Promise Technology Vess A2200 User Manual

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Figure 1: Vess A2200s/A2200 front view with secure cover
TheVessA2200andVessA2200sareshippedwithalockablefrontsecurecoverto
providephysicalsecurityforinstalledharddisksandcoolingunitmodule.Usethe
tubularkeytolockorunlockthiscovertoaccessthesixharddrivecarriertraysand
coolingunitinfront.See“RemoveDriveSecurityCover”onpage8forinstructions.
Theleftpanelcontainsthepowerbutton,variousLEDs,USBportsandthetubular
lock.See“PowerOnVessA2200/A2200s”onpage16and“FrontPanelLEDs”on
page17inthisguideformoreinformation.
Figure 2: Vess A2200s/A2200 front view with cover removed
Adefectivedrivemaybereplacedwithoutinterruptionofdataavailabilitytothehost
computer.Ifsocongured,ahotsparedrivewillautomaticallyreplaceafaileddrive,
securingthefault-tolerantintegrityofthelogicaldrive.Theself-containedhardware-
basedRAIDlogicaldriveprovidesmaximumperformanceinacompactexternalenclo-
sure.Seetheproductmanualforinformationonhotswappingharddrives.See“Task
3:InstallingDiskDrives”onpage8ofthisguideforinstructionstopopulatethe
drivebayswithharddisks.
Power button Secure panel lock
Six hard drive carriers Cooling unit

Promise Technology Vess A2200 Specifications

General

Brand	Promise Technology
Model	Vess A2200
Category	DVR
Language	English