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ExaSAN A12S2-
PS
User Guide
Support Host Bu
s Adapter:
PCIe 2.0
: Z1M-
G2
Support Host Conv
ertor:
Thunderbolt2
.0 to PCIe2.0: C1M
-
G2
Support Switch S
ystem:
PCIe 2.0
: SW08-Q4, SW16, S
WF16
A
ccus
y
s Storage Ltd.,
Version: V1.8
2
Table of Contents
Main Page
Default Chapter
3
Notice
3
Guide to Conventions
3
Trademarks
4
Table of Contents
5
1 Introducing Exasan Pcie 2.0 Storage System
8
System Overview
9
What Is the Exasan Solution
9
What Is the Exasan A12S2-PS Solution
10
Exasan A12S2-PS Components and Accessories
11
Exasan Pcie RAID Disk System
11
Hard Disk Drive (HDD) for the RAID System
11
Exasan QSFP Host Bus Adapter (Z1M-G2)
11
QSFP (Quad Small Form-Factor Pluggable) Pcie Copper or Optical Cables
12
Power Cord & Power Convertors
13
Rail and Rail Extender
13
Key Features
13
Unpacking the System
15
What Is in Your Order
15
Checking the Equipment You'll Need
15
Unpacking
15
What's in the Box
16
The Exasan RAID
16
Exasan Accessories
17
Disk Tray Package
17
SAS JBOD Expansion
17
Your A12S2-PS at a Glance
17
Exasan A12S2-PS
17
A12S2-PS Front Panel
17
Beeper Codes
19
Disk Mapping
20
Disk Tray
20
A12S2-PS Rear Panel
21
A12S2-PS SAS JBOD Rear Panel
23
How to Connect Multiple JBOD
25
Exasan QSFP Host Bus Adapter (HBA)
26
2 Preparing to Install Exasan A12S2-PS
28
Precaution for Handling the System
29
Choosing the Location for the System
29
Electrical Power
29
Operating Environment
30
Security
30
3 Installing the Exasan A12S2-PS
31
Installing the System
32
Installing Disk Drives
32
Installing the HBA Card
33
Connecting the HBA to the A12S2-PS System
35
Installing the Rail on A12S2-PS System
36
Powering the System on and off
38
Powering on
38
Powering off
38
Install Driver and GUI
39
Installing Exasan Driver and GUI Raidguardx
39
Installing Driver and GUI on MAC and Windows
39
Installing Driver and GUI on Linux
40
Confirm the Exasan RAID System Driver on os
44
Confirming the Exasan RAID System Driver on Mac
44
Confirming the Exasan RAID System Driver in Windows
45
Confirm Leds on HBA
45
Create Array
46
Check on New Volume in Disk Utility of Macos
46
Check on New Volume in Disk Management of Windows
46
Check on New Volume by Fdisk Command on Linux
46
4 Using Raidguardx GUI
48
Raidguardx Overview
48
Raidguardx at a Glance
49
Menu Bar
49
Raidguard X Main Console
50
Adding Controller
51
DAS - Add Controller Locally
51
SAN - Add Controller Remotely
52
Planning Your RAID
52
Creating an Array
54
Email Notification
58
Preference
59
Disk Lag Proof Mode
59
Ncq
60
SMART Mode
60
Beeper
61
Equalization Mode
61
Cache
62
Misc
63
Slicing
64
Option
64
LUN Map
67
Expansion
68
Migrations
70
Snapshot
72
Health Center
75
Unlock Drives
76
Updating the Exasan RAID System Firmware
78
Preparing the Firmware Update Files
78
Installing the Firmware Update Files
78
5 RAID Overview
79
How RAID Works
80
Data Storage Methods
80
Data Striping
80
Data Mirroring
80
Data Parity
81
RAID Levels
81
RAID 0: Striping
81
RAID 1: Mirroring
81
RAID 5: Independent Data Disks with Distributed Parity
81
RAID 6: Independent Data Disks with Two Independent Parity Schemes
81
RAID 0+1: Striped Set with Mirroring
82
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Accusys ExaSAN A12S2-PS Specifications
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Model
ExaSAN A12S2-PS
Category
Network Storage Server
Language
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