CalDigit RAIDShield Manual
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1. Fedora SMP Platform Core 5 amp 6 None SMP Platform Core 5 amp 6 Red Hat SMP Platform Enterprise 4 None SMP Platform Enterprise 4 SUSE 10 1 SMP Platform 2 6 16 13 4 default SUSE 10 1 None SMP Platform 2 6 16 13 4 default caD E gt Installation Requirements RAIDShield is designed to be used in conjunction with the RAID controllers Following requirements are needed Hardware Requirements e CD Rom Drive e Ethernet Connection remote monitoring e 1 PCI E PCI X slot or express port for notebook for included el ane card Software Requirements e RAIDShield GUI both Server amp Client e Supported Operating System e Java based Application Environment gt Installing CalDigit RAIDShield The RAIDShield User Manual is intended to be read in a linear manner Users may prefer to skip more familiar sections but each of the steps below must be completed gte 1 Install Install RAIDShield client and server on your computer gteP 2 Configure Configure the RAIDShield client to monitor modify the RAID Arrays gteP 3 Manage Manage the RAID Arrays fix problems and be alerted to any problems The set up procedures in Microsoft Windows and MAC are different although the steps above are the same for both gt Installation Flowchart Before RAIDShield can be installed make sure the following items are ready e Install the PCI card eLane 1e eLane 2e eLane 1x eLane 1ex e2. 63 LUNO Available LUN Available LUN2 Available LUN Available LUN4 Available wv LUNA Available LUNG Available LUN Available LUNS Available LUNG Available LUN 10 Available LUN 11 Available LUN 12 Available LUN13 Available LUN 14 Available LUN 15 Available Available Available 0 2000 GE 2000 GE S2 889 GB Set LUN map LUNO 15 LUN16 31 LUN32 47 LUN48 63 LUNO S072000 GB LUNI amp 172000 GE LUN 2 S527889 GE LUNS Available LUN4 Available LUNS Available LUNG Available LUNY Available LUNS Available LUNS Available LUN 10 Available LUN 11 Available LUN 12 Available LUN 13 Available LUN 14 Available LUN 15 Available 3 Check the Confirm box and Click the OK to complete the process HAID Stet T9 LUH Map Te LS 0 oe eee Dy Select an existing anay or JE00 10 map LUN Orie instalke E Model S13 064085 Rasion AAE Disk Type SATA T Capacity 7153408 MA a a at 2 Sot LUM map LUNG 75 LUN T 31 LOM 4F LUNA RK LUN 0 SO de dt LUN 1 51 2000 oe LUNA S27 Ho G LUA 3 Pati LUN 4 Data LUNS Avale LUN amp BECURI LUN F Pvataitln LUA EI Blat LUNG Deatlaltle LUN TO Avalie LUA II Avalie LUN 12 Arahat LUN T3 Aealaite LUNT Dwealatdg LUN TS VU lu E i umgeg ai sm that modifying the LUM map sening will case Us heel weber linkage to be tt pel lt Comm ON Simay Selected Array Ho 1 Advanced Expansion Expansion allows the adding of extra drives to
3. CalDigit RAIDShield Manual For CalDigit HDPro Tower Rack Mount CalDigit HDOne CalDigit RAIDCard CalDigit HDElement Linux Line The information of the products in this manual is subjected to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual Ay 2 X KOCH CalDigit Inc 1941 Miraloma Ave Unit B Placentia CA 92870 USA www caldigit com Copyright 2008 CalDigit Inc All rights reserved HDPro HDOne CalDigit RAIDCard HDElement RAIDShield CalDigit name and logo are registered trademarks of CalDigit Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Rev 2 112608 Table of Contents RADSEJ ICONS eS eeerte terrren a A E EO 2 3 About CalDigit III RE 4 CalDigit RAIDShield Features geed EE E GENEE EE REESEN 4 RAIDS I ld OS S pp rted ee Ee 4 Installation Requirements eene ENEE ENEE EE ENNEN 5 Installing CalDigit RAIDShield __h acca e eee ecccceeceeeeeeeeeeeneeneeeeeneeneeneeeaseaseaseneeneeeaeeeeeaeneenannenas 5 installati n ale ld Te SE 6 Install CalDigit RAIDShield Software EEN ee eee e ee ene eee eneeneeneeeeseeseneeneenaseaseeseeaeneenannanes 7 Vd e UC acceeresiter tre ou EEEE 7 NEE Ee 8 EMU eeepc sends wea Vawtacn E aE a 8 RAIDSHICIGDSCIVEr EE 9 For MICFOSOILWINGOWS VISIR seg See Seele EE 10 RAIDShield General Introduction gebeten geed AE 11 14 RAIDS
4. select the drives to be migrated from an existing array 2 Specific the RAID types and number of drives Migrate to RAID Level 5 Total drives 4 drives RAID Level 0 RAID Level 5 RAID Level 6 RAID Cevel 0 1 3 Check the Confirm box and Click the Migrate to complete the process RAID Shield 1 9 Migration 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Select an array and choose the RAID level to migrate to Drive installed Model ST3750640A8 Revision 3 AAE Disk Type SATA Capacity 715308 MB Migrate to RAID Levels Total drives D drives understand that migrating an array will cause data on the migrated drive s to be lost ul Summary Selected Array No 1 Migrate Cancel Advanced Snapshot The snapshot function mirrors the data from one slice onto another thereby backing up the data Allows you to create mirror s of existing volumes of array for backup 1 To perform the snapshot function for the product select the desired action from the list Select a mirror snapshot function Create shot 4 Create a shot for an existing volume Create shot Delete shot Split shot Resynchronize shot Create Shot Creates a snapshot of the selected slice 8 shots maximum Delete Shot Delete the selected shot Split Shot Splits the selected shot The shot is split and read as two separate shots Resynchronize Shot Resynchronize an existing shot 2 Choose the Source Slice and Destination Sli
5. Optional functions On The Fly Initialization amp Assign LUN automatically are recommended e On The Fly Initialization Recommended initialize method may take server hours depends on capacity e Test Mode Test only For CalDigit Customer to perform performance test only e Assign LUN automatically LUN are auto assigned for multiple CalDigit units On the fy initialization s Assign LUN automatically 7 Click the Create Array to start the initialization Depends on the drive capacity this process usually takes more than two hours 1 RAID Shield 1 9 Create Array 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Select a RAID level RAID 5 provides data error correction information and offers the mix of excellent RAID Level 5 5 performance and good fault tolerance Requires a minimum of 3 drives 27 Raid Level Decsription Stripe size is a chunk of continuous data on the drives measured in 512 bytes Generally use larger stripe size for many large files and vice versa Stripe size 256 KB For Windows XP Only Support 4K bytes per sector To create up to 16TBs per Sector size 4096 Bytes wv partition on Windows XP Select drives Select all spare drivers e o ei eF ei ef ei a initialization type Select this option for normal use The data and parity will be initialized On the fly initialization wv automatically The performance will degrade to some degree during the initialization process s
6. an array with the need to rebuild the array This process can be performed online without the need to stop data transferring Expansion Re Increases total capacity of an array by adding spare drives 1 To expand the capacity for the product select the drives from the icons 2 Select the number of drives to be added to the array Number of additional drives to be added to this array drives 1 drive 2 drives 3 drives 3 Check the Confirm box and Click the Expand Array to complete the process Due to the continuous re calculation of each block added this process will take extremely long time RAID Shield 1 9 Expansion 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 au Select an existing array to expand and the additional drives used for the expansion Drive4 installed Model ST3750640A5 Revision 3 AAE Disk Type SATA Capacity 715308 MB Number of additional drives to be added to this array 3 drives E understand that expanding an array will cause data on the drive s being added to be lost summary Selected Array No 1 Added Drive s 6 7 8 Expand Array Cancel Advanced Migration Migration allows RAID types to be changed without the need to delete the array and rebuild This feature is for the situation when new disks have been added and a new array type needs to be created O Migration b Ki 7 Migrates current RAID level to a selected RAID level 1 To perform migration for the product
7. your CalDigit product CPU Temperature 55 C System Temperature 31 C Fan T 1757 rpm Fan B 1757 rpm Fan C 4218 rpm CalDigit HDPro Tower System Temperature 3 Element 1 Temp Element 2 Temp 07 Element 3 Temp Element 1 Fan 1776 rpm i2960 rpm Element 2 Fan 0 rpm 0 rpm Element 3 Fan 0 rpm 0 rpm C ql D o it R A D C ard System Temperature 27 C Fan 1 2109 rpm Fan B 2191 rpm CalDigit HDOne Power product s power supply amp battery status Battery Module Connected Battery Capacity 100 Ae eu CalDigit HDPro Tower with battery Battery Module Connected Battery Capacity 5 Element 1 Normal Element 2 Disconnected Element 3 Disconnected CalDigit RAIDCard with battery Battery Module Disconnected Battery Capacity Power Supply Normal Cal D Ig it H DOne S CaiDig o gt RAIDShield Client Basic The RAIDShield Client allow user to perform most configurations on the controller such as add remove controller create delete array change password E mail notification etc RAID Shield 1 9 File Controller Help Net Model Serial Number Controller Name ASTT Status e Scan Controller Remove Controller Advanced Array Drives Snapshot Event Controller Firmware Hardware Power Show Array Drives Vendor Information Value Model Name No Controller Controller Name Serial No Memory Add
8. 0081 Calbigit On Connected Caldigit caldiqit ER WP 0013661011500086 CalDigit On Connected The RAIDShield controller list provides a quick glace of the current status for all your Caldigit products For details please read the Controller Update abet eee Configuration Icons oJ E SE Ae a X Scan Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Advanced The RAIDShield configuration icons provide the most functions on your caldigit products For details please read the RAIDShield Client Basic amp RAIDShield Advance Status Tabs Aray Drives Snapshot Event The RAIDShield status tabs provide the current status information on your caldigit products Array shows current hard drives status in the CalDigit product No array present 8 empty hard drives One array present all drives are healthy One array present 1 drive needs rebuild Drives shows specific hard drives information Drive Status Model Disk Type Capacity On line S1a 50640AS SATA 698 GB nline Siar S0640AS SATA 698 GB On line Sia 50640AS SATA 698 GB Onine Gre LU SATA 698 GE On line EDALE UE SATA 698 GB On line S1a 50640AS SATA 698 GB On line Siar S0640AS SATA 698 GB On line S13 S50640AS SATA 693 GB Snapshot showing current status of the snapshot on your product No Status SVC Availali Backup Date Time Progress Export Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 1 Event display all events
9. Characteristics JBOD reports individual disks No fault tolerance Poorer UO performance than RAID 0 Recommended use Storage capacity Sum of constituent drive Capacities Disk 2 For most uses not requiring fault tolerance RAID 0 is better JBOD has the advantage if you are using several drives of different capacities ES Disk N PCl e RAID Controller Disk 1 Logical Volumes Host Physical Drive Disk 1 Disk 2 Disk N Arrangement of data saved on a JBOD array Important Note Always back up your important data Having another copy of your important work is highly and always recommended gt Troubleshooting In the event that your CalDigit product is not working properly please refer to the 3 items below to find out where the problem is coming from If the steps below do not solve the situation please check the FAQ on our website www caldigit com One of these FAQ should provide the solution to your specific problem If you need further assistance please contact your CalDigit distributor 1 Inspect the product Make sure the power source of your external device is connecting properly Inspect the cable Verify the connection power with your product and try an alternate cable power surge if available Inspect the port Verify the cable connection change to another PCI port if avai
10. LZ bisiro WS Lptaie g Wioli Cie ipt D Microsoh Office Za e d Motes app E Preview ap LE Ckasckbooks WUE D etek Tee Payer app La RAID Sien TE Beaibteg iph vie Prefarinctiape 7 Tesrfditapp ZC Tuni Tags A hiii D amp Me x fat F sere 25 CH CR Sra nbie For Linux Driver Installation 1 Turn on the CalDigit product except for RAIDCard then turn on your computer 2 Insert the installation disc into the CD ROM drive 3 Open the folder called Linux Installation RAIDShield Installation 1 Open the Linux Installation folder 2 Run the script file abst ee eee gt RAI IDShield Server The RAIDShield Server is responsible for communicating with the RAID controller its purpose is to identify that the RAID controller is connected to the server RAIDShield Server must be running in the background at all time For Mac user RAIDShield server will automatically load itself and run as a demon program during Mac OS system startup For Microsoft Windows user 1 Click on the RAID Shield Server ra Programs Op Accessories b fon Startup m Documents Fi Remote Assistance E a sa W I CalDigit ki RAID Shield RAID Shield Client Ee gt Settings ken E i I Games a RAID Shield Server i i Search S Internet Explorer 32 bit E Uninstall RAID Shield 2 RAIDShield Server will look for available RAID controller cards click OK on the following system message CalDig
11. Lane switch or RAIDCard e Turn on the CalDigit product except for RAIDCard e Turn on the computer The set up process follow these steps e Install the appropriate driver GUI You can download the latest drivers from our support site Install Drivers e For PC install the RAIDShield server or and client on your host machine e For Mac install the RAIDShield package files on your host machine e Install RAIDShield on your workstations for the remote connection e Launch RAIDShield on your host or workstations e Choose a target controller to configure e Configure controller settings disk arrays preferences email notifications etc e RAIDShield can also be installed on workstations to remotely access this controller through the same network gt Install CalDigit RAIDShield software AAttention The RAIDShield is a Java based program therefore your system must have the most recent Java program The CalDigit RAIDShield allows user to change the RAID settings on the CalDigit product This software is available on the provided installation CD and our website To install this program please perform the following steps For Microsoft Windows MAC Bootcamp Windows Installation 1 Install the e Lane card and turn on the CalDigit product then turn on your computer 2 If you are installing the product for the first time a system message will appear 3 Insert the installation disc into the CD ROM drive or o
12. RAID 0 array your system will see one huge drive of 120 GB 40 GBx3 RAID 0 offers double or more performance under sustained data transfers when one drive per ATA port is used In such a configuration unlike Fibre ATA drives are always available to the system Fibre requires more management of the Fibre bus RAID 0 Striped disk array without fault tolerance Characteristics Recommended use RAID 0 implements a striped disk array the data m Video production and is broken down into blocks and each block is editing written to a separate disk drive m Image editing m O performance is greatly improved by spreading e Pre press the I O load across many channels and drives applications Fastest and most efficient array type but offers no Any application fault tolerance requiring high m Storage capacity No of disks x capacity of bandwidth smallest disk The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 0 array composed of four HDDS connected to the controller Data blocks are distributed across all disks in the array cD G H Kit Olm blocks saved on a Level 0 RAID AIR BiG Als MIN Arrangement of dat RAID 1 RAID 1 is commonly referred to as Disk Mirroring Disk Shadowing or Disk Duplexing as all data is duplicated across both disks RAID 1 can only be performed with two hard drives with four drives RAID 0 1 is configured automatically As data is identical on both disks stor
13. TE BS AM Ac be AM LL TE le e CHE Aa 14 Pe bch ee Te Pt AS MELS AM TAE HN PM Brah iieii SAVA LIOS PM _ eee a VEVOS LEIS PM Bee eg fe e KEE E RE STAs PLA AM ppckiburegsl chat Aia iii AM ggsfiun remi SOO Et AM L V freebermsn eregt ACC ES AM CLASS fie 5 U SAE S AM CLADE Fia RAD Sheid Ser L8 Das maik A STP Appheaten ote crested DP So Pa gt RAIDShield General Introduction The RAIDShield Client s user friendly interface can help you to determine the current status of your CalDigit products File Controller Help Model Host IP Serial Number Controller Name ASTT Status H localhost 192 163 1 37 0023962000508084 CalDigit Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Advanced Array Drives Snapshot Event Controller Firmware Hardware Power Show Array Drives Vendor CalDigit Information Value Model Name HDPro Amay No Ji Status On line Controller Name CalDigit RAID Type Test Mode Stripe Size 290 KB Sector Sizej51 Bytes RAID Level RAIDS Capacity 4889 GE Slice 0 J889 GE LUN 0 Serial No 0023962000508084 Memory 256 MB Menu Bar EF iT EN Ta ewe Td E P ar CCS File Controller Help The RAIDShield menu bar allows you to perform some basic commands and controller update on the RAIDShield Controller List Net Model Host Serial Number Controller Name ASTT Status 7 localhost 7 168 1 37 00275967000508084 Calbign On Connected E caldigit caldigit 7 168 12 00216670 71050
14. To support caldigit com To supporbi caldigit corn FBO Reply to Sender elles cam Date mama Movember 17 To support caldigit Com Subject Celtic RAID Shield Eve Subject CalDigit RAID Shield Eve OS Date 11 17 08 Os Date 11 1408 RAID Shield Test Mail Subject This is Test bad OS Ime 14 59 47 Card SM 0239620005080 Event Type Erase RAID Evi Event Mtr RAID 1 1s Eras TREACHER HCC HC AC HE CE HEC OS Time 14 55 17 Card SH 0023962000508 Event Type LUN change Ev Event Mists LUN 0 is chang mimi mi mins mini mis min mns mins mini mtes mini mis SHH EH HE HE A gt RAIDShield Client Advance The RAIDShield Client allow user to perform most configurations on the product This section is mainly about the different features in Preference and Advanced Preference Advanced RAID Shield 1 9 File Controller Help Net Model Host IP Serial Number Controller Name ASTT Status l localhost 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 CalDigit n Connected ci ZE e WW W S Scan Controller Remove Controller Create Array Delete Array Email Preference Advanced Array Dives Snapshot Event Controller Firmware Hardware Power Show Array Drves Vendor CalDigit Information Value Model Name HDPro Aray No J1 Status Or Jme Controller Name CalDigit RAID Type On The Ay Stripe Size 756 KB Sector Sivejo1 7 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 Capaciy 4669 GEB Slice U AGES GB LUN 0 Seria
15. Update and then choose the firmware that you wish to update RAID Shield 1 9 File Controller Help Net ENEE UL enal Number Controller Name AST CG Update Update System Code E i LASEL r k 00508084 CalDigit E e Update Boot Code Update BIOS EFI 2 Locate the update file through the browser and perform the update Please make sure to select the correct device For BIOS EFI If you are booting up the operation system from the CalDigit products such as CalDigit RAID Card you will need to update the BIOS for PC or the EFI for MAC By updating one of them the other one will be erased Update System Code Update Boot Code Update BIOS EFI Update BIOS EFI Lookin fm System Code Lookin fm Boot Code Lookin fm BIOS Lookin fm EFI Ke CalDigtRAD Card BEC 1 2 pin Ki DS_Store zl US Store Ee HDOue RGD Ki BIOS 1 8 bm Kl ERT 1 8 4 bin HDPro_BC_12 bin BIOS_Empty bin gz fe Calbigit RAWCard fe HDOne fe HDPro File Name File Name BIOS _ 1 8 bin File Name File Name Files of Type AllAles Files of Type All Files Files of Type All Files Files of Type All Files A A www caldigit com a gt Glossary e BIOS An acronym for Basic Input Output System It is the boot firmware program on a PC and controls the computer or the hardware device like our CalDigit RAID controller from the time you start it up until the operating system takes over When you turn on a PC the BIOS first conduct a basic hard
16. age capacity is that of the smaller disk RAID 1 has poor performance for write operations but very high performance for read intensive operations RAID 1 Mirroring Characteristics Better Read transaction rate then single disks same Write transaction rate as single disks 100 redundancy of data means no rebuild of data is necessary in case of disk failure just a copy to the replacement disk All the disks have the same data RAID level 1 requires two drives Storage capacity Capacity of smaller disk Recommended use Accounting Payroll Financial Any application requiring high availability CONTROLLER Al A B B D D Arrangement of data blocks saved on a Level 1 array abst Fo RAID 0 1 RAID 0 1 combines mirroring and striping functions on a minimum of four hard disks Mirroring provides full redundancy and protects data in case of multiple drive failure providing that data on one of each mirrored pair of drives is intact RAID 0 1 Combination of striping and mirroring Characteristics This configuration provides optimal speed and reliability m Requires even number of disks minimum 4 disks The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 0 1 array composed of four HDDS connected to the controller The controller creates a RAID 0 array from two RAID 1 sub arrays Arrangement of data blocks saved on a Level 0 1 array CaiDigr Te RAID 5 RAID 5 uses a mathemati
17. bility and tolerance of level 1 and the high transfer rates provided by level 0 RAID Level 5 CalDigit default setting arrays offer high I O transaction rates and are the ideal choice when used with on line transaction processing applications such as those used in banks insurance companies hospitals and all manner of office environments These applications typically perform large numbers of concurrent requests each of which makes a small number of disk accesses If one drive in a RAID 5 array fails the lost data can be rebuilt from data on the other disks RAID Level 6 is similar to RAID level 5 A second set of parity information is written across all the drives This is equivalent to double mirroring This level may be more fault tolerant than necessary and has poor performance If two drives in a RAID 6 array fails the lost data can be rebuilt from the data on the other disks JBOD is a method of arranging multiple disks that is not technically a RAID at all Under JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks all disks are treated as a single volume and data is spanned across them JBOD provides no fault tolerance or performance improvements over the independent use of its constituent drives RAID 0 RAID 0 links each drive in the array as one huge drive Storage capacity is determined by the smallest drive in the array That capacity is then applied to format all other drives in the array If using a 40 GB 60 GB and 50 GB drive in a
18. cal expression that compares data from two drives and calculates a third piece of data called parity Should one of the drives fail parity data can be used to rebuild the failed data Under RAID 5 parity data is stored across all drives in the array This maximizes the amount of storage capacity available from all drives in the array while still providing data redundancy Data on RAID 5 is block interleaved RAID 5 Independent data disks with distributed parity blocks Characteristics Recommended use m Each entire data block is written on a data disk m File and application Parity for blocks in the same rank is generated servers on Writes recorded in a distributed location and Database servers heck R we coon l l l WWW E mail and News m Highest Read data transaction medium Write servers data transaction rate m Relatively low ratio of ECC Parity disks to data disks means high efficiency compared to other RAID levels Good aggregate transfer rate m Storage capacity No of disks 1 x capacity of smallest disk Intranet servers Most versatile RAID level Video editing Most other editing The diagram below represents the writing of data on a RAID 5 array composed of four HDDS connected to the controller Parity blocks are represented by the letter P Arrangement of data and parity blocks saved on a Level 5 RAID Cteg FE RAID 6 RAID 6 is stripes blocks of data and parity across an array
19. ce Destination Slice must be larger than the source slice and destination slice must NOT be mapped to a LUN RAID Shield 1 9 Snapshot 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Select a mirror snapshot function Create shot v Create a shot for an existing volume E chat et Shot Ho Shot 1 _ Shot 2 Shot 3 Shot 4 Shot 5 Shot 6 Shot 7 A Shot 8 Source volume Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 2 Array 1 Slice 4 Array 1 Slice 6 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Backup volume Array 1 Slice 1 Array 1 Slice 3 Array 1 Slice 5 Array 1 Slice 7 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 0 Status Available Available Available Available Available Available Available Available E understand that having snapshot could affect the overall performance gt Summary Create shot 4 Cancel 3 Check the Confirm box and Click the OK to complete the process User can verify the snapshot status on RAIDShield s main windows No Status Source Backup Progress Export Date Time Sync Array 1 Slice 0 Array 1 Slice 1 2 Availab Advanced Health Center User can perform verify rebuild or condition on the product in this section Health Center a Allows you to repair and maintain arrays 1 To rebuild verify refresh array data and parity for the product select the drives array 4 To refresh the a
20. gether 2 Set the slice size for the selected array s 2 Set slice size Capacity 4889 GB Available 0 GB SliceO0 Slice 8 15 Slice 0 4889 GB Slice 1 Slice 2 Slice 3 Slice 4 0GB Slice 5 Slice 6 Slice 7 i Sioe fare Rita l Shee 0 Sanma Sele SG all Bsogizt e Dt E Set slice size Capacity 4889 GB Available 0 GB Slice0 Slice 8 15 Slice 0 2000 GB Slice 1 2000 GB Slice 2 889 GB Slice 3 Slice 4 0GB Slice 5 0GB Slice 6 0 GB Slice 7 3 Check the Confirm box and Click the OK to complete the process EAD Shieh WEEK e ur a 1 16a 1 00 oe YS ae E Select an existing array bo slice eg merge Diei mrslabed Model STIT S004 OAS manion IAAF Lash Typ SATA LatacHv 71508 ME at at at at E wot alice sir Capachy 4085 60 fnvailable 0 GP SliceO 7 Sicot 15 Slice h S000 GH Slice i 2000 GE GIZE TED GB DECH Slice amp DECH Et und siand that slicing an array e merging shoes will cause data on ihe array to belosi s Conte summary Sehected Anny H 1 Advanced LUN Map A LUN is a unique identifier used on a SCSI bus that enables it to differentiate between up to 8 separate devices Use the LUN map to attach a unique identifier to a slice NOTE if you sliced the array you will need to assign the LUN map for the sliced array See above section 2 Pick the LUN number and select the LUN Map Set LUN map LUNO 15 LUN16 31 LUN32 47 LUN 48
21. he CalDigit product except for RAIDCard and then turn on your computer 2 Insert the provided installation CD into the CD Rom Insert the installation disc into the CD ROM drive or open downloaded zip folder 3 Locate the Mac Installer folder and then run the mpkg file within the folder After the installation is completed please restart your computer 4 Open the System Profile to verify the RAID Controller Card Lary es BAARIS 8 M AN kon Mer 363 jag Mer 3 Hor a KT arad 5 CalDigit RAIDShield is also installed Drag the application file on to launch bar for convenience rr I BAD Shield pg Eo Ce a D a i r a T Ona Tel Ap H me fea ie Hieber ke j H gp CufkamDfrof n ping Come L Ap D Lo Macinton Ho E Sai x Comprgikcag App XV Sam we age i olli Cushboandapo E HFS E Library V a Digs ru App i n geet E Dak Convene app i eguetteieiele D Gut Heer App DES Dezbreg ouibeerMue ch aces ine d E E maig E Cup Studio Proapo A eg p SNE Log i final Cun ee Set faapai amp Final Cut Propo b Font Week Ap E D vumpers K MA EH Pictured g Caragefandape LE Wier e ee 7 WacomTab 96 0mq E rue iy image Capture app 1 Move Happ Li vataiiers w User Guide ltormume Kl imena Ceseartape SS Phow apo EE Ger App H RB ounen app T OnO ape H E Phote Baatz app a Mirb Apr L fore Op E Lvefepe Ape E Wall app
22. hield Client 4 CC SE 15 Adding Removing Controller ege EE ee 15 16 Be date ORT due E d CV GE 16 18 Changing Password eege EE Eege Eege 18 E M il Notification ae Sege eege 19 RAIDShield Client Advance gege NR BEER NEES dE E Re REENEN SEA 20 DN d Le TC EE 21 Preferehc e Gache atu tice stanswidnnnouradenter eee nica tue nobitubsaennonmninaceieisens 22 Prelerence TC e 22 e UC TC ME 23 E E lee ECH TTT WEE 24 Advanced LUN Ce WEE 25 Advanced E Mer Cer WEE 26 Advanced E ALT Te BEE 27 e ee E Tue Cu Ce GE 28 Advanced Health Center ksnwbiesiiedrnaieiistacwcdaveereersensuntienseedeewdanidiscweeremendeiewateninenais 29 AGVanced Unlock Drives EE 30 E el te TT Update EE 31 Ee CT SE 32 Choosing th RAIDLevels eet ee EE 33 RID NEE 34 Hlp a WEE 35 CHIC WEEN 36 REENEN 37 BADO EE 38 Enhanced JBOD EE 39 et U EC Le et re WEE 40 General Safety Precaution giess ee ed eeng 40 E TEE Tee Tu GE 40 Ck FH gt RAIDShield Icons RAIDShield icons and their use are listed below ICON Description Main Menu Icons RAIDShield Server Client icon The icon that is on the desktop and notification area Add Delete a controller Select the controller to administer Create Delete an Array Change the arrays within the RAID Preferences for additional functions for Array operation Activate alarms mode settings cache settings password and controller card Advanced Set the Slice expansion migration health d
23. hnology Cancel Preference CACHE e Controller Cache this feature will soeed up the data transfer to and from the disks Recommend e Synchronize Cache this feature enable cache synchronization If this feature is disabled the RAID controller works correctly but does not actually perform any cache flushing For video capture we recommend to disable this feature because the video capture requires constant data input to the RAID storage without the latency from synchronize cache e Read Pre fetch this feature identify sequential access patterns and aggressively pre fetches patterns into cache User can choose the number of stripes to pre fetch from the list e Drive Cache user can choose which drives to cache This feature will improve the efficiency and speed of data transfer Each drive contains a built in write cache when more than one application accesses the database the first applications cache needs to synchronize with the second RAID Shield 1 9 Preference 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Mode Cache MISC more synchronize Cache more Read Pre fetch 32 stripes more Drive Cache more Drive 1 8 Drive 9 16 Drive 17 24 Drive 1 Drive 2 v Drive 3 Drive 4 v Drive 5 Drive 6 Drive T Drive H All Drives Cache On Cancel Preference MISC User can change reset the password in this section RAID Shield 1 9 Preference 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Mode Cache MISC Co
24. i Assign LUN automatically ER Summary Array 2 will be created Create Array Cancel Deleting Array To delete an array for your product click on the Delete Array If an array already existed in the product user need to delete the old array before creating a new array 1 To delete an array click on the Delete Array De he i d Sa ep GE VOIR 2 Click on the Array Drives and make sure all the appropriate drives are highlighted 3 Check the confirm box and click the Delete Array All data will be erased RAID Shield 1 9 Delete Array 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 au Select an existing array to delete Drive2 installed Model ST3750640AS Gu Revision 3 AAE Disk Type SATA a a Capacity 715308 MB a at a at a 2 understand that deleting this array will cause all data on the array to be lost si Confirm 5 Summary Selected Array No 1 Delete Array Cancel Changing Password 1 The default password is 00000000 If you want to change the password click on the Preference E Preference 2 Click on the MISC tag Enter the desired password repeat the password again and then click on OK to confirm RAM Shield 1 5 Preference 197 168 137 007398670005000 Mode Cache MISC L pgrallor Tima TEU 0255 AM Password id Echim format j Password Comirmation DUT E Mail Nonfiction 1 To active the E Mail nonfict
25. ing Removing Controller 1 To add a controller click on Add Controller E Scan Controller 2 Select the product from the list enter the password controller name Default password 00000000 CalDigit RAID Shield Search amp Add Controller Host IP Serial No Controller Name Model localhost Local 0023962000508084 CalDigit HDPro Password eeeeese Default Password 00000000 Controller Name CalDigit Add Cancel 3 Click Add and verify the product ET OK WEI Fie Contielier Help H Moc el ltz Ch KE btas TrA 1 1 3 Boo oe i a ei pri oe Ay aes Snap e Cate firmness Haters rrr ere i Call ct bode hame HOPTO 4 To remove a controller highlight the controller from the list and click on the Remove Controller e Remove Controller NOTE If the array presents while the controller show disconnected please remove the controller and re scan it Creating Array 1 To create an array for your product click on the Create Array If an array already existed in the product user need to delete the old array before creating a new array Create Array 2 Choose the desired RAID settings for the product Default Support 512 bytes per sector For Windows 2003 Vista Linux and Mac OSX For Windows XP Only Support 4K bytes per sector To create up to 16TBs per partition on Windows XP 5 Choose the drives to create arrays 6 Select
26. ion function click on the Email Email 2 Enter all the necessary information and then click on OK to confirm An e mail will be sent to the address in the event of errors alerts and changes to the RAID array e Mailing List Enter the E Mail address es of personnel to receive notification e mail Up to 20 addresses Remove Delete highlighted e mail address from the list Send Test E mail send a test e mail to the highlighted e mail address e SMTP Setting Mail Server Name Enter the address of the mail server From E Mail Address Enter the e mail address of the mail server e SMTP Server Check this box if the mail server requires a username and password RAID Shield 1 9 Email 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Mailing List To Email Address Suppon caldigit com Remove Send Test Email SMTP Setting Mail Server Name miail caldigit com From Email Address support caldgit com sw SMTP Server requires authentication for user name and password Password eees UserName support caldigit com SMTP POST event Cancel 3 CalDigit RAID Shield Event 3 CalDigit RAID Shield Event RAID Shield Test Mail File Edit view Tools Mess Pie Edit Men Tools Mess File Edit View Tools Mess Be amp w Bav Ei w a Reply Reply Al Forward Reply Reply Al Forward S Cy V From supporb caldgit com From suppork caldgit com Reply Reply All Forward Date Monday November 17 Date Monday November 17
27. isk locking LUNs and take a snapshot of the array Slicing an array into several parts LUN Map Assign a LUN to a slice Expand an array to larger capacity by adding disks Application Icons A new drive with no existing RAID table a at at A drive belongs to Array 1 2 3 4 All drives being deleted in Array at ee OO oo ee A Alocked drive drive E A drive being selected for expansion O e A transition drive state during the array 1 2 3 4 migration A transition drive state during the array 1 2 3 4 migration A transition drive state during the array 1 2 3 4 auto rebuild RAID Levels CalDigit RAIDCard CalDigit HDElement CalDigit HDOne CalDigit HDPro Important Info This manual is designed and written for users installing and using the CalDigit product amp CalDigit RAIDShield software The intended user should have working knowledge of RAID planning and data storage Please read this manual thoroughly as it is an important part of your CalDigit product installation package Neglecting to read through this manual and follow the directions herein could possibly result in your CalDigit product operating abnormally and out of the specification of the performance for which it was designed Please pay special care to note any WARNING notations or RED typeface indicators gt About CalDigit RAIDShield RAIDShield is a powerful software which supports remote monitoring of multiple control
28. it RAID Shield Server Card Finder Serial Number 5007659000000000 3 An icon will be present at the Windows System tray Right Click on the icon to display the options w Run at Windows Startup Remove From Windows Startup Exit Run at Windows Startup Allow RAIDShield server to start when Windows start Default setting e Remove from Windows Startup Prevent RAIDShield server to run at Windows Startup e Exit Terminate the RAIDShield Server If RAIDShield Server cannot locate the RAID Controller card following message will appear CalDigit RAID Shield Server Card Finder E3 Find no RAID Card If such event happens e Check the connecting cable s connection e Check the lights status on the unit If the controller is online and active the controller lights will flash e Make sure the RAID controller card is installed properly and restart the computer e Make sure the RAID Shield server is started with run as administrator abst Te ee For Microsoft Windows Vista Due to enhanced Windows Vista Windows 2003 server later version security features the CalDigit RAIDShield server will not be allowed to run as startup item As result the RAIDShield server cannot properly locate the RAID controller Find no RAID Card To solve this problem please perform the following processes 1 Shut down the RAIDShield server via Task manager You can also remove RAIDShield from startup program
29. l No 0023962000508084 Memory 256 MB Preference MODE CACHE MISC ya Preference User can enable disable any MODE adjust the Cache and change the password Preference MODE e Disk Lag Proof Disk lag on a single drive of a RAID set introduces delays in delivering data from an entire RAID set Disk Lag Proof Mode limits these delays by regenerating data from parity and returns data to the host on time This function will cause minor performance loss Does not support JBOD and NRAID e NCQ Native Command Queuing allows several outstanding commands to be given to the drives at one time therefore increasing the performance of the hard drives Recommend e SMART Mode user will define the time length for SMART mode it will monitor the performance of the hard drives to predict hard drive failure during this period of time e Beeper active the audio alarm on the product in the event of an error or initialization Recommend e Active Sustained Transfer Technology this mode will smooth the performance of sequential I Os and reduce fluctuation peak performance will be reduced For video editing this function will help prevent video frame drops Recommend RAID Shield 1 9 Preference 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 Mode Cache MISC Drive Lag Proof more si NCO Mode more SMART Mode 60 minutes more s Beeper more x Active Sustained Transfer Technology more a ol Active Sustained Transfer Tec
30. lable gt General Safety Precautions Warniner Failure to pay attention to these warnings could result in loss of data or other serious 1 consequences Do not attempt to service this unit yourself Opening or removing the side covers will expose you to dangerous voltages or other hazards Do not use this unit near water such as bathtub sink in a wet area or near a Swimming pool doing so increases the chances of a short circuit or electrocution Do not place this unit on any unstable surface such as a cart stands bracket or table The unit may fall causing serious injury and or damage to the unit Do not block the front and rear ventilation Proper airflow is required to ensure reliable operation and to prevent overheating Do not defeat the safety purpose of the grounded power plug Use a grounded power outlet and the power connector intended for the unit Power cord provided is for North America use only Outside of North America the proper power cord must be procured and used Exclude CalDigit RAIDCard gt Technical Support CalDigit Website www caldigit com CalDigit Download http www caldigit com support asp CalDigit FAQ http www caldigit com faqg asp CalDigit Email support support caldigit com Phone support 1 714 572 6668 Monday Friday 9 00AM 6 00PM PST Fax 1 714 572 9881 Cah FE
31. lers that are connected to the same network The software comes with 2 components Client Installed on any computer that needs to administer the RAID controller card and Server Enables the server to recognize the RAID Controller card RAIDShield works on any computer running Java 1 5 09 or above and is used to administer RAID controller cards It contains all the functionality needed to configure and administer RAID arrays Use the software to Add and Delete Arrays Fix problems with disks Manage the arrays and disks Personalize Audio and E Mail alerts Monitor the status of multiple controller cards gt CalDigit RAIDShield Features RAIDShield is designed to be used in conjunction with CalDigit HDPro HDOne RAIDCard HDElement series Support multiple RAID controllers per host Java Based Graphical User Interface GUI Multi platform and Operating System support Remote monitoring Event notification Snapshot function gt RAIDShield OS Supported M Windows Microsol Windows 2000 Professional SP4 Server SP4 Advance Server SP4 Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition SP1 32 64bits Server R2 Enterprise Edition 32 64bits Enterprise Edition SP1 32 64bits Server Edition Windows XP 32bits Professional SP3 64bits Professional SP2 Windows Vista Home Business Premium 32 64bits i mg Let Mac OS X OS X 10 4 7 or higher Intel Xeon OS X 10 4 7 or higher PPC A
32. list brea ene I amhad ewe O Do you want to end this process Fan open program if asecciated with this process A wil close and you wall lese any unsaved data H yeu end a system preiess d oeh retult im an up able syshem Are you ture yeu wand bo continue _End process _Cancet_ Processer di CPU Usage 1 Physical Memoay 21 Nene z Date maat Type Sg l E nk actestion LE LETS PR Executable Ir File WER K OTR Tre LS ag File 1 Ka D Picton 7 D EOutfeg t LLOCHKG LIA Windows Baich File IKR IR Musi Eebe iterfbeeagd cen SIAO IRISAM CLASS File H GG Recentty Changed _ EchoBeck class EVM TIS AM CLASS File EKE EN raiche Fr apbeck i elns AER 118 AM CLASS File IKE Ji Pubie Erbefeck i cl MSC 1S AM CLASS File 1 Ka event br SOTO LOR Lay Test Docume JER iPAigi rame art MAAS LAS PA CLASS Fil LX mal AO 1700 PM Geectbie Jar Fie M0 KE mier Hmm 02S File 18 Mubicasfecebuer tung SAARI AM CLASS File JKA Bram ation Ma KR Casen E File H W ee a a clean 55 File 1 KB fevel Restore previous versions teat Document 14 KB zeekian SandTo a LASS File A8 _geekThe ASS File 28 ureGui_r Ca File AER lubie Cep 55 File KE Folderi a UD File LER Create Shortcut RAD Stel Ser L8 Datar Delete hic Atom ig Date ee 3 An icon will be present at the Windows System tray Right Click on the icon to display the options mg SE EN CH SS a Li Sr Date cerca ebe RE Pe HA ee CHE EE g ASP AM STE 2008 HLS AM S
33. nit which may be an end user a file an application a drive or a volume e Native Command Queuing NCQ NCQ allows several outstanding commands to be given to the drives at one time The commands are carried out in sequence instead of the order they are given Rather like pressing buttons in a lift the lift goes to the next floor in the list not the order that the buttons are pressed This speeds up the disk access and reduces the load on the drives e Parity Parity information is redundancy information calculated from actual data values If any single piece of data is lost the remaining data and the parity information can be used together to calculate the lost data Parity information can either be stored on a separate dedicated drive or be mixed with the data across all the drives in the array e RAID Redundant Array of Independent Inexpensive Disks A disk array in which part of the storage capacity is used to store redundant information about user data stored on the remainder of the storage capacity The redundant information enables regeneration of user data in the event that one of the array member disks or the access path to it fails See Parity Different RAID levels offer different data output speeds and fault tolerance data redundancy RAID 0 does not feature redundant information but is nonetheless considered a type of RAID e SMART Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology Mode SMART Mode monitors the performance
34. ntroller Time 11 26 07 02 55 AM Password 8 character format eeccccce Password Confirmation eeccecee Cancel Advanced Slicing LUN Map Expansion Migration Snapshot Health Center Unlock Drives Advanced The Advanced menu provides the methods for changing the details of and maintenance with the array Click the required option and then click Next to proceed RAID Shield 1 9 Option 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 OEI Divides an existing array into multiple slices or merge multiple slices together CLUN Map Maps volumes of slices to the logical unit number of the host Expansion increases total capacity of an array by adding spare drives Migration Migrates current RAID level to a selected RAID level Snapshot Allows you to create mirror s of existing volumes of array for backup Health Center Allows youto repair and maintain arrays Unlock Drives Changes the locked drive s status Cancel Cadig LE Advanced Slicing Hard drive slicing partitions the drives of an array so that it appears as a separate volume without reducing the speed This process must be performing in the order at slice 0 slice 1 and slice 2 An array can have maximum 8 slices NOTE if you sliced the array you will need to assign the LUN map for the sliced arrays See next section Slicing Divides an existing array into multiple slices or merge multiple slices to
35. of drives like RAID 5 except that is calculates two sets of parity information for each parcel of data The goal of this duplication is solely to improve fault tolerance RAID 6 can handle at most one fault Performance wise RAID 6 is generally slightly worse than RAID 5 in terms of writes due to the added overhead of more parity calculations but may be slightly faster in random reads due to spreading of data over one more disk As with RAID levels 4 and 5 performance can be adjusted by experimenting with different stripe size RAID 6 Independent data disks with double parity blocks Characteristics Recommended use m Array Capacity size of smallest drive x m File and application number of drives 2 servers m Storage Efficiency If all drives are the same m Database servers sizes then number of drives 2 number of e WWW E mail and News drives servers m Fault Tolerance very good to excellent a Intranet servers m Requires a minimum of four drives m Apply to high reliability servers environment CONTROLLER Disk1 Disk2 Disk3 Disk4 Cah Enhanced JBOD JBOD Just a Bunch of Disks reports the individual drives The operating system will see each drive in the JBOD mode as a individual drive There is no RAID protection in the JBOD mode The JBOD mode allows the user to connect more hard drives without taking up IDE connections on the motherboard JBOD Spanned disk array without fault tolerance
36. of the hard drives to predict hard drive failure e Stripe Size Stripe size is the maximum number of sectors the RAID system can access without accessing another disk The stripe size is also the size of the cache for the RAID A larger stripe is preferable since it reduces the number of I O requests made to a physical disk and lets the buffer cache work more efficiently e Slicing Unlike striping slicing allows the creation of arrays from a single disk without a loss of speed as the disk fills up This is because when striping across disks the center of the disk fills up and when it s being written to it slows down Slicing creates new disk partitions with similar characteristics therefore keeping the speed the same Cteg FE gt Choosing the RAID Levels CalDigit products can support the following RAID levels 0 1 0 1 5 6 and JBOD The choice for RAID levels depends on the application you are using for RAID Level 0 offers highest transfer rates and is ideal for large blocks of data where speed is of importance Computer Aided Design Graphics Scientific Computing Image and Multimedia applications are all good examples RAID 0 provides no fault tolerance If one drive in a RAID 0 array fails however the data on the array will be lost RAID Level 1 may be an appropriate choice if cost and performance are of significantly less importance than fault tolerance and reliability RAID Level 0 1 offers a compromise between the relia
37. on your CalDigit product Date Time 11 19 08 17 24 13 21100 21 21525 W11908 17 521505 WV 1S08 17 21 03 1W1V1908 17 20 53 111908 1655753 bi 1908 16754745 11 19 08 16 54 43 11 1908 16 09 33 11 1908 15 36 12 11 19 08 15 36511 11 19 08 15 36709 11 19 08 15 36708 Event Message Create Shot 1 cancelled Create Shot 7 started LUN 1 changed LUN 0 changed LUN O changed CPU temperature normal LUN U changed Drive 3 plugged in CPU temperature warning Array 1 RAID failed LUN O changed Dive 3 plugged out Amay 1 imitialization completed successtully Array Information Window Information Value ArrayNo Ji Status Onine RAID Type Mest Mode Stripe Size 256 KE Sector Sizejo17 Bytes RAID Level RAID 5 Capacity 4889 GE Slice 0 4969 GE LUN TOY The RAIDShield array information window provides the current array status information on your Caldigit products General Information Tabs Controler Firmware Hardware Power The RAIDShield General Information Tabs provides the current status on your Caldigit hardwares Controller general information on the controller of your CalDigit product Vendor CalDigit Model Name HDPro Controller Name CalDigit Serial No 0023962000508084 Memory Firmware provide system code boot code BIOS EFI information on the controller System Version 1 9 0 Boot Version 1 2 BIOS Version NONE EFI Version 14 Hardware Current hardware status of
38. pen downloaded zip folder 4 Open the Windows Installer folder Liisa eiin Jo 8 pe Parin te reg F A Dehi wl a ba ea O a ee e Ef ge oe DE mil aes Fmd E ep a br TG E A yi Ce pre Dies CH Cote St 5 Run the installation exe file within the installation file will automatically install the Java program Pleases make sure to run this file as administrator or log on as administrator E GER S WC Ne Reien ch F Run As Q O A Zen ome 2 LI ee pri eee eee age H eee peek nm R TEEN a E Which user account do you want to use to run this program sre Can P win n 1 9 0 Jue KR Sen Larcher CR hal tie nan Current user CD 3PODJ3WYDRLM User el ay omen Flush ai Bad bo ercheve er a EA to Caa Ip wn 264 130 a Bb Corpress seng Bp Compress bo Csteg Ip ep za LOD and enal q A Sere Te The Following user Tea obs EE Username f3 Administrator Iv Password 6 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation and restart the computer lt gt ss Dik Arsy Lee hee Seul si PA poniai Haeve eer Eai Ire Location PO Ska 2 bur B eege 14 rection fi het devoe a vaig Peer H pea se harira peche ath this device click Troubleshoot bo Stet Ge ubieha Tuababoe Deag uae Lhe ez dese enable i OF Cantal 4b SCT sel MAR controllers Dae Dech Aur See e Seed iey Arel g e corrode D 2 Sen desen i CalDigit For Mac 1 Turn on t
39. rray data and parity select the Refresh array data and parity icon and choose the desired priority then click OK to start the process Advanced Unlock Drives User can changes the locked drive s status on the product in this section Unlock Drives Changes the locked drive s status 1 2 Check the Confirm box and click OK to unlock the selected drives This process will automatically trigger the rebuild process The rebuild progress bar will be available on the main windows of RAID Shield RAID Shield 1 9 Unlock Drives 192 168 1 37 0023962000508084 17 Select locked drive s to unlock e at e Ch Drive3 installed Model ST3750640AS Revision 3 AAE Disk Type SATA Capacity 715308 MB 2 understand that updating locked drive s status will cause all data on locked drive s to be lost vV Confirm 5 Summary Unlock Drive Cancel NOTE if you are using RAID 5 setting your array allows ONE drive failure 1 B drive only NOTE if you are using RAID 6 setting your array allows TWO drive failure 2 B drives only Important Note In such case please back up the important files from the array and then start the rebuild process immediately abst P gt Controller Update User can update the System Code Boot Code BIOS EFI through RAIDShield 1 To perform the updates for the product please select the product from the list Click on the Controller gt
40. ware check and then it loads the operating system into your computer s random access memory or RAM If you want to boot up from CalDigit RAID storage in a PC you will need to load the BIOS to the controller e Boot Code Provide Input output and display signal conversion It is the code that is first executed when the RAID controller is powered on and allows firmware to be loaded onto the RAID controller e Cache Controller memory used to speed up data transfer to and from a disk e Disk Array A collection of disks from one or more commonly accessible disk controllers combined with a body of Array Management Software Array Management Software controls the disks and presents them to the array operating environment as one or more virtual disks e EFI EFI is a replacement for the original BIOS firmware Originally developed by Intel it redefines how firmware communicates with the operating system It contains such information as platform related details boot and runtime service calls e Host Computer Any computer system to which disks are directly attached and accessible for I O Mainframes and servers as well as workstations and personal computers can all be considered host computers in the context of this manual as long as they have disks attached to them e LUN A LUN Logical Unit Number is a unique identifier that enables slices to have multiple logical units Each LUN is a unique number that identifies a specific logical u
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