G-SPEED™ eS Windows Installation Guide

G-SPEED eS INSTALLATION GUIDE - Windows

G-SPEED™ eS Windows

Installation Guide

G-Technology Inc.

Tel: (310) 449-4599 Fax: (310) 449-4670

[email protected]

P/N GSPEED eS v1.1PC

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION (Pg 4)

2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX

5. G-SPEED eS OVERVIEW (Pg 5)

6. OPTIONAL G-TECH PCIe RAID CONTOLLER OVERVIEW 7. G-SPEED eS AUDIBLE ALARMS (Pg 6)

8. SETTING UP G-SPEED eS WITH THE G-TECH PCIe RAID

CONTROLLER (Pg 6)

9. SETTING UP G-SPEED eS USING THE WEB GUI (Pg 12)

10. CONFIGURING TWO G-SPEED eS UNITS IN RAID 5 MODE (Pg 16)

11. WHAT TO DO IN THE EVENT OF A DISK DRIVE FAILURE (Pg 19)

12. TECHNICAL SUPPORT/LIMITED WARRANTY (Pg 20)

APPENDIX A – DETAILED INFORMATION ON USING THE WEB GUI APPENDIX B – EXPLANATION OF RAID LEVELS APPENDIX C – NOTES APPENDIX D – FORMATTING G-SPEED USING DISK MANAGEMENT

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1. INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing G-SPEED eS from G-Technology, Inc. (G-Tech)! Specifically designed for professional content creation applications, G-SPEED eS features a high-speed 3Gbit/sec eSATA interface and when used in conjunction with the optional G-Tech PCI Express (PCIe) RAID controller provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 and JBOD functionality with greater than 2TB support in Windows 32bit environments. Up to four G-SPEED eS units can be attached to the G-Tech RAID controller for storage capacities to 16 TB and data rates over 600 MB/sec. G-SPEED eS supports multi-stream video editing workflows.

2. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The disk drives contained in your G-SPEED eS are delicate electronic instruments and are susceptible to damage due to excessive physical shock. Place the unit in a vented area away from moisture or liquids. Please handle the unit with care. Do not open the case. Doing so will void the warranty. If the Product is returned with damage caused by improper handling, the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user.

3. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• PCIe equipped workstation • Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista • G-Tech PCIe RAID Controller or third party port multiplier

aware eSATA host adapter

Optional G-Tech 4-port, PCIe x4 RAID Controller

4. WHAT’S IN THE BOX

Take a moment to ensure that the following items are included in the box. If anything is missing, please call G-Tech at (310) 449-4599. Please keep the shipping container and packing materials. In the unlikely event that you need to return G-SPEED eS to us for any reason, you must use the G-Tech shipping container. If the Product is returned damaged caused by improper packaging, the warranty will be void and liability will rest with the user.

• G-SPEED eS storage system • 4 removable SATA drive modules (installed in unit) • (2) disk module keys • 1-meter eSATA cable • AC Power cable • Optional – G-Tech PCIe RAID controller • Configuration Utility & Installation CD

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5. G-SPEED eS OVERVIEW

6. OPTIONAL G-TECH PCIe RAID CONTOLLER OVERVIEW

The optional G-Tech PCIe RAID controller connects G-SPEED eS to your PCIe equipped workstation and provides RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 & JBOD functionality. You will choose your level of RAID protection when you set up the G-SPEED eS in Section 8. For an explanation of supported RAID levels, please refer to Appendix B.

G-SPEED eS is also compatible with third-party Windows port multiplier aware eSATA host adapters. Refer to your host adapter documentation to set up G-SPEED eS with these boards.

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7. G-SPEED eS AUDIBLE ALARMS 7.1 The G-SPEED eS enclosure is equipped with an audible

alarm that sounds when:

1. The internal temperature of the G-SPEED eS enclosure reaches a temperature of 60° centigrade

and/or

2. When the main FAN fails or the RPM of the fan slows to a state where the fan can longer adequately cool the system.

In addition to the audible alarm, the Temperature/Fan Warning LED located on the front bezel of G-SPEED eS will illuminate.

If you hear an audible alarm and see the RED warning LED on the front of G-SPEED eS, stop using G-SPEED eS immediately. Check to see if the fan is spinning and move the unit to a cooler location. If the problem persists, contact G-Tech Support.

7.2 The G-Tech RAID controller is also equipped with an

audible alarm that sounds when:

1. A disk drive failure occurs

or

2. When the G-SPEED eS is removed from the RAID controller without first selecting “Unplug” in the Array Maintenance menu in the web GUI.

If you hear an audible alarm coming from the G-Tech RAID controller, see Section 11 “What to do in the Event of a Disk Drive Failure”. See Appendix B.1.7.2 for information on the proper way to hot “Unplug” G-SPEED eS.

8. SETTING UP G-SPEED eS WITH THE G-TECH PCIe RAID CONTROLLER Connecting G-SPEED to your workstation and configuring your system takes just a few steps as outlined below. For this example we will be installing G-SPEED eS on a Windows XP system. The installation is similar for Windows 2000, 2003 and Vista.

8.1 Installing the G-Tech PCIe RAID Controller

1. Install the G-Tech RAID controller into an available PCIe slot in your workstation.

2. Secure the RAID controller in place.


8.2 Attaching G-SPEED eS to the G-TECH RAID Controller 1. Attach one end of the supplied eSATA cable to the eSATA

port located on the back of G-SPEED eS.

2. Attach the other end of the eSATA cable to Port 1 (port closest to motherboard) on the G-Tech RAID controller as shown below.

3. Attach the power cord to the back of G-SPEED eS and connect the other end to AC power.

4. Power on G-SPEED eS.

8.3 Installing the G-Tech PCIe RAID Controller Software There are three steps required to fully install the software

for the G-SPEED eS Controller.

1. Install the Windows driver 2. Update the Controller firmware 3. Installing the web GUI

Check for software updates at http://www.g-technology.com/Support/

1. Install the G-SPEED eS Windows driver a. Power on the workstation b. Insert the G-Tech Product CD into the CD-ROM drive

When the CD loads a welcome screen may appear. Close this window.

c. When the system boots the “Found New Hardware Wizard” will appear. Select “Install from a list or specific location” and click <Next>.

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d. Select “Don’t Search, I will choose the driver to install” and click <Next>.

e. Click <Have Disk>.

f. Click on the <Browse> Button and navigate to the CD-ROM drive containing the G-Tech Product CD. Continue to “\Manuals-Drivers\G-SPEED eS\PC\GSeS Driver Win-v1.0\” Select the folder for your operating system and click <OK>.

g. Select “G-SPEED eS RAID Controller and click <Next>.

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h. When the Windows Logo warning screen appears click <Continue Anyway>.

i. The RAID controller driver will install and the Wizard will complete. Click <Finish>.

j. A new “Found New hardware Wizard” will open for the “G-Tech RCM device.” Click <Next>.

k. As before, click on “Don’t search. I will choose the driver to install.”

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l. Select “G-SPEED es RAID Controller” and click <Next>.

m. The RCM Device driver will install and the Wizard will complete. Click <Finish>. This completes the driver installation.

n. Remove the G-Tech Product CD. o. Restart your workstation.

2. Update the G-SPEED eS Controller firmware

a. Insert the G-Tech Product CD into the CD-ROM / DVD drive. When the disk loads a welcome screen should appear. Click on the <Manuals / Drivers> link.

NOTE: If the Menu screen does not appear, the “autorun” feature may not be enabled on your workstation. To load the menu manually go to the START menu and click on “Run.” Enter the drive letter of your CD-ROM containing the Product CD and then “autorun.exe.” For example “D:\autorun.exe”

b. This will open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the “G-SPEED eS\PC\GSeS Firmware-v2.2c” folder. Double-click “hptflash.exe” to launch the flash utility.

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c. Click <Open...>.

d. Select “rr231.xpm.22c” and click <Open>.

e. Click <Flash!> to begin the update process.

f. When the process is completed click <OK>.

g. Remove the G-Tech Product CD. h. Restart your workstation.

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RAID Level Description Advantage Disadvantage Ideal For…

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0 Disk striping Offers the highest performance and a useable storage capacity of 100% of total available storage capacity

No fault tolerance - failure of one drive in the array results in complete data loss

Content creation applications requiring highest storage capacity

1 Mirroring Maximum level of data protection as identical data is written to multiple drives

Useable storage space is 50% of total available capacity

Applications in which data security is paramount

5 Disk striping with distributed parity

High read performance, medium write performance with data protection in case of a drive failure.

Useable storage capacity equals total capacity of all drives in the array less the capacity of one drive. For example, a 4x 1TB RAID 5 yields a useable capacity of 3 TB. Disk failure results in slight drop in performance

Content creation applications requiring data protection

10 Mirror of striped drive pairs

Higher performance than RAID 1 with same level of data protection.

Useable storage space is 50% of total available capacity

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JBOD Just-a-bunch-of-disks

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