Areca Thunderbolt ARC-8050T2, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...ARC 8050 Thunderbolt to 6Gb s SAS RAID Storage Quick Start Guide Version 2 0 Issue Date January 2014 Thunderbolt Product...

Page 2: ...rsuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against in terference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio fr...

Page 3: ...ors 9 1 5 Setting Up RAID Storage 10 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives 10 1 5 2 Mac Users 14 1 5 2 1 Install the MRAID Software 14 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes 18 1 5 2 3 Format RAID...

Page 4: ...t and inspect it for damage If the ARC 8050 RAID storage appears damaged or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged please con tact your dealer or distributor immediately Chec...

Page 5: ...ep 3 Configure RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 2 2 1 Double click on the MRAID icon on the desktop 2 Double click on the ArcHTTP64 3 Locate ARC 8050 Web Management and launch the McRAID storage manager 4 Log...

Page 6: ...nch the McRAID storage manager 4 Login User Name admin and the Password 0000 5 Click on the Quick Create to configure the volume 6 Follow the on screen steps to complete the configuration Step 4 Forma...

Page 7: ...Thunderbolt Port1 5 Thunderbolt Port2 6 Thunderbolt Port1 Link LED 7 Thunderbolt Port2 Link LED 8 System Fan1 9 LAN Port For McRAID Web Manager 10 Reset Button 11 System Fan2 12 Power Connector 13 Po...

Page 8: ...n the activity LED is lit there is I O acti vity on that disk drive 2 When the LED is not lit there is no activity on that disk drive N A 2 Fault Link LED Red Green 1 When the fault LED is lit there i...

Page 9: ...ary of the front panel LED Panel LED Normal Status Problem Indication 1 Power LED Green Solid green when power on Unlit when power on 2 Busy LED Amber Blinking amber during host ac cesses RAID storage...

Page 10: ...each one contained in its individual hole on the disk carrier Each drive is hot pluggable allowing you to remove and insert drives without shutting down your RAID storage Installation in this section...

Page 11: ...necting RAID Storage to Thunderbolt Ports Thunderbolt connectors are provided on the back of the ARC 8050 RAID storage for connecting the array to Thunderbolt host and next Thunderbolt devices There a...

Page 12: ...g to Thunderbolt Computer Daisy Chain Topologies A single Thunderbolt technology daisy chain can have seven devices including the computer Connect the cable to one of the interface ports on the back o...

Page 13: ...m independent via standard web browsers directly connected to the 10 100Mbit RJ45 LAN port Connect LAN port of the ARC 8050 using the included Ethernet cable and then to a LAN port or LAN switch Step...

Page 14: ...r or LCD to set up RAID volumes 1 5 2 Mac Users 1 5 2 1 Install the MRAID Software This section describes detailed instructions for installing the Areca Mac driver utility for the ARC 8050 on your App...

Page 15: ...l_mraid on the Finder The MRAID Installer opens Click on the Next button to begin the installation 4 The MRAID Installer opens Click on the Next button to begin the installation 5 On the Choose Instal...

Page 16: ...onality available in MRAID storage manager through a Command Line Interface You can set up and manage RAID storage inline CLI performs many tasks at the command line You can download CLI manual from A...

Page 17: ...NSTALLATION 17 8 A program bar appears that measures the progress of the driver installation 9 When this screen shows you have completed the driver installation and click on the Next button to continu...

Page 18: ...rage manager by ArcHTTP and CLI utility If you have not yet installed the hardware please follow the 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives section to install it Otherwise to begin the creat...

Page 19: ...older Locate ARC 8050 Web Management and launch the selected McRAID storage manager Enter RAID storage default User Name admin and the Password 0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging i...

Page 20: ...anager Otherwise to begin using the ARC 8050 right away go on the next Format the Volume section to begin the formatting procedure Method 2 McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port User can remote mana...

Page 21: ...t User Name is admin and the Password is 0000 The LCD initial screen is shown below 1 5 2 3 Format RAID Volumes After the volume set is ready for system accesses it needs to be partitioned formatted a...

Page 22: ...menu and select the number of parti tions that you want your RAID storage to have Each partition will appear as a separate drive on your computer 4 When a message asks you to confirm you want to parti...

Page 23: ...option to choose the flash drive to boot from 4 Follow the on screen prompts to complete Areca Volume Upgrade and Clean Install of OS X Mavericks Power up the Intel based Mac and Areca volume will be...

Page 24: ...nce or Custom to install special components Follow the steps below to install the driver utility for Windows 1 Download the install_mraid installer from the website at http www areca com tw support s_...

Page 25: ...screen appears read and agree to the license information then let the InstallShield Wizard guide you through the installation process 6 On the Setup Type screen use the settings to specify these thin...

Page 26: ...0 RAID storage ArcHTTP has to be installed for GUI RAID console McRAID storage manager to run It also runs as a service or daemon in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and SNMP tr...

Page 27: ...ave completed the MRAID installation If you have no ARC 8050 RAID storage unit yet con nected or powered on a MRAID Installer Information message displays 7 When you reach the installation page click...

Page 28: ...port 2 McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN port 3 LCD Panel with Keypad 10 The ArcHTTP and CLI are installed at the same time on ARC 8050 Once ArcHTTP and CLI have been installed the ArcHTTP backgroun...

Page 29: ...ograms MRAID ArcHTTP When you double click on the ArcHTTP64 it shows all RAID storages available on the system and create an individual RAID storage icon located on left column of the ArcHTTP Con figu...

Page 30: ...wsers To configure ARC 8050 RAID storage using a LAN port you need to know its IP address The default IP address will be shown on the LCD initial screen Launch your web browser based McRAID storage ma...

Page 31: ...roll down to the bottom of the middle pane Windows will display a list of new drives attached to your system with a label such as Disk 1 or Disk 2 etc 4 Right click on the drive you want to partition...

Page 32: ...hen in the list of devices choose the Thunder bolt storage volume option that you want to remove Note You can also safely remove devices from the computer folder Click the Start button click Computer...

Page 33: ...bi directional performance Unparalleled Performance ARC 8050 is 8 bay 6Gb s SAS Thunderbolt box with RAID control capabilities solution for both PC and Mac Thunderbolt host inter face make ARC 8050 R...

Page 34: ...arrays data needs by the Profes sional content creation application for video editing capturing or transferring video managing 3D graphics design producing video presentations and regularly data backu...

Page 35: ...ripe size migration Support global hot spare and local hot spare Instant availability and background initialization Advanced configuration for smooth data streaming Disk scrubbing array verify schedul...

Page 36: ...in the event of unexpected power outage Intelligent power On Off function Turn ARC 8050 power in unison with the host com puter power status for data integrity Front Panel LCD and Buttons Easy access...