StorCase Technology InfoStation 5-Bay SATA 3Gbps RAID User Manual
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StorCase Technology, Inc.
InfoStation 5-Bay RAID User's Guide - Rev. C00
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1
Packaging Information ...................................................................................................... 1
Serial Number ................................................................................................................ 1
General Description .......................................................................................................... 2
Front Panel .................................................................................................................... 4
Rear Panel ..................................................................................................................... 6
CONTROLLER MODULE PANEL ............................................................................................ 8
Panel Components ........................................................................................................ 8
Inserting a Drive Carrier (with Drive Installed) ................................................................ 9
Removing a Drive Carrier (with Drive Installed) .............................................................. 9
INSTALLATION .................................................................................................................... 10
System Requirements .................................................................................................... 10
Drive Preparation ............................................................................................................ 11
Carrier Preparation ......................................................................................................... 11
Installing a Drive into the Drive Carrier .......................................................................... 11
Removing/Installing the Power Supply Module ............................................................. 12
Removing/Installing the Fan ............................................................................................ 12
Installing the SATA Host Bus Adapter (HBA) ............................................................... 13
HBA Driver Installation ................................................................................................ 14
SATA RAID Manager Installation ................................................................................... 15
MS Windows ............................................................................................................... 15
Mac OS X .................................................................................................................... 16
Initialization/Partitioning of Drives .................................................................................. 17
MS Windows ............................................................................................................... 17
Mac OS X .................................................................................................................... 18
TYPICAL SATA CONFIGURATIONS ................................................................................... 19
RAID BASICS ....................................................................................................................... 21
RAID 0 (Striped Disks) ................................................................................................ 21
RAID 1, 0/1, and 10 (Mirrored Disks) ......................................................................... 21
JBOD ............................................................................................................................ 21
Comparing RAID Levels .................................................................................................. 22
Storage Policies .............................................................................................................. 23
GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................. 25
MS Windows ................................................................................................................... 25
Mac OS X ........................................................................................................................ 25
RAID MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................... 26
Status Cells ................................................................................................................. 27
File Menu ..................................................................................................................... 28
Edit Menu/Toolbar ....................................................................................................... 28
Basic Configuration ........................................................................................................ 29
Wizard ......................................................................................................................... 29