Справочник Пользователя для Promise Technology 150TX2

 
 

 

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Chapter 1: Introduction........................................................................................ 1

 

FastTrak S150 TX2plus ............................................................................... 1

 

Promise Array Management Utility (PAM).................................................... 2

 

Key Features and Benefits........................................................................... 3

 

Chapter 2: Installation ......................................................................................... 5

 

Unpacking Your FastTrak Card.................................................................... 5

 

Installing the FastTrak Card ......................................................................... 6

 

Installing the Hard Drives ............................................................................. 7

 

Creating Your Disk Array.............................................................................. 9

 

Creating a Performance Array ............................................................ 10

 

Creating a Security Array with New Drives ......................................... 11

 

Creating a Security Array with an Existing Data Drive ........................ 13

 

Creating a Security Array with Quick Initialization............................... 16

 

Chapter 3: Using FastBuild Configuration 

 

Utility........................................... 19

 

Viewing FastTrak S150 TX2plus BIOS Screen .......................................... 19

 

Navigating the FastBuild Setup Menu ........................................................ 20

 

Using the Main Menu .......................................................................... 20

 

Creating Arrays Automatically .................................................................... 21

 

Optimize Array for ............................................................................... 21

 

Using a Hot Spare Drive ..................................................................... 23

 

Creating Multiple Disk Arrays.............................................................. 24

 

Viewing Drive Assignments........................................................................ 24

 

Manually Creating an Array........................................................................ 25

 

Selecting Array Type........................................................................... 26

 

Selecting Stripe Block ......................................................................... 26

 

Gigabyte Boundary ............................................................................. 27

 

Assigning Drive(s) to Array ................................................................. 28

 

Creating a Striped Array...................................................................... 28

 

Creating a Mirrored Array Using New Drives ...................................... 29

 

Adding Fault Tolerance to an Existing Drive ....................................... 30

 

Creating a Hot Spare Drive for Mirrored Arrays .................................. 33

 

How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Orders Arrays ....................................... 33

 

How FastTrak S150 TX2plus Saves Array Information....................... 33

 

Deleting an Array ....................................................................................... 34

 

Rebuilding a Mirrored Array ....................................................................... 36

 

Chapter 4: Installing Software Drivers ............................................................... 39

 

Windows XP Installation............................................................................. 40

 

Existing Windows XP Installation ............................................................... 41

 

Confirming Windows XP Driver Installation................................................ 41

 

New Windows 2000 Installation ................................................................. 42

 

Existing Windows 2000 Installation ............................................................ 43

 

Confirming Windows 2000 Driver Installation............................................. 43

 

New Windows ME Installation.................................................................... 44