StorCase Technology InfoStation 12-Bay 4U Ultra160/SATA User Manual

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StorCase Technology, Inc.

InfoStation 12-Bay RAID User's Guide - C00

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1

Packaging Information .................................................................................................. 1

Serial Number ................................................................................................................ 1

General Description ...................................................................................................... 2

Front Panel ............................................................................................................ 5

Rear Panel ............................................................................................................. 6

LED Indicator and User Interface Panel ...................................................................... 8

LED Indicator/UI Panel Components .................................................................... 8

Drive Carrier Interface Panel ............................................................................... 9

Inserting a Drice Carrier (with Drive Installed) ................................................. 10

Removing a Drive Carrier (with Drive Installed) ............................................... 10

Configuring Device and Chassis Settings ........................................................ 10

TYPICAL SCSI CHANNEL CONFIGURATION ..................................................................... 11

TYPICAL FIBRE CHANNEL CONFIGURATION .................................................................... 12

RAID CONTROLLER CONFIGURATION .............................................................................. 14

Configuration Overview ............................................................................................. 14

Operation Mode ........................................................................................................... 16

Mode Operation ........................................................................................................... 17

Self-Diagnostic Mode ......................................................................................... 17

Configuration Mode ............................................................................................ 17

Configuring the RAID Controller ................................................................................. 19

Initial RAID Configuration .................................................................................... 19

0 Quick Set-Up .................................................................................................. 19

1 RAID Params ................................................................................................... 20

1.1 Array 1 ................................................................................................ 20

1.1.1 Reconfigure RAID ........................................................................ 21

1.1.2 RAID Level ................................................................................... 21

1.1.3 Disk Number ................................................................................. 21

1.1.4 Slice .............................................................................................. 21

1.5 Stripe Size ........................................................................................... 22

1.6 Write Buffer ......................................................................................... 22

1.7 Performance ........................................................................................ 22

Array Management ......................................................................................... 23

RAID Levels ................................................................................................ 23

2 SCSI Params (SCSI-to-SATA version only) ................................................. 24

2.1 Primary SCSI ........................................................................................ 24

2.1.1 Set SCSI ID ................................................................................... 24

2.1.2 Termination ................................................................................... 24

2.1.3 Tag Queuing ................................................................................. 24

2.1.4 Speed ........................................................................................... 25

2.1.5 Wide .............................................................................................. 25

2.1.6 LUN Map ....................................................................................... 25

2.2 Secondary SCSI .................................................................................. 25