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Table of Contents
Preface ........................................................................................................v
Audience ................................................................................................................v
Organization ..........................................................................................................v
Documentation ......................................................................................................vi
Technical Support and Customer Service ............................................................vii
1 Steps for Getting Started............................................................................... 1-1
2 Hardware Installation ................................................................................... 2-1
Protecting Hardware ........................................................................................... 2-1
Network Requirements and Recommendations.................................................. 2-2
Installing a PS4000 Array................................................................................... 2-4
Before You Begin ........................................................................................ 2-4
Environmental Requirements ................................................................ 2-5
Shipping Box Contents and Required Hardware................................... 2-6
Rack Mount Requirements .................................................................... 2-7
Installing the Hardware................................................................................ 2-7
Step 1: Connect the Array to Power ...................................................... 2-8
Step 2: Connect the Array to the Network ............................................ 2-9
Step 3: Turn on Power to the Array..................................................... 2-12
Step 4: Set Up a Serial Connection to the Array ................................. 2-12
Serial Cable Pinout Information................................................................. 2-14
3 Software Configuration................................................................................. 3-1
Step 1: Choose a Configuration Method ............................................................ 3-1
Step 2: Collect Configuration Information......................................................... 3-1
Step 3: Start the Software Configuration............................................................ 3-3
Using the setup Utility to Configure the Software....................................... 3-3
Using the Remote Setup Wizard to Configure the Software ....................... 3-6
Step 4: Set the Member RAID Policy................................................................. 3-7
Using the CLI to Set the RAID Policy......................................................... 3-7
Using the GUI to Set the RAID Policy ........................................................ 3-8
4 Storage Allocation.......................................................................................... 4-1
Step 1: Create a Volume..................................................................................... 4-1
Using the CLI to Create a Volume............................................................... 4-2
Using the GUI to Create a Volume .............................................................. 4-3
Step 2: Connect a Computer to a Volume .......................................................... 4-5
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