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PYRO DV RaidRT User’s Guide
Table Of Contents
Chapter 1 : Introduction
Features
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General RAID concepts
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RAID Level 0
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RAID Level 1
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RAID Level 3
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RAID Level 5
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Summary Comparison of RAID Levels 10
Supported RAID Levels
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Chapter 2 : Getting Started
General Overview
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Unpacking & Checklist
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Choosing a place for Disk Array
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Identifying Parts of Disk Array
Front View
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Rear View
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Power Source
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Installing the Hard Disk Drive
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Power-On & Self-Test
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LED Display & Function Keys
LED Display
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Function Keys
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LCD Status Panel
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Host Linkage
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Chapter 3 : Confi guration
General Overview
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Confi guration from the Front Panel
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Confi guration Procedures
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Starting the Confi guration
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Confi guration from VT100
Terminal Mode
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Confi guration Procedures
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Main Screen
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Re-confi g RAID
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Set RAID Level
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Hot Spare Disk
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Password
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Save & Restart
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Chapter 4 : Advanced Information
Memory Expansion
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RAID Controller Block Diagram
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Updating Firmware 30
Setting Up VT100 Terminal
Emulation in Windows 30
Start to Update Firmware
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Chapter 5 : Hot Swap
Removing / Installing Hard Disk Drive
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Removing / Installing Cooling Fan
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Appendix
: Technical Specifi cations
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Service & Warranty
Service & Warranty
Service & Warranty
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