Compaq Infortrend manual About This Manual

About This Manual

This manual provides all of the necessary information that a system administrator needs to configure and maintain one of Infortrend’s external RAID controllers or subsystems. For hardware-related information, please refer to the Hardware Manual that came with your RAID controller. Also available is the User’s Manual for the Java-based GUI RAID manager for remote and concurrent management of RAID systems.

The order of the chapters is arranged in accordance with the steps necessary for creating a RAID.

The terminal screen displays as well as the LCD messages may vary when using controllers running different firmware versions.

Chapter 1	introduces basic RAID concepts and configurations,
	including RAID levels, logical drives, spare drives,
	and the use of logical volumes. It is recommended
	that users unfamiliar with RAID technologies should
	read this chapter before creating a configuration.
Chapter 2	tells the user how to begin with a RAID. At the
	beginning of this chapter, we raise some basic
	questions of which the user should know the
	answers prior to creating a RAID.
Chapter 3	teaches the user how to configure the RS-232C
	terminal emulation interface and the connection
	through a LAN port.
Chapter 4	helps the user to understand screen messages on the
	LCD display.
Chapter 5	gives step-by-step instructions on creating a RAID
	using the LCD keypad panel.
Chapter 6	teaches the user how to interpret the information
	found on the RS-232 terminal emulation.
Chapter 7	gives step-by-step instructions on how to create a
	RAID via the RS-232 session.
Chapter 8	includes all the Fibre channel-specific functions
	implemented since the firmware release 3.12.
Chapter 9	provides the advanced options for RAID
	configuration. Some of the new functions from
	firmware release 3.11 and above are given the
	detailed explanations in this chapter.
Chapter 10	addresses the concerns regarding the redundant
	controller configuration and the configuration
	process.
Chapter 11	provides the recording forms with which a system
	administrator can make a record of his
	configuration.
Chapter 12	shows how to expand a configured array or logical
	volume.

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