Thunderbolt ThunderBox 400, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...ThunderBox 400 Thunderbolt USB 3 0 to 6Gb s SATA RAID Storage Quick Start Guide Version 1 1 Issue Date January 2014 Thunderbolt Product ...

Page 2: ...ant 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 frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interfer ence will not occur in ...

Page 3: ...tors 9 1 5 Setting Up RAID Storage 10 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives 10 1 5 2 Mac Users 15 1 5 2 1 Install the MRAID Software 15 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes 19 1 5 2 3 Format RAID Volumes 22 1 5 2 4 Make A Bootable RAID Volume 23 1 5 2 5 Unmounting RAID Volumes 24 1 5 3 Windows Users 24 1 5 3 1 Install the MRAID Software 24 1 5 3 2 Configure RAID Volumes 29 1 5 3 3 Format RAID...

Page 4: ...g between two sponge sheets Remove it and inspect it for damage If the ThunderBox 400 RAID storage appears damaged or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or distributor immediately Checklist 1 x ThunderBox 400 4 bays RAID storage unit 1 x Installation CD containing driver relative software an electronic version of this manual and other relate...

Page 5: ...on Step 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 Web Management and launch 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 Format RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 2 3 1 Mac OS ...

Page 6: ...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 Format RAID Volumes Chapter 1 5 3 3 1 Click Start right click Computer and select Man age 2 Click Disk Management in the left pane 3 Scroll down to the bottom of the middle pane Windows will dis play a list of...

Page 7: ...View Rear View 1 Disk Activity LED 2 Disk Fault Link LED 3 Power and Global Fault LED 4 Thunderbolt Port1 5 Thunderbolt Port2 6 Thunderbolt Port1 Link LED 7 Thunderbolt Port2 Link LED 8 System Fan 9 Reset Button 10 Power Connector 11 USB 3 0 Connector 12 LAN Port For McRAID Web Manager 13 LCD Panel with Keypad ...

Page 8: ... there is no activity on that disk drive N A 2 Fault Link LED Red Green 1 When the fault LED is lit there is no disk present 2 When the link LED is lit there is a disk present 1 When the fault LED is off the disk is present and status is normal 2 When the fault LED is blinking 2 times sec the disk drive has failed and should be hot swapped immediately 3 When the activity LED is lit and fault LED i...

Page 9: ...left to right Power Busy and Caution as shown in Figure 1 2 Figure 1 2 LCD Panel LED The following table provides a summary 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 Unlit or never flicker 3 Caution LED Red Unlit indicates that the RAID storage ...

Page 10: ...torage supports up to 4 x 3 5 inch disk drives or 4 x 2 5 inch SATA 6 0Gb s drives 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 describes how to install or remove 3 5 inch drives in your RAID storage Thunderbolt Ports Link LED Status Green light...

Page 11: ...tep 2 Connecting RAID Storage to Host Ports Your ThunderBox 400 connects directly to your computer using the following connectivity ports Your ThunderBox 400 RAID features two cutting edge interfaces Thunderbolt and SuperSpeed USB USB 3 0 We recommend that you use the fastest connection available on your computer You can use both interfaces connected to the host but you can only use one connection...

Page 12: ...using the Thunderbolt cable which is included in your Thunderbolt capable computer Then connect ThunderBox 400 RAID storage and Thunderbolt technology capable computer port as shown below Figure 1 6 Connecting 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 th...

Page 13: ...a design data rate of up to 5Gbps as opposed to USB 2 0 s 480Mbps Your ThunderBox 400 RAID storage is shipped with a USB 3 0 locking screw cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance and prevent cords from accidentally disconnecting when connected to a SuperSpeed USB USB 3 0 port If your computer only has a USB 2 0 connec tion then ThunderBox 400 will auto negotiate to USB 2 0 speeds This ma...

Page 14: ...the 10 100Mbit RJ45 LAN port Connect LAN port of the ThunderBox 400 using the included Ethernet cable and then to a LAN port or LAN switch Step 4 Connecting RAID Storage Power To power the RAID storage 1 Using the included power cord connect this power cord to a grounded electronic outlet and to the ThunderBox 400 RAID 2 ThunderBox 400 RAID will automatically turn on when the host computer power o...

Page 15: ...ve level permissions to install Areca Mac driver utility This can be done in just a few steps 1 Download the install_mraid installer from the website at http www areca com tw support s_ thunderbolt thunder bolt htm the file name begins with install_mraid followed by the version control or insert the ThunderBox 400 software CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click on the zipped file that comes from th...

Page 16: ...ager to run It also runs as a service or daemon in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and SNMP traps notification Refer to the Chapter 5 ArcHTTP Configuration on ThunderBox 400 user manual for details about the mail and SNMP traps configuration 5 On the Choose Install Set screen click on an icon to install special components and click on the Next button to continue ...

Page 17: ... from Areca website or software CD CDROM DOCS directory 6 On the Choose Alias Folder screen click on an icon to choose where you like to create aliases and click on the Next button to continue 7 The Pre Installation Summary screen review your installation setting and click on the Install button to continue If you want to change any of your installation setting click on the Previous button ...

Page 18: ... the driver installation and click on the Next button to continue 10 After installation is completed click on the Done button to reboot your computer in order to complete installation 8 A program bar appears that measures the progress of the driver installation ...

Page 19: ... it Otherwise to begin the creation volume go on the 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes section to con figure the volume 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same configura tion and maintenance tasks for your RAID storage Your ARC 5026 RAID storage can be configured by one of the following methods 1 McRAID Storage Manager from ArcHTTP Thunderbolt port 2 McRAID...

Page 20: ...P Con figurations screen Click on the Quick Create in the main menu your volume is automatically configured based on the number of disks in your system You can create a RAID set associated with exactly one volume set The user can change the Raid Level Capacity Initialization Mode and Stripe Size A hot spare option is also created depending on the exist configuration Click on the Confirm The Operat...

Page 21: ...0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging in the McRAID storage man ager process starts Follow the on screen steps responding as needed to configure RAID volume See the Chapter 4 of ThunderBox 400 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager Method 3 LCD Panel with Keypad You can use LCD front panel and keypad function to simply create the ...

Page 22: ...m the Finder use the Go menu and open the Utilities folder Double click on the Disk Utility program To initialize and partition your unit 1 When the Disk Utility window opens find and select the de sired drive in the sidebar that represents your RAID storage and click on the Partition button 2 In the Partition Layout column click on the Current to show the drop down menu and select the number of p...

Page 23: ...ing procedures to add ThunderBox 400 RAID volume on Intel based Mac bootable device listing 1 Set the BIOS selection in System Controls Advance Configu ration to EFI option for Intel based Mac boot 2 Download OS X Mavericks and DiskMaker X Follow the Disk Maker X to make a bootable OS X Mavericks USB install drive 3 Restart your Mac and after you hear the chime sound press the Option Alt key until...

Page 24: ...the system memory before the volume is removed 2 When the volume icon disappears from the desktop RAID storage can be disconnected from the computer 1 5 3 Windows Users 1 5 3 1 Install the MRAID Software This section describes how to install the MRAID software to your operating system The software installation includes device driver ArcHTTP and CLI utility In this scenario you are installing the M...

Page 25: ...www areca com tw support s_ thunderbolt thunder bolt htm the file name begins with install_mraid followed by the version control or insert the ThunderBox 400 software CD in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click on the zipped file that comes from the website or resides at CDROM PACKAGES Windows to unzip it Double click on the setup exe file for installing MRAID 3 The screen shows Preparing to Install ...

Page 26: ...he settings to specify these things and click on the Next button to continue Complete to install driver ArcHTTP and CLI utility at once check the first box Custom to install special components and change the pro gram directory When this Custom check box is checked go to the Custom Setup screen 6 1 On the Custom Setup screen click on an icon to install special components and click on the Next butto...

Page 27: ...nts for mail and SNMP traps notification Refer to the chapter 3 ArcHTTP Con figuration on ThunderBox 400 user manual for details about the mail and SNMP traps configuration CLI Command Line Interface lets you set up and manage RAID controller through a command line interface CLI per forms many tasks at the command line You can download CLI manual from Areca website or software CD CDROM DOCS direct...

Page 28: ...ation When this screen completes you have completed the MRAID installation If you have no ThunderBox 400 RAID storage unit yet connected or powered on a MRAID Installer Information message displays 9 After installation is complete click on the Finish button to exit the InstallShield Wizard ...

Page 29: ...re the volume Note For Windows Install Driver First For Windows PC the Thunderbolt certified device driver must be installed before plugging in the device for it to function properly 1 5 3 2 Configure RAID Volumes There are often multiple ways to accomplish the same con figuration and maintenance tasks for your RAID storage Your ThunderBox 400 RAID storage can be configured by one of the following...

Page 30: ... on the Submit button the RAID set and volume set will start to initialize If you prefer to customize your volume set please use the Raid Set Functions and Volume Set Functions See chapter 4 of 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 figurations screen Locate Web M...

Page 31: ...0000 when the login page prompted for it After logging in the McRAID storage man ager process starts Follow the on screen steps responding as needed to configure RAID volume See the Chapter 4 of ThunderBox 400 user manual for information on customizing your RAID volumes using McRAID storage manager Method 3 LCD Panel with Keypad You can use LCD front panel and keypad function to simply create the ...

Page 32: ... 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 and then again to format it 5 Once it s formatted Windows automatically assigns the next available drive letter to it and then it will appear in Windows Explorer 1 5 3 4 Unmounting RAID Volumes To avoid possible data...

Page 33: ...ge volume option that you want to remove 2 Windows will display a notification telling you it s safe to remove the Thunderbolt storage volume Now you can unplug the hunderbolt cable Note You can also safely remove devices from the computer folder Click the Start button click Computer right click the device you want to remove and then click Eject ...

Page 34: ...ed USB 3 0 also offers high performance connectivity and is backward compatibility with any computer running compatible versions of Mac OS X such as Mac Pro or Windows Dual host in terfaces make ThunderBox 400 RAID storage well suited for SOHO group professional who work at home and or in the office Unparalleled Performance ThunderBox 400 is a 4 bay 6Gb s SATA Thunderbolt USB 3 0 stor age with RAI...

Page 35: ...cooling continuously adapts to environmental conditions by automatically controlling the speed of the cooling fans for the rap idly growing demand from the video editing markets You can even configure ThunderBox 400 to intelligently spin down drives dur ing periods of inactivity to further reduce noise and save energy Areca solution of Thunderbolt provides user the capability of adding bootable dr...

Page 36: ...Line Interface CLI scriptable configuration tool API libraries support combine GUI with user management utility SNMP support for remote monitoring SMTP support for email notification Function Advantages Features Benefits Bootable Drive Support Provide user the capability of adding bootable drive via Thunderbolt on Apple thunderbolt capable machine Advanced Configuration Provide optimized parameter...

Page 37: ...ATA 3 5 2 5 HDDs SSDs OS Support Mac OS X 10 6 8 or Higher Windows 7 8 Enclosure Management Thunderbolt Port LAN Port and LCD Cooling Fan 1 2700rpm 0 135A Brushless Fan Operating Temperature 0 40 C Operation Humidity 5 95 Non condensing Power Supply In out 135W 100 240V AC 19V 7 1A Dimension W x H x D 4 84 x 6 51 x 9 11 in 123 x 165 6 x 232 mm Weight W O Drives 9 0 lbs 4 1Kg ...