User guide
Table Of Contents
- MSA1000 User Guide
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Operating System Specific Information
- Chapter 3: MSA1000 Setup and Sample Configurations
- Chapter 4: Operation and Management
- Chapter 5: Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
- Installing the ACU on the Server
- Accessing the ACU
- Description of Screen Regions
- Configuring a New Controller
- Modifying an Existing Controller
- Probability of Logical Drive Failure
- Chapter 6: Command Line Interface (CLI)
- CLI Overview
- CLI Setup
- Help Commands
- Display Commands
- Array Controller Configuration Commands
- LUN Management Commands
- Server Connection Commands
- Selective Storage Presentation/Access Control List Commands
- Appendix A: Regulatory Compliance Notices
- Appendix B: Electrostatic Discharge
- Appendix C: Specifications
- Appendix D: Hard Drive Arrays
- Appendix E: Recovering from Hard Drive Failure
- Appendix F: Controller Display Messages
- Appendix G: Recovery ROM and ROM Cloning
- Appendix H: SCSI ID Assignments
- Index
Introduction
2 Modular SAN Array 1000 User Guide
About the MSA1000
The MSA1000 provides a high performance array controller in a 14-drive storage
cabinet, capable of 2 Gb/s speeds over Fibre Channel. It may be expanded by
adding two more storage cabinets for a total capacity of 42 Ultra 2 or Ultra3 SCSI
drives. The MSA1000 is compatible with 1 Gb/s and 2 Gb/s hub and fabric switch
interconnects and includes options for embedded switches and hubs.
Complete operating redundancy is supported, including redundancy while
expanding disk and unit volumes.
The MSA1000 can operate in standalone, dual-node, or multi-node cluster
environments, supporting multiple operating systems, including Microsoft
Windows®, Novell NetWare, Linux®, OpenVMS®, or Tru64 UNIX®.
This section discusses:
■ Features of the MSA1000
■ Supported software components
■ Front view of the MSA1000
■ Rear view of the MSA1000
■ Hot-pluggability
■ System power
■ Maximum storage
■ SCSI ID assignments
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