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2. Choose a management host system connected to the same LAN
3. Install the VDS Provider on the management host system.
4. Use VDS Provider Configuration Utility to locate the RAID systems and complete the registration for the VDS
Provider
You may now start using VDS-compliant manage software to manage the registered RAID systems.
5.7.2 Installing the VDS Provider
Follow the steps below to install the VDS Provider onto the management host.
1. Copy the software file (VDSProvider_SW_1.00.zip) into the computer, and extract this file to a folder.
2. Double click the ‘Setup.exe’ file in the folder.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
5.7.3 Uninstalling the VDS Provider
Follow the steps below to uninstall the VDS Provider GUI from the management host.
1. Click Start > Settings > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.
2. Locate VDS Provider and click on it to start the un-installation. Click No to quit or Yes to confirm the un-installation.
5.7.4 Using the VDS Provider Configuration Utility
Before using VDS-based management for RAID systems, you are required to use the VDS Provider Configuration Utility
to register the RAID systems such that the VDS Provider knows how to link to the RAID systems by network. You are also
required to supply the password of the RAID systems for the VDS Provider to get proper management access rights to
the RAID systems.
To launch the VDS Provider Configuration Utility, click Start > Programs > VDS Provider > Configure Tool (assuming
the VDS Provider is installed in its default path). The table below describes the functions of the configuration utility.
Note
The VDS Provider Configuration Utility requires that you have Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
version 1.5 or later installed on your Windows system.
Menu Bar
System Exit: Exit the program.
Help
Help Contents: Open the help web page.
About: Display the program version.
Scan Bar
Scan RAID systems in the
LAN
Press the bar to scan the online RAID systems on the LAN and they will be
displayed on the System Panel.
System Panel
Display the information of RAID system.