
RAIDWatch User’s Manual
Table of Contents
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ONTACT INFORMATION ..................................................................................................... II
COPYRIGHT 2006.................................................................................................................III
First Edition Published 2005............................................................................................ iii
Disclaimer........................................................................................................................ iii
Trademarks....................................................................................................................... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................................................... IV
LIST OF TABLES................................................................................................................... IX
TABLE OF FIGURES............................................................................................................... X
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SER’S MANUAL OVERVIEW ............................................................................................XIV
USER’S MANUAL STRUCTURE AND CHAPTER OVERVIEWS .............................................XIV
Part 1: Getting Started With RAIDWatch ....................................................................... xiv
Part 2: Using RAIDWatch for System Management ........................................................ xv
Part 3: System Monitoring .............................................................................................. xvi
Appendices ......................................................................................................................xvi
Usage Conventions......................................................................................................... xvii
CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW
1.1 RAIDWATCH OVERVIEW ..................................................................................... 1-2
1.1.1 Product Description ....................................................................................... 1-2
1.1.2 Feature Summary ........................................................................................... 1-2
1.2 FEATURED HIGHLIGHTS........................................................................................ 1-3
1.2.1 Graphical User Interface (GUI)..................................................................... 1-3
1.2.2 Enclosure View............................................................................................... 1-4
1.2.3 Powerful Event Notification Function............................................................ 1-4
1.2.4 Java-based Remote Management ................................................................... 1-5
1.2.4.1 Mode One: Centralized Management................................................................. 1-5
1.2.4.2 Mode Two: Stand-alone (on Host) ..................................................................... 1-6
1.2.4.3 Mode Three: Stand-alone (on Subsystems) ........................................................ 1-6
1.2.4.4 Access Requirements .......................................................................................... 1-6
1.2.5 Multi-Language Support................................................................................. 1-9
1.2.6 Password Protection ...................................................................................... 1-9
1.3 CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATION ................................................................................ 1-10
1.3.1 Centralized Management (Agent-based) Installation................................... 1-10
1.3.2 Stand-alone (on Host) Installation ............................................................... 1-11
1.3.3 Stand-alone (on Subsystem) Installation ...................................................... 1-11
CHAPTER 2 RAIDWATCH CONSIDERATIONS
2.1 BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................... 2-2
2.2 DEFINITION OF TERMS .......................................................................................... 2-2
2.3 OPERATING WITH SPARE DRIVES ......................................................................... 2-3
2.4 OPERATING WITHOUT SPARE DRIVES .................................................................. 2-3
2.5 BEFORE YOU START.............................................................................................. 2-4
CHAPTER 3 INSTALLATION
3.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS....................................................................................... 3-2
3.1.1 Server Running RAIDWatch........................................................................... 3-2
3.1.2 Local Client Running RAIDWatch Manager.................................................. 3-2
3.2 RAID CHART......................................................................................................... 3-3
Example ...................................................................................................................3-3
N/A...........................................................................................................................3-3
N/A...........................................................................................................................3-4
3.3 PLATFORM REQUIREMENTS.................................................................................. 3-4
3.4 SOFTWARE SETUP.................................................................................................. 3-5
3.4.1 Before You Start ............................................................................................. 3-5
3.4.2 Installing RAIDWatch on a Windows Platform.............................................. 3-5
3.4.3 Installing RAIDWatch on a Linux Platform ................................................... 3-6
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