Advantech DNS-3200

CHAPTER

Configuration

This section explains how to install the

DNS-3200 chassis.

This section includes:

• Configuration Settings

Contents

Main Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Page Contents Chapter 1 Introduction..................................................... 2 Chapter 2 Chassis Description and Installation........... 10 Chapter 3 Configuration................................................. 24 Chapter 4 Managing Arrays and Disks......................... 40 Page Page Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 About the Product 1.1.1 Hardware Features 1.1.2 Software Features 1.1.3 System Protection Page 1.1.4 Product Appearance The front panel is as shown below: Figure 1.1: DNS-3200 Front panel The rear panel is as shown below: Figure 1.2: DNS-3200 Rear panel 1.2 Panel Indicators Page Page Page 2.2 Chassis Installation 2.2.1 Important Safety Guidelines 2.2.2 Tools Needed 2.2.3 Accessing the SCA Drive Tray and Installing a HDD 2.2.4 Accessing the 760W Power Supply Page Page Page 2.2.5 Rack Installation Page Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 3 Configuration 3.1 Configuration Settings 3.1.1 Turning the system on for the first time Page Page Page Page 3.1.2 WSS2003 Activation Page Page Page Page 3.1.3 Network configuration setting Page Page Page Page Page Chapter 4 Managing Arrays and Disks 4.1 RAID Minimum Disk Requirements 4.2 Understanding Array and Disk States Page Page Page 4.3 Starting and Stopping Tasks 4.4 Working with Spares 4.4.1 About Sparing Options 4.4.2 Using Distributed Sparing Page 4.4.3 Using Dedicated Sparing Page 4.4.4 Using Global Sparing BIOS Configuration Utility Chapter 5 Using the BIOS Configuration Utility 5.1 When to Use the BIOS Configuration Utility 5.2 Color Codes for the BIOS Array Config Utility 5.3 Initializing Disks from the BIOS 5.4 Creating Arrays from the BIOS Page Page Page 5.5 Deleting Arrays from the BIOS 5.6 Swapping Arrays from the BIOS Page 5.7 Hiding or Unhiding Arrays from the BIOS 5.8 Viewing Disk Details from the BIOS 5.9 Viewing Array Details from the BIOS 5.10 Rescanning All Channels from the BIOS 5.11 Changing Controller Options from the BIOS Page 5.12 Continue Booting from the BIOS Page Page Chapter 6 RAID Console Operations 6.1 RAID Console Management Page Page Page 6.1.1 Mirror Split Page 6.1.2 Online RAID Level Migration Page Page System Maintenance Chapter 7 System Maintenance 7.1 System Protection & Repairs 7.1.1 Operating System Split Page 7.1.2 Operating System Swap Page Page Page 7.1.3 Operating System Repair Page Page Page Page Appendix A Hardware Specifications Table A.1: Hardware Specifications