About This Manual
PixelStor 5000 User Manual
Rev. 1, May 2013
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Simple, Intuitive Configuration
- The web based management utility called the PixelStor
Storage Manager has been designed to be intuitive and extremely easy to use. It requires little
to no training. With the PixelStor Storage Manager, a system administrator can set up a system
in 6 simple steps. The utility allows you to:
Assign System IP address(s)
Select and name multiple drive groups and establish different RAID levels for each group.
Create and size virtual drives for each drive group. The system supports up to 256 LUNs.
Create a list of available hosts with WWN's and IP addresses
Present Volumes to Hosts
Establish access rights to each virtual drive with the option to enable powerful security
policies to each virtual disk. Add capacity, check system status, set email alerts in the event
of system problems.
System Management and Full Monitoring Capability
- RASILIENT Systems is committed to
developing storage arrays that reduce administrative complexity and management costs.
PixelStor 5000 comes with powerful remote management software that dramatically simplifies
setup and monitoring of storage volumes. The robust self-monitoring technology and automatic
notification service maximizes storage availability while minimizing the pressure on system
administrators. In the event of a hardware failure, PixelStor 5000 can automatically notify you
via email. The user interface also provides monitoring for each hardware module. The log
and all system information are kept in persistent memory, which can be recovered after reboot.
For remote diagnostics, the administrator can dump the whole log to a remote email address
with a single mouse click.
Non-disruptive On-Line Firmware Update
- Using PixelStor 5000, there is no need to take
your system down when upgrading the firmware. As part of the high-availability design,
PixelStor 5000 keeps mirrored copies of its System Software in flash on each controller. You
can upgrade the kernel on-line with no disruption of service.
