
Chapter 3 Installation
3.1 Notice Before Installation
3.1.1 Sans Digital iSCSI Series Products Features
Sans Digital iSCSI Series Products are high-performance RAID system with the features as follows:
Dual Gigabit channels design
eSATA expansion interface
Supports RAID 6 level
Supports hot-swap
N-way mirroring
GUI operator interface
Online capacity expansion and RAID level conversion
Global/dedicated cache confi guration by volume
Supports S.M.A.R.T
Supports SES
Disk roaming
MPIO ready (initiator driver or HBA card support needed)
MC/S ready (initiator driver or HBA card support needed)
Supports CHAP authentication
Sans Digital iSCSI Series products can be applied on different RAID level by connecting to a main system
via iSCSI interface. Sans Digital iSCSI Series products provide reliable data security and supports RAID
6 level. RAID 6 level allows two damaged hard disks without affecting current data. Data in the damaged
hard disk can be restored by the data in the working hard disks.
By providing high-performance and protecting your data, Sans Digital iSCSI Series Products are the most
cost-effective and best solution in the network data storage backup fi eld for small and medium business.
3.1.2 Verifying the related equipments
Before you install the related products, please verify the following items fi rst:
When you open the package and take out the hardware components, please check if any accessory is
missing or damaged
Refer to Appendix A Certifi cation List to verify if your hardware devices are supported
A server equips with Ethernet card or iSCSI HBA card
CAT 5e or CAT 6 network cable used in the management and iSCSI port. We suggest you using
CAT 6 network cable for optimal performance
Plan your storage system architecture, such RAID and spare information, in advance
The information on the management port and the iSCSI port. To use a static IP address, please prepare
the information about the static IP address, subnet mask and default gateway
High-speed network switch (recommended) or a high-speed network switch featuring VLAN/LCAP/
Trunking functions
CHAP security information, including the CHAP user name and password (optional)
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