nStor NexStor 4700F Series, User Manual

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About this Manual
Typographical Conventions
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Typographical Conventions
The following typographical conventions are used in the user’s guide:
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Menu items are displayed in the format: “Array Configuration menu,
choose View Unused Drives.”
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Code font
will indicate literal text used in examples.
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Italic code font
indicates a replaceable or variable item in code.
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Italic text indicates the item that is selected or chosen.
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Key strokes are enclosed in brackets, e.g., <Esc>, <K>, or <Enter>.
Features
The NexStor 4700F Series Storage Systems are designed for lower cost high capacity
or high performance applications.
The following are major features of the NexStor 4700F Series RAID Storage
Systems:
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2Gb/sec Fibre Channel-to-Serial ATA storage system.
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Hot pluggable Serial ATA disk drives, 12 per enclosure.
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Hot pluggable cooling fan module with dual in-line fans.
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A standard AC power supply system with an option for a redundant second
power supply.
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Optional DC power supply system with an option for a redundant second
power supply.
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Supports SES (SCSI Enclosure Services), an industry standard enclosure
management and onboard environmental monitoring interface.
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Designed to fit standard 19-inch rack enclosures or a deskside tower.
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Front panel LEDs provide notifications of system component status, and
logical and physical drive status.
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Supports up to 12 drives per array.
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Supports up to 12 arrays (12, 1-drive arrays using RAID level 0).
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RAID Controller uses an Intel XScale 600MHz RISC processor.
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