User manual LACIE BIGGEST S2S

[. . . ] LaCie Biggest S2S User Manual Table of Contents page Table of Contents Forward Health and Safety Precautions General Use Precautions 1. Introduction 1. 1. Configure Safe + Fast 4 5 5 7 7 8 8 9 10 10 11 12 12 13 14 16 16 17 17 17 19 20 20 23 26 26 26 27 27 28 29 31 31 33 34 35 36 37 38 LaCie Biggest S2S User Manual Table of Contents page 4. 4. 2. Configure Safe Volume Rebuild Storage Policy 6. MonitortheLaCieBiggestS2SStorageAppliance 6. 1. To Monitor Temperature 7. LaCieBiggestS2SFrontPanelLEDIndicators 8. TechTips 8. 1. [. . . ] Click OK to build the configuration and close Configuration Mode window. Within a minute, the Status window will reflect the implemented Safe + Fast storage policy configuration. Partition Configured Volume, for details. LaCie Biggest S2S User Manual Using Your Biggest S2S page 4. 4. 2. Advanced Configuration Mode This section describes how to use the Advanced Configuration Mode to apply more than one storage policy to volumes on the LaCie Biggest S2S. The Basic Configuration Mode provides six predefined storage policies to quickly configure the LaCie Biggest S2S. Each predefined storage policy allocates the maximum system capacity to the selected storage policy. Using the Advanced Configuration Mode, you can configure up to ten volumes - each with different storage policies and capacities. This flexibility provides numerous combinations of performance, redundancy, and capacity to meet your business requirements. There are many of the possible combinations of storage policy and capacity allocations that you can create with the Advanced Configuration Mode. Experiment with other combinations to allocate the total system capacity to meet your needs. 4. 4. 2. 1. A Look at the Advanced Configuration Mode The Advanced Configuration Mode is an extension of Basic mode that allows you to create two volumes (virtual drives) on each physical hard disk drive. See the following page for a diagram identifying the Advanced Configuration Mode's Sections and toolbar buttons. LaCie Biggest S2S User Manual Using Your Biggest S2S page 0 4. 4. 2. 2. Advanced Configuration Mode Sections 1 3 2 4 1 StoragePolicy shows the available storage policies that you can assign to volumes. The options are enabled after you create a new volume or select an existing volume to edit. Drive Graph shows Volume, Mode (storage policy), and Size details for currently configured volumes. The Total GB's Left field beneath the volume list shows the remaining capacity in gigabytes for all the hard disk drives. A hatch pattern indicates a proposed configuration and a solid block indicates an existing volume. 4 List permits volume creation and modification on each hard disk drive: Hot Spare check box indicates space on this drive is allocated as rebuild space for the selected SAFE volume. n `Vol#' shows the virtual volume with which each hard disk drive is associated. 2 3 LaCie Biggest S2S User Manual Using Your Biggest S2S page 4. 4. 2. 2. 1. Toolbarbuttons Button Function Reads a saved configuration into the Advanced Configuration Mode so you can apply the configuration to the LaCie Biggest S2S. You can create up to 2 volumes on each hard disk drive (10 total). Button Function Permits the storage policy and capacity of an existing volume to be modified. Deletes the volume that is currently selected in the volume list. Copies the configuration of one LaCie Biggest S2S to the current LaCie Biggest S2S. 4. 4. 2. 2. 2. Commandbuttons Button To Basic Mode Update Volume Cancel Apply Cancel Function Opens the Basic Configuration Mode Applies the selected storage policy to a specific portion of a hard disk drive as a proposed configuration Aborts the pending changes and returns the Advanced Mode to the point where you can perform different advanced configuration functions Submits configuration changes to the Biggest S2S, closes the Advanced Mode, and displays the updated configuration on the Status window Aborts the in-progress changes and closes the Advanced Mode LaCie Biggest S2S User Manual Using Your Biggest S2S page 4. 4. 2. 3. Configuring Multiple Volumes The Advanced Configuration Mode allows many combinations of storage policies and capacities. The following procedure shows how to modify a basic SAFE configuration so that it contains several volumes, each with different storage policies. [. . . ] Before deleting or altering storage device volumes with the Wizard, delete partitions residing on the volume. To delete partitions, first return the storage device to the previous configuration. For Windows, the Device Manager should show the SCSI icon next to the HBA. · Identify maximum SATA disk drive capacity supported by the operating system and ensure the volume size meets the limits. [. . . ]