Areca ARC-1213-4I User Manual

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) Conguration: To enable the controller to send the email function, you need to congure the

ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION114(3). Event Notication Congurations:According to your requirement, set the corresponding event level : Disable E

115ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATIONNote: Event Notication Table refer to Appendix D.After you conrm and submit congurations, you can use "Gen

ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION116

117WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATION6. Web Browser-based Conguration 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 congure 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 congure 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 congured 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 conguration 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• Ofine

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 CongTo 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 efcient 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 CongurationTo 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 Conguration Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port conguration. A customer doesn’t ne

149WEB BROWSER-BASED CONFIGURATIONNote: If you congure the HTTP Port Number to 0, the HTTP console will be closed.6.8.5 Alert By Mail Conguration 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 Conguration Please refer to Appendix C of SNMP Operation & Installation.6.8.7 NTP Conguration 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 SpecicationsMechanical• 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 Congurations Enter the SNMP trap IP address. (2). SNMP System Congurations 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 congure 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 CongurationsAbout 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 Notication CongurationsThe controller classies 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 specied 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

Copyright and TrademarksThe information of the products in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment o

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 conguration.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 congures 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 conguration” 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 conguration 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 conguration gives complete control of the RAID set set-ting, but it will take longer to congure 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 recongure 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 species 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 Conguration Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port conguration. 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 conict

BIOS CONFIGURATION913.7.7.3 HTTP Port NumberTo manually congure 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 congure 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 congured, continue with next step to

DRIVER INSTALLATION999. After the installation is completed, reboot the system to load the new driver/operating system.10. See Chapter 5 in this manua