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Installing and Connecting the Disk Expansion Unit ............................................ 29
Installing.........................................................................................................................29
Installing to / Removing from Rack .........................................................................31
Checking the Installation Components ............................................................................... 31
Required Tools .................................................................................................................... 32
Installing the Disk Expansion Unit in an NEC or Third Vendor Rack................................ 32
Removing the Disk Expansion Unit from the Rack............................................................ 38
Connecting .....................................................................................................................39
SAS Interface Cable............................................................................................................ 40
Installation .......................................................................................................................... 40
Cable Connections (Example) ..................................................................................41
Power Cord ......................................................................................................................... 42
4.
Basic Operations .................................................................................................... 43
Installing or Removing the Front bezel .......................................................................43
Removing............................................................................................................................ 43
Installing ............................................................................................................................. 45
Powering on/off..............................................................................................................46
5.
Installing Built-in Optional Devices....................................................................... 47
Safety Precautions .....................................................................................................47
Anti-static Measures..................................................................................................48
Preparing for Installation and Removal......................................................................49
Installing and Removing Procedures...........................................................................50
Hard Disk ...................................................................................................................50
Installing a Hard Disk ......................................................................................................... 51
Removing a Hard Disk........................................................................................................ 54
Rebuilding Disks ........................................................................................................56
Power Unit ..................................................................................................................57
Installing a Power Unit ....................................................................................................... 57
Replacing a Defective Power Unit...................................................................................... 58
6.
Configuration .......................................................................................................... 60
About the disk array controller................................................................................60
7.
Management ............................................................................................................ 61
Daily Maintenance.........................................................................................................61
LEDs Check................................................................................................................61
Backup ........................................................................................................................61
Cleaning the Disk Expansion Unit ...........................................................................62
Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................63
LEDs Error Messages................................................................................................63
Troubleshooting .........................................................................................................63
Relocation and Storage of Disk Expansion Unit.........................................................66
User Support ..................................................................................................................67
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