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Apple Xserve RAID: Using RAID 1.2 Admin and Disk Utility User Manual

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Preface

About Software for Xserve RAID Systems

This guide provides instructions for using RAID Admin and Fibre Channel Utility to
configure and monitor Xserve RAID systems and using Disk Utility to enhance
hardware RAID arrays. (For descriptions of RAID levels and the types of arrays you can
set up on an Xserve RAID system, see Chapter 7, “RAID Overview,” and Chapter 8,
“Planning RAID Storage for the Xserve RAID System,” in the

Xserve RAID User’s Guide.)

See Chapter 1, “Configuring an Xserve RAID System,” on page 7 for details on
configuring a system for the first time.

See Chapter 2, “Working With RAID Arrays,” on page 15 for instructions on creating and
deleting RAID arrays.

See Chapter 3, “Monitoring Status and Changing Settings,” on page 25 for information
on managing systems, changing settings, and getting details of a system alert.

See Chapter 4, “Using Advanced Features of RAID Admin,” on page 35 for information
on slicing arrays, expanding arrays, verifying or rebuilding parity, and LUN masking.