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Contents
3.
Operating the Storage System
35
Checking CHALLENGE RAID Storage System Status 36
Using the raid5 Command 37
Getting Device Names With getagent 38
Getting General System Information 39
Getting Information About Disks 39
Getting Information About Other Components 42
Displaying the CHALLENGE RAID Unsolicited Event Log 43
Shutting Down the CHALLENGE RAID Storage System 44
Restarting the CHALLENGE RAID Storage System 45
4.
Configuring Disks
49
Binding Disks Into RAID Units 49
Getting Disk Group (LUN) Information 53
Changing LUN Parameters 56
Dual Interfaces, Load Balancing, and Device Names 57
5.
Maintaining Disk Modules
59
Identifying and Verifying a Failed Disk Module 59
Setting Up the Workplace for Replacing or Installing Disk Modules 62
Replacing a Disk Module 63
Ordering Replacement Disk Modules 63
Unbinding the Disk 64
Removing a Failed Disk Module 65
Installing a Replacement Disk Module 69
Updating the Disk Module Firmware 71
Installing an Add-On Disk Module Array 72
Ordering Add-On Disk Module Arrays 72
Installing Add-On Disk Modules 73
Creating Device Nodes and Binding the Disks 77
