2-10, Min SAS 4i to 4xSFF-8482 cable 2.4.3 Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) to Internal Min SAS 4i (SFF-8087) cableThe 6Gb
HARDWARE INSTALLATION32Figure 2-12, Min SAS 4x to Min SAS 4x cable 2.4.4 External Min SAS 4x Drive Boxes and Drive ExpandersThe Min SAS 4x external ca
HARDWARE INSTALLATION33Note: A cable for the global indicator comes with your computersystem. Cables for the individual drive LEDs may come with adriv
HARDWARE INSTALLATION34Figure 2-13, ARC-1882ix-12/16/24 individual LED for each channel drive and global indicator connector for computer case.If the
HARDWARE INSTALLATION35Figure 2-15, ARC-1882LP individual LED for each channel drive and global indicator connector for computer case.Figure 2-16, A
HARDWARE INSTALLATION36PIN Description PIN Description1 Power (+5V) 2 GND3 LCD Module Interrupt 4 Protect Key5 LCD Module Serial Data 6 Fault/Activ
HARDWARE INSTALLATION37Note: The capacity of the replacement drives must be at least as large as the capacity of the other drives in the raid set. Dri
HARDWARE INSTALLATION38McRAID Storage ManagerBefore launching the rmware-embedded web server, McRAID storage manager through the PCIe bus, you need
HARDWARE INSTALLATION39in its conguration.Since the SAS controller is already installed in the host system, no extra connection is necessary. Just lo
3.7.3 Volume Set Function ... 593.7.3.1 Create Volume Set (0/1/10/3/5/6) ... 6
BIOS CONFIGURATION403. McBIOS RAID ManagerThe system mainboard BIOS automatically congures the following 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller parameters at powe
BIOS CONFIGURATION41Areca Technology Corporation RAID Setup <V1.40, 2006/08/8> ArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, **** P
BIOS CONFIGURATION423.4 Designating Drives as Hot SparesAny unused disk drive that is not part of a RAID set can be desig-nated as a hot spare. The “Q
BIOS CONFIGURATION433.5 Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Con-guration“Quick Volume / Raid Setup conguration” collects all available drives and include
BIOS CONFIGURATION443.6 Using Raid Set/Volume Set Function MethodIn “Raid Set Function”, you can use the “Create Raid Set” function to generate a new
BIOS CONFIGURATION45Step Action1 To setup the hot spare (option), choose “Raid Set Function” from the main menu. Select the “Create Hot Spare” and pre
BIOS CONFIGURATION463.7 Main Menu The main menu shows all functions that are available for executing actions, which is accomplished by clicking on the
BIOS CONFIGURATION47Option DescriptionQuick Volume/Raid Setup Create a default conguration based on the number of physical disk installedRaid Set Fun
BIOS CONFIGURATION48I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION49This option works on different OS which supports 16 bytes CDB. Such as:Windows 2003 with SP1 or laterLinux kernel 2.6.x or later•
3.7.7.1 DHCP Function ... 893.7.7.2 Local IP address ...
BIOS CONFIGURATION50A larger stripe size produces better-read performance, especially if your computer does mostly sequential reads. However, if you a
BIOS CONFIGURATION513.7.2 Raid Set FunctionManual conguration gives complete control of the RAID set set-ting, but it will take longer to congure th
BIOS CONFIGURATION523.7.2.1 Create Raid Set The following is the RAID set features for the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller.1. Up to 32 disk drives can be in
BIOS CONFIGURATION533.7.2.2 Delete Raid SetTo completely erase and recongure a RAID set, you must rst delete it and re-create the RAID set. To delet
BIOS CONFIGURATION543.7.2.3 Expand Raid SetInstead of deleting a RAID set and recreating it with additional disk drives, the “Expand Raid Set” functio
BIOS CONFIGURATION55• MigratingMigration occurs when a disk is added to a RAID set. Migrating state is displayed in the RAID state area of “The Raid S
BIOS CONFIGURATION56I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION573.7.2.6 Create Hot SpareWhen you choose the “Create Hot Spare” option in the “Raid Set Function”, all unused physical devices conn
BIOS CONFIGURATION58I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION59Once can manually fail a drive, which is useful in kill-off slow speed disk. There is nothing physically wrong with the disk. A ma
laris/Mac Local Administration ... 118• Start-up McRAID Storage Manager Through Ethernet Port (Out-of-Band) ..
BIOS CONFIGURATION60I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION61To create a volume set, following the steps:1). Select the “Volume Set Function” from the main menu.2). Choose the “Create Volume
BIOS CONFIGURATION62I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION63I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION64If volume capacity will exceed 2TB, controller will show the "Greater Two TB Volume Support" sub-menu.I/O Port
BIOS CONFIGURATION65• Stripe SizeThis parameter sets the size of segment written to each disk in a RAID 0, 1, 1E, 10, 5, 6, 50 or 60 logical drive. Yo
BIOS CONFIGURATION66I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION67• Cache ModeUser can set the cache mode to either “Write Through” or “Write Back”.I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Contr
BIOS CONFIGURATION68I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION693.7.3.3 Delete Volume SetTo delete volume set from a RAID set, move the cursor bar to the “Volume Set Functions” menu and select t
• SES2 Support ... 140• Max Command Length ...
BIOS CONFIGURATION703.7.3.4.1 Volume GrowthUse “Expand Raid Set” function to add disk to a RAID set. The additional capacity can be used to enlarge th
BIOS CONFIGURATION71Note: Power failure may damage the migration data. Please back-up the RAID data before you start the migration function.3.7.3.4.2
BIOS CONFIGURATION723.7.3.6 Stop Volume Set CheckUse this option to stop all of the “Check Volume Set” operations.3.7.3.7 Display Volume Set Info.To d
BIOS CONFIGURATION73I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION743.7.4.2 Create Pass-Through DiskA pass-through disk is not controlled by the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller rmware and thus cannot be
BIOS CONFIGURATION75I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION76I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION773.7.5.1 Mute The Alert BeeperThe “Mute The Alert Beeper” function item is used to control the SAS RAID controller beeper. Select Y
BIOS CONFIGURATION783.7.5.3 Change PasswordThe manufacture default password is set to 0000. The password option allows user to set or clear the passwo
BIOS CONFIGURATION793.7.5.5 Background Task PriorityThe “Background Task Priority” is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes to
Ease of Use Features ... 181• Foreground Availability/Background Initialization ... 1
BIOS CONFIGURATION803.7.5.6 SATA NCQ SupportRAID controller supports both SAS and SATA disk drives. The SATA NCQ allows multiple commands to be outsta
BIOS CONFIGURATION813.7.5.8 Volume Data Read AheadThe volume read data ahead parameter species the controller rmware algorithms which process the re
BIOS CONFIGURATION823.7.5.10 Empty HDD Slot LEDThe rmware has added the "Empty HDD Slot LED" option to setup the fault LED light "ON &
BIOS CONFIGURATION833.7.5.11 Controller Fan DetectionThe ARC-1882ix series incorporate one big passive heatsink at-taching a active cooling fan that a
BIOS CONFIGURATION84I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION85I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot SystemArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L
BIOS CONFIGURATION86Main MenuQuick Volume/Raid SetupRaid Set FunctionVolume Set FunctionPhysical DrivesRaid System FunctionHdd Power ManagementEtherne
BIOS CONFIGURATION873.7.6.2 Time to Hdd Low Power Idle This option delivers lower power consumption by automatically unloading recording heads during
BIOS CONFIGURATION88Main MenuQuick Volume/Raid SetupRaid Set FunctionVolume Set FunctionPhysical DrivesRaid System FunctionHdd Power ManagementEtherne
BIOS CONFIGURATION893.7.7 Ethernet Conguration Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port conguration. It is not necessary to create reser
BIOS CONFIGURATION90disable the DHCP function. If DHCP is disabled, it will be neces-sary to manually enter a static IP address that does not conict
BIOS CONFIGURATION913.7.7.3 HTTP Port NumberTo manually congure the “HTTP Port Number” of the controller, move the cursor bar to “HTTP Port Number” i
BIOS CONFIGURATION923.7.7.5 SMTP Port NumberTo manually congure the “SMTP Port Number” of the control-ler, move the cursor bar to the main menu “Ethe
BIOS CONFIGURATION933.7.8 View System EventsTo view the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller’s system events informa-tion, move the cursor bar to the main menu a
BIOS CONFIGURATION943.7.10 Hardware MonitorTo view the RAID controller’s hardware monitor information, move the cursor bar to the main menu and click
DRIVER INSTALLATION954. Driver InstallationThis chapter describes how to install the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller driver to your operating system. The in
DRIVER INSTALLATION96system installations. For Windows 7/2008/Vista, you can copy the Windows driver le to USB device and installed from it. Determin
DRIVER INSTALLATION974.2 Driver Installation for WindowsThe 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller can be used with Microsoft Win-dows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003. The 6G
DRIVER INSTALLATION98Note: The computer system BIOS must support bootable from CD-ROM.volume set is created and congured, continue with next step to
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