Manuali utente per Meridian Data Excel / Meridian Data Computer Drive 1

Sommario

• Chapter 1: Introduction to Astra ES

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  • About This Manual

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  • Astra ES Overview

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  • Architectural Description

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  • Specifications

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• Chapter 2: Astra ES Installation

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  • Unpacking the Astra ES

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  • Mounting Astra ES in a Rack

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  • Installing Disk Drives

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  • Making Management and Data Connections

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    • Fibre Channel Host

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    • Serial Attached SCSI Host

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  • Connecting the Power

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• Chapter 3: Management with Astra GUI

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  • Logging into Astra GUI

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  • Selecting a Language

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  • Perusing the Interface

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  • Logging out of Astra GUI

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  • Working with the Storage Network

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  • Working with Subsystems

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  • Managing Users

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  • Managing the Network Connection

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  • Managing Fibre Channel Connections

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  • Managing SAS Connections

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  • Managing Storage Services

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  • Managing Software Services

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  • Exporting the User Database

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  • Updating the Firmware

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  • Restoring Factory Defaults

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  • Clearing Statistics

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  • Shutting Down the Subsystem

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  • Restarting the Subsystem

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  • Managing Controllers

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  • Managing Enclosures

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  • Managing Physical Drives

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  • Managing Disk Arrays

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  • Managing Logical Drives

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  • Managing Spare Drives

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  • Working with the Logical Drive Summary

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• Chapter 4: Maintenance

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  • Updating the Firmware

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  • Replacing a Power Supply

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  • Replacing a Cooling Unit Blower

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  • Replacing a Cache Battery

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  • Replacing a RAID Controller

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• Chapter 5: Technology Background

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  • Introduction to RAID

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  • Choosing a RAID Level

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  • Choosing Stripe Size

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  • Choosing Sector Size

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  • Cache Policy

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  • LUN Affinity

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  • Capacity Coercion

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  • Initialization

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  • Hot Spare Drive(s)

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  • Partition and Format the Logical Drive

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  • RAID Level Migration

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  • Media Patrol

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  • Predictive Data Migration (PDM)

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  • Transition

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• Chapter 6: Troubleshooting

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  • Beep Tones

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  • LEDs Display

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  • Astra Web GUI Reports a Problem

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  • Event Notification Response

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  • Critical & Offline Disk Arrays

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  • Incomplete Array

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  • Physical Drive Problems

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  • Enclosure Problems

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• Appendix A: SNMP MIB Files

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• Appendix B: Adding a Second Controller

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