Table of Contents

Preface

What is in This Guide

This user guide gives you step-by-step instructions on how to install, configure and connect a LaCie 12big Rack Serial 2 system to your host computer system, and how to use and maintain the system.

Who Should Use This Guide

This user guide assumes that you have a working knowledge of storage appliance products. If you do not have these skills, or are not confident with the instructions in this guide, do not proceed with the installation.

Qualified Personnel

The personnel referred to within this document are defined as follows:

Terms and Abbreviations

CLI Common Line Interface PDU Power Distribution Unit
PSU Power Supply Unit EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
RAID Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks EM Enclosure Management
PCM Power Cooling Module ESD Electro-Static Discharge
SAS Serial Attached SCSI ESI Enclosure Services Interface Processor
SATA Serial ATA SBB Storage Bridge Bay
SCSI Small Computer System Interface I2C Inter-Integrated Circuit
SEP Storage Enclosure Processor SES SCSI Enclosure Services
LED Light-Emitting Diode SFF Small Form Factor
UPS Universal Power Supply PCB Printed Circuit Board
VPD Vital Product Data