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EonStor A12U/A08U-G2421 Installation and Hardware Reference Manual
About This Manual
This manual:
• Introduces the EonStor A12U/A08U-G2421 RAID Subsystems.
• Describes all the active components in the subsystem.
• Provides recommendations and details about the hardware installation process.
• Briefly describes how to monitor the subsystem.
• Describes how to maintain the subsystem.
This manual does not:
• Describe components that are not user-serviceable.
• Describe the configuration options of firmware, using terminal emulation
program, or the RAIDWatch GUI that came with your subsystem.
• Give a detailed description of the RAID processing units, or the RAID
controllers embedded within the subsystem.
Who Should Read This Manual?
This manual assumes that its readers are experienced with computer hardware
installation and are familiar with storage enclosures.
Related Documentation
• Generic Operation Manual
• RAIDWatch User’s Manual
These two documents can be found in the product utility CD included with your
subsystem package.
Conventions
Naming
From this point on and throughout the rest of this manual, the EonStor series is
referred to as simply the “subsystem” or the “system.”
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