User manual ADDONICS RRIS8DR

[. . . ] These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. [. . . ] Connect the web GUI port cable, and ISC8P2G-S data port cables first. Login In the web browser, type the IP address shown on the LCM display. Function block LCM (LCD Control Module) Display Front View After booting up the ISC8P2G-S iSCSI subsystem, the LCM display shows web GUI port IP address and model name: 192. 168. 1. 50 Addonics ISC8P2G-S Place the cursor on any function block located on the left side of the window then do a right click, an authentication window opens up. User name: admin Password: supervisor Quick install After login, you can choose the Quick Install function block on the left side of window to do configuration. When the system is full, meaning all 8 HDD are connected, and all HDD have the same size, ISC8P2G-S Quick Install function lists all possible configurations and sizes among different RAID level options. The ISC8P2G-S Quick Install will use all available HDD for the RAID level which the user decides. But when the system is inserted with different sizes of HDD, e. g. , 6*200G HDD and 2*80G, ISC8P2G-S also lists all possible combinations of different RAID Level and different sizes and you may observe there are some HDD not used (Free Status). Figure 1. 0 There are four indicators at the top-right corner of the web GUI. Step 1: Click "Quick installation", then choose the RAID level. Step 2: Click " " to use default algorithm. 2. Temperature light: Green LED is normal. Red LED represents abnormal temperature. 3. Voltage light: Green LED is normal. Step 3: Click " " to select the default volume size. 4. UPS light: Green LED is normal. Then a VD will be created. " if all setups are Microsoft iSCSI Initiator Step 1: Determine iSCSI data port IP address or DNS name of ISC8P2G-S iSCSI subsystem Before using the Microsoft iSCSI Initiator, you need to determine first the iSCSI data port IP address or DNS name of ISC8P2G-S iSCSI subsystem. You can start to use the system now. From the function block in the Web GUI, select iSCSI config. Its submenu is shown in Figure 1. 4 "iSCSI config" is used for setting up "Entity Property", "NIC", "Node", "Session", and "CHAP account". Figure 3. 3. 2 (Figure 3. 3. 2: A RAID 0 Virtual disk with the VD name "QUICK83716", named by system itself, with the total available volume size 297GB. ) iSCSI Initiator (Software) OS Microsoft Windows Software/Release Number Figure 1. 4 Microsoft iSCSI Software Initiator Release v2. 07 System Requirements: Windows Vista comes with the iSCSI initiator preinstalled. For the OS, below you need to download the iSCSI initiator from Microsoft website. Windows XP Professional with SP2 Windows 2000 Server with SP4 Windows Server 2003 with SP1 Windows Server 2003 R2 Select "NIC" to view IP addresses of ISC8P2G-S iSCSI subsystem data ports. Note: The Link needs to be "Up" Step 2: Install Microsoft iSCSI Initiator 4. http://www. microsoft. com/downloads/details. aspx?familyid=12cb3c1a-15d64585-b385-befd1319f825&displaylang=en 1. Click Next Click Finish. Step 3: Running the Windows iSCSI Initiator 1. Run Microsoft iSCSI Initiator version 2. 08 icon from the desktop. 2. Click Next. The iSCSI Initiator Properties window opens. 3. Select I Agree and click Next. 2. Click "Discovery " tab. 5. Click "Targets". 3. Click "Add". Input IP address or DNS name of ISC8P2G-S iSCSI subsystem. 6. Click "Log On". 7. The status would be "Connected". 8. The iSCSI disk will show up in Disk Management. How to remove the top cover: 1. Locate the 2 screws at the back of the storage rack Screw locations ISCSI drive 2. [. . . ] Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to help you out: MODEL NUMBER ­ Please have this number on hand. OPERATING SYSTEM ­ What version of Windows WHAT'S THE TROUBLE? [. . . ]