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CONFIGURATION METHOD
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3. Configuration Methods
After the hardware installation, the UDMA or SATA disk drives connect-
ed to the internal RAID subsystem must be configured and the volume
set units initialized before they are ready to use. This can be accom-
plished by one of the following methods:
• Front panel touch-control keypad.
• Bootable CD VT100 utility connected through the controller’s serial
port.
• VT100 terminal connected through the controller’s serial port.
• Using HTTP Proxy through the controller’s serial port to access web
browser-based RAID manager in Windows and Linux system.
• Firmware-embedded & web browser-based RAID manager/SNMP a
gent/SMTP via the controller’s 10/100 Ethernet LAN port.
Those user interfaces can access the built-in configuration and admin -
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 internal RAID subsystem allows only one method to access
menus at a time.
3.1 Using local front panel touch-control
keypad
The front panel keypad and liquid crystal display (LCD) is the pri-
mary user interface for the RAID subsystem. All configuration and
management of the controller and its properly connected disk ar-
rays can be performed from this interface.
The front panel keypad and LCD are connected to the RAID subsys-
tem to access the built-in configuration and administration util -
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 front panel, requiring no additional hardware
or software drivers for that purpose.
This technical manual provides, in quick reference form, proce-
dures that use the built-in LCD panel to configure and operate the
controller.