User Manual

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5.7.2 Installing the VDS Provider ...................................................................5-74
5.7.3 Uninstalling the VDS Provider ..............................................................5-74
5.7.4 Using the VDS Provider Configuration Utility ........................................5-74
5.7.5 VDS-Based RAID Management Software ............................................5-76
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting
6.1 General Guidelines ........................................................................................6-1
6.2 Beeper ...........................................................................................................6-1
6.3 Performance Tuning ......................................................................................6-2
6.4 Hard Disks .....................................................................................................6-5
6.5 User Interfaces ...............................................................................................6-7
6.6 RAID Configuration and Maintenance ...........................................................6-8
6.7 Redundant Controller and MPIO ..................................................................6-10
Appendix A: Understanding RAID
A.1 RAID Overview ............................................................................................. A-1
A.2 RAID 0 .......................................................................................................... A-3
A.3 RAID 1 .......................................................................................................... A-4
A.4 RAID 3 .......................................................................................................... A-5
A.5 RAID 5 .......................................................................................................... A-6
A.6 RAID 6 .......................................................................................................... A-7
A.7 RAID 10 ........................................................................................................ A-8
A.8 RAID 30 ........................................................................................................ A-9
A.9 RAID 50 ...................................................................................................... A-10
A.10 RAID 60 .................................................................................................... A-11
A.11 JBOD ........................................................................................................ A-12
A.12 NRAID ...................................................................................................... A-13
Appendix B: Features and Benefits
B.1 Overview ....................................................................................................... B-1
B.2 Flexible Storage Presentation ...................................................................... B-1
B.3 Flexible Storage Provisioning ....................................................................... B-2
B.4 Comprehensive RAID Configurations ........................................................... B-3
B.5 Dynamic Configuration Migration ................................................................. B-4
B.6 Effective Capacity Management ................................................................... B-5
B.7 Adaptive Performance Optimization ............................................................. B-6
B.8 Proactive Data Protection ............................................................................. B-8
B.9 Fortified Reliability and Robustness ............................................................. B-9
B.10 Vigilant System Monitoring ....................................................................... B-11
B.11 Convenient Task Management ................................................................. B-12
B.12 Extensive Supportive Tools ...................................................................... B-13
B.13 Easy-To-Use User Interfaces ................................................................... B-14