Sharkoon 5-Bay RAID-Station Specification

Category
HDD/SSD enclosures
Type
Specification
Manual
5-BAY
RAID STATION
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Content
1. Features 3
1.1 Overview 3
1.2 SATA features 3
1.3 USB features 4
2. Specifications 4
3. System requirements 4
4. The device at a glance 4
4.1 Rear panel 5
4.2 The LED indications 5
5. Package contents 7
6. Getting started 7
6.1 HDD installation 7
6.2 Power on/off 9
6.3 eSATA slot bracket installation 9
7. Configuration 10
7.1 Preparation 10
7.2 Changing the host connection 11
7.3 Disconnecting an USB device 11
7.4 HDD HotPlug 11
8. Setting the RAID mode 11
8.1 CLEAN mode 12
8.2 CLONE mode with HotSpare 13
8.3 R1 mode with HotSpare 16
8.4 R10 mode with HotSpare 18
8.5 R3 mode with HotSpare 20
8.6 R5 mode with HotSpare 23
9. Rebuilding a redundant or HotSpare drive 25
9.1 Rebuilding a redundant drive 26
9.2 Rebuilding a HotSpare drive 27
10. Troubleshooting 29
11. Appendix 30
11.1 CLEAN mode 30
11.2 LARGE mode 30
11.3 CLONE mode 31
11.4 R0 mode 32
11.5 R1 mode 32
11.6 R10 mode 33
11.7 R3 mode 34
11.8 R5 mode 35
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1. Features
1.1 Overview
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 
 
 
1.2 SATA features
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1.3 USB features
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2. Specifications
 
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 
 
3. System requirements
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4. The device at a glance
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4.1 Rear panel
4.2 The LED indications
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1. Power LED
 
 On
 Off
2. PC Link LED
 
 Off
 On
 On
3. Front panel LEDs
  
 Off Off
 On Off
  Off
 Off On


Off 
4. HDD tray LEDs
  
 Off Off
 On Off
  Off
 Off On


On 
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5. Package contents
 
 
 
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6. Getting started
6.1 HDD installation


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
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
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
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6.2 Power on/off

6.3 eSATA slot bracket installation

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
7. Configuration
7.1 Preparation



Note:
If you use a host controller that does not provide Port Multiplier support (such as Intel
ICH), the CLEAN mode is not available when configuring the 5-BAY RAID STATION.
Only one disk is available on the host computer.
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

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
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7.2 Changing the host connection






host connection.
7.3 Disconnecting an USB device




 from your system’s

open up. Select the  to securely remove it. Switch off the device and
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7.4 HDD HotPlug



8. Setting the RAID mode






Notes:
Creating new virtual volumes will erase any existing data saved on the volumes!
Back up your data before reconfiguring the storage mode!
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8.1 CLEAN mode








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

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8.2 CLONE mode with HotSpare


 


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





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


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
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8.3 R1 mode with HotSpare



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
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



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8.4 R10 mode with HotSpare






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
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


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8.5 R3 mode with HotSpare


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Sharkoon 5-Bay RAID-Station Specification

Category
HDD/SSD enclosures
Type
Specification

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