Chapter 1 - Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1
Configurations .......................................................................................................................................... 1
Understanding RAID...................................................................................................................................... 2
RAID 0................................................................................................................................................. 2
RAID 1................................................................................................................................................. 2
RAID 0+1............................................................................................................................................. 3
RAID 3................................................................................................................................................. 3
RAID 5................................................................................................................................................. 4
RAID 6................................................................................................................................................. 4
S a f e ty S ta te m e n ts . ..................................................................................................................................... 5
U n p a c k in g................................................................................................................................................. 5
Temperature ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Air Flow ............................................................................................................................................... 6
L o c a tin g C o m p o n e n ts ................................................................................................................................ 6
Rear View of the unit ........................................................................................................................... 7
FRU replacement ................................................................................................................................. 7
Cooling Fan ..................................................................................................................................... 7
RAID Controller.............................................................................................................................. 8
Drive Carrier ................................................................................................................................... 9
Configuration Menu Tree................................................................................................................... 14
Front Panel Operation ........................................................................................................................ 14
I n itia l C o n f ig u r a tio n ................................................................................................................................ 16
Q u ic k F u n c tio n s................................................................................................................................. 16
R A I D S e t F u n c tio n s........................................................................................................................... 17
Create a RAID Set ...................................................................................................................... 17
Delete RAID Set............................................................................................................................ 18
Expand RAID Set .......................................................................................................................... 19
Activate RAID Set......................................................................................................................... 19
Create Hot Spare ........................................................................................................................... 20
Delete Hot Spare ........................................................................................................................... 20
Rescue RAID Set........................................................................................................................... 21
Create a Volume Set...................................................................................................................... 22
Delete Volume Set......................................................................................................................... 24
Modify Volume Set ....................................................................................................................... 24
Check Volume Set......................................................................................................................... 25
Stop Volume Set Check................................................................................................................. 26
Physical D rives................................................................................................................................. 26
Create Pass Through...................................................................................................................... 26
Modify Pass Through .................................................................................................................... 27
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