Detailed User's Manual - Sans Digital

CONFIGURATION METHOD
3. Configuration Methods
After the hardware installation, the SATA disk drives connected to the
internal RAID subsystem must be configured and the volume set units
initialized before they are ready to use. This can be accomplished by
one of the following methods:
• Front panel touch-control keypad.
• VT100 terminal connected through the controller’s serial port.
• Using HTTP Proxy through the controller’s serial port to access web
browser-based RAID manager in Windows and Linux system.
• Firmware-embedded & web browser-based RAID manager/SNMP a
gent/SMTP via the controller’s 10/100 Ethernet LAN port.
Those user interfaces can access the built-in configuration and administration
utility that resides in the controller’s firmware. They provide
complete control and management of the controller and disk arrays,
eliminating the need for additional hardware or software.
3.1 Using local front panel touch-control
keypad
The front panel keypad and liquid crystal display (LCD) is the primary
user interface for the RAID subsystem. All configuration and
management of the controller and its properly connected disk arrays
can be performed from this interface.
The front panel keypad and LCD are connected to the RAID subsystem
to access the built-in configuration and administration utility
that resides in the controller’s firmware. Complete control and
management of the array’s physical drives and logical units can be
performed from the front panel, requiring no additional hardware
or software drivers for that purpose.
This technical manual provides, in quick reference form, procedures
that use the built-in LCD panel to configure and operate the
controller.
A touch-control keypad and a liquid crystal display (LCD) mounted
on the front panel of the RAID subsystem is the primary operational
interface and monitor display for the disk array controller. This
user interface controls all configuration and management functions
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