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
RAIDXpert User Manual
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RAIDXpert Components
The RAIDXpert installation software installs two major components:
• RAIDXpert management and networking software
• Java Runtime Environment (in a private folder)
RAIDXpert Software
The RAIDXpert software installs on the PC with the AMD Chipset SATA
Controller (the “Host PC”).
Figure 2. RAIDXpert on a network
Java Runtime Environment
The RAIDXpert installation program installs a private JRE in folder _jvm under
the same directory where RAIDXpert is installed. RAIDXpert uses this private
JRE to avoid incompatibility issues with any other JREs that may be present on
your system.
Desktop PC
with Internet
browser
Laptop PC
with Internet
browser
The
Internet
Networked PC
with Internet browser
Router & Firewall
Host PCs with the AMD Chipset SATA Controller and RAIDXpert
File Server