Texas Memory Systems RamSan-500 User Manual

RamSan-500 User’s Manual

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Main Menu
Flash Module

Selecting “Flash Module” allows

you to select a module to identify
mode or for power off.

Main Menu
Active/Remove Monitor Mode

Selecting “Active Monitor

Mode” changes the default front
panel display to show port
activity across both display lines.
This makes it easier to view from
a distance. This option becomes
“Remove Monitor Mode” once
it has been set.

Main Menu
LED Config

Selecting “LED Config” gives

you a variety of options for
controlling the LEDs on the upper
left-hand side of the front of the
RamSan-500.

Main Menu
Display/Disable Logo

Selecting “Display Logo”

displays the TMS logo on the
front panel display. This option
becomes “Disable Logo” once it
has been set.

Main Menu
Manual Restart

Selecting “Manual Restart”

reboots your RamSan-500. See
Section 4.4.2 for more
information.

Main Menu
Manual Shutdown

Selecting “Manual Shutdown”

turns off your RamSan-500. See
Section 4.4.1 for more
information.

4.4 Controlling System Power with the Front Panel Display

The RamSan-500 has features that allow the administrator to safely power
down the system. Before powering down the system, un-mount the drives
from your OS. Do not turn off the system by unplugging the power cords.

4.4.1

4.4.1 Manual

Manual

Manual S

Shutdown

hutdown

The administrator can shut down the RamSan-500 manually from the
front panel display. This procedure safely synchronizes all data in the
RAM cache to the internal Flash module storage.

In order to turn the RamSan-500 back on after a manual shutdown,
switch off both power modules and then switch both back on.