User Guide

Table Of Contents

AMD-RAIDXpert2 User Guide

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Preface

This user guide:

 Provides information about arrays, disks, and RAID levels (RAID types).

 Describes how to improve storage system performance or reliability by understanding array

and disk tasks and options.

 Describes how to acquire and load RAIDXpert2 drivers for Windows

and Linux

operating

systems.

 Describes the features and procedures for using RAIDXpert2, which is the RAIDXpert2 GUI.

Intended Audience

This user guide is intended for use by system administrators and technicians who are experienced

with the following:

 Direct Attached Storage (DAS), Storage Area Network (SAN), or Network Attached Storage

(NAS) operators

 Network administration

 Network installation

 Storage system installation and configuration

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for installing and configuring this product include familiarity with:

 Servers and computer networks

 RAID and input/output signal technology (such as SCSI, or SATA)

 Fibre Channel and Ethernet protocols