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Fibre to SAS/SATA II RAID Subsystem
User Manual 3
3.1 Powering On ..........................................................................................................................................................31
3.2 Disk Drive Installation.........................................................................................................................................32
3.2.1 Installing a SAS Disk Drive in a Disk Tray.........................................................................................32
3.2.2 Installing a SATA Disk Drive (Dual Controller Mode) in a Disk Tray.....................................34
Chapter 4 RAID Configuration Utility Options .................................................... 36
4.1 Configuration through Terminal....................................................................................................................36
4.2 Configuration through the LCD Panel.........................................................................................................42
4.2.1 Menu Diagram .............................................................................................................................................43
4.3 Configuration through web browser-based proRAID Manager.......................................................49
Chapter 5 RAID Management.................................................................................. 51
5.1 Quick Function ......................................................................................................................................................51
5.1.1 Quick Create..................................................................................................................................................51
5.2 RAID Set Functions..............................................................................................................................................53
5.2.1 Create RAID Set ...........................................................................................................................................53
5.2.2 Delete RAID Set ...........................................................................................................................................54
5.2.3 Expand RAID Set..........................................................................................................................................55
5.2.4 Offline RAID Set...........................................................................................................................................58
5.2.5 Activate Incomplete RAID Set................................................................................................................59
5.2.6 Create Hot Spare.........................................................................................................................................61
5.2.7 Delete Hot Spare.........................................................................................................................................62
5.2.8 Rescue Raid Set ...........................................................................................................................................63
5.3 Volume Set Function ..........................................................................................................................................64
5.3.1 Create Volume Set......................................................................................................................................64
5.3.2 Create Raid 30/50/60 ................................................................................................................................67
5.3.3 Delete Volume Set......................................................................................................................................68
5.3.4 Modify Volume Set.....................................................................................................................................69
5.3.4.1 Volume Set Expansion......................................................................................................................70
5.3.4.2 Volume Set Migration ......................................................................................................................71
5.3.5 Check Volume Set.......................................................................................................................................72
5.3.6 Schedule Volume Check...........................................................................................................................74
5.3.7 Stop Volume Check....................................................................................................................................75
5.4 Physical Drive.........................................................................................................................................................76
5.4.1 Create Pass-Through Disk .......................................................................................................................76
5.4.2 Modify a Pass-Through Disk ..................................................................................................................77
5.4.3 Delete Pass-Through Disk .......................................................................................................................78
5.4.4 Identify Enclosure........................................................................................................................................79
5.4.5 Identify Selected Drive..............................................................................................................................80
5.5 System Controls....................................................................................................................................................81
5.5.1 System Configuration................................................................................................................................81