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
5Modular SAN Array 1000 User Guide
Front View of the MSA1000
The following figure and supporting table illustrate and define the front view
features of the MSA1000.
Figure 1: Front view of the MSA1000
Item Description
1 Blank panel
Included in the standard shipping configuration and
removed when a redundant MSA1000 Controller is
installed.
In redundant configurations, this is the secondary
controller and may be referred to as controller2.
2
RJ-45Z customized serial port for accessing the CLI
One customized cable is included in the shipping carton.
3
Hot-Pluggable MSA1000 Controller
In redundant configurations, this is the primary controller
and may be referred to as controller1.
4
Controller LCD display
5
Power switch
6
Enclosure status indicators
7
Hot-pluggable hard drives
1
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7 6 5
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