Rosewill R2-RAID User Manual

[ R2-RAID ]

Server RAID System

User Manual

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Hardware Installation Guide

Operation Guide

HDD Formatting Guide

Software Installation Guide

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CONTENTS

Hardware Operation Guide…………..............……………………3

Hard Drives Installation Guide……………………………..………3

Mode Selection & Operation Guide…………………….…..……..6

Raid Mode Selection….............…………………………….……...7

Gui Steelvine Manager Operation………….............……….…….7

Jumper Selection & Storage Policy Definitions……..............…..9

Hard Drive Formatting Guide………………………….................16

Software Operation Guide…………………………......................23

Software Installation Guide.........................................................23

Starting The Steelvine Manager..................................................25

Introducing The Steelvine Manager............................................26

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About the 3.5” Dual SATA Disk Enclosure

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G LED Indicator

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Hardware Operation Guide

Hard Drives Installation Guide

STEP1: Release the 4 screws then pull out the rear panel and tray.

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STEP2: Place the two HDD into the tray. Push the HDD to the end

ntil the HDD is connected with SATA connector. u

STEP3: Screw the HDD on the tray both sides.

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STEP4: Push tray into Aluminum housing and secure them
together.

Note：Select operation mode first

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Hard Drives Installation Guide

You may select function by switching jumper on PCB or use software to
operate (GUI mode only).
Always press reset button after changing the setting of switching jumpers.
Backup your data before formatting hard drives.
The device can support two equal or unequal capacity hard drives.

STEP1: Switch the power button to power on.

STEP2: Switch the power button to power on.

Reset Button

Switching Jumper

STEP3: Press reset button to reset the device.

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RAID Mode Selection

GUI SteelVine Manager Operation

GUI SteelVine Manager is available only under GUI Mode.

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STEP1: Install SteelVine Manager (Please refer to page 23).

STEP2: Start the SteelVine Manager (Please refer to page 25).

STEP3: Click on “Configure Box” icon.

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STEP4:

Select “Storage Policy” then click “Apply”.

STEP5:

Click “Yes” to continue.

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Jumper Selection & Storage Policy Definitions

GUI MODE (factory default)：This mode allows you to use the SteelVine

Manager GUI to configure the storage policy and other settings as well as

monitor the status of the appliance (i.e., storage capacity, and RAID mode

of the desired hard drive). To select this mode the first time that the

product is used, ensure that the hard disk drives are installed, set

switching jumper on the back of the device to the GUI position and turn on

the power. In this mode, no virtual volume(s) will be created until the

storage policy and volume selections are made through the GUI. To

change from GUI mode to some other fixed storage policy thereafter, set

the switching jumper to the desired position and press the reset button to

create the new virtual volume(s).

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JBOD MODE：It enables each hard drive to be seen separately as a single

drive.

When using a SATA host controller, JBOD should only be used if the

SATA host controller provides Port Multiplier (PM) support. If a host is not

PM-aware, only a single drive is presented (drive A). No such limitation if

using a USB host connection.

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BIG MODE：It

concatenates a series

of physical hard

drives as a single

large volume;

resulting in a

seamless expansion

of virtual volumes beyond the physical limitations of singularly connected

hard drives. Hard drive A and B are concatenated into a single virtual

volume in the figure below with a storage capacity that is equal to the sum

of each of the physical hard drives A and B.

It is also possible to create a BIG volume using only a single hard disk

drive connected to Port 0, and then increase the storage capacity of the

volume later by adding another hard disk drive to Port 1 and pressing reset

button. The new disk blocks of Port 1 will be concatenated to the end of the

disk blocks of Port 0, and any data that is stored on the existing BIG volume

will be preserved. However, it is not possible to expand an existing BIG

volume by adding another hard disk drive to Port 0 and still preserve any

existing data on that volume.

Big

500GB

Big

1000GB

Drive A
250GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A

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Equal hard drives

250GB

Drive A
250GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A

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Unequal hard drives

750GB

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RAID 0 (Fast)：It’s a combination of two physical partitions, where the data

is striped between them. It presents the best data speed but no data

redundancy.

Two unequal hard drives：The capacity is double of the smaller hard drives.

Two equal hard drives：The capacity is equal to the sum of both hard drives.

Fast

500GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A
250GB

Drive B

250GB

Fast

500GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A
250GB

Drive B

750GB

Striping across
disks

Equal hard drives

Striping across
disks

Unequal hard drives

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RAID 1 (Safe)：It allows

the device automatically

to copy data to both

hard drives. It stores all

data in duplicate on

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separate drives to p

rotect

against

data loss due to drive

failure. It provides the highest level of data protection for critical data that you

cannot afford to lose if a hard drive fails. The capacity is equal to the smaller of

the two hard drives.

If one drive fails, the SAFE volume is still usable, but it is in a vulnerable state

because its mirrored hard drive is inaccessible. When the offline drive comes

back online, the appliance begins a rebuild process immediately to restore data

redundancy.

Although the volume remains available during the rebuild process, the volume

is susceptible to data loss through damage to the remaining drive until

redundancy is restored at the end of the rebuild and verification process. Host

access takes precedence over the rebuild process. If you continue to use the

SAFE volume during the rebuild, the rebuild process will take a longer time to

complete, and the host data transfer performance will also be affected.

Safe

250GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A
250GB

Equal hard drives

Drive B

250GB

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A
250GB

Safe

250GB

HD3206SRD

Drive B
750GB

Unequal hard
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RAID / SAFE33：It creates
two virtual volumes; one
SAFE volume and one BIG
volume, and should be
used when you need the
high reliability for some of
your data but you don’t
need high reliability for the
remainder of your data. It
uses a SAFE volume that is mirrored across two hard drives to protect your
critical data in the event a hard drive failure. If one drive fails the SAFE volume
is retrievable although the BIG volume is not. When you replace the failed
drive, the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt on to the replacement drive.

When using a SATA host connection, you must have a PM (Port Multiplier)
aware host adapter when using SAFE33 on the top level node of a cascaded
configuration so that ALL volumes can be detected by the host. If your SATA
host adaptor is not PM aware, then ONLY the SAFE volume will be detected
and the BIG volume will not be accessible. No such limitation exists when
using a USB host connection.

The size of the SAFE volume will be one-third of the size of one hard drive (if
they are equal) or one-third of the size of the smaller (if they are not equal.) The
size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining capacities.

Safe

83GB

Big

334GB

Safe

83GB

Big

834GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A
250GB

Equal hard drives

Drive B

250GB

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Drive A
250GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive B

750GB

Unequal hard drives

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RAID / SAFE50：It creates two
virtual volumes; one SAFE
volume and one BIG volume,
and should be used when you
need the high reliability for some
of your data but you don’t need
high reliability for the remainder
of your data. It reduces the cost of additional hard drives in operations
where non-critical data could be lost without severe consequences. If one
drive fails the SAFE volume is retrievable although the BIG volume is not.
When you replace the failed drive, the SAFE volume is automatically rebuilt
on to the replacement drive.

When using a SATA host connection, you must have a PM (Port Multiplier)
aware host adapter when using SAFE50 on the top level node of a
cascaded configuration so that ALL volumes can be detected by the host. If
your SATA host adaptor is not PM aware, then ONLY the SAFE volume will
be detected and the BIG volume will not be accessible. No such limitation
exists when using a USB host connection.

The size of the SAFE volume will be one-half of the size of one hard drive
(if they are equal) or one-half of the size of the smaller (if they are not equal).
The size of the BIG volume will be the combination of all remaining

capacities.

Safe

125GB

Big

250GB

Safe

125GB

Drive B
750GB

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive A
250GB

Equal hard drives

Drive B

250GB

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Drive A
250GB

Unequal hard drives

HD3206SRD

Port 0 Port 1

Drive B
750GB

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Hard Drive Formatting Guide

STEP1: Right-click on “My Computer” icon and select

the“Manage” column.

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STEP2: Select “Disk Management” and you will see your hard
drives show “Unallocated”.

Sample

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750GB & 250GB hard drives.

JBOD MODE

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BIG MODE

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RAID 0 (FAST) MODE

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RAID 1 (SAFE) MODE

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RAID/SAFE 33 MODE

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RAID/SAFE 50 MODE

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STEP3:

Right-click the red-squared block and selects “Initialize Disk”.

Take JBOD MODE for example. (one 750GB HDD & one 250GB
hard drives)

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STEP4: Press “OK” button to initialize hard drive.

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STEP5: The hard drive will show “Online”.
Right-click the “Unallocated” block and selects “New Partition”.

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STEP6: The “New Partition Wizard” will appear. Please follow the
instruction of the wizard to complete the partition.

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STEP7: When new partition is completed, the hard drive will be
recognized as a “New Volume”.

STEP8: Format the other hard drive in the same way.

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Software Operation Guide

Software Installation Guide

STEP1: Insert driver CD to the CD-ROM drive.

STEP2: Select “Install GUI” icon to install the driver.

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STEP3: Please follow the wizard to complete.

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Starting the SteelVine Manager

Before you begin, be sure that the SteelVine Manager software has been

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your host computer type.

MS Windows

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Tray located at the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Double click the

notification tray icon to open the SteelVine Manager GUI status window.

The SteelVine Manager icon remains active in the notification tray even if

you close the SteelVine Manager window. It can be closed by right-clicking

on the icon and selecting “Exit”.

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Select menu options and follow the instructions in the remainder of this
guide to configure the device. When prompted, enter the administrative
password (default password is admin).

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Introducing the SteelVine Manager

The SteelVine Manager starts with the Status window visible so you can

monitor the device. The Status-only mode is entered when the switching

jumper is in the JBOD, BIG, RAID 0, RAID 1, SAFE33, or SAFE50 mode. In

Status only mode, you are not permitted to change the configuration from

the GUI. The only possible way to change the configuration is to change the

switching jumper.

Configure

Configure

Popups

View

Policies

Email

Notification

Event

Log

Specify

Firmware

Backup

Button

Schedule

Disk

Verify

Configure

Box

Box

Serial

Number

Drive

Information

Capacity

Information

Volume

Information

System
Status

Drive
Status

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Item Description

System Status Section

The field displays “N/A” because there’s no

Temperature

temperature sensor installed in this device.

The field displays “N/A” because there’s no fan

Fan Speed

speed sensor installed in this device.

Drive Status Section

Shows the unique serial number assigned by the

Box Status

disk manufacturer.

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The field displays “N/A” because there’s no fan

Drive S/N

speed sensor installed in your storage enclosure.

Shows the expected serial number. The device

Exp. S/N

compares the expected and actual drive serial

numbers to detect when a drive’s status changes.

Capacity Status Section

Shows the storage policy configured for each

Policy

volume.

Total Shows the combined capacity of the volume.

Drive # Shows capacity information for each hard drive.

Shows the amount of storage space available on

Capacity

each hard drive.

Volume

Shows the total volume capacity and the drive

capacities assigned to each volume.

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Item Tooltip Description

Toolbar Buttons on Status Section

Opens the Basic Configuration

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Configure Box

Wizard. (appears only when using

GUI Configuration mode)

Schedule a disk Verify activity.

Schedule Disk

(appears only when one or more

Verify

SAFE volumes exist)

Configure Pop-Ups Configure the Pop-Up messages.

Shows the Rebuild Policy settings

View Policy

Settings

that are defined by the GPI pins

(appears only when one or more

SAFE volumes exist)

Configure the operation of email

Email Notification

message notification.

Show Event Log View the Event Log.

View the current version or download

Specify Firmware

an updated version of the SteelVine

Storage Processor firmware.

Backup Button Useless on this device.

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