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The table below shows the software components that configure and monitor the 12Gb/s SAS RAID controllers.
Configuration Utility
McBIOS RAID Manager
McRAID Storage Manager (Via Ethernet port)
McRAID Storage Manager (Via ArcHTTP proxy
server)
ArcHTTP Proxy Server
CLI Utility
SNMP Manager Console Integration
SAP Monitor (Single Admin Portal to scan for
multiple RAID units in the network, via
ArcHTTP proxy server)
McRAID Storage Manager
Before launching the firmware-embedded web browser, McRAID storage manager through the PCIe
bus, you need first to install the ArcHTTP proxy server on your server system. If you need additional
information about installation and start-up of this function, see the McRAID Storage Manager section in
Chapter 6 of the user manual.
ArcHTTP Proxy Server
ArcHTTP has to be installed for GUI RAID console (MRAID storage manager) to run. It is used to launch
the web browser McRAID storage manager. It also runs as a service or daemon in the background that
allows capturing of events for mail and SNMP traps notification. If you need additional information
about installation and start-up of this function, see the ArcHTTP Proxy Server Installation section in
Chapter 5 of the user manual.
CLI Utility
CLI (Command Line Interface) lets you set up and manage RAID controller through a command line
interface. CLI performs many tasks at the command line. You can download CLI manual from Sans Digital
website or software CD <CDROM>\ DOCS directory.
Table 1: Configuration Utility and Operating Systems Support
Operating Systems Supported
OS-Independent
OS-Independent
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mac OS X
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mac OS X
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris and Mac OS X
Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris
Windows
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