Areca ARC-8050T3U 6-Bay Thunder3 Desktop RAID Storage Array - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1. Introduction ................................................................ 8
1.1 Overview .........................................................................8
1.2 Features ........................................................................ 10
2. Installation ................................................................ 13
2.1 Before You First Installing................................................. 13
2.2 Summary of RAID Storage Setup Steps .............................. 14
• For macOS .................................................................... 14
• For Windows .................................................................. 15
2.3 RAID Storage View .......................................................... 16
2.4 Setting Up RAID Storage .................................................. 23
2.4.1 Physically Install RAID Storage and Drives ..................... 23
2.4.2 Mac Users ................................................................. 32
2.4.2.1 Install the MRAID Software ..................................... 32
2.4.2.2 Configure RAID Volumes ......................................... 37
2.4.2.3 Format and Partition RAID Volumes .......................... 40
2.4.2.4 Make A Bootable RAID Volume ................................ 42
2.4.2.5 Unmounting RAID Volumes ..................................... 42
2.4.3 Windows Users .......................................................... 44
2.4.3.1 Install the MRAID Software ..................................... 44
2.4.3.2 Configure RAID Volumes ......................................... 48
2.4.3.3 Format RAID Volumes ............................................ 51
2.4.3.4 Unmounting RAID Volumes ..................................... 51
3. ArcHTTP Configuration .............................................. 53
• General Configuration ..................................................... 53
• Mail (Alert by Mail) Configuration ..................................... 54
• SNMP Traps Configuration ............................................... 55
• Rescan Device Configuration ............................................ 57
• Collect Support Data ...................................................... 57
4. Web Browser-based Configuration ........................... 58
4.1 Start-up McRAID Storage Manager .................................... 59
• McRAID Storage Manager from Local Administration (In-Band)
...................................................................................... 59
• McRAID Storage Manager Through LAN Port (Out-of-Band) .. 60
4.2 McRAID Main Window ...................................................... 60
4.3 Main Menu .................................................................... 61
4.4 Quick Function ................................................................ 61
4.5 Raid Set Functions .......................................................... 62