User's Manual

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Getting Started
Server Administrator Storage Management is designed for system administrators who implement
hardware RAID solutions and understand corporate and small business storage environments.
Storage Management enables you to configure the storage components attached to your system. These
components include RAID and non-RAID controllers and the channels, ports, enclosures, and disks
attached to them. Using Storage Management, you can configure and manage the controller functions
without accessing the BIOS. These functions include configuring virtual disks and applying RAID levels
and hot spares for data protection. You can initiate many other controller functions like rebuilds,
troubleshooting, setting thresholds. Most functions can be configured and managed while the system
remains online and continues to process requests.
Storage Management reports the status of storage components. When the status for a component
changes, Storage Management updates the display for that component and sends an alert to the Alert
Log.
In addition to status changes, Storage Management generates alerts for user actions such as creating or
deleting a virtual disk and for many other events. Most alerts also generate SNMP traps.
Other than monitoring and reporting status, Storage Management does not automatically initiate actions
independent of user input. (Automatic shutdown of enclosures that have exceeded a critical temperature
is the only exception. For more information on automatic shutdown, see SMART Thermal Shutdown).
Storage Management actions are user-initiated using wizards and drop-down menus. Storage
Management does, however, report the actions taken by the controllers, which include generating alerts,
initiating tasks, such as a rebuild, and making state changes.
NOTE: Storage Management reports the change in state of disks and other storage components as
viewed by the controller.
Launching Storage Management
Storage Management is installed as a Server Administrator service. All Storage Management features are
accessible by selecting the Storage object in the Server Administrator tree view. For more information on
starting Server Administrator, see the Server Administrator User’s Guide
On Systems Running Microsoft Windows
To start a Server Administrator session on a local system running Microsoft Windows operating system,
click the Server Administrator icon on your desktop and log in using an account with Administrator
privileges.
NOTE: Administrative privileges are required for configuration purposes.
On A System Running Linux And Any Remote System
To start a Server Administrator session on a Linux or any remote system, click the Server Administrator
icon on your desktop and log in using an account with Administrator privileges.
Or, open a web browser and type one of the following in the address field and press <Enter>:
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