User guide

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About this Guide
This user guide explains how to install, configure, and use the DataDirect Networks
StorageScaler 2460 enclosure.
This user guide assumes that you are familiar with Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA
(SATA) technology, computer hardware, data storage, and network administration
terminology and tasks.
Terminology Used in this Guide
Because this user guide provides information that can be used to manage one or more
SS2460 enclosures in a variety of configurations, the generic term “storage space” is used to
refer to the controller, disk drives, and enclosures being used together for data storage.
Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this user guide are known to computer users
by multiple names. In this user guide, this terminology is used:
• I/O Controller (also known as an I/O module, or controller)
• Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)
• HBA (also known as Host Bus Adapter or SAS/SATA Adapter)