Glyph ForteRAID - Manual (Page 6)

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Understanding Glyph Manager Software
NOTE: For information on installing Glyph Manager, see installation instructions later in this manual
The Glyph ForteRAID ships with Glyph Manager software, a utility for Mac OS X and Windows. When a Fort-
eRAID is connected to the computer either by FireWire or USB, information about the drives contained
within the ForteRAID will be displayed. Glyph Manager essentially does two things:
1. Configures the ForteRAID in one of the drive modes.
2. Constantly monitors the health of the drives and fan, and displays the health status. When a prob-
lem is detected, Glyph Manager alerts the user by animating in the Mac OS X dock or displaying an error
balloon from the Windows System Tray. Data can then be backed up before any is lost due to drive failure.
NOTE: Glyph Manager (version 4) requires special configurations to communicate with the ForteRAID over eSATA.
Below are the two conditions in which Glyph Manager will function over eSATA:
1. On Mac laptops running OS X when connected to the FirmTek SeriTek/2SM2-E ExpressCard Adapter
2. On Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 machines with motherboards that include onboard eSATA
The Glyph Manager screen display:
When installed in MAC OS X, the left hand pane of the Glyph Manager screen displays general information
regarding all Glyph enclosures that can be monitored (GT 062, GT 062E, ForteRAID, PortaGig 62). Each will
be displayed with a status state, model and serial number. The status of all the enclosure states will be dis-
played in the System Status box below. The right hand pane will display information specific to whichever of
the enclosure units is highlighted.
In both Windows and Mac OS X, Glyph Manager monitors several functional parameters of your Glyph Fort-
eRAID drive arrays including serial number, volume name, connection type, current configuration, selected
configuration, fan speed, enclosure and individual drive temperatures, array and drive health. Additionally,
in Windows, Glyph Manager monitors the Quick Removal Policy. For how to change this policy, please see
the article “Windows Write Performance” on the Glyph web site (http://www.glyphtech.com/docs/630012_
WinXP_Vista_write_performance.pdf).
NOTE: Glyph Manager does not, however, format your ForteRAID. After configuring your ForteRAID in one of the
drive modes, you must take further steps to format your ForteRAID and prepare it for use. These steps are ex-
plained in the next sections.