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... This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide 15 2 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .... 19 A Simple Storage Space 19 An Advanced ...21 Unlocking the Enhanced Features 22 Getting Started Checklist 23 3 Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Installing on Windows 25 Before You Begin 25 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 25 Completing a Silent Installation (Advanced 26 Installing on Linux 28 Before You Begin 28 Installing...
... This Guide Terminology Used in this Guide 15 2 Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager About Adaptec Storage Manager 17 About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent 17 System Requirements 18 Growing Your Storage Space with Adaptec Storage Manager .... 19 A Simple Storage Space 19 An Advanced ...21 Unlocking the Enhanced Features 22 Getting Started Checklist 23 3 Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager Installing on Windows 25 Before You Begin 25 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 25 Completing a Silent Installation (Advanced 26 Installing on Linux 28 Before You Begin 28 Installing...
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Contents ● 8 Installing on NetWare 29 Before You Begin 29 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 4 Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only 33 Starting the Agent on Windows 33 Starting the Agent...
Contents ● 8 Installing on NetWare 29 Before You Begin 29 Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 4 Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent Only 33 Starting the Agent on Windows 33 Starting the Agent...
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... on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on the Main Window Tool Bar 162 How do I 157 Set up my storage space 157 Open the Configuration wizard 157 Turn off the alarm 157 Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager 157 Add a remote system... Schedule a task 158 Find the Task Manager 158 Find the Notification Manager 158 Find the Email Notification Manager 158 What's the difference between 159 Adaptec Storage Manager and the agent 159 Event notifications, email notifications, and event alerts? . 159 C Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance Icons in the ...
... on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on the Main Window Tool Bar 162 How do I 157 Set up my storage space 157 Open the Configuration wizard 157 Turn off the alarm 157 Add a new user to Adaptec Storage Manager 157 Add a remote system... Schedule a task 158 Find the Task Manager 158 Find the Notification Manager 158 Find the Email Notification Manager 158 What's the difference between 159 Adaptec Storage Manager and the agent 159 Event notifications, email notifications, and event alerts? . 159 C Buttons and Icons At-a-Glance Icons in the ...
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See page 70 for more information. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 18 System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● At least 128 MB of RAM ... XP-Home Edition, Professional ● Red Hat® Linux-Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server ● SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit www.adaptec.com. ● Novell®-NetWare® 6.5 Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system...
See page 70 for more information. Chapter 2: Introduction to Adaptec Storage Manager ● 18 System Requirements ● PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor ● At least 128 MB of RAM ... XP-Home Edition, Professional ● Red Hat® Linux-Professional, Enterprise, Advanced Server ● SuSE Linux-Personal, Professional, Enterprise Note: For the latest on Adaptec's support of Linux, or to download driver sources, visit www.adaptec.com. ● Novell®-NetWare® 6.5 Note: Adaptec Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system...
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... Windows 25 Installing on Linux 28 Installing on NetWare 29 Adaptec Storage Manager must be part of your storage space. Getting 5 Started 4 3 2 1 Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 3 In this chapter... To install Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system: Note: You need administrator or root privileges to configure a RAID controller before you install...
... Windows 25 Installing on Linux 28 Installing on NetWare 29 Adaptec Storage Manager must be part of your storage space. Getting 5 Started 4 3 2 1 Step 1: Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 3 In this chapter... To install Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system: Note: You need administrator or root privileges to configure a RAID controller before you install...
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..., type the rpm --erase StorMan command. Before You Begin If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on computers running Linux. See System Requirements on page 32. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager CD. 2 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager CD: Red Hat SuSE mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom mount /dev/cdrom...
..., type the rpm --erase StorMan command. Before You Begin If a previous version of Adaptec Storage Manager is installed on computers running Linux. See System Requirements on page 32. Installing Adaptec Storage Manager 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager CD. 2 Mount the Adaptec Storage Manager CD: Red Hat SuSE mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom mount /dev/cdrom...
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... a RAID controller before you install your operating system. To start Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system, see Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage ...Manager Agent Only 33 Understanding Permission Levels 35 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 38 To start the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only, see page 33. To use Adaptec Storage Manager to run Adaptec Storage Manager. Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec...
... a RAID controller before you install your operating system. To start Adaptec Storage Manager, follow the instructions for your operating system, see Running Adaptec Storage Manager from the CD on NetWare 32 Starting the Adaptec Storage ...Manager Agent Only 33 Understanding Permission Levels 35 Logging Out of Adaptec Storage Manager 38 To start the Adaptec Storage Manager agent only, see page 33. To use Adaptec Storage Manager to run Adaptec Storage Manager. Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Windows 31 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 32 Starting Adaptec...
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... Manager ● 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 1 Type the following command to change to the Adaptec Storage Manager installation directory: cd /usr/StorMan 2 Type the following command and press Enter: sh StorMan.sh 3 When the Log In dialog box appears ...you use to your system, then click Connect. See Understanding Permission Levels on to log on page 35 for more information. Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare To start Adaptec Storage Manager on the NetWare operating system, type the LOAD RAIDMAN command. Note: Each user name has a permission level associated ...
... Manager ● 32 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Linux 1 Type the following command to change to the Adaptec Storage Manager installation directory: cd /usr/StorMan 2 Type the following command and press Enter: sh StorMan.sh 3 When the Log In dialog box appears ...you use to your system, then click Connect. See Understanding Permission Levels on to log on page 35 for more information. Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on NetWare To start Adaptec Storage Manager on the NetWare operating system, type the LOAD RAIDMAN command. Note: Each user name has a permission level associated ...
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... requirements, see page 67. Starting the Agent on Windows On systems running Windows, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is installed and running : 1 Open the Windows Control Panel. 2 Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services. 3 In the list of... see About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent on . To customize the settings for most storage spaces. To verify that the agent is running . The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are suitable for your operating system: ● For Windows, see below. ● For Linux, see page 34...
... requirements, see page 67. Starting the Agent on Windows On systems running Windows, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is installed and running : 1 Open the Windows Control Panel. 2 Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services. 3 In the list of... see About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent on . To customize the settings for most storage spaces. To verify that the agent is running . The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are suitable for your operating system: ● For Windows, see below. ● For Linux, see page 34...
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...monitor the system by logging into it as a remote system (see page 61). Starting the Agent on . The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are suitable for most storage spaces. To customize the settings for your specific requirements, see page 67.... The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are suitable for most storage spaces. Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 34 Starting the Agent on Linux On systems running Linux, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is ...
...monitor the system by logging into it as a remote system (see page 61). Starting the Agent on . The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are suitable for most storage spaces. To customize the settings for your specific requirements, see page 67.... The Adaptec Storage Manager agent's default settings are suitable for most storage spaces. Step 2: Starting Adaptec Storage Manager ● 34 Starting the Agent on Linux On systems running Linux, the Adaptec Storage Manager agent starts automatically when the system is ...
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... NetWare User Authentication on the system. (The Administrative User is identical to Adaptec Storage Manager, your permission level is any member of your operating system permission level. ...To log in a Domain configuration, include Domain Administrators.) ● Linux-Enter root for the Administrator or Administrative User on page 37. This section describes the...have Administrator permissions on your operating system, you full access to manage and modify the controllers, disk drives, and logical drives that are part of the local Administrators group, which...
... NetWare User Authentication on the system. (The Administrative User is identical to Adaptec Storage Manager, your permission level is any member of your operating system permission level. ...To log in a Domain configuration, include Domain Administrators.) ● Linux-Enter root for the Administrator or Administrative User on page 37. This section describes the...have Administrator permissions on your operating system, you full access to manage and modify the controllers, disk drives, and logical drives that are part of the local Administrators group, which...
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... on page 156. on your computer's operating system: ● Windows-up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers ● Linux-up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers ● NetWare-up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers Note: For the most commonly asked-about information, see these chapters in the rest of RAID controllers supported by repeating the steps in this Guide: ● Managing Logical Drives and...
... on page 156. on your computer's operating system: ● Windows-up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers ● Linux-up to 12 Adaptec RAID controllers ● NetWare-up to 16 Adaptec RAID controllers Note: For the most commonly asked-about information, see these chapters in the rest of RAID controllers supported by repeating the steps in this Guide: ● Managing Logical Drives and...
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Configuring SNMP Support A In this appendix... Adaptec Storage Manager supports SNMP "gets" and "traps" through the use of an SNMP agent. Configuring SNMP Support on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 This appendix describes how to configure SNMP support for the Adaptec Storage Manager software.
Configuring SNMP Support A In this appendix... Adaptec Storage Manager supports SNMP "gets" and "traps" through the use of an SNMP agent. Configuring SNMP Support on Windows 154 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux 155 Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare 155 This appendix describes how to configure SNMP support for the Adaptec Storage Manager software.
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Appendix A: Configuring SNMP Support ● 155 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux For the Linux operating system, the Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP agent is a third-party package for Linux; To configure SNMP support: 1 Install Adaptec Storage Manager (see www.net-snmp.org. Refer to your NetWare documentation ...see page 28). 2 Configure the UCD-SNMP master agent to your Linux documentation for information on configuring UCD-SNMP, agentx, and setting up traps. Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare To install Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP support, at the command prompt type this command, ...
Appendix A: Configuring SNMP Support ● 155 Configuring SNMP Support on Linux For the Linux operating system, the Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP agent is a third-party package for Linux; To configure SNMP support: 1 Install Adaptec Storage Manager (see www.net-snmp.org. Refer to your NetWare documentation ...see page 28). 2 Configure the UCD-SNMP master agent to your Linux documentation for information on configuring UCD-SNMP, agentx, and setting up traps. Configuring SNMP Support on NetWare To install Adaptec Storage Manager SNMP support, at the command prompt type this command, ...
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... 106 Send test message 115 Set drive state to failed 144 SMTP server settings 118 Update controller images 143 Verify 83 Verify with fix 82 activity on storage space 101 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Storage Manager Actions menu 46 agent 17 agent port number 69 beginning steps 23 bootable-CD ...mode 71 display options 65, 66 enhanced features 21 Event Viewer 101 feature keys 21, 22 installing on Linux 28 installing on NetWare 29 ...
... 106 Send test message 115 Set drive state to failed 144 SMTP server settings 118 Update controller images 143 Verify 83 Verify with fix 82 activity on storage space 101 Adaptec customer support 3 Adaptec Storage Manager Actions menu 46 agent 17 agent port number 69 beginning steps 23 bootable-CD ...mode 71 display options 65, 66 enhanced features 21 Event Viewer 101 feature keys 21, 22 installing on Linux 28 installing on NetWare 29 ...
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...17 alarm settings 67 broadcast event alerts 67 customizing 67 event log 69 introduction 17 Linux 34 NetWare 34 port number 69 Windows 33 alarm changing settings 67 disabling 67 disabling (controller-level) 122 duration 67 frequency 67 silencing 122 testing 121 archive file 152 audible ... 51 express configuration 48 express RAID levels 48 Index ● 182 RAID Volumes 56 buttons Logical Devices View 162 Physical Devices View 162 tool bar 162 C cards. See building storage space Configure button 104 configuring (defined) 48 controller support 59 controllers disabling alarm 122 properties 141 ...
...17 alarm settings 67 broadcast event alerts 67 customizing 67 event log 69 introduction 17 Linux 34 NetWare 34 port number 69 Windows 33 alarm changing settings 67 disabling 67 disabling (controller-level) 122 duration 67 frequency 67 silencing 122 testing 121 archive file 152 audible ... 51 express configuration 48 express RAID levels 48 Index ● 182 RAID Volumes 56 buttons Logical Devices View 162 Physical Devices View 162 tool bar 162 C cards. See building storage space Configure button 104 configuring (defined) 48 controller support 59 controllers disabling alarm 122 properties 141 ...
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...RAID 0 logical drives 149 without hot spare 149 FAQs 156 feature keys 21 unlocking 22 firmware 142 formatting logical drives 50 Full Size Capacity View 44 G global hot spares 90 glossary 174 Guest permissions 36 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard Index ● 184 drive. See tasks L Linux controller support 59 installing Adaptec... Storage Manager 28 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 local systems 61 locked features 21 unlocking 22 See disk...
...RAID 0 logical drives 149 without hot spare 149 FAQs 156 feature keys 21 unlocking 22 firmware 142 formatting logical drives 50 Full Size Capacity View 44 G global hot spares 90 glossary 174 Guest permissions 36 H hard disk, hard disk drive, hard Index ● 184 drive. See tasks L Linux controller support 59 installing Adaptec... Storage Manager 28 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 local systems 61 locked features 21 unlocking 22 See disk...
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... 100 Notification Manager 103 status icons 102, 109 tasks 127 N NetWare controller support 59 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 non-RAID logical drives 164 Notification event detail window 109 Notification List 104, 105 ...email notifications 103, 111 event alerts 120 event notifications 103 introduction 103 Notifications tab 104 O online help 46 opening Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 operating system event log 69 operating systems 18 P parity 168 partitioning logical drives 50 partitions...
... 100 Notification Manager 103 status icons 102, 109 tasks 127 N NetWare controller support 59 installing Adaptec Storage Manager 29 SNMP support 155 starting Adaptec Storage Manager 32 starting agent 34 non-RAID logical drives 164 Notification event detail window 109 Notification List 104, 105 ...email notifications 103, 111 event alerts 120 event notifications 103 introduction 103 Notifications tab 104 O online help 46 opening Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 operating system event log 69 operating systems 18 P parity 168 partitioning logical drives 50 partitions...
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...drives 151 recurring tasks 124 registering new controllers 140 Relative Size Capacity View 44 remote systems 61 introduction 133 logging in 61 removing 133 startup port number 62 rescanning controllers 140 ROM Update wizard 142 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 S scheduling... tasks rescheduling 130 supported tasks changing RAID level 89 expanding logical drives 87 modifying logical drives 78 ...
...drives 151 recurring tasks 124 registering new controllers 140 Relative Size Capacity View 44 remote systems 61 introduction 133 logging in 61 removing 133 startup port number 62 rescanning controllers 140 ROM Update wizard 142 running Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 S scheduling... tasks rescheduling 130 supported tasks changing RAID level 89 expanding logical drives 87 modifying logical drives 78 ...
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See hot spares stand-alone application 31 standard unit of measure 66 starting Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 startup port number 62 status controller properties 141 disk drives 42 display group systems 136 Event Viewer 45 Event Viewer icons 102 Notification Log icons 109 status bar 45 task events ... (TSID) number 3 terminology 15 test events email notifications 114 event notifications 106 failed email messages 115 failed event notifications 107 logged notifications 106 SNMP support Linux 155 NetWare 155 Windows 154 spares.
See hot spares stand-alone application 31 standard unit of measure 66 starting Adaptec Storage Manager Linux 32 NetWare 32 Windows 31 startup port number 62 status controller properties 141 disk drives 42 display group systems 136 Event Viewer 45 Event Viewer icons 102 Notification Log icons 109 status bar 45 task events ... (TSID) number 3 terminology 15 test events email notifications 114 event notifications 106 failed email messages 115 failed event notifications 107 logged notifications 106 SNMP support Linux 155 NetWare 155 Windows 154 spares.