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Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
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1.1 Product Overview
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1.2 Terminology and Concepts
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1.3 Storage Pools and Drives
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1.4 Volumes
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1.5 Tasks
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1.5.1 Initialize a Parity Volume
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1.5.2 Rebuild a Volume
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1.5.3 Scan a Volume
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1.5.4 Grow (Expand) a Volume
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1.5.5 Reconfigure a Volume
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1.6 Network Portals
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1.7 VLANs
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1.8 LAGs
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1.9 iSCSI Target Nodes
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1.10 iSCSI Log-In, Sessions and Connections
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1.11 Multiple Connections per Session
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Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software
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2.1 Key Features
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2.2 Compatibility and Minimum System Requirements
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2.3 Understanding the Basics
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2.3.1 Understanding the User Interface
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2.3.2 Menu Bar and Toolbar
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2.3.3 View Panel
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2.3.4 Main Display
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2.3.5 Action Panels
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2.3.6 Detail Tabs
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2.3.7 Status Bar
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2.4 Getting Help
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2.5 READ THIS SECTION - If You Read Nothing Else In This Guide
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Chapter 3 Getting Started
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3.1 Connecting and Logging In
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3.1.1 Using the Start-up Wizard
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3.1.2 Logging in from the Home Page
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3.2 Setting the System Date and Time
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3.3 Customizing the Date and Time Display
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3.4 Configuring User Accounts
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3.4.1 Changing the Default Admin Login Password
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3.4.2 Adding Admin Accounts
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3.4.3 Adding User Accounts
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3.4.4 Modifying Accounts
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3.4.5 Deleting User Accounts
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3.5 Logging Out
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3.6 Exiting the xStack Storage Management Center
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3.7 Shutting Down the xStack Storage Array
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