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Chapter 1: DXi8500 System Description
Hard Drive Storage
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Quantum DXi8500 User’s Guide
Figure 3 DXi8500 Hard Drives
Individual drives are hot-swappable. RAID 6 provides data protection for
systems with two failing drives in the same RAID set.
Caution:
Changing drives is to be performed by qualified service
technicians using Quantum-approved procedures.
Removing hard drives during system operation may cause
loss of data or degraded system performance. Contact
Quantum customer support (see
Contacts
on page xxvii) to
report any hard drive failure.
The storage in the DXi8500 can be presented to host systems as virtual
tape storage inside a virtual tape library (VTL), as a NAS mount point, or,
in Symantec OpenStorage (OST) API environments as a Logical Storage
Unit (LSU). The DXi8500 can present its drive storage using multiple
protocols:
•
Virtual Tape Storage
•
Network Attached Storage (NAS)
•
OpenStorage (OST)
DXi Usage Scenarios
DXi storage presentations are optimized for backup usage rather than
file sharing. Backup application usage is typically characterized by:
• Aggregated name spaces and file contents.
• Limited direct, active file access.
Hard drive sled
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...