ACNC JetStorIII 14bay IDE RAID Information

ACNC Default Serial Port Configuration with Invalid Firmware

Note: When the RAID appears to be unresponsive from the LCD, try connecting with the above configuration

Restoring RAID Firmware Version 4.15m

  1. Connect to serial port labeled "Monitor" (reference diagram on back of unit)
  2. Connect at 19200,8,N,1 (8 bit, no parity, 1 stop bit) to unit prior to reset
  3. Power cycle unit
  4. Start ASCII text file transfer of uncompressed firmware file when prompted
  5. Update by typing "go"
  6. Confirm and reset by typing "go"
  7. Firmware should be restored after restart

Restoring RAID Firmware Version 4.151m

  1. Restore firmware version 4.15m, prior to installing version 4.151m
  2. Increase baud rate on monitor port connection if desired
  3. Repeat instructions for Restoring RAID Firmware Version 4.15m, but upload Version 4.151m firware file

ACNC Serial Port Configuration on Shipment

ACNC Firmware Upgrade

  1. Uncompress firmware zip file or download uncompressed firmware file
  2. Connect to serial port labeled "Monitor"
  3. Use a null modem DCE to DCE cable (standard serial console cable)
  4. Use some serial program like minicom, hyperterminal, tip to connect
  5. Hit tab if "MENU" isn't selected
  6. Enter password. The default password is 000000
  7. Navigate to the RAID Funcs menu
  8. Go to Update ROM
  9. Do an ASCII Text file transfer of the uncompressed firmware upgrade file
  10. Type "go" to confirm the upgrade
  11. Type "go" again
  12. The RAID will reset and come up with the new version of the firmware

Clearing ACNC RAID Configuration

  1. Enter password. The default password is 000000
  2. Navigate to the RAID Params menu
  3. Go to Array 1
  4. Go to Re-conf RAID
  5. Select YES
  6. Select RAID Level
  7. Select None
  8. Back out by hitting escape and navigate to the NVRAM Menu
  9. Select Update NVRAM
  10. After you see that the NVRAM update is OK in the Output half of the screen, select Restart
  11. The RAID should mark all of the disks as spares and the LCD will display a row of SSSS... for the disk status

ACNC RAID 0+1 (really 1+0) Configuration

  1. Clear old RAID configuration if needed. (see above section on Clearing ACNC RAID Configuration )
  2. Enter password. The default password is 000000
  3. Navigate to the RAID Params menu
  4. Go to Array 1
  5. Go to Re-conf RAID
  6. Select YES
  7. Select RAID Level
  8. Select 0+1
  9. Back out by hitting escape and navigate to the NVRAM Menu
  10. Select Disk Number
  11. If you want two spares in the 14-bay RAID, select 12
  12. Back out using escape and navigate to the SCSI Params Menu
  13. Select Set SCSI ID
  14. To put the RAID at SCSI ID 2, select 2
  15. Back out using escape and navigate to the NVRAM Menu
  16. Select Update NVRAM
  17. After you see that the NVRAM update is OK in the Output half of the screen, select Restart
  18. The RAID will come back up and say that it's initializing
  19. Initialization will take a while (like 10-14 hours)
  20. Go into the MENU again, enter the password, and navigate to the RAID Params menu
  21. Select Array 1
  22. Select Slice
  23. Select Slice0
  24. Accept the default amount. This configures the RAID to use the entire array in this one slice.
  25. Back out using escape and navigate to the NVRAM Menu
  26. Select Update NVRAM
  27. After you see that the NVRAM update is OK in the Output half of the screen, select Restart
  28. Once the RAID is restarted, the disk should appear as a SCSI device at SCSI ID 2 or in our case /dev/sdc.

ACNC configuration for Linux

  1. su to root
  2. run fdisk on RAID device
    $ fdisk /dev/sdc
    1. Add partitions 
      Command (m for help): n
Command action
   e   extended
   p   primary partition (1-4)
p
Partition number (1-4): 3
First cylinder (61277-136196, default 61277): 
Using default value 61277
Last cylinder or +size or +sizeM or +sizeK (61277-136196, default 136196): 
Using default value 136196
    2. Print partition table to verify additon of partition 
      Command (m for help): p

Disk /dev/sdc: 1120.2 GB, 1120256655360 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 136196 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot    Start       End    Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sdc1             1     30638 246099703+  83  Linux
/dev/sdc2         30639     61276 246099735   83  Linux
/dev/sdc3         61277    136196 601794900   83  Linux
    3. Repeat as necessary for all partitions
    4. Write out partition table 
      Command (m for help): w
  3. Reboot
  4. Make new filesystems on the new partitions 
    $ mke2fs /dev/sdc3
  5. Make directories at partition mount points 
    $ mkdir /vicepc
  6. Mount partition 
    $ mount /dev/sdc3 /vicepc
  7. Add line to /etc/fstab. 
    /dev/sdc3      /vicepc         ext2    defaults        1 2
  8. Turn off fsck mount counting. By default, the partition will be marked dirty after a pre-specified number of days or after a certain number of mounts. 
    $ tune2fs -c 0 /dev/sdc3
tune2fs 1.32 (09-Nov-2002)
Setting maximal mount count to -1