EMD Storage SecurStor 16i manuals

Emd storage SecurStor 16i Specifications (139 pages)

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SecurStor Astra ES

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Copyright ©2007

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Trademarks

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Table of Contents

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About This Manual

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Astra ES Overview

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Architectural Description

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Features and Benefits

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Specifications

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Warranty and Support

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FCC Statement

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CE Statement

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Unpacking the Astra ES

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Mounting Astra ES in a Rack

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Installing Disk Drives

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Configuring JBOD expansion:

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Configuring Cascaded Storage

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Connecting the Power

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Logging into Astra GUI

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Selecting a Language

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Perusing the Interface

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Logging out of Astra GUI

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Working with Subsystems

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Clearing NVRAM Events

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Viewing Lock Status

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Setting the Lock

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Managing Users

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Making User Settings

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Deleting a User

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Viewing User Sessions

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Logging out Other Users

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Managing SAS Connections

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Managing Storage Services

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Managing Software Services

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Managing SLP Settings

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Managing SNMP Settings

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Exporting the User Database

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Importing a User Database

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Viewing the Controllers

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Managing Enclosures

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Reconditioning a Battery

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Managing Buzzer Settings

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Testing the Buzzer

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Managing Physical Drives

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Adjustable Items

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Managing Disk Arrays

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Managing Disk Array Settings

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Creating a Logical Drive

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Rebuilding a Disk Array

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Running PDM on a Disk Array

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Managing Logical Drives

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Running Redundancy Check

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Managing Spare Drives

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Chapter 4: Maintenance

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Replacing a Power Supply

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Remove and Replace a Blower

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Replacing a Cache Battery

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Replacing a RAID Controller

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Single Controller Subsystem

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Introduction to RAID

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Data Mirror

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Disk Driv es

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Distributed Parity

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Data Stripe

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Choosing a RAID Level

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Choosing Stripe Size

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Choosing Sector Size

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Cache Policy

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LUN Affinity

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Capacity Coercion

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RAID Level Migration

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Media Patrol

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Transition

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Automatic Transition

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Manual Transition

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Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

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Status LED

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Dirty Cache LED

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Event Notification Response

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(Enclosure Events)

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(Media Patrol Events)

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(PDM Events)

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(Physical Disk Events)

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(PSU Fans Events)

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(Rebuild Events)

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(Spare Check Events)

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(Spare Drives Events)

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(SMART Events)

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(Synchronization Events)

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(System Events)

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Incomplete Array

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Physical Drive Problems

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Physical Drive Failed

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Enclosure Problems

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Appendix A: SNMP MIB Files

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