Managing Sas Connections; Viewing Sas Port Information; Making Sas Port Settings - Promise Technology 1000f series Product Manual
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VessRAID 1000f, 1000i, 1000s Product Manual
Managing SAS Connections
SAS connections deal with the VessRAID's two host data ports.
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Viewing SAS Port Information (page 262)
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Making SAS Port Settings (page 262)
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Viewing SAS Port Statistics (page 263)
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Viewing SAS Initiators (page 263)
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Working with iSCSI iSNS (page 258)
Viewing SAS Port Information
There are two SAS data ports on the controller. To view information about the
SAS ports:
1.
From the Main Menu, highlight SAS Management and press Enter.
2.
Highlight SAS Ports and press Enter.
3.
Highlight the port you want to see and press Enter.
The port information appears on the screen.
Adjustable Items
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Cable Signal Strength
See "Making SAS Port Settings" on page 262.
Making SAS Port Settings
There are two SAS data ports on the controller. To make settings to the SAS
ports:
1.
From the Main Menu, highlight SAS Management and press Enter.
2.
Highlight SAS Ports and press Enter.
3.
Highlight the port you want to see and press Enter.
4.
Highlight SAS Port Settings and press Enter.
5.
Highlight Cable Signal Strength, press the backspace key to erase the
current value, then type in the new value.
The range is 1 to 8. 1 is the default. Signal strength correlates to cable length
in meters. Example: If you have a 2 m SAS cable, set signal strength to 2. If
performance is unsatisfactory (see "Viewing SAS Port Statistics" on
page 263), try settings of 1 and 3, then use the best setting for your system.
6.
Press Ctrl-A to save your settings.
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