ULTRATRAK100 Front Panel Interface

UltraTrak100 TX4 and UltraTrak100 TX8 User Manual

The front panel interface for the UltraTrak100 consist of following items:

UltraTrak100 TX4

ARRAY

SCSI BUS

SELEXIT

Type of Interface

Name

Comments

LED Indicators

Array

Activity Indicator

SCSI Bus

Activity Indicator

Liquid Crystal

Message Display

This is a 24-character by 2-row LCD that displays

Display

Panel

various setup, status, and error messages.

Control Buttons

Pressing this button scrolls any available

messages up through the LCD and activates a

message for the Select button.

Pressing this button scrolls any available

messages down through the LCD and activates a

message for the Select button.

SEL

Pressing this button selects the LCD’s active

message.

EXIT

Pressing this button exits the active message

display to the previous level.

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Contents

ULTRATRAK100 TX4 ULTRATRAK100 TX8 Copyright TrademarksImportant Data Protection Information Radio Frequency Interference Statement Table of Contents RAID Page Introduction Architectural Description Features and Benefits Feature Benefit Install Hard Drives ConfigurationGetting Started Unpack ULTRATRAK100 UltraTrak100 Disk Drive Access TX4 Shown Connecting the Scsi Cables Back of UltraTrak100 TX4 see for TX8 Daisy Chaining Several UltraTrak100s Together Connect Power Cable and Switch Power on Assign a Scsi ID Configure the ULTRATRAK100 Press SEL to Save Changes Choosing a RAID Level Advantages Disadvantages Characteristics/Advantages Disadvantages RAID 0+1 Partition and Format the Array Jbod Maintenance Drive Status IndicatorsIndicator Color Meaning Critical & Offline Arrays REBUILDING/SYNCHRONIZING Fault Tolerant Arrays When a Disk Drive FailsReplacing a Disk Drive Module Drive Replacement Drive Carrier Connecting Cables to Disk Drive Replacing a Power Supply Module TX8 only Back of UltraTrak100 TX8 ULTRATRAK100 Front Panel Interface Type of Interface Name Comments Error Mode Configuration ModeLCD Messages Array Functional View Status Configure Array Configure Cache Configure ScsiView Status View Controller Info View Cache StatsView Array Information View Enclosure View Controller Information Temperature 30C/86F Array 0 Size 12GBRAID 0 Functional 5009 RPM Create/Cancel Auto Array Setup Press SEL to Create Press Exit to Cancel What you can doView Drive Assignments Define Array Delete Array No Free Disk What you can do Maxtor Asng In Ary IBM Asng In Ary RAID Level 4KB 8KB Maxtor Free IBM Assigned Maxtor Free Wipe out disk Synchronize Array Disable Buzzer Array ID Rebuild/Sync Pri. Low Write Cache Write Cache What you can doWrite Back Write Thru What you can do Write Back Mode ID Selected Scsi ID Press Or to move these items on the LCD What you can do Technical Support Services Contacting Promise SupportUSA Tech Support Center European Tech Support Pacific Rim Sales Office China Office Limited Warranty Disclaimer of Other WarrantiesPage Returning Product for Repair USA & Canada Your Responsibilities Appendix a Technology Background Introduction to RAID RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 0+1 STRIPING/MIRROR RAID 3 Block Striping with Parity Drive RAID 5 Block and Parity Striping Jbod Spanning Appendix B Frequently Asked Questions Why can’t I see the drives on the UltraTrak100 under FDISK?

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Models: TX8 TX4