StorCase Technology FC-to-SCSI Single & Dual RAID - Manual (Page 7)

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StorCase Technology, Inc. FC-SCSI Dual RAID Module User's Guide - Rev. A01
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1
Packaging Information .................................................................................................. 1
Serial Number ................................................................................................................ 1
General Description ...................................................................................................... 2
Dual RAID Controller Module Unit Panel ............................................................... 4
INSTALLATION ...................................................................................................................... 6
Installing the Dual RAID Controller Module Unit into the InfoStation ........................... 7
Installing the RAID Backup Unit(s) into the InfoStation ............................................... 7
DUAL RAID CHANNEL CONFIGURATIONS ........................................................................ 11
CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................ 22
Configuration Overview ..................................................................................... 22
Starting the Administrator Utility ........................................................................ 22
InfoStation Serial Port Set-Up ............................................................................ 23
InfoStation Fibre Channel Speed Set-Up ........................................................... 24
Selecting Menu Options ..................................................................................... 27
Creating and Managing Arrays and Partitions .......................................................... 28
Creating Arrays .................................................................................................. 28
Creating a Single-Partition Array ....................................................................... 29
Creating a Multiple-Partition Array ..................................................................... 35
Managing Arrays ........................................................................................................ 37
Viewing Array and Drive Status Information ................................................... 37
Viewing Array Status ........................................................................................ 37
Viewing Drive Status ......................................................................................... 40
Stopping the Array Initialization Process .......................................................... 41
Adding a Partition ............................................................................................... 42
Verifying an Array ............................................................................................. 45
Viewing Verification Status ............................................................................... 46
Stopping the Verification ................................................................................... 47
Reconstructing an Array ................................................................................... 47
Expanding Array Capacity (OCE) ...................................................................... 48
Viewing Expand Status ..................................................................................... 51
Changing an Array Name ................................................................................... 51
Changing Array Ownership .............................................................................. 52
Trusting an Array ............................................................................................... 53
Deleting an Array ............................................................................................... 55
Managing Partitions .................................................................................................... 56
Understanding Partitions .................................................................................... 56
Viewing Partition Status Information ................................................................. 58
Viewing Partition Status .................................................................................... 58
Viewing Partition Statistics ................................................................................ 60
Resetting Partition Statistics .............................................................................. 63
Expanding a Partition .......................................................................................... 64
Changing a Partition Name ................................................................................. 66
Changing a Partition LUN ................................................................................... 67
Deleting a Partition .............................................................................................. 68