System information
Using the LCD Consolel
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Chapter 3: Using the LCD Console
3.1 Starting LCD Manipulation
The RAID system has a front LCD panel which supports a quick configuration and RAID monitoring. You can use the four
buttons on the LCD panel to manipulate the LCD configuration utility. Each state and display sequence is illustrated as
below:
Once the RAID system is powered on, the booting information starts to display on the LCD panel. If the system is ready,
status messages are displayed sequentially. If not, error messages are displayed and the system is halted. See the
details of status and emergent messages in the following section 3.2 LCD Messages.
3.1.1 Confirm password
To enter the menu, a password may be required depending on your settings. The default password is “0000”. Use the
buttons for password input. See the use of buttons as below.
UP/DOWN: Select the numbers 0 to 9, characters “a” to “z”.
ENT: Enter the selected character, or confirm the password if no character is selected.
ESC: Backspace, or go back to the status info if password is empty.
1. Boot up info
Press ENT
(Clear)
Press ENT
system fail
system ready
emergent events Press ESC
Press ESC
Password
passed
3. Error info
2. Emergent info 7. Confirm password
6. Menu
5. Configuration
4. Status info
Empty
Press ENT
(Clear)
Press UP/DOWN to select items
Press ESC/ENT to enter/exit sub-menu
Press ESC
(password error)
Press ESC
Press ESC or
1 minute time out
Figure 3-1 LCD manipulation procedure