User`s guide

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Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition
Architecture Overview
Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition consists of the three
major components:
■ A supported Web browser, which should already be installed
on the system.
■ The Adaptec Web service which supplies content displayed on
the Web browser.
■ An Adaptec-supplied storage agent.
For a locally managed system, all three components must be
installed on the same system.
To support the remote management configurations described
below, all components must be installed on systems that have a
TCP/IP connection through which other components can be
accessed.
Communication security is ensured because Secure-HTTP
(S-HTTP) or SSL protocols are used to encrypt all transmitted data.
Connection over an Ethernet network, a corporate WAN, or VPN
are supported.
Several remote management configurations are possible:
■ The remote system must contain a browser.
■ The storage agent must always be installed on the system with
the RAID controller installed.
■ The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as
the browser, the system with the RAID controller installed, or a
third system.