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Setting the Time and Date Information

60

Chapter 5

Configuring the Systems Involved in the Backup Process

61

 

 

Mapping a Network Drive to the REO Appliance (Windows Only). . . . 61

 

 

Establishing Communication

61

Chapter 6

Changing the Volume Setup or Creating Logical Volumes

63

 

 

Using the Default Volume Setup

63

 

 

Changing the Volume Configuration

63

 

 

Selecting JBOD

64

 

 

Selecting a RAID Configuration

65

 

 

Creating Logical Volumes

71

Chapter 7

Configuring REO Devices as Disk or Tape Devices

73

 

 

Using Devices as Disk Devices

73

 

 

Creating Tape Devices

73

 

 

Changing a Device from Disk to Tape (Standard)

74

 

 

Changing a Device from Disk to Dynamic Tape

77

Chapter

8

Configuring External (SCSI) Devices

81

 

 

Detecting External Devices

81

 

 

Changing the iSCSI Target Name

84

Chapter

9

Associating Targets (Devices) and Initiators

87

 

 

Understanding How Initiators and Targets (Devices) are Connected . .

87

 

 

Reviewing iSCSI Naming Conventions

87

 

 

Reviewing How Targets (REO Devices) and

 

 

 

Initiators are Associated

89

 

 

Configuring Targets (REO Devices and

 

 

 

External Devices) and Initiators

91

 

 

Configuring REO Devices (Targets) and Initiators

92

 

 

Configuring the iSCSI Initiator with

 

 

 

Target (REO Device) and Initiator Assignments

95

 

 

Configuring External Devices (Targets) and Initiators

96

 

 

Configuring the iSCSI Initiator with

 

 

 

Target (External Device) and Initiator Assignments

97

 

 

Backing Up Your REO SoftKey (Post-Configuration)

97

Chapter 10

Working with the REO 9000

99

 

 

Logging On from Any System with Network Access

99

 

 

Understanding the Summary Pages

100

 

 

Reviewing the REO Device Summary Page

101

 

 

Reviewing the Initiator Summary Page

102

 

 

Reviewing the External Device Summary

103

 

 

Reviewing the External Initiator Summary Page

103

 

 

Reviewing How the Disk Drives are Numbered

104

 

 

Understanding What the LEDs Represent

104

 

 

Powering Down the REO Appliance

105

Chapter 11

Expanding Storage Capacity (Scalability)

107

 

 

Setting Up Additional REO Appliances in

 

 

 

an iSCSI Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

 

 

Setting Up Additional REO Appliances in an FC Topology

108

 

 

Attaching Each REO Appliance Separately

110

 

 

Expanding the Capacity of a REO 9000 by Adding Disk Drives

112

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