User manual

1.0 Introduction to RAIDCare

1.1 Target

RAIDCare Manager, a user-friendly graphical management tool provides a comfortable

interface to configure and monitor the AXUS Brownie RAID/Demon RAID from

anywhere using standard Web browser or RAIDCare Client via a RAIDCare Server or

network port. The friendly interface not only enables the user to monitor and maintain the

Brownie/Demon RAID, but also provides its user advanced functionalities of “Critical

event notification” to report the event via E-mail. RAIDCare Manager is made by AXUS

and only supports AXUS Brownie/Demon series; we do not take responsibilities for any

data lost due to illegal authorization.

1.2 Architecture

There are two members in the architecture of RAIDCare Manager, one called “RAIDCare

Server“, and its counterpart called “RAIDCare Client”. The RAIDCare Server is installed

on the server computer, which is connected directly to Brownie Subsystem via SCSI

cable/FC cable/RS-232. Network Port can act like RAIDCare Sever; therefore

RAIDCare Server is no longer needed on Demon series. Network Port is now a

standard on AXUS Demon series. The RAIDCare Client can be run on any PC system /

SUN system/ Linux System with TCP/IP communication. The RAIDCare Server is

running at Host Server for monitoring RAID’s real-time health status, responding for any

abnormal happens, and accepting RAIDCare Client’s request to reply RAID’s

information or re-configure it. The RAIDCare Client, running at client computer, is a user

interface, which displays the RAID’s information and provides user functions to submit

commands to re-configure the RAID. RAIDCare Client must be the same version as the

RAIDCare server in order for them to communicate. Please see block diagram as below,

Figure 1-1:

We also provide the web interface for managing the RAID; it is shown as below (see

Figure 1-2)