Chapter 2 Installation
2.1 Pre-cautions
2.1.1 Features of the RAIDON SAS series products
Features of the RAIDON SAS series products:
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Employs 2.5” SATA HDD
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Dual SAS tunnel
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Support RAID 6
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Support hot swap
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N-way mirroring
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Snapshot function
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GUI
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Volume based share/exclusive cache configuration
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Support S.M.A.R.T
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Support SAF-TE
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Disk roaming
The RAIDON SAS series products may provide non-stop services with high fault tolerance when
installed properly.
The RAIDON SAS series products connect to related system via the SAS interface and can be
configured at any RAID level for reliable data protection. At RAID 6 level there can be 2 failed disks
without damaging existing data. Data stored in the damaged hard disk(s) can be recovered from that
kept in the normal running hard disks.
The RAIDON SAS series products are the best and most economical data storage backup solution for
small and medium enterprise users.
2.1.2 Confirmation of related items
Before installing your product please ensure the following items:
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When removing objects out of the shipping carton please ensure that all the items are in there and
not damaged
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Please read the latest release before updating your firmware
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Ensure your server is equipped with a SAS HBA card
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A piece of CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable for the GUI administration port
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Ready your storage system configuration plan
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Network data of the GUI administration port. For fixed IP please make the data of your IP address,
sub-network mask and default gateway available in advance. (Contact your MIS personnel for above
data.)
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Make all the hardware, power and wires for COM port and Administration port (LAN or RS232), ready
before powering on your system.
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