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Troubleshooting
Install
Password
Configure volume set
Quick Volume/RAID Setup
Flash Procedure
Adjustable Rebuild Priority
Battery Backup Capacity
Volume Set
Safety
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Contents
Sata RAID Cards
Copyright and Trademarks
Microsoft Whql Windows Hardware Compatibility Test
Contents
Scsi ID Scsi LUN
ArcHttp Proxy Server Installation
Driver Installation
121
Web Browser-based Configuration
Appendix B
Appendix a
Appendix D
Appendix C
Appendix E
Appendix F
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Unparalleled Performance
Overview
Easy RAID Management
Unsurpassed Data Availability
Features
RAID Features
Adapter Architecture
RAID Management
Monitors/Notification
In-Band Manager
Out-of-Band Manager
Internal PCI-X RAID Card Comparison ARC-11XX
Volume Set
RAID Concept
RAID Set
Ease of Use Features
Foreground Availability/Background Initial Ization
Array Roaming
Online Capacity Expansion
Introduction
Online RAID Level and Stripe Size Migration
Online Volume Expansion
Global Hot Spares
High availability
Auto Declare Hot-Spare
Hot-Swap Disk Drive Support
Auto Rebuilding
Adjustable Rebuild Priority
High Reliability
Hard Drive Failure Prediction
Auto Reassign Sector
Consistency Check
Data Protection
RAID
Understanding RAID
Introduction
RAID 1E
Introduction
Summary of RAID Levels
Features and Performance
Disk Write are Duplication, it is also a costly Similar to a
RAID 6 provides the highest Highest Reads Reads are
Package Contents
Before Your begin Installation
ARC-1110/1120 4/8-port PCI-X Sata RAID Controller
Board Layout
ARC-1110ML/1120ML 4/8-port PCI-X Sata RAID Con- troller
ARC-1130/1160 12/16-port PCI-X Sata RAID Control- ler
ARC-1230/1260 12/16-port PCI-EXpress Sata RAID Controller
ARC-1280 24-port PCI-Express Sata RAID Controller
Personal Safety Information
Installation Tools
Tools Required
System Requirement
Power PC/Server Off
Installation
Electrostatic Discharge
Unpack
Mount the Cages or Drives
Install the PCI RAID Cards
Connect the Sata cable
12, Mount Cages & Drives
Connect the Min SAS 4i to 4*SATA cable
Connect the Multi-lance cable
16, Min SAS 4i to Multi-lance
Connect the Min SAS 4i to Multi-lance cable
Connect the Min SAS 4i to Min SAS 4i cable
Install the LED cable optional
Hardware Installation
20, ARC-1170 global LED connection for Computer Case
LED
Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation
Hardware Installation
PIN
Re-check the Sata HDD LED and Fault LED Cable connections
Power up the System
Configure volume set
Install the controller driver
Install ArcHttp proxy Server
Determining the Boot sequences
McRAID Storage Manager
Summary of the installation
Single Admin Portal SAP Monitor
In-Band-Using PCI-X/PCIe Bus 4/8/12/16/24-port Controller
Starting the McBIOS RAID Manager
Bios Configuration
Change Password in the Raid System Function section
McBIOS Configuration manager
Designating Drives as Hot Spares
Configuring Raid Sets and Volume Sets
Step Action
Using Quick Volume /Raid Setup Con- figuration
Using RAID Set/Volume Set Function Method
Define the Hot Spare
Option Description
Main Menu
Quick Volume/RAID Setup
For Windows
LBA
Main Menu Available Capacity 160.1GB
Raid Set Function
Create Raid Set
Expand Raid Set
Delete Raid Set
Migrating
Activate Incomplete Raid Set
Delete Hot Spare
Create Hot Spare
Raid Set Information
Volume Set Function
Create Volume Set
Raid Set Function Creation
Raid Level
Volume Name
Capacity
Strip Size
Scsi ID
Scsi Channel
Scsi LUN
Cache Mode
Tag Queuing
Delete Volume Set
Modify Volume Set
Volume Growth
To Expand an existing volume noticed
For Greater 2TB expansion
Volume Set Migration
Check Volume Set
Stop Volume Set Check
Display Volume Set Info
View Drive Information
Physical Drives
Modify a Pass-Through Disk
Create Pass-Through Disk
Identify Selected Drive
Delete Pass-Through Disk
Mute The Alert Beeper
Raid System Function
Change Password
Alert Beeper Setting
JBOD/RAID Function
Background Task Priority
Maximum Sata Mode
HDD Read Ahead Cache
Stagger Power On
OFF
Empty HDD slot HDD
Controller Fan Detection
HDD Smart Status Polling
Capacity Truncation
Disk Write Cache Mode
JBOD/RAID
Ethernet Configuration 12/16/24-port
Dhcp Function
Local IP address
Ethernet Address
View System Events
Clear Events Buffer
Hardware Monitor
System Information
101
Creating the Driver Diskettes
Installing operating system on the Sata Volume
New Storage Device Drivers in Windows Server
Driver Installation for Windows
Installation procedures
Install Windows 2000/XP/2003 on a Sata RAID Volume
Making Volume Sets Available to Windows System
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107
Uninstall controller from Windows 2000/ XP/2003
Driver Installation for FreeBSD
Driver Installation for Linux
Driver Installation for Solaris Driver Installation for Mac
111
Overview
ArcHttp Proxy Server Installation
For Windows
For Linux
For Mozilla user
For FreeBSD
For Mac OS
For Solaris 10
ArcHttp Configuration
Mail Configuration
General Configuration
Snmp Trap Configuration
120
Start-up McRAID Storage Manager
Web Browser-based Configuration
122
Through Ethernet port Out-of-Band
Information
Sata RAID controller McRAID Storage Manager
Individual Category Description
Quick Function
Create Raid Set
RaidSet Functions
Delete Raid Set
Activate Incomplete Raid Set
Expand Raid Set
Create Hot Spare
Delete Hot Spare
Rescue Raid Set
Create Volume Set
Volume Set Functions
Greater Two TB Volume Support
Volume Name
Raid Level
Capacity
Cache Mode
Initialization Mode
Strip Size
Scsi Channel/SCSI ID/SCSI Lun
Modify Volume Set
Delete Volume Set
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Check Volume Set
Stop VolumeSet Check
Physical Drive
Modify Pass-Through Disk
Create Pass-Through Disk
Identify Selected Drive
Delete Pass-Through Disk
System Controls
System Config
Stagger Power on
HDD Smart Status Polling
Empty HDD Slot LED
Disk Capacity Truncation Mode
Disk Write Cache Mode
142
Alert by Mail Configuration 12/16/24 Port
Snmp Configuration 12/16/24-port
NTP Configuration 12/16/24-port
Snmp Trap Notification Configurations
NTP Sever Address
Generate Test Event
View Events/Mute Beeper
Time Zone
Automatic Daylight Saving
Modify Password
Update Firmware
Information
RaidSet Hierarchy
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Upgrading Firmware Through McRAID Storage Manager
Upgrading Flash ROM Update Process
152
Upgrading Entire Flash ROM ImageThrough Arcflash DOS Utility
Hardware Setup
Starting the Arcflash Utility
Mode 0 Flash Jumper function
Flash Procedure
BBM Components BBM Specifications
Battery Backup Module ARC-6120-BAT
Battery Backup Capacity
Installation
Changing the Battery Backup Module
Operation
Status of BBM
Snmp Definition
Snmp Operation & Definition
MIB Compilation and Definition File creation
Snmp Installation
Snmp Extension Agent Installation for Windows
Starting the Snmp function setting Community Name
162
Starting Snmp Trap Notification Configruations
Snmp community Configurations
Snmp Trap Notification Configruations
Snmp Extension Agent Installation for Linux
Snmp Extension Agent Installation for FreeBSD
Device Event
Event Notification Configurations
RAID Set Event
Volume Event
Hardware Event
Q3 The boot device cannot found
General Troubleshooting Tips
Q5 What is the difference between RAID 6 and RAID 5?
Q6 What products support RAID 6?
Q7 What operating systems are supported?
Q8 Will Areca submit the Linux code to kernel.org?
Q9 What is the warranty period?
Microsoft
Red Hat
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Technical Support
Auto Reassign Sector
Array
Cache
Battery Backup Module
Consistency Check
Driver
Hardware RAID versus Software RAID
Hot Spare
Hot Swap
Parity
Sata Serial ATA
Rebuild
Volume Set
Write-back
Write-through
XOR-Engine
Revision Description
Version History
