User manual
Table Of Contents
- RAIDXpert User Manual
- Contents
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Installation
- Chapter 3: Setup
- Chapter 4: RAIDXpert User Interface
- Chapter 5: Monitoring and Managing
- Logging into RAIDXpert
- Choosing a Language
- Logging out of RAIDXpert
- User Management
- Host Management
- Utility Configuration
- Controller
- Physical Drives
- Logical Drives
- Viewing Logical Drives
- Creating a Logical Drive
- Deleting a Logical Drive
- Viewing Logical Drive Information
- Making Logical Drive Settings
- Backing up a RAID Ready Logical Drive
- Migrating a Logical Drive
- Rebuilding a Logical Drive
- Synchronizing All Logical Drives
- Synchronizing One Logical Drive
- Initializing a Logical Drive
- Logical Drive Activation
- Managing a Critical or Offline Logical Drive
- Spare Drives
- Chapter 6: Technology Background
- Appendix A: Frequently Asked Questions
- Appendix B: Partition and Format
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
RAIDXpert Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
RAIDXpert Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Java Runtime Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Operating System Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Browser Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Chapter 2: Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Windows with RAID Ready Backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Installation under Windows and Linux, continued . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Chapter 3: Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Logging into RAIDXpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Choosing a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Accessing the Host PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Making the Recommended Initial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Administrator’s Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Creating a New Logical Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Logging out of RAIDXpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Connecting to RAIDXpert from the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Running RAIDXpert without Network Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Chapter 4: RAIDXpert User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Banner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Tree View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Management Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Event Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Current Event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Chapter 5: Monitoring and Managing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Logging into RAIDXpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Choosing a Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Logging out of RAIDXpert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34