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About the Documentation
The complete documentation set for the SmartRAID VI product line
consists of three parts:
• The SmartRAID VI Installation Guide (this book), which contains
information that helps you to configure and install your
SmartRAID VI controller.
• The Storage Management Software User's Manual which describes
how to use the Storage Manager on ROM utility, DPT Storage
Manager software and the DPTUTIL command line utility.
• Storage Manager Online Help, which contains information about
using the Storage Manager software, using SCSI devices and
creating disk arrays.
The Storage Manager online help information contains both topical
and pop-up helps for Storage Manager, DPT products and RAID
concepts.
This Installation Guide contains 4 chapters and 2 appendices.
Chapter 1, Read This First – This chapter provides an overview of the
rest of the documentation and important notices.
Chapter 2, About Your New SmartRAID VI Controller – This chapter
describes the features of the SmartRAID VI controllers, and the
add-on modules that you can use with your controller.
Chapter 3, Configuration and Installation – This chapter provides
instructions about setting up device IDs and termination,
assembling the main board, expansion modules and DIMM and
SDRAM cache memory modules, selecting the proper cables, and
installing the controller into your system.
Chapter 4, Software Installation – This chapter provides
instructions for installing DPT device drivers and Storage Manager
for all supported operating systems. After the hardware is
configured and the disk arrays created, you can install the operating
system, SmartRAID VI drivers and the full, OS-specific version of
Storage Manager.
Appendix A, Assembly Drawings – This appendix provides outline
drawings of the SmartRAID VI circuit boards. These drawings assist
you in locating the various components on the boards.
Appendix B, Troubleshooting – This appendix is a list of common
problems and suggested solutions.
Read This First!
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