Overview - Adaptec RAID 21610SA Installation And User Manual

Overview

This chapter describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager –
Browser Edition to manage arrays. Once you are logged in, you
will find convenient online help to guide you through the details of
creating, configuring, and managing arrays.
Note: Your controller may not support all of the features
described. In most cases if a feature is not supported by your
controller the feature does not appear in the interface.
With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can:
Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec
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RAID controller that has Windows or Linux and a supported
browser.
Remotely manage any system containing a supported Adaptec
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RAID controller that has Managed System Components. (See
Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations on page
manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain
a RAID controller.
UNIX Systems Only: The remote system (the system doing
the managing) must have the ARCPD agent installed.
These same Windows and Linux systems can also be managed
remotely by either of the following methods:
Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on the remote system.
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Directing the browser on the remote system to the system you
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want to manage.
Note: To manage an array remotely from a Linux system,
install Adaptec Storage Manager on the system and use
the Adaptec-supplied version of Mozilla as the browser.
Using Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition
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