Power Console Plus; Major Functions; Components - NEC Express5800/120Rg-1 User Manual

6-20 Installing and Using Utilities

Power Console Plus

Power Console Plus is a utility to control the RAID system of the disk array controller (MegaRAID
controller) produced by LSI Logic. Use of Power Console Plus enables operations (e.g., monitoring
and maintenance) of RAID systems that are constructed on local NEC Express servers and NEC
Express servers connected through networks (TCP/IP). The operations can be done online on
graphical screens without the system being stopped.

Major Functions

Power Console Plus has the following features:
Supporting the Wizard function to facilitate configuration
Enabling the change of RAID levels
Being compatible with SAF-TE
Supporting the performance monitor
Supporting enclosure functions such as temperature monitoring, power monitoring, and
fan monitoring
Enabling the settings of Write, Read, and Cache policies for each logical drive
Supporting the save and restore functions for configuration
Enabling the display of the SCSI transfer rate

Components

Power Console Plus consists of the following five components:
SNMP Agent
This function is not yet supported. Do not install SNMP Agent.
MegaRAID Service Monitor
Enables NEC ESMPRO to monitor the MegaRAID controller by registering event logs.
Install MegaRAID Service Monitor in the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID
controller is mounted.
MegaRAID Client
Controls the RAID system on graphical screens. Install MegaRAID Client in the NEC
Express server in which the MegaRAID controller mounted or in the management PC that
is connected through the NEC Express server and network.
MegaRAID Server
Enables control of the MegaRAID controller via the network. Install MegaRAID Server in
the NEC Express server in which the MegaRAID controller mounted.