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PREFACE
Notice
The product features and specifications described in this guide are subject to change
without notice.
The manufacturer shall not be liable for any damage, or the loss of information resulting
from the performance or use of the information contained herein.
About This Guide
Congratulations on your purchase of the ExaSAN (pronounced X-sa-SAN) A12S2-PS, a
revolutionary high bandwidth streaming rack mounted storage system, specifically
designed for all high-end post production storage. It delivers stability, exceptional
performance, and scalable capacity at a very affordable ownership cost and requires
only a low maintenance budget.
This guide contains instructions for installing and using the ExaSAN A12S2-PS system and
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technologies and RAIDGuard X
(ExaSAN’s RAID management software).
If you are new to RAID and RAIDGuard X, this guide will help you become familiar with
these technologies, and assist you in setting up and using RAID on the A12S2-PS. If you
are already familiar with these technologies, use this guide as a reference for
implementing your ExaSAN A12S2-PS RAID solution to achieve maximum performance
and reliability.
For details of hardware installation, setup, configuration and considerations, see
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Chapter 1, “Introducing ExaSAN PCIe2.0 Storage System”
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Chapter 2, “Preparing to Install ExaSAN A12S2-PS”
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Chapter 3, “Installing ExaSAN A12S2-PS”
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Chapter 4, “Using RAIDGuard X”
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Chapter 5, RAID Overview
Guide to Conventions
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result in personal injury, damage to your equipment or loss of
data if the safety instruction is not observed.