Compaq External RAID Controller & Subsystem Infortrend, Руководство по эксплуатации

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About This Manual
This manual provides all of the necessary information that a system
administrator needs to configure and maintain one of Infortrend’s
external RAID controllers or subsystems. For hardware-related
information, please refer to the
Hardware Manual that came with
your RAID controller. Also available is the User’s Manual for the
Java-based GUI RAID manager for remote and concurrent
management of RAID systems.
The order of the chapters is arranged in accordance with the steps
necessary for creating a RAID.
The terminal screen displays as well as the LCD messages may vary
when using controllers running different firmware versions.
Chapter 1 introduces basic RAID concepts and configurations,
including RAID levels, logical drives, spare drives,
and the use of logical volumes. It is recommended
that users unfamiliar with RAID technologies should
read this chapter before creating a configuration.
Chapter 2 tells the user how to begin with a RAID. At the
beginning of this chapter, we raise some basic
questions of which the user should know the
answers prior to creating a RAID.
Chapter 3 teaches the user how to configure the RS-232C
terminal emulation interface and the connection
through a LAN port.
Chapter 4 helps the user to understand screen messages on the
LCD display.
Chapter 5 gives step-by-step instructions on creating a RAID
using the LCD keypad panel.
Chapter 6 teaches the user how to interpret the information
found on the RS-232 terminal emulation.
Chapter 7 gives step-by-step instructions on how to create a
RAID via the RS-232 session.
Chapter 8 includes all the Fibre channel-specific functions
implemented since the firmware release 3.12.
Chapter 9 provides the advanced options for RAID
configuration. Some of the new functions from
firmware release 3.11 and above are given the
detailed explanations in this chapter.
Chapter 10 addresses the concerns regarding the redundant
controller configuration and the configuration
process.
Chapter 11 provides the recording forms with which a system
administrator can make a record of his
configuration.
Chapter 12 shows how to expand a configured array or logical
volume.