Apple Xserve RAID User's guide User's Guide download pdf (Page 7)

PREFACE

About This Guide

Congratulations on purchasing Xserve RAID, a breakthrough storage solution that delivers

superior capacity, performance, and data protection.

This guide contains instructions for installing the Xserve RAID system in a rack and

exchanging components, as well as an introduction to RAID (redundant array of independent

disks) technology and a guide to planning storage with your Xserve RAID system.

If you are new to RAID, this guide will help you become familiar with this technology and the

ways you can use it to increase the performance and reliability of your data storage.

If you are already familiar with RAID, use this guide as a reference for implementing your

storage strategy with Xserve RAID.

For details of hardware installation, setup, and component exchange, see

Chapter 1, “Introducing Xserve RAID,” on page 9

Chapter 2, “Preparing to Install Xserve RAID in a Rack,” on page 19

Chapter 3, “Mounting Xserve RAID in a Rack,” on page 23

Chapter 4, “Connecting Xserve RAID to a Host System and a Network,” on page 37

Chapter 5, “Using the Xserve RAID System,” on page 45

Chapter 6, “Installing or Replacing Components,” on page 49

For explanations of RAID levels and their implementation on the Xserve RAID system, see

Chapter 7, “RAID Overview,” on page 57

Chapter 8, “Planning RAID Storage for the Xserve RAID System,” on page 63

In addition, see the procedural instructions in the document “Using RAID Admin to Manage

the Xserve RAID System,” which is included on the CD that came with your system.

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