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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Overview...................................................... 6
1.1 Features.........................................................................................6
1.1.1 Highlights.................................................................................................................7
1.2 RAID concepts...............................................................................8
1.2.1 Terminology.............................................................................................................8
1.2.2 RAID levels.............................................................................................................10
1.2.3 Volume relationship................................................................................................11
1.3 iSCSI concepts.............................................................................11
1.4 IP SAN storage specifications ......................................................13
1.4.1 Technical specifications..........................................................................................13
1.4.2 FCC and CE statements..........................................................................................16
Chapter 2 Installation................................................ 18
2.1 Package contents.........................................................................18
2.2 Before installation........................................................................18
2.3 Enclosure .....................................................................................18
2.3.1 Front view..............................................................................................................18
2.3.2 Front LED lights .....................................................................................................19
2.3.3 Install drives...........................................................................................................20
2.3.4 Rear view...............................................................................................................21
2.4 Install battery backup module .....................................................23
2.5 Deployment..................................................................................25
Chapter 3 Quick setup................................................ 27
3.1 Management interfaces ...............................................................27
3.1.1 Serial console.........................................................................................................27
3.1.2 Remote control.......................................................................................................27
3.1.3 Web UI...................................................................................................................27
3.2 How to use the system quickly....................................................30
3.2.1 Quick installation....................................................................................................30
3.2.2 Volume creation wizard..........................................................................................32
Chapter 4 Configuration ............................................ 35
4.1 Web UI management interface hierarchy....................................35
4.2 System configuration...................................................................36
4.2.1 System setting .......................................................................................................36
4.2.2 Network setting......................................................................................................37
4.2.3 Login setting ..........................................................................................................37
4.2.4 Mail setting.............................................................................................................38
4.2.5 Notification setting.................................................................................................39
4.3 iSCSI configuration ......................................................................41
4.3.1 NIC.........................................................................................................................41
4.3.2 Entity property.......................................................................................................44
4.3.3 Node ......................................................................................................................44
4.3.4 Session...................................................................................................................47
4.3.5 CHAP account ........................................................................................................48
4.4 Volume configuration...................................................................49