Advantech DNS-3200 user manual Managing Arrays and Disks

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CHAPTER 4

Managing Arrays and Disks

This section gives information about Arrays and Disks.

This sections includes:

•RAID Minimum Disk Requirements

•Arrays and Disk States

•Tasks and Spares

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Contents 3U Dual Intel Xeon Storage Server with 15 Sata Channels User’s ManualCopyright Acknowledgements Product Warranty 3 years FCC Class a Declaration of ConformityTechnical Support and Assistance FCC Class BDocument Feedback Unpacking Your Advantech DNS-3200Packing List Safety Instructions Wichtige Sicherheishinweise Page Safety Precaution Static Electricity General Electrical Safety Guidelines General Safety Guidelines ESD Safety Guidelines Removing the chassis covers Operation Safety Guidelines Before accessing the chassisReinstalling the chassis covers Before installing the chassis into a rackProduct Compliance Information Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC-Emissions Product SafetyContents Chapter RAID Console Operations Introduction About the Product Hardware FeaturesSystem Protection Software FeaturesDefault layouts may vary depending on the num Front panel is as shown below Product AppearanceDNS-3200 Rear panel Panel Indicators DNS-3200 User’s Manual Chassis Description and Installation Chassis Description Contents of the Accessory KitChassis Installation Important Safety GuidelinesSafety Steps Before accessing the chassis Accessing the SCA Drive Tray and Installing a HDD ProceduresTools Needed For Triple Redundant Power Supply- 3 x PWS-0050M Procedure Accessing the 760W Power SupplyDNS-3200 User’s Manual Procedure for Installing Chassis Rails Before installing the Chassis railsDNS-3200 User’s Manual Rack Installation DNS-3200 User’s Manual Page DNS-3200 User’s Manual Page DNS-3200 User’s Manual Configuration Turning the system on for the first time Configuration SettingsPage DNS-3200 User’s Manual Page DNS-3200 User’s Manual 2 WSS2003 Activation DNS-3200 User’s Manual 31Chapter3 DNS-3200 User’s Manual Vol/numbers.nspx Intel PROSet Network configuration settingTest Online Active Team Mode Adapter Fault Tolerance AFTNetwork configuration Adaptive Load Balancing ALB Swap Fault Tolerance SFTDynamic Link Aggregation Static Link AggregationManaging Arrays and Disks RAID Minimum Disk Requirements Understanding Array and Disk StatesArray States Offline Disk States Rescanning for Changes in State Starting and Stopping Tasks Working with Spares About Sparing OptionsDedicated Distributed Global Using Distributed Sparing To add a distributed spare while creating an array Distributed Spare field, click EnabledUsing Dedicated Sparing Distributed Spare field, click DisabledTo add a distributed spare while transforming an array Page Using Global Sparing Bios Configuration Utility Using the Bios Configuration Utility When to Use the Bios Configuration UtilityTo enter the Bios Configuration Utility Initializing Disks from the Bios Color Codes for the Bios Array Config UtilityTo initialize disks from the Bios Creating Arrays from the BiosTo create an array DNS-3200 User’s Manual Create an array Deleting Arrays from the Bios Swapping Arrays from the BiosTo Delete an Array Swap arrays To swap arraysTo hide or Unhide an array Hiding or Unhiding Arrays from the BiosTo view disk details Viewing Disk Details from the BiosRescanning All Channels from the Bios Viewing Array Details from the BiosArray Number Type Size State Name Cache setting DOS size To view array detailsChanging Controller Options from the Bios Change controller options Continue Booting from the Bios DNS-3200 User’s Manual RAID Console Opera- tions RAID Console Operations RAID Console ManagementRAID Console RAID list Disk State Area RAID State Area System I/O State DNS-3200 User’s Manual Page Mirror split as a preset option Mirror SplitMirror split as an advanced option Check Hide the newly Split off array Online RAID level migration Online RAID Level MigrationPage DNS-3200 User’s Manual System Maintenance System Protection & Repairs Operating System Split DNS-3200 User’s Manual Operating System Swap DNS-3200 User’s Manual Page DNS-3200 User’s Manual Operating System Repair DNS-3200 User’s Manual Page DNS-3200 User’s Manual Hardware Specifica- tions Table A.1 Hardware Specifications Appendix a Hardware SpecificationsEnvironment DNS-3200 User’s Manual