Preface; Chapter 1 About This Guide - Adaptec 5325302057 User Manual

About this Guide
When connected and configured as an iSCSI Storage Appliance, your Snap Server
700i Series contains storage space that can be shared by systems in an IP Storage
Area Network (IP SAN).
Three software components are included with the Snap Server 700i Series:
•
Adaptec OnTarget™ operating system:
an embedded version of the Linux operating system in the Snap Server 700i
Series chassis. The Adaptec OnTarget software is primarily concerned with
virtualizing physical disks as iSCSI volumes; however, it can also be used to
create or manage the iSCSI storage through the Command Line Interface (CLI). It
should be updated whenever the Adaptec Storage Manager software is updated.
Refer to "Maintaining Your iSCSI Storage Appliance" on page 101 for
instructions on updating the Adaptec OnTarget software.
•
Adaptec Storage Manager:
Adaptec OnTarget User CD) to create and manage your iSCSI storage. You can
also use Adaptec Storage Manager to monitor any GuardianOS-powered Snap
Servers on your network, as well as any Adaptec direct attached storage (DAS)
RAID controllers. Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on workstations and
consists of three modules:
• The ASM GUI. Install it on laptops or workstations to access the
GUI and agent:
ASM Management Service and manage storage remotely.
•
Management Service:
iSCSI Storage Appliances.
•
Windows Support:
Vista systems that support automatic provisioning, mirroring, snapshots, and
storage management using third-party VDS-aware tools.
•
Command Line Interface:
to monitor and manage the iSCSI Storage Appliance. Use the CLI to create and
manage iSCSI targets that appear as local disk storage on your server and use the
event logging features to monitor the entire system.
In addition to the software components supplied with the Snap Server 700i
Note
Series, you must also have software to support your iSCSI Initiator, and when
running on Microsoft Windows operating systems, Microsoft iSCSI Initiator must
be installed. See "Configuring iSCSI Initiators" on page 155 for more information.
The Adaptec OnTarget software runs on
Use Adaptec Storage Manager (included on the
Install it along with the GUI to add and manage your
This includes additional modules for Windows 2003 and
The Command Line Interface (CLI) software allows you
Snap Server 700i Series User's Guide

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