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Promise Technology SMARTSTOR NS4300N User Manual

Promise Technology SMARTSTOR NS4300N
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Contents
ix
Chapter 7: Technology Background, cont.
Choosing a RAID Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
RAID 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
RAID 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
RAID 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
RAID 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Spare Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .159
Automatic Rebuilding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
Partition and Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160
RAID Volume Migration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
Chapter 8: Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Responding to an Audible Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163
Checking the System Status LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Checking Disk Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Replacing a Failed Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165
Checking RAID Volume Status in PASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
SmartStor Responds to a Critical RAID Volume . . . . . . . . . . .166
Responding to an Invalid RAID Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .167
Checking File System Status in PASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Rebuilding the File System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .168
Checking the Event Log in PASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Responding to Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .170
Checking Enclosure Status in PASM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .173
Solving Network Connection Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .174
Verifying Connections with SmartNAVI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .176
SmartStor Lockup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
Checking Your Email Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Restoring the Default Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Resolving a Windows Firewall Issue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .180
Chapter 9: Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .183
Contacting Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .187
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
Returning Product For Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192
Appendix A: Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Upgrading the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .195
Connection Problems After Restart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196

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ModelSMARTSTOR NS4300N
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