SurfRAID LC16 Series User’s
Manual 3
Contents
Chapter 1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 RAID CONCEPTS ................................................................................................7
1.1.1 RAIDLevels .............................................................................................. 7
1.1.1.1 Striping(RAID0) ............................................................................7
1.1.1.2 Mirroring(RAID1)..........................................................................8
1.1.1.3 StripingwithDedicatedParity(RAID3) ............................................8
1.1.1.4 StripingwithInterspersedParity(RAID5) .........................................9
1.1.1.5 StrippingwithMirroring(RAID0+1).................................................9
1.1.2 ComparisonTable .......................................................................................10
1.2 FEATUREHIGHLIGHTS.......................................................................................11
Chapter 2. GETTINGSTARTED
2.1 UNPACKING & CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT ................................................12
2.2 IDENTIFYING PARTS OF THESurfRAID LC16 ..................................................12
2.2.1 FrontView..................................................................................................12
2.2.2 RearView...................................................................................................15
2.3 SPACEREQUIREMENTS.....................................................................................16
2.4 SYSTEM CONNECTING .....................................................................................16
2.5 INSTALLINGTHEDISK ......................................................................................16
2.5.1 Removingthediskcartridge..........................................................................16
2.5.2 Installingthedisk .........................................................................................17
2.5.3 Installingthediskcartridge............................................................................17
2.6 POWER ON AND SELF-DIAGNOSTIC...............................................................18
2.6.1 Poweringonthesystem................................................................................18
2.6.2 Self-Diagnostic mode ...................................................................................18
Chapter 3. CUSTOMIZINGYOURRAID
3.1 FROM CONTROL PANEL & LCD ON FRONT PANEL ......................................19
3.2 FROMANSITERMINALVIAMONITORUTILITY ............................................19
3.2.1 MonitorUtility .............................................................................................19
3.2.2 KeyDefinitionsUnderANSI/VT-100Terminal ..............................................20
3.2.3 ConnectingTerminals ...................................................................................20
3.2.3.1CommunicationPortsSettings ...........................................................20
3.2.3.2 TerminalAccess ...............................................................................20
3.2.3.3 UsingTheMonitorUtility..................................................................21
3.2.3.4 RunningConfigurationMode.............................................................21
3.3 CONFIGURING RAID..........................................................................................22
3.3.1 Quick Setup ................................................................................................22
3.3.1.1 DefaultvalueofQuickSetup.............................................................22
3.3.2 CustomizingSetup .......................................................................................22
3.3.2.1 RAID Params menu .........................................................................23
