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Quantum DXi8500 User’s Guide
Network Attached Storage (NAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
OpenStorage (OST) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
DXi8500 Storage Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
System Node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Metadata Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Array Modules (1TB and 2TB Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Array Modules (3TB Hard Drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Expansion Modules (1TB and 2TB Hard Drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Expansion Modules (3TB Hard Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
DXi Advanced Reporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Chapter 2
Basic Operations
31
DXi8500 Components and Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
System Node. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Metadata Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Array Modules and Expansion Modules (1TB and 2TB Hard
Drives). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Array Modules and Expansion Modules (3TB Hard Drives) . . . 62
Fibre Channel Switch (1TB and 2TB Systems Only) . . . . . . . . . 70
Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
RPS for Ethernet Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power Strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Powering on the DXi8500 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Shutting Down the DXi8500 System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Relocating the DXi8500 System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Best Practices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Licensing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Virtual Media – How Many and What Size? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Locating the DXi8500 System Serial Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Chapter 3
DXi8500 Remote Management
99
Accessing Remote Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Supported Browsers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Logging On to the DXi8500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Logging Off of the DXi8500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Summary of Contents for DXi8500
Page 1: ...User s Guide Quantum DXi8500 with DXi 2 2 1 Software 6 67205 04 Rev B...
Page 30: ...Preface xxx Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide...
Page 182: ...Chapter 4 DXi8500 Configuration Wizards Support Wizard 152 Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide...
Page 194: ...Chapter 5 DXi8500 Home Page Current Activity Overview 164 Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide...
Page 251: ...Chapter 6 DXi8500 Replication Reports Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide 221...
Page 252: ...Chapter 6 DXi8500 Replication Reports 222 Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide...
Page 478: ...Chapter 10 DXi8500 Utilities Reboot Shutdown 448 Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide...
Page 508: ...Appendix B Troubleshooting Common Problems and Solutions 478 Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide...
Page 516: ...Appendix C Regulatory Statements 486 Quantum DXi8500 User s Guide Declaration of Conformity...