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Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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M
ODELS AND
C
ONFIGURATIONS
A
VAILABLE
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9
O
PTIONS
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10
A
VAILABLE
A
CCESSORIES
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U
NPACKING AND
R
EPACKAGING THE
D
ISK
A
RRAY
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14
P
RODUCT
F
EATURES
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C
ONNECTING
P
OWER
C
ORDS
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I
NSTALLING
M
ODULES
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20
Disk, Power, and Fan Modules
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21
C
ONTROLLER
M
ODULE
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22
Suppressing Single-Controller Warning Messages
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SCSI C
ABLING
R
EQUIREMENTS
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25
C
ONNECTING
SCSI C
ABLING
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F
IBRE
C
HANNEL
(FC) SCSI M
ULTIPLEXER
(MUX) C
ONNECTION
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S
WITCHING
P
OWER
O
N
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32
S
WITCHING
P
OWER
O
FF
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32
CHAPTER 2. HP SURESTORE E DISK ARRAY 12H CONTROLLER
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A
BOUT
B
ATTERY
P
ACKS
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I
NSTALLING
C
ONTROLLER
B
ATTERIES
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R
EPLACING
C
ONTROLLER
B
ATTERIES
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D
OWNLOADING
A
RRAY
C
ONTROLLER
F
IRMWARE
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Before Beginning Firmware Download
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Other Considerations About the Firmware Download Process
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38
F
IRMWARE
D
OWNLOAD
P
ROCEDURE
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Links to Downloading Firmware:
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Links to Replacing an Array Controller:
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CHAPTER 3. OPERATING THE CONTROL PANEL
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U
SING THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
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C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
S
TATUS
L
IGHT
O
PERATION
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Selecting a Menu Item
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70
Returning to the Main Menu
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U
SING THE
C
ONTROL
P
ANEL
B
UTTONS
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Viewing Array Settings
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Creating a Logical Drive
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Renumbering a Logical Drive
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Deleting a Logical Drive
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Including a Disk
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