User's Guide

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Functional differences from previous version of
Universal RAID Utility
Ver2.4 and Ver2.5
The following features have been enhanced and changed from Universal RAID Utility Ver2.4.
1. Addition of the following operating systems to support
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.7
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.1
 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2
 VMware ESX 4.0 Update 3
 VMware ESX 4.0 Update 4
 VMware ESX 4.1 Update 2
2. Addition of the following RAID Controllers to be managed by Universal RAID Utility
 N8103-149 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1)
 N8103-150 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
 N8103-151 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
 N8103-160 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
3. Support of the Premium Feature of RAID Controller
4. You can use the Premium Feature with Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 on the RAID Controller which supports
the feature.
See the user’s guide of the RAID Controller which supports the feature, such as N8103-151 RAID
Controller.
 CacheCade
CacheCade is the function to create the SSD Cache Drive using the Solid State Drive(s).
For creating SSD Cache Drive, see "Using CacheCade".
5. Support of HDD Power Saving function
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports the function of the HDD Power Saving.
The HDD Power Saving reduces power consumption of the system by spinning down the Hot Spares that
are not in use.
N8103-149/150/151/160 supports the HDD Power Saving.
6. Addition of the Refresh Battery function
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports refreshing the battery connected to the RAID Controller. You can do
the battery refreshing with Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5. See “Refreshing the battery of the RAID
Controller” for the details of the function. N8103-149/150/151/160 supports the Refresh Battery
function.
7. Support of ExpressUpdate
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports ExpressUpdate.
This feature enables you to install, update or uninstall Universal RAID Utility from NEC ESMPRO Manager
remotely.
See “Using ExpressUpdate” for details.
8. Display of information
 Changing the policy of Physical Device number to be managed by Universal RAID Utility
From Ver2.5, the policy has been changed that the Physical Device number is assigned based on the
enclosure number and slot number. See “Assigning Physical Device Number” for details.
 raidcmd Tree View
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports the function that can display the RAID system configuration in a
tree view using raidcmd. The current configuration of the RAID system will be displayed
in a hierarchy