Archttp Proxy Server Installation - Areca ARC-1880 Series User Manual

ARCHTTP PROXY SERVER INSTALLATION

5. ArcHttp Proxy Server Installation
Overview
After hardware installation, the SAS/SATA disk drives connected to
the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller must be configured and the volume set
units initialized before they are ready to use.
The user interface for these tasks can be accessed through the built-
in configuration that resides in the controller's firmware. It provides
complete control and management of the controller and disk arrays,
eliminating the need for additional hardware or software.
In addition, a software utility to configure the 6Gb/s SAS RAID control-
ler is provided on the software CD delivered with 6Gb/s SAS RAID con-
troller. This software CD contains the software utility that can monitor,
test, and support the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller. The software utility
and McRAID storage manager can configure and monitor the 6Gb/s
SAS RAID controller via ArcHttp proxy server interface. The following
table outlines their functions:
Configuration Utility
McBIOS RAID Manager
McRAID Storage Manager
(Via Archttp proxy server)
SAP Monitor (Single Admin Portal to
scan for multiple RAID units in the net-
work, Via ArcHttp proxy server)
The HTTP management software (Archttp) runs as a service or dae-
mon, and have it automatically start the proxy for all controllers found.
This way the controller can be managed remotely without having to
sign in the server. The HTTP management software (Archttp) also has
integrated the email notification and SNMP extension agent. The email
notification can be configured in local or remote standard web browser.
Note:
If your controllers have onboard LAN port, you do not
need to install ArcHttp proxy server, you can use McRAID
Storage Manager directly.
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Operating System Supported
OS-Independent
Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003, Linux,
FreeBSD, Solaris and Mac
Windows 7/2008/Vista/XP/2003