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Preface
What is in this Manual
This manual provides information on preparing, installing, configuring, and using the Altos
RAIDWatch management program to manage disk array systems incorporating Fibre-to-SATA
controllers.
Altos RAIDWatch allows you to control and monitor disk array systems, either from a local host, or
from a remote station connected through a local area network (LAN) or the Internet.
An independent monitoring program, Event Monitor, is bundled with newer release of this
manager. The configuration and use of the program is discussed in Chapter 12 on page 157.
In addition to Altos RAIDWatch, you can also use the on-board RS-232 menu interface available for
various operating systems to manage disk array systems incorporating disk array controllers. For
information about these programs, see the documentation that comes with your hardware.
Who should use this Manual
This manual is intended for system administrators. Use this manual to:
• Gain a basic understanding of the Altos RAIDWatch software.
• Learn how to install, configure, and run the Altos RAIDWatch software in Linux, IRIX and
Windows environments.
• Learn about hardware and software requirements.
• Learn how to use the GUI to operate the Altos RAIDWatch software.
Structure of this Manual
This user guide contains the following chapters and appendices:
• Chapter 1 , "Introduction", on page 1 Provides information about Altos RAIDWatch, including
a product description, a features summary and highlights, and section on basic concepts.
• Chapter 2 , "Installation", on page 7 Discusses how to install Altos RAIDWatch in your systems.
Discussions include the system requirements, setting up hardware, software installation, and
how to update your software by downloading updates from the FTP site.
• Chapter 3 , "Configuration Options", on page 31 describes the Altos RAIDWatch configuration
options. There are a number of different items that users can configure. These include primary
and secondary agents and the Notification Processing Center.
• Chapter 4 , "Operation", on page 47 Discusses basic operations at system startup. These
include starting Altos RAIDWatch, connecting and disconnecting from a disk array system,
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