Adaptec GDTSETUP Manuel d'utilisateur

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOAs you can see, the build process for the 4GB Array Drive takes approximately 22 minutes.If you press <ESC

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDO1. Get the latest GDT_RPFW file for the ICP Controller (download it from our BBS, or ourWebsite, or ask for

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOThe new versions of the GDT Firmware, the BIOS and GDTSETUP are available after the nextcold-boot.//

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDO3. Messaging of the states of the intelligent subsystems temperature, power supply condi-tion, fan speed etc

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOThe GDT RP Series controllers support in the standard delivery the Intelligent Fault Bus(IFB) on channe

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOWith the Perform LED Tests menu, you can check if the LEDs and blink-codes are properlycontrolled and display

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOThis screen tells you:- the SCSI channel- which SCSI-ID a drive has (the entry SCSI I/O processor stand

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDO/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOWe refer to firmware as the operating system which controls the ICP Controlle

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOYou may select the high-lighted menu options. The other options are either not appropriateto the type of devi

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOThe warning of the destruction of all data implies different evaluations, depending on thedevice's curre

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOLast status: The Last Status gives detailed information on the last failure of a hard disk. Theinformat

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOThe next page shows a block diagram of a SAF-TE subsystem.

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOAfter selecting the SEP press <ENTER> . You can either configure the SAF-TE Slots (i.e., thedrive

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOOn the next higher level are the Logical Drives. Logical Drives are introduced to obtain afull independ

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOIn this example 2 of the 4 available slots in the subsystem are occupied with hard disks.The following screen

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOChange Drive Name. Here you can enter a name for the selected drive.Remove Drive. This menu option lets you r

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOspare hard disks in the future. It would be bad luck if the new hard disk would have 2060MB,only. It simply w

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOAfter pressing <ENTER> the list appears again, but with a new entry. The <F2>-key showsthe hard d

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOMove the selection-bar to the second entry and select Logical Drives No. 1,2 and 3.The "M" means Ma

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOFor this example we select RAID-5 and press <ENTER> .This security request has to be taken seriou

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOIf necessary you can limit the Array Drive's capacity. For this example we take the completecapacity.The

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOAfter completion of the build process, the Array Drive's state is ready, i.e., fault tolerant.If y

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOReady state. The disk array is fully operational when in the ready state. All redundant infor-mation is

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOGDTSETUP displays a list with Logical Drives which are free and can be added to the exist-ing Array Dri

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOAfter the acknowledgement of the security request, the expansion process starts.After completion of this proc

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&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOIn this example the Array Drive is ready. Here you can select the RAID-1 Master. This is theLogical Drive whi

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOPress <F2> to get detailed information of the Array Drive. If you think this flexibility throught

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOController firmware (which are the same for both firmware versions: Standard andRAIDYNE). For the user&

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDObecause the Array Drive is without redundancy. The replacement Logical Drive has to haveat least the same cap

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOthe Array Drive, that is the Host Drives, have not been modified in any kind whatsoever inthe meantime.

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOExample of an Array Drive configuration with a Hot Fix drive (press the <F2>-key to displaythe followin

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&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOSelect with the <Space> bar the hard disks you want to integrate into the new Host Drive.Dependin

&KDSWHU/*'78VHUV0DQXDOPress <ENTER> . You may select the desired Host Drive type. In our example select RAID5and press <EN

&KDSWHU/*'76(783LQ'HWDLOPress several times <F2> to get detailed information on the Array Drive's configuration andc