Intel® Server Continuity Suite Version 1.
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Installation Guide Revision History Revision Number Date Modifications 001 January 2012 Initial release 002 April 2012 Version 1.1 003 May 2012 Version 1.2 004 September 2012 Version 1.
Installation Guide Preface About this Document This document provides information required to install and uninstall the Suite. This document also provides support and documentation information available in the installer. Intended Audience This guide is intended for system administrators who are responsible for installing the Suite. For the list of supported server boards, see Supported Server Boards.
Installation Guide Table of Contents 1 2 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................... 1 1.1.1 Hardware Management Module .................................................................. 1 1.1.2 Storage Management Module .................................................................... 2 1.1.
Installation Guide 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview Intel® Server Continuity Suite (referred to as the Suite in the remaining part of this document) is a business continuity suite that enables you to monitor servers built on Intel® server boards and take necessary actions to ensure the business is not disrupted. You can take a backup of your business critical data on a storage volume and restore the data if the server hard disk drive fails.
Installation Guide 1.1.2 Storage Management Module The Storage Management module enables you to allocate storage by configuring RAID levels on the hard disks in the server to facilitate efficient data recovery. The module enables you to: View specifications and health of storage components. View events and actions related to storage. Create virtual disks in RAID arrays using RAID controllers. Perform consistency check on RAID arrays. Run patrol read using RAID controllers.
Installation Guide You can install the Suite either using the installation disk provided or by downloading the installation package from the Intel® download center. The installer contains: 1.3 Prerequisite software The Suite, version 1.3 Intel® Recovery Wizard Intel® RAID Web Console 2 Product documentation and support information License Information The trial license for the Suite starts from the time the Suite is installed.
Installation Guide License Type Data Backup Period Data Recovery Window Accelerated Protection Mode Benefits created before 8 hours or later. 1. Two hours if the server health is healthy Advanced Data Protection Manager 90 days 2. 30 minutes if the server health is warning 1. Monitor your server health and manage storage. Available 3. Roll back to data created before 15 minutes or later. 3. 15 minutes if the server health is critical Software Maintenance Not applicable Not applicable 2.
Installation Guide 2 Installation Prerequisites 2.1 Supported Server Boards You can install the Suite only on servers built using the following Intel® server boards: 1. Intel® Server Board 1200BTL* 2. Intel® Server Board 1200BTLR 3. Intel® Server Board S5520HC 4. Intel® Server Board S5520HCR 5. Intel® Server Board S5520HCV 6. Intel® Server Board S5500HCV 7. Intel® Server Board S5500HCVR 8. Intel® Server Board S5520HCT 9. Intel® Server Board S5500HCT 10. Intel® Server Board S5500BC 11.
Installation Guide 2.2 System Requirements Note: The installation halts if the server does not meet these requirements.
Installation Guide Microsoft Internet Explorer 8* and Microsoft Internet Explorer 9* Google Chrome* 15.0.874.106 m We recommend that you set your screen resolution above 1024 x 768. Note: The visual experience of the Suite in Microsoft Internet Explorer 9* may be better than the visual experience of the Suite in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8*.
Installation Guide 12. Intel® Server Board S2400SC2 13. Intel® Server Board S2400GP 14. Intel® Server Board S5520HC 15. Intel® Server Board S5520HCR 16. Intel® Server Board S5520HCV 17. Intel® Server Board S5500HCV 18. Intel® Server Board S5500HCVR 19. Intel® Server Board S5520HCT 20. Intel® Server Board S5500HCT 21. Intel® Server Board S5500BC 22. Intel® Server Board S5500BCR 23. Intel® Server Board S1400FP 24.
Installation Guide 3 Installing the Suite You can install the Suite using the installation disk provided or by downloading the installation package from the Intel® download center. Note: Before installing the Suite, ensure that the time of the server is correct. To install the Suite on the server, follow the steps below: 1 If you are installing the Suite using the installation disk provided, insert the installation disk.
Installation Guide 6 If you have logged in as an administrator and if the server meets the system requirements, an Install button is displayed. Click Install. The installation status is displayed as the Suite installer installs the perquisite software that are not available on the server. If PostgreSQL is not available on the server, the Suite installer installs it on the server. When prompted, you must enter a password of your choice for PostgreSQL service account configuration and click Install.
Installation Guide 9 Click Next. The Destination Folder screen appears. 10 To change the destination folder, click Change and select the folder in which you want to install the Suite. 11 Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program screen appears. 12 Click Install and wait till the Administrator Account Configuration screen appears. 13 Enter a username and password of your choice in the respective fields. Reenter the password in the Confirm field. Note: You must remember the username and password.
Installation Guide 15 Click Next. The installer continues the installation. 16 If PostgreSQL server was available in the server and you did not enter the user name and password of the PostgreSQL server, the Database ROOT Account Configuration screen appears. The username is postgres by default and cannot be changed. 17 Enter the password of the PostgreSQL server in the respective field. Reenter the password in the Confirm field. 18 Click Next.
Installation Guide 4 Starting the Suite To start the Suite: 1 Click the Suite icon on the Desktop or type https://localhost:7000/ in the address bar of your browser. If you are connecting remotely, replace localhost with the server name or the IP address of the server. Note: When starting the Suite using a browser, if you get a message that there is a problem with the website’s security certificate, click the appropriate button in the message to continue starting the Suite using the browser.
Installation Guide 5 Uninstalling the Suite You can uninstall the Suite using the Add or Remove Programs console in the Microsoft Windows* Control Panel in the server or using the Microsoft Windows* Start menu. To uninstall the Suite using Control Panel: 1 Click the Microsoft Windows* Start button on the Windows* taskbar of the server and click on Control Panel. 2 In the Control Panel, open Add or Remove Programs. 3 In the Currently installed programs window, click the icon of the Suite.
Installation Guide 6 Contacting Support If you encounter an issue with your software, please follow the steps below to obtain support on your product: 1 Connect to our support web page for 24x7 support and to get the latest technical support information on all Intel ® Enterprise Servers, Storage Platforms, and Management Software. Information available at the support site includes: Latest BIOS, firmware, drivers, and utilities available through Intel® download center.
Installation Guide 7 Documentation The following documents are available with the installer to help you use the Suite and its upgrades: Installation Guide User Guide The latest user guide is available at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/scs/sb/CS032917.htm. Related documentation is available at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/server/scs/.
