Rocstor BIGROC 1S Manuale Utente

SPECIAL FEATURES • Supports current SATA II compliant HDDs, fully backward compatible with SATA 1.0 and SATA 1.0a compliant HDDs • Connects flexibl

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR MAC AND WINDOWS OS Mac Users: Window Users: 3.5” SATA compatible

CONNECTORS • Mini SAS port x1 • AC Power IN (220 / 110 - Switch accordingly) SYSTEM VIEWS Front View The status indication of each LED indic

INSERTING/REPLACING THE HARD DRIVES IN THE RAID SYSTEM Place the system with its front view facing you. Open the front panel door. Insert t

Closing the front panel: To remove the hard drive(s) simple pull the lever above the hard drive slot; the hard drive will slide out and rea

CONNECTING THE RAID SYSTEM TO A COMPUTER Complete the following steps to connect the RAID System to a host computer. The RAID System should only

RAID MODES A Redundant Array of Independent (or Inexpensive) Disks (RAID) is a system that utilizes multiple hard drives to share or replicate data

RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 (Striping) is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. It combines multiple hard drives into a single

RAID 1 (Mirroring) RAID 1 (Mirroring) consists of at least two drives storing duplicate copies of the same data. In this mode, the data is simultane

SPAN (combine Mode) Spanning provides another maximum capacity solution, which some call it as “Large”. Spanning combines multiple hard drives into a

TABLE OF CONTENTS IMPORTANT NOTICES ...

RAID 5 RAID 5 uses block-level striping with parity data distributed across all member disks. It is also called Parity RAID. Every time a block is

RAID 10 (1+0) In RAID 1+0, the data is first mirrored and then striped. Under this RAID Mode, it provides another way to achieve higher performance

JBOD (JUST A BUNCH OF DISKS) Just a Bunch of Disks (JBOD) refers to a group of hard drives. In JBOD, the number of logical drives is equal to the num

POWER On/Off LED x 1 Indicators Color Power on Blue Power off None RAID ALERT LED x 1 Indicators Color Healthy None Rebuild Blink Red Broken o

EXTERNAL BOOTUP External Bootup may be required if the user has two different operating systems set up in both the host computer and the RAID System.

DISK VOLUME OVER 2TB The 2+TB hard drive support is determined by the chipset used in the device and the operating system itself. The RAID System su

GLOSSARY EXTERNAL BOOTUP External Bootup may be required if the user has two different operating systems set up in both the host computer and the RAI

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CONCERNING RAID SYSTEMS Selecting the Proper RAID Mode Q: How do I choose the proper RAID mode for my RAID System based on

Linux OS USB eSATA Linux Fedora Core 8 / 32-bit No Yes Linux Fedora Core 8 / 64-bit No Yes Linux Fedora 10 / 64-bit Yes Yes Discrepancy in Report

RAID 0 Q: If I have 4 HDDs, can I create two sets of storage units by using RAID 0 Mode? A: The Bigroc 4-Bay is designed to support 4 HDDs, but it

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATING FAT 32 TO HFS+ ...44 INTRODUCTION TO FORMATTING ...

SPECIFICATIONS Model Name Bigroc 1S 4-Bay Connector Mini SAS x 1 HDD Support 3.5” SATA HDD* *Identical HDD recommended – same manufacturer, capacit

PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE BIGROC 4-BAY DRIVE ON A MAC OS All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with HFS+, unless otherwise stated on the ret

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING FROM FAT32 to HFS+: “Mac” 1. Connect the Rocstor drive to the computer via a port. 2. The drive will a

Note: If the Hard Drive is connected via USB port, the desktop would indicate the USB (figure 1.1) if it is connected via FireWire port, it would t

4. In the “Macintosh HD” menu, click on the “Applications” icon. 5. In the “Applications” menu, click on the “Utilities” icon (figure 3.0.)

6. In the “Utilities” menu, click on the “Disk Utility” icon (figure 4.0.)

7. On the left side of the “Disk Utility” menu is a list of available drives (figure 5.0.) One will show as Rocstor drive. Click on the icon showin

8. You are now in the Rocstor menu. Click on the “Partition” tab and then click the “Current” tab under “Volume Scheme.” A drop down “Partition” men

12. Volume Information: select a name for your drive (figure 7.0.) Figure 7.0 13. Format: Click on either the “Format” area or the Blue up/down

14. After selecting the type of format, click the “Apply” tab in the lower right of the screen, (figure 7.1.) On the next screen, Partition Disk, cl

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15. The drive will begin to format (figure 8.1) and upon completion; the same icon that first appeared on the Desktop will reappear with your designe

PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING THE BIGROC DRIVE ON WINDOWS 2000, XP AND VISTA and Windows 7 All Rocstor drives are factory formatted with FAT32, unless

DIFFERENT WAYS TO GET TO THE CONTROL PANEL: (You may use any one of the following methods) 1. If the icon “My Computer” shows on your desktop, clic

3. If the icon “My Computer” does not show on your desktop, click on the Start icon on the lower left of your screen. If the Control Panel link is n

INSTRUCTIONS UPON REACHING CONTROL PANEL a. After reaching the Control Panel, click on Administrative Tools. b. After reaching Administrative T

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PARTITIONING AND FORMATTING FROM FAT32 to NTFS 1. In the “Disk Management” window, right click the Rocstor drive in the upper porti

4. The Rocstor drive will show up in the lower menu as an “Unallocated” disk. 5. Right click anywhere in the “Unallocated” disk area in the low

9. Under “Specific Partition Size,” click Next to accept the default setting, which is the maximum size allowed. 10. Under “Assign Drive Letter

11. In the “Format Partition,” accept the default setting. 12. The “Volume label” can be changed to any name up to 11 characters. 13. Suggest th

14. You now reached the “Completing the New Partition Wizard” screen. It displays the various settings you previously selected. If you are satisfied

IMPORTANT NOTICES Safety Notices • The warranty is void if an unauthorized person attempts and/or repairs the hard disk drive. • Read all Manuals a

rename the volume at this time, right click “New Volume” and click “Properties.” You can now change the volume name up to 11 characters. Click OK.

INTRODUCTION TO FORMATTING File Allocation Table (FAT) FAT is a file system developed by Microsoft for MS-DOS and is the primary file system for co

HFS Plus or HFS+ This is a file system developed by Apple Inc. to replace their Hierarchical File System (HFS) as the primary file system used in Ma

LIMITED WARRANTY This Limited Warranty is provided by Rocstorage, Inc. (hereinafter: Rocstor) for all lines of products. General Terms EXCEPT AS EX

YOU SHOULD MAKE PERIODIC BACKUP COPIES OF THE DATA STORED ON YOUR HARD DRIVE OR OTHER STORAGE DEVICES AS A PRECAUTION AGAINST POSSIBLE FAILURES, ALTE

Limitation of Damages (Liability) IF YOUR ROCSTOR BRANDED HARDWARE PRODUCT FAILS TO WORK AS WARRANTED ABOVE, THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER’S SOLE AND EXCLUS

Expect that all data on the drive will be destroyed and not retrievable when returned for warranty service. Rocstor Replaceable Parts Program Where a

TECHNICAL SUPPORT Software Technical Support Software technical support is defined as assistance with questions and issues about the software that w

TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS © 2012, Rocstorage, Inc; acknowledges the following trademarks for company names or products mentioned within the Rocsto

CONTACT INFORMATION Corporate Headquarters 8130 Remmet Avenue Canoga Park, CA 91304-4129 Office: +1 (818) 449-2000 Fax: +1 (818) 884-8777 Email: in

Exposure to strong electromagnetic fields may cause the device to malfunction or data to be corrupted. • Do not drop or cause shock to

Please thoroughly read and follow the instructions provided in this manual. Failure to do so may result in damage to the RAID System, and any or a

GENERAL Introduction Bigroc 5C 4 - Bay Desktop RAID SAS The new Bigroc 4-Bay RAID system provides massive storage in a compact storage device. Th

BOX CONTENTS • 4-Bay RAID SAS 1U Rack Mount System • US power cable • Quick Start Guide • Please keep (store) all package contents and pa