About This Book

Who Should Use This Book

This book is for people who operate or service a RISC system that contains one or
moreAdvanced SerialRAID Adapters. To follow the instructions in this book, you should
be familiar with the basic operational procedures for a RISC system.

What This Book Contains

Part 1 of this book is mainly for the user.It describes:
vTheAdvanced SerialRAIDAdapters
vSSAloops
vThe RAID facilities that are provided by the adapter
vHow to use the SSASMIT menus
vHow to use the RAID configuration utility to configure arrays of SSAdisk drives, and
how to deal with problems such as the failure of a disk drive in a RAID array
vHow to use the SSASpare Tool
vHow to configure the Fast-Write feature
vSSAerror logs
vHow to use the SSACommand Line Interface
vHow to use the programming interface
Part 2 of this book is mainly for service representatives. It describes:
vGeneral technical topics about theAdvanced SerialRAID Adapters
vRemoval and replacement procedures
vHow to use the SSACommand Line Utilities
vThe SSAservice aids
vProblem determination procedures, including Service Request Numbers (SRNs) and
Maintenance analysis procedures (MAPs)
The appendix contains the communications statements for the adapter.
Aglossary and an index are provided.

If You Need More Information

The Problem Solving Guide and Reference, SC23-2204, is the first book you should
use if you have a problem with your system.
Other books that you might need are:
vThe operator guide for your system
vDiagnostic Information for Multiple Bus Systems, SA38-0509
vTechnicalReference for your adapter

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