Using This Documentation

This installation guide explains how to install and use the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software. You can use this software to manage RAID host bus adapters (HBAs), such as the Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBAs.

This document is written for advanced computer users who are familiar with computer hardware, data storage, RAID technology, and input/output (I/O) technology. Also, this document is written for users who are familiar with Direct-Attached Storage (DAS) or Network-Attached Storage (NAS)--whichever is appropriate for your storage space--and Storage Area Network (SAN) concepts and technology.

You can use this document to help create a storage space for your data. Advanced knowledge of storage networks is not required, but you must be familiar with computer hardware, data storage, and Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology.

This preface contains the following topics:

Terminology Used in This Document

Using UNIX Commands

Related Documentation

Support, Training, and Feedback

Terminology Used in This Document

Because this document provides information that can be used to manage multiple RAID products in a variety of configurations from DAS to SAN, the generic term “storage space” is used to refer to the HBA(s) and disk drives being managed with the Sun StorageTek RAID Manager software.

For efficiency, the term “components” or “component” is used when referring generically to the physical and virtual parts of your storage space, such as systems, disk drives, HBAs, and logical drives.

Many of the terms and concepts referred to in this document are known to computer users by multiple names. In this document, this terminology is used:

HBA (also known as adapter, controller, board, or card)

Disk drive (also known as hard disk, hard drive, or hard disk drive)

Logical drive (also known as logical device)

System (also known as a server, workstation, or computer)

Enclosure (also known as a JBOD, storage enclosure, or disk enclosure)

Internal RAID storage (also known as direct-attached storage or DAS)

Using UNIX Commands

This document might not contain information about basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices. Refer to the following for this information:

Software documentation that you received with your system

Oracle Solaris Operating System documentation, which is at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/solaris-10-192992.html

Related Documentation

The following table lists the related documentation for this product. The online documentation is available at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/documentation/oracle-storage-networking-190061.html

Application	Title	Library Number	Format	Location
Hardware Installation	Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide Eight-Port, Internal HBA	E19691-01	PDF HTML	Documentation CD, Online
	Sun StorageTek SAS RAID HBA Installation Guide Eight-Port, External HBA	E19494-01	PDF HTML	Documentation CD, Online
RAID Management	Uniform Command-Line Interface User’s Guide	E19691-01, E19494-01	PDF HTML	Documentation CD, Online
	Sun StorageTek RAID Manager Software Release Notes	E19691-01, E19494-01	PDF HTML	Documentation CD, Online

Support, Training, and Feedback

These web sites provide additional resources:

Support https://support.oracle.com

Training https://education.oracle.com

You can provide feedback on this documentation at:

http://www.oraclesurveys.com/se.ashx?s=25113745587BE578