Compatibility And Minimum System Requirements; Understanding The Basics - D-Link DSN-500 Software User's Manual

2.2 Compatibility and Minimum System Requirements

Running the xStack Storage Management Center requires a host computer system connected
to the management port of an xStack Storage array. The host system must have an installed:
Network-interface card (NIC) initially configured for the same Internet Protocol (IP)
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subnetwork (192.168.1.x) as the xStack Storage management port.
Web browser (Windows Internet Explorer v6.0 or later, FireFox 2.0 on Linux)
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Version of the latest Java Runtime Environment (JRE). If the latest version of JRE is not
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installed, you will be able to download it if the host system has Internet access. The
minimum version of JRE is v1.6.0.0.
In addition:
The xStack Storage arrays must be powered-up and the Ready Light on the front panel of
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all arrays must be ON (green).
If your management host has a firewall, see section 9.3 for best practices on using your
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xStack Storage solutions in a firewall environment.

2.3 Understanding the Basics

The xStack Storage Management Center is a graphical Web-based interface used to perform
centralized storage configuration, management, administrative, and network activities for
one or more xStack Storage systems (see Figure 2-1). These activities are performed in their
own screens (or "views").
The xStack Storage Management Center supports the following four views:
Volume View – lets you view, configure, and manage storage volumes.
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Physical Storage View – lets you view and manage xStack Storage hard disks.
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System Administration View – lets you perform system administrator activities such as
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setting up user accounts, upgrading software, and selecting an xStack Storage battery
policy.
Network Settings View – lets you view and configure the settings for the management
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and iSCSI data ports.
For your convenience, there are a number of ways to move from one view to another:
Click commands on the pull-down View menu.
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Click icons in the View panel.
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Click buttons in the toolbar.
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The information shown in the views is a point-in-time snapshot. To update the information
shown, either click Refresh All on the View menu or press the F5 key.
10 Chapter 2 Overview of the Management Center Software