Fujitsu ETERNUS AF250 S2 Manuals

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  Table of Contents
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  About This Manual
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  Document Conventions
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  Intended Audience

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1 Function

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  Table 1 Function
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    RAID Functions
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      Supported RAID
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      Figure 1 RAID0 Concept
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      Figure 2 RAID1 Concept
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      Figure 3 RAID1+0 Concept
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      Figure 4 RAID5 Concept
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      Figure 5 RAID5+0 Concept
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      Figure 6 RAID6 Concept
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      Figure 7 RAID6-FR Concept
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      Table 2 RAID Level Comparison
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      User Capacity (Logical Capacity)
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      Table 3 Formula for Calculating User Capacity for Each RAID Level
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      Table 4 User Capacity Per Drive
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      RAID Group
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      Table 5 RAID Group Types and Usage
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      Figure 8 Example of a RAID Group
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      Table 6 Recommended Number of Drives Per RAID Group
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      Volume
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      Figure 9 Volume Concept
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      Table 7 Volumes That Can Be Created
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      Hot Spares
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      Figure 10 Hot Spares
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      Table 8 Hot Spare Selection Criteria
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    Data Protection
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      Data Block Guard
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      Figure 11 Data Block Guard
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      Disk Drive Patrol
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      Figure 12 Disk Drive Patrol
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      Redundant Copy
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      Figure 13 Redundant Copy Function
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      Rebuild
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      Figure 14 Rebuild
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      Fast Recovery
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      Figure 15 Fast Recovery
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      Copyback/Copybackless
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      Figure 16 Copyback
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      Figure 17 Copybackless
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      Protection (Shield)
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      Figure 18 Protection (Shield)
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    Operations Optimization (Deduplication/Compression and Storage Virtualization)
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      Deduplication/Compression
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      Figure 19 Deduplication/Compression Overview
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      Figure 20 Deduplication Overview
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      Figure 21 Compression Overview
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      Table 9 Deduplication/Compression Function Specifications
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      Table 10 Method for Enabling the Deduplication/Compression Function
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      Table 11 Volumes That Are to Be Created Depending On the Selection of "Deduplication" and "Compression
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      Table 12 Deduplication/Compression Setting for Tpps Where the Target Volumes Can Be Created
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      Figure 22 Details of the Deduplication/Compression Function
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      Table 13 Target Deduplication/Compression Volumes of Each Function
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      Thin Provisioning
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      Figure 23 Storage Capacity Virtualization
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      Table 14 TPP Maximum Number and Capacity
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      Table 15 Chunk Size According to the Configured TPP Capacity
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      Table 16 Levels and Configurations for a RAID Group That Can Be Registered in a TPP
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      Table 17 TPP Thresholds
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      Table 18 TPV Thresholds
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      Figure 24 TPV Balancing (When Allocating Disproportionate TPV Physical Capacity Evenly)
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      Figure 25 TPV Balancing (When Distributing Host Accesses Evenly After TPP Expansion)
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      Figure 26 TPV/FTV Capacity Optimization
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      Flexible Tier
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      Table 19 Chunk Size and Data Transfer Unit
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      Figure 27 FTV Configuration
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      Table 20 the Maximum Number and the Maximum Capacity of Ftsps
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      Table 21 Levels and Configurations for a RAID Group That Can Be Registered in a FTSP
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      Table 22 FTRP Thresholds
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      Table 23 FTV Thresholds
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      Figure 28 FTRP Balancing
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    Optimization of Volume Configurations
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      Table 24 Optimization of Volume Configurations
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      Figure 29 RAID Migration (When Data Is Migrated to a High Capacity Drive)
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      Figure 30 RAID Migration (When a Volume Is Moved to a Different RAID Level)
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      RAID Migration
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      Figure 31 RAID Migration
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      Figure 32 Logical Device Expansion (When Expanding the RAID Group Capacity)
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      Figure 33 Logical Device Expansion (When Changing the RAID Level)
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      Logical Device Expansion
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      Figure 34 LUN Concatenation
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      LUN Concatenation
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      Figure 35 LUN Concatenation (When the Concatenation Source Is a New Volume)
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      Figure 36 LUN Concatenation (When the Existing Volume Capacity Is Expanded)
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      Figure 37 Wide Striping
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      Wide Striping
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    Data Encryption
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      Encryption with Self Encrypting Drive (SED)
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      Figure 38 Data Encryption with Self Encrypting Drives (SED)
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      Firmware Data Encryption
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      Figure 39 Firmware Data Encryption
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      Key Management Server Linkage
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      Table 25 Functional Comparison Between the SED Authentication Key (Common Key) and Key Management Server
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      Figure 40 Key Management Server Linkage
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    User Access Management
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      Account Management
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      Figure 41 Account Management
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      Table 26 Available Functions for Default Roles
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      User Authentication
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      Table 27 Client Public Key (SSH Authentication)
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      Audit Log
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      Figure 42 Audit Log
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    Improving Host Connectivity
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      Host Affinity
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      Figure 43 Host Affinity
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      Figure 44 Associating Host Groups, CA Port Groups, and LUN Groups
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      Iscsi Security
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    Environmental Burden Reduction
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    Figure 45 Power Consumption Visualization
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    Operation Management/Device Monitoring
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      Operation Management Interface
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      Table 28 ETERNUS Web GUI Operating Environment
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      Performance Information Management
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      Event Notification
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      Figure 46 Event Notification
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      Table 29 Levels and Contents of Events That Are Notified
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      Table 30 SNMP Specifications
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      Device Time Synchronization
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      Figure 47 Device Time Synchronization
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    Power Control
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      Power Synchronized Unit
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      Figure 48 Power Synchronized Unit
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      Remote Power Operation (Wake On LAN)
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      Figure 49 Wake On LAN
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    Backup (Advanced Copy)
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      Figure 50 Example of Advanced Copy
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      Table 31 Control Software (Advanced Copy)
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      Backup
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      Table 32 List of Functions (Copy Methods)
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      Table 33 Characteristics of Snapopc/Snapopc+ Operations with Each Type of Copy Destination Logical Volume
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      Figure 51 REC
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      Table 34 REC Data Transfer Mode
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      Figure 52 Restore OPC
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      Figure 53 EC or REC Reverse
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      Figure 54 Targets for the Multi-Copy Function
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      Figure 55 Multi-Copy
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      Figure 56 Multi-Copy (Including Snapopc+)
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      Figure 57 Multi-Copy (Using the Consistency Mode)
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      Figure 58 Multi-Copy (Case 1: When Performing a Cascade Copy for an REC Session in Consistency Mode)
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      Figure 59 Multi-Copy (Case 2: When Performing a Cascade Copy for an REC Session in Consistency Mode)
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      Figure 60 Cascade Copy
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      Table 35 Available Cascade Copy Combinations (When a Cascade Copy Performs Session 1 Followed By Session 2)
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      Table 36 Available Cascade Copy Combinations (When a Cascade Copy Performs Session 2 Followed By Session 1)
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      Figure 61 Cascade Copy (Using Three Copy Sessions)
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      Figure 62 Cascade Copy (Using Four Copy Sessions)
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    Performance Tuning
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      Striping Size Expansion
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      Table 37 Available Stripe Depth
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      Assigned Cms
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    Stable Operation Via Load Control
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      Quality of Service (Qos)
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      Figure 63 Assigned Cms
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      Figure 64 Qos
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      Figure 65 Copy Path Bandwidth Limit
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      Host Response
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      Figure 66 Host Response
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      Storage Cluster
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      Figure 67 Storage Cluster
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      Figure 68 Mapping Tfovs, TFO Groups, and CA Port Pairs
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      Table 38 Storage Cluster Function Specifications
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    Data Migration
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      Storage Migration
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      Figure 69 Storage Migration
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    Non-Disruptive Storage Migration
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    Figure 70 Non-Disruptive Storage Migration
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    Table 39 Specifications for Paths and Volumes Between the Local Storage System and the External Storage System
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    Server Linkage Functions
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      Oracle VM Linkage
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      Figure 71 Oracle VM Linkage
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      Vmware Linkage
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      Figure 72 Vmware Linkage
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      Figure 73 VVOL (Operational Configuration)
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      Figure 74 VVOL (System Configuration)
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      Table 40 Maximum VVOL Capacity
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      Table 41 VVOL Management Information Specifications
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      Veeam Storage Integration
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      Figure 75 Veeam Storage Integration
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      Table 42 Volume Types That Can Be Used with Veeam Storage Integration
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      Microsoft Linkage
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      Figure 76 Microsoft Linkage
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      Openstack Linkage
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      Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
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      Figure 77 Logical Volume Manager (LVM)
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    Smart Setup Wizard
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    Table 43 Guideline for the Number of Drives and User Capacities (When 1.92TB Ssds Are Installed)
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    Figure 78 RAID Configuration Example (When 12 Ssds Are Installed)

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2 Connection Configuration

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  SAN Connection
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    Host Interface
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    Table 44 Ethernet Frame Capacity (Jumbo Frame Settings)
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    Access Method
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    Figure 79 Single Path Connection (When a SAN Connection Is Used - Direct Connection)
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    Figure 80 Single Path Connection (When a SAN Connection Is Used - Switch Connection)
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    Figure 81 Multipath Connection (When a SAN Connection Is Used - Basic Connection Configuration)
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    Figure 82 Multipath Connection (When a SAN Connection Is Used - Switch Connection)
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    Figure 83 Multipath Connection (When a SAN Connection Is Used - for Enhanced Performance)
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  Remote Connections
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    Figure 84 Example of Non-Supported Connection Configuration (When Multiple Types of Remote Interfaces Are In- Stalled in the Same ETERNUS DX/AF)
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    Figure 85 Example of Supported Connection Configuration (When Multiple Types of Remote Interfaces Are Installed in the Same ETERNUS DX/AF)
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    Figure 86 an FC Connection for a Remote Copy Between ETERNUS DX/AF Storage Systems (When Redundant Paths Are Used)
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    Figure 87 an FC Connection for a Remote Copy Between ETERNUS DX/AF Storage Systems (When Lines Are Used)
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    Figure 88 an Iscsi Connection for a Remote Copy Between ETERNUS DX/AF Storage Systems (When Lines Are Used)
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    Remote Interfaces
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    Connectable Models
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    Table 45 Connectable Models and Available Remote Interfaces
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  LAN Connection
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    LAN for Operation Management (MNT Port)
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    Figure 89 Connection Example Without a Dedicated Remote Support Port
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    Figure 90 Connection Example When the IP Address of the Slave CM Is Set
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    LAN for Remote Support (RMT Port)
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    Figure 91 Overview of the AIS Connect Function
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    Figure 92 Security Features
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    Figure 93 Connection Example with a Dedicated Remote Support Port
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    LAN Control (Master CM/Slave CM)
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    Figure 94 Connection Example When the IP Address of the Slave CM Is Set
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    Figure 95 LAN Control (Switching of the Master CM)
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    Figure 96 LAN Control (When the IP Address of the Slave CM Is Set)
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    Network Communication Protocols
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    Table 46 LAN Port Availability
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  Power Supply Connection
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    Input Power Supply Lines
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    UPS Connection
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  Power Synchronized Connections
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    Power Synchronized Connections (PWC)
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    Figure 97 Power Supply Control Using a Power Synchronized Unit (When Connecting One or Two Servers)
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    Figure 98 Power Supply Control Using a Power Synchronized Unit (When Connecting Three or More Servers)
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    Power Synchronized Connections (Wake On LAN)
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    Figure 99 Power Supply Control Using Wake On LAN

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3 Hardware Configurations

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  Configuration Schematics
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  Figure 100 Minimum Configuration Diagram: ETERNUS AF250 S2
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  Figure 101 Minimum Configuration Diagram: ETERNUS AF250
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  Figure 102 Maximum Configuration Diagram: ETERNUS AF250 S2
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  Figure 103 Maximum Configuration Diagram: ETERNUS AF250
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  Figure 104 Enclosure Connection Path
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  Optional Product Installation Conditions
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    Host Interfaces
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    Drive Enclosures
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    Drives
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  Standard Installation Rules
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    Host Interface
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    Drive Enclosure
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    Figure 105 Host Interface Installation Diagram
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    Drive
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    Figure 106 Installation Diagram for 2.5" Drives
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  Recommended RAID Group Configurations
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  Figure 107 Drive Combination 1
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  Figure 108 Drive Combination 2
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  Figure 109 Drive Combination 3

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4 Maintenance/Expansion

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  Hot Swap/Hot Expansion
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    Hot Swap/Hot Expansion (ETERNUS AF250 S2)
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    Table 47 Hot Swap and Hot Expansion Availability for Components (ETERNUS AF250 S2)
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    Hot Swap/Hot Expansion (ETERNUS AF250)
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  User Expansion
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  Table 48 Hot Swap and Hot Expansion Availability for Components (ETERNUS AF250)
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  SSD Sanitization

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Function Specification List

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  List of Supported Protocols
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  Table 49 List of Supported Protocols
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  Target Pool for Each Function/Volume List
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    Target RAID Groups/Pools of Each Function
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    Target Volumes of Each Function
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  Combinations of Functions That Are Available for Simultaneous Executions
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    Table 50 Combinations of Functions That Can Be Executed Simultaneously (1/2)
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    Table 51 Combinations of Functions That Can Be Executed Simultaneously (2/2)
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    Capacity That Can Be Processed Simultaneously
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    Number of Processes That Can Be Executed Simultaneously

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  Table of Contents

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1 Component Names and LED Names

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  Controller Enclosures
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    Front
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    Rear
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    Figure 1 Front View of a Controller Enclosure
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    Figure 2 Rear View of a Controller Enclosure
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    Components (Front)
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    Figure 3 Operation Panel
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    Table 1 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Operation Panel)
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    Figure 4 Drives
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    Figure 5 Drive Slot Numbers
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    Table 2 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Drive)
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    ETERNUS AF250 S2 Components (Rear)
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    Figure 6 Controllers
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    Table 3 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Controller)
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    Figure 7 Host Interface for FC Cable Connection (Installed in a Controller)
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    Figure 8 Host Interface for FC Cable Connections (Equipped with SFP+ Modules in All Ports and Installed in the Controllers)
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    Figure 9 Host Interface for Copper Twinax Cable Connection (Installed in a Controller)
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    Figure 10 Iscsi 10Gbit/S (10GBASE-T) Interface (Installed in a Controller)
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    Figure 11 Power Supply Units
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    Table 4 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Power Supply Unit)
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    ETERNUS AF250 Components (Rear)
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    Figure 12 Controllers
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    Table 5 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Controller)
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    Figure 13 Host Interface for FC Cable Connection (Installed in a Controller)
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    Figure 14 Host Interface for Copper Twinax Cable Connection (Installed in a Controller)
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    Figure 15 Iscsi 10Gbit/S (10GBASE-T) Interface (Installed in a Controller)
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    Figure 16 Power Supply Unit
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    Table 6 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Power Supply Unit)
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  Drive Enclosures
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    Front
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    Rear
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    Figure 17 Front View of a Drive Enclosure
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    Figure 18 Rear Views of a Drive Enclosure
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    Components (Front)
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    Figure 19 Operation Panel (Drive Enclosure)
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    Table 7 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Operation Panel (Drive Enclosure))
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    Figure 20 Drives
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    Figure 21 Drive Slot Numbers (Drive Enclosure)
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    Table 8 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Drive)
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    Components (Rear)
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    Figure 22 I/O Module (Drive Enclosure)
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    Table 9 Status and Meanings of Each LED (I/O Module)
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    Figure 23 Power Supply Unit (Drive Enclosure)
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    Table 10 Status and Meanings of Each LED (Power Supply Unit (Drive Enclosure))
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  Power Distribution Units (For Regions Other Than the EMEIA, Central American, and Caribbean Re- Gions)
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    Power Distribution Units (1U)
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    Figure 24 Power Distribution Unit (AC200-240V, 1U, 4 Outlets)
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    Figure 25 Power Distribution Unit (AC200-240V, 1U, 4 Outlets)
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    Power Distribution Units (2U)
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    Figure 26 Power Distribution Unit (AC200-240V, 2U, 12 Outlets)
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    Figure 27 Power Distribution Unit (AC200-240V, 2U, 16 Outlets)
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    Figure 28 Power Distribution Unit (AC200-240V, 2U, 16 Outlets)

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2 Basic Operation

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  Powering On and Off
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    Switching On and Off the Main Line Switch On the Power Distribution Unit (For Regions Other Than the EMEIA, Central American, and Caribbean Regions)
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    Figure 29 ON Position (Marked "|") of the Main Line Switches On a 1U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 30 ON Position of the Main Line Switches On a 1U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 31 ON Position (Marked "|") of the Main Line Switches On a 2U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 32 ON Position of the Main Line Switches On a 2U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 33 OFF Position (Marked "¡") of the Main Line Switches On a 1U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 34 OFF Position of the Main Line Switches On a 1U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 35 OFF Position (Marked "¡") of the Main Line Switches On a 2U Power Distribution Unit
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    Figure 36 OFF Position of the Main Line Switches On a 2U Power Distribution Unit
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    Switching On and Off the PSU Switch On the Power Supply Unit
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    Figure 37 ON Position (Marked "|") of the PSU Switch On a Power Supply Unit
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    Figure 38 OFF Position (Marked "¡") of the PSU Switch of a Power Supply Unit
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    Powering On
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    Powering Off
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  Using the FUNCTION Button

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3 Storage System Monitoring

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  Checking LED Status
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  Displaying Status Via ETERNUS Web GUI
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  Figure 39 ETERNUS Web GUI Screen
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  Table 11 General Status of ETERNUS Web GUI
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  Displaying Status Via ETERNUS CLI
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  Event Notification
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  Table 12 General Status of ETERNUS CLI
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  Figure 40 Event Notification
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  Audit Log
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  Figure 41 Audit Log

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4 Process Time (Estimated)

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  Volume Formatting Time
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  Table 13 Volume Formatting Time
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  Rebuild/Copyback Process Time
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  Table 14 Rebuild Process Time
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  Table 15 Copyback Process Time

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5 Component Expansion/Function Enhancement

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  Installing Additional Drives
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    Installable Drives
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    Drive Handling Instructions
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    Additional Drive Installation Procedure
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  Installing Additional Drive Enclosures
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    Installable Drive Enclosures
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    Drive Enclosure Handling Instructions
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    Additional Drive Enclosure Installation Procedure
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  License Registration
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  Installing Long Wave SFP+ Modules (16Gbit/S)
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    Installation Rules for Long Wave SFP+ Modules (16Gbit/S)
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    Installable Long Wave SFP+ Modules (16Gbit/S)
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    SFP+ Module Handling Instructions
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    Long Wave SFP+ Modules (16Gbit/S) Installation Procedure
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  Adding Servers
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    RAID Group Creation
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    Volume Creation
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    Connection Setup

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6 Maintenance

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  Periodic Backup
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  Maintenance Service
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    Maintenance Support Period
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    Replacing Batteries
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    Related Service

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7 Troubleshooting

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  Check List
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  Required Information for Inquiries

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  Table of Contents

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Preface

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1 Overview of Non-Stop Storage Solution

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  Features of Non-Stop Storage Solution
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  Suitable Systems for Non-Stop Storage
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  Protecting Investment and Optimizing Investment Cost
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  FUJITSU Storage ETERNUS SF Software for Non-Stop Storage Operation

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2 System Configuration

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  Example of a Non-Stop Storage Configuration
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    Management Server
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    Example of a Non-Stop Storage Configuration (With Redundant Management Servers)
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  Hardware Layout
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  Workflow for System Configuration

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3 Conclusion