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Document 900-0014-0 v1

PRO RX

generation 2


Installation and User’s Manual









Designed for Video Editing and Content Creation Professionals

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PRO RX

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Installation and User’s Manual

Table of Content

1.

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 3

1.1.

Safety Considerations ...................................................................................................... 4

1.1.1.

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS .................................................................................. 4

1.1.2.

CONSIDÉRATIONS DE SÉCURITÉ ........................................................................ 5

1.1.3.

SAFTY BERÜCKSICHTIGUNGEN .......................................................................... 6

1.1.4.

CONSIDERACIONES DE SEGURIDAD.................................................................. 7

1.2.

System Requirements ...................................................................................................... 8

1.3.

Technical Support ............................................................................................................ 8

2.

Getting Started ........................................................................................................................ 9

2.1.

Packaging ......................................................................................................................... 9

2.2.

Check List ......................................................................................................................... 9

3.

Overview ................................................................................................................................ 10

3.1.

The Bezel ....................................................................................................................... 10

3.2.

Disk Module.................................................................................................................... 10

3.3.

Front, back and HBE ...................................................................................................... 11

4.

Installation ............................................................................................................................. 12

4.1.

Rackmount Installation ................................................................................................... 12

4.2.

Disk Module Installation ................................................................................................. 13

4.3.

Host Bus Extender Card ................................................................................................ 14

4.3.1.

Switch Settings ....................................................................................................... 14

4.3.2.

HBE Card Installation ............................................................................................. 15

4.4.

Making the Connections ................................................................................................. 16

4.4.1.

PCI-e Extender Cable ............................................................................................ 16

4.4.2.

Mac Connection ..................................................................................................... 16

4.4.3.

Windows PC Connection ....................................................................................... 17

4.5.

Driver Installation ........................................................................................................... 18

4.5.1.

Mac Pro – Expansion Slot Utility settings .............................................................. 18

4.5.2.

Mac Driver Installation ............................................................................................ 19

4.5.3.

Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation ..................................................................... 20

4.5.4.

Windows Vista Driver Installation ........................................................................... 20

4.6.

RAID Console Installation .............................................................................................. 21

4.6.1.

Apple Mac RAID Console Installation .................................................................... 21

4.6.2.

Windows PC RAID Console Installation ................................................................ 21

4.7.

Built-in Ethernet Configuration ....................................................................................... 22

4.8.

E-mail notification ........................................................................................................... 22

5.

RAID Console Operations ..................................................................................................... 23

5.1.

Start RAID Console GUI ................................................................................................ 23

5.1.1.

Start Apple Mac RAID Console GUI ...................................................................... 23

5.1.2.

Start Windows PC RAID Console GUI ................................................................... 24

5.1.3.

Built-in Ethernet ...................................................................................................... 25

5.2.

Change RAID Mode – Deleting / Creating ..................................................................... 26

5.2.1.

Delete the RAID Set ............................................................................................... 26

5.2.2.

Create a RAID Set.................................................................................................. 27

5.2.3.

Create >2TB RAID Set for Windows XP (32bit): .................................................... 28

6.

Alarm Conditions / Degraded RAID Set ................................................................................ 30

6.1.

Replacing a Disk Module ............................................................................................... 31

7.

Formatting and Partitioning ................................................................................................... 32

7.1.

Apple OS X Formatting .................................................................................................. 32

7.1.1.

Erase an existing partition ...................................................................................... 32

7.1.2.

Create a new partition ............................................................................................ 33

7.2.

Windows XP / Vista Formatting ...................................................................................... 34

8.

RAID Level Descriptions ....................................................................................................... 36

9.

Limited Warranty ................................................................................................................... 37

10.

Product Registration ........................................................................................................... 38