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Preface
Audience and Purpose
This guide describes how to install and operate an RDX QuikStation appliance and is intended
for use by anyone deploying an RDX QuikStation into their network environment. Familiarity
with system and network configuration is highly recommended.
The information in this guide applies to both the RDX QuikStation 4 and the RDX
QuikStation 8. When there is a significant operational difference, then either the RDX
QuikStation 4 or RDX QuikStation 8 is specified for each difference.
Organization
The following sections are included in this guide:
Overview
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Chapter 1, “Product Overview,”
provides an overview of the features and components of
the RDX QuikStation.
Installation and Setup
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Chapter 2, “Initial Setup and Configuration,”
describes information on how to rack-
mount, connect, and initially configure the RDX QuikStation.
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Chapter 3, “iSCSI Configuration,”
describes how to connect host computers to RDX
QuikStation iSCSI targets, including how to set up iSCSI security.
Using the RDX QuikStation Web Interface
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Chapter 4, “System Configuration,”
describes RDX QuikStation system configuration
tasks, such as network configuration and user account management.
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Chapter 5, “Logical Device Management,”
provides information about the logical device
interface.
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Chapter 6, “Manage Tape Library Configurations,”
shows how to do additional
configuration tasks from the Logical Device interface.
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Chapter 7, “Physical Device Management,”
provides information about the Physical
Device interface, including ejecting RDX cartridges and reformatting and cloning data.
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Chapter 8, “System Maintenance,”
describes RDX QuikStation system maintenance
tasks, such as importing and exporting configuration files and updating firmware.
Supplemental Information
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Appendix A, “Troubleshooting,”
provides basic troubleshooting information.
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provides product specifications.
