Dedicated Micros RAID Installation guide

Brand: Dedicated Micros

Model: RAID

Type: Installation guide

Setup Guide and Rackmount instructions

Contents

Unpacking and installing the disks ..................................................................... 2

Installing the RAID ........................................................................................ 2

Configuring the RAID ................................................................................... 2

Connecting the RAID to the digital recorder.......................................................... 3

Connecting the RAID model R6: ...................................................................... 3

Connecting the RAID model R8: ...................................................................... 3

Recording to the RAID on a Digital Sprite based product ........................................... 4

Recording only to the RAID (optional)............................................................... 4

Operation ................................................................................................ 5

Recording to the RAID on a DVIP........................................................................ 5

Operation ................................................................................................ 6

Rackmounting the RAID .................................................................................. 7

Unpacking and installing the disks

The disk caddies are sent in a separate box to the main RAID unit, each disk caddy is

labelled 1 thru 6 for the R6 RAID and 1 thru 8 for the R8 RAID. Details of installing the disk

caddies is detailed on page 10 of the User Reference Manual.

TIP: If you are rack mounting the RAID, it is advisable that the RAID is rack mounted before

fitting the disk caddies. Details of rack mounting the RAID are on page 7

Installing the RAID

Configuring the RAID

The RAID comes pre-configured for use with DM digital recorders, there are two models of

RAID device - R6 (6 bay) and R8 (8 bay) configured as follows:

R6 R8

SCSI ID

0 0 and 1

RAID level

5 5

If you have no other storage attached, then there should be no need to change the ID

number. However, if there are other external devices connected to the system such as CDRs

or other RAIDs, the SCSI ID may need to be adjusted if the address is the same as another

device. The corresponding SCSI addresses to drive letters ID0 is drive letter L, up to ID6,

which is drive letter R.

The SCSI ID can be changed on the front panel of the RAID if required, details of changing

the SCSI ID can be found in the RAID User Reference Manual.

Note: DM digital recorder only recognizes SCSI ID0 thru ID6.

There is a limitation of the total cabling between the RAIDs and the digital recorder, which

must total less than 3 meters (10 feet) including the internal 60cm (1.8 feet) cabling in the

RAID.

Connecting the RAID to the digital recorder.

Connecting the RAID model R6:

1. Ensure that the digital recorder is powered down*.

2. Connect the supplied 50-68 pin SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the rear of the digital

recorder.

3. Connect the SCSI cable to the uppermost Host Port 1 SCSI port on the rear of the RAID.

4. If the RAID is the last SCSI device in a chain, ensure the SCSI Terminator plug is fitted to

the lower Host Port 1 SCSI port on the RAID.

5. Ensure the correct voltage selector on each of the power supplies is correct for your

region (110 or 220v), switch it to the correct voltage setting if required.

6. Connect the power cable to the R6 RAID and apply power, wait a few seconds until the

LCD screen displays 111111, then apply power to the digital recorder. The RAID will be

automatically detected by the digital recorder.

Connecting the RAID model R8:

1. Ensure that the digital recorder is powered down*.

2. Connect the supplied 50-68 SCSI cable to the SCSI port on the rear of the digital

recorder.

3. Connect the short 68-68 pin SCSI link cable between the bottom connector of Host Port 1

and the top connector of Host Port 2 (see diagram below).

4. If the RAID is the last SCSI device in a chain, ensure the SCSI Terminator plug is fitted to

the lower Host Port 2 SCSI port on the RAID.

5. Connect both power cables to the R8 RAID and apply power, wait a few seconds until the

LCD screen displays 11112222, and then apply power to the digital recorder. The RAID

will be automatically detected by the digital recorder.

* If the Digital Sprite 2, BX2, or D4 is not currently powered down, shut it down using the

‘System Shutdown’ option in the ‘Time, Date, and Language’ menu.

Host Port 1

Host Port 2

SCSI Terminator

SCSI Link cable

50-68 pin SCSI Cable

to digital recorder

R8 RAID rear panel

68pin SCSI connectors

Recording to the RAID on a Digital Sprite based product

Once the power-up sequence is complete, the RAID will be detected, and the following

message is displayed:

Note: The IMPORT IMAGES option is only available if the RAID has been used before and

contains images, these images can be imported into the system. Once REUSE DRIVE is

selected the following message is displayed:

Once ERASE AND CREATE NEW is selected the following message is displayed:

After a short while, the PLAY LED on the digital recorder will start flashing to indicate that the

RAID is being formatted for use with the digital recorder. This process will take around 30

minutes. It is very important that the digital recorder or RAID are not switched off during

this time.

Note: The R6 RAID is configured with only one SCSI ID, whereas the R8 RAID has two. The

above will need to be repeated for the second SCSI ID (Drive M) fot the .

Recording only to the RAID (optional)

It is possible to record only to the RAID. To do this:

1. Press and hold the MENU button to enter the INSTALLER menu.

2. Tap the MENU button to select the “Record Options” menu.

3. Select the “Image Storage” option using the cursor keys.

The following screen is displayed:

Record Options

Image Storage C L

 

Event log C L

 

Ready to update image storage

Detected disk drive L: (934GB) not currently used for

image storage and not containing images. Extend image

storage to this drive?

(select option and press MENU/MODE/ENTER)

IGNORE DRIVE IMPORT IMAGES REUSE DRIVE

All existing data on drive L: will be erased and new image

storage files created.

(select option and press MENU/MODE/ENTER)

ERASE AND CREATE NEW CANCEL

Extending image storage onto drive L:

Deselect the C drive and select the L drive for Image Storage and Event Log:

Press the MODE/MENU button to exit and confirm changes.

The digital recorder will only record to the RAID. This may be useful if you wish to import the

images to another machine at a later date, or if you want to fully utilize the reliability of the

RAID.

Operation

The operation of the digital recorder is no different, whether a RAID is used or not, it adds to

the internal storage seamlessly, increasing the storage available.

Recording to the RAID on a DVIP

DVIP does not detect the external RAIDs automatically, to configure the DVIP you must edit

the vidcfg.ini file on the DVIPs hard disk.

To edit the file:

1. Open an FTP package and connect to the DVIP (username: dm, password: ftp).

2. The vidcfg.ini file is in the directory c:\etc

3. Copy the file on to your local hard disk

4. Open the file with text editing software such as notepad.exe, the file will contain the

following text:

Record Options

Image Storage C L

 

Event log C L

 

Ready to update image storage

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Use the following settings to format Addresses 0 to 6 for drives 1 - 7 external SCSI drives.

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# [Partition 3]

# path=l:\video

# max_blocks=-1

# file_size=104857600

# disk_offset=3200

# [Partition 4]

# path=m:\video

# max_blocks=-1

# file_size=104857600

# [Partition 5]

# path=n:\video

# max_blocks=-1

# file_size=104857600

# [Partition 9]

# path=r:\video

# max_blocks=-1

# file_size=104857600

# End of File

5. Remove the # symbols from the relevant partition number, which corresponds to the

drive letter (in this case ID0, drive L), if you are using the R8 RAID you will need to

also remove the # symbols on drive M:

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

# Use the following settings to format Addresses 0 to 6 for drives 1 - 7 external SCSI drives.

# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Partition 3]

path=l:\video

max_blocks=-1

file_size=104857600

disk_offset=3200

# [Partition 4]

# path=m:\video

# max_blocks=-1

# file_size=104857600

6. Save the file and upload it back into the c:\etc directory of the DVIP (using FTP)

7. Recycle the power on the DVIP.

Note: It will take up to 1½ hours for the DVIP to partition and prepare each 1TB RAID for use,

once the partitioning is complete the RAID is ready for recording, and will be used once the

internal hard disks are full.

Operation

The operation of the DVIP is no different, whether a RAID is used or not, it adds to the

internal storage seamlessly, increasing the storage available.

Rackmounting the RAID

The following items are included in the RAID box, ensure you have these.

slider rail 2

slider rail 3

slider rail

Pull lever up to

unlock 1

slider rail

Brackets Rack locking screws Bracket locking screws

Slider rails

Décor screws

Metric knob screws

Imperial knob screws

Once the lever has been pulled up, the 1

rail can be slid out with very little effort. Separate

the 1

rail from the rest as below:

Attach the 1

slider rails to the both sides of the RAID as shown below (note the position of

the black plastic lever).

After attaching the slider rails, the brackets can be attached to the rack. To do this, the

brackets need to be attached to the 2

and 3

slider rails.

Flip the slider over and move the 2

slider until you can see the fixing holes on the 3

slider

below it.

Thread a screw through a hole on the slider and through the slot on the bracket, two screws

are required per bracket.

Bracket

Flip the slider back over and it a washer and bolt over the screw thread, do not fully tighten at

this point. The brackets should be able to slide together as in the picture below.

Adjust the width of the brackets to fit your rack, and fix to the rack using screws as below.

Ensure the brackets are in the same position on each side of the rack and tighten the bracket

screws fully.

Once the slider rails and brackets are in place, line up the rails on the side of the RAID with

the sliders in the RACK and slide the RAID into the rack. It should click into position.

Once the RAID is in place attach securely using the Metric or Imperial Knob screws on the

uppermost screw fixings on the RAID.

The RAID is now mounted and fixed in the rack. The disk caddies can now be fitted.

Metric or Imperial

knob screws

Décor screws

MI-A-RAID/E1-1 Dedicated Micros, February 2004

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