Webbios And Universal Raid Utility - NEC Express5800 series User Manual

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Configuring Your Storage and I/O Blade

WebBIOS and Universal RAID Utility

You can use Universal RAID Utility for configuration and management, monitoring of RAID
System after start up operating system.
The point to be kept in mind when using Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS is as
follows.
Terms
Terms used in WebBIOS differs from those used in Universal RAID Utility.
When you use Universal RAID Utility together with WebBIOS, substitute terms according to the
following list.
Term of WebBIOS
Controller (Adapter)
Virtual Drive
Drive Group
Physical Drive
Number and ID
The number to manage each component of RAID System used in Universal RAID Utility differs
from that used in WebBIOS.
Adapter and RAID Controller
WebBIOS manages Adapter by a number beginning with 0. You can see a number of Adapter where
[Adapter No] in [Adapter Selection] menu.
Universal RAID Utility manages RAID Controller by a number beginning with 1. You can see a
number of RAID Controller where [Number] in the property of RAID Controller on RAID Viewer
or [RAID Controller #X] in the property of RAID Controller on raidcmd.
In addition, you can see the number of Adapter managed by WebBIOS where [ID] in the property of
RAID Controller by Universal RAID Utility.
Virtual Drive and Logical Drive
WebBIOS manages Virtual Drive by a number beginning with 0. You can see a number of Virtual
Drive where [VD X] in Virtual Drives.
Universal RAID Utility manages Logical Drive by a number beginning with 1. You can see a
number of Logical Drive where [Number] in the property of Logical Drive on RAID Viewer or
[RAID Controller #X Logical Drive #Y] in the property of Logical Drive on raidcmd.
In addition, you can see the number of Logical Drive managed by WebBIOS where [ID] in the
property of Logical Drive by Universal RAID Utility.
Term of Universal RAID Utility
RAID Controller
Logical Drive
Disk Array
Physical Device