Promise Technology SX8300, FASTTRAK SX4300 user manual Introduction, About This Manual

Chapter 1: Introduction

•About This Manual, below

•Product Overview (page 2)

•WebPAM Management Software (page 3)

Thank you for purchasing one of Promise Technology’s FastTrak SX4300 or SX8300 RAID controllers.

About This Manual

This User Manual describes how to setup, use and maintain the FastTrak RAID controller. It also describes how to use the Promise Array Management (PAM) RAID management software.

This manual includes a full table of contents, chapter task lists and numerous cross-references to help you find the specific information you are looking for.

Also included are four levels of notices:

Note

A Note provides helpful information such as hints or alternative ways of doing a task.

Important

An Important calls attention to an essential step or point required to complete a task. Important items include things often missed.

Caution

A Caution informs you of possible equipment damage or loss of data and how to avoid them.

Warning

A Warning notifies you of probable equipment damage or loss of data, or the possibility of physical injury, and how to avoid them.

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