lmp ThunderBox 600, Quick Start Manual

Page 1: ...ThunderBox 600 Thunderbolt 2 USB 3 0 to 6Gb s SAS RAID Quick Start Guide Version 1 2 Issue Date December 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 frequ...

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 15 1 5 2 1 Install the MRAID Software 15 1 5 2 2 Configure RAID Volumes 19 1 5 2 3 Format RAID...

Page 4: ...and inspect it for damage If the ThunderBox 600 RAID storage appears damaged or if any items of the contents listed below are missing or damaged please contact your dealer or distributor immediately C...

Page 5: ...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 ThunderBox 600 Web Management and launch the McRAID storage manager 4...

Page 6: ...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 Fo...

Page 7: ...h Keypad 4 Thunderbolt Port1 5 Thunderbolt Port2 6 Thunderbolt Port1 Link LED 7 Thunderbolt Port2 Link LED 8 USB 3 0 Port 9 LAN Port For McRAID Web Manager 10 Reset Button 11 Power Connector 12 System...

Page 8: ...When 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 ther...

Page 9: ...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 Un...

Page 10: ...rives 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 se...

Page 11: ...ting RAID Storage to Thunderbolt Ports Thunderbolt connectors are provided on the back of the ThunderBox 600 RAID storage for connecting the array to Thunderbolt host and next Thunderbolt devices Ther...

Page 12: ...ing 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...

Page 13: ...ox 600 RAID storage is shipped with a USB 3 0 cable to ensure maxi mum data transfer performance when connected to a SuperSpeed USB USB 3 0 port If your computer only has a USB 2 0 connec tion then Th...

Page 14: ...ed to the 10 100Mbit RJ45 LAN port Connect LAN port of the ThunderBox 600 using the included Ethernet cable and then to a LAN port or LAN switch Step 4 Connecting RAID Storage Power To power the RAID...

Page 15: ...nager 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 Mac driver utility for the ThunderBox 600 on your...

Page 16: ...raid 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 Install S...

Page 17: ...ctionality 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 fro...

Page 18: ...NSTALLATION 18 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 19: ...age manager by ArcHTTP and CLI utility If you have not yet installed the hardware please fol low the 1 5 1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives section to install it Otherwise to begin the creat...

Page 20: ...er Locate ThunderBox 600 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 loggin...

Page 21: ...Other wise to begin using the ThunderBox 600 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 22: ...ault 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 formatte...

Page 23: ...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 24: ...e the option to choose the flash drive to boot from 4 Follow the on screen prompts to complete Volume Upgrade and Clean Install of OS X Mavericks Power up the Intel based Mac and the volume will be ad...

Page 25: ...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_thu...

Page 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...completed the MRAID in stallation If you have no ThunderBox 600 RAID storage unit yet connected or powered on a MRAID Installer Information message displays 7 When you reach the installation page cli...

Page 29: ...t 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 ThunderBox 600 Once ArcHTTP and CLI have been in stalled the ArcHTTP b...

Page 30: ...ams 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 figurat...

Page 31: ...rs To configure ThunderBox 600 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...

Page 32: ...ll 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 an...

Page 33: ...d then 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 Comput...

Page 34: ...eo storage with a single Thunderbolt connection to their host computer Thun derBox 600 can meet the demand of users when working with rich ultra high resolution media through Thunderbolt 2 interface T...

Page 35: ...tion that protects all data in cache memory in the event of unexpected power outage ThunderBox 600 supports USB 3 0 interface that allows old Mac Pro user and newest Mac Pro model to access same stora...

Page 36: ...nline array roaming Online RAID level stripe size migration Instant availability and background initialization Multiple pairs SSD HDD disk clone function SSD automatic monitor clone AMC support Suppor...

Page 37: ...ckup option that protects all data in cache memory in the event of unexpected power outage for data availability Intelligent power On Off function Turn ThunderBox 600 power in unison with the host com...