CONFIGURATION METHOD
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2.
Configuration Methods
After the hardware installation, the SATA disk drives connected to the
RAID controller must be configured and the volume set units initialized
before they are ready to use. This can be accomplished by one of the
following methods:
• Rear panel touch-control keypad.
• VT100 terminal connected through the controller’s serial port.
• Firmware-embedded & web browser-based RAID manager/SNMP a-
gent/SMTP via the controller’s 10/100 LAN port.
Those user interfaces can access the built-in configuration and admin
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istration utility that resides in the controller’s firmware. They provide
complete control and management of the controller and disk arrays,
eliminating the need for additional hardware or software.
Note:
The RAID controller allows only one method to access menus
at a time.
2
.1 Using local touch-control
Keypad
The rear panel keypad and liquid crystal display (LCD) is the pri-
mary user interface for the RAID controller. All configuration and
management of the controller and its properly connected disk ar-
rays can be performed from this interface.
The rear panel keypad and LCD are connected to the RAID con-
troller to access the built-in configuration and administration util
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ity that resides in the controller’s firmware. Complete control and
management of the array’s physical drives and logical units can be
performed from the rear panel, requiring no additional hardware
or software drivers for that purpose.
