User's Guide

Installing the Operating System with Express Setup 5-43
HostRAID
The following explains the overview of HostRAID and the setup procedure.
Overview of HostRAID
HostRAID provides RAID feature through the Adaptec Ultra320 SCSI interface installed as
standard in the system.
HostRAID consists of the driver that controls disk arrays and "Adaptec Storage Manager
TM
-
Browser Edition (hereinafter abbreviated to ASMBE) that is a disk array management utility.
The software products are mandatory for HostRAID to function normally. Be sure to install both
software products. For the driver, refer to the setup procedure explained in this manual. For
ASMBE, refer to the "Adaptec Storage Manager
TM
- Browser Edition User's Guide."
Overview of the specifications
Hard disk drive: Four hard disk drives for each channel + 2 spare drives
RAID level: RAID0, RAID1, or RAID10 (0 + 1)
Operating system: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard
Edition/Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server
Configuration Method of disk arrays: BIOS utility, NEC EXPRESSBUILDER and ASMBE
Features
 HostRAID supports the hot swap rebuild function for the hot plug insertion (HotSwap) of
hard disk drives.
 HostRAID enables the BIOS utility to select the disk array/standard SCSI for each
channel.
 Since the JAVA-based management utility ASMBE uses the browser (IE5.5 or later), the
software does not need to be installed into each client PC for management. (The software
must be installed in each server.)