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... Getting Online Help 1-2 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro 1-3 Checking to See If the Service or Daemon Is Running 1-3 Starting the Service or Daemon Manually 1-4 Logging In to Storage Manager Pro 1-4 Starting Storage Manager Pro on Windows NT/2000 or Windows 95/98 1-5 Starting Storage Manager Pro on NetWare 1-6 Starting Storage Manager Pro on Linux/FreeBSD 1-7 ...System Browser Window Parts 1-13 Navigating the System Browser Window 1-14 Changing How the System Browser Looks 1-17 Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro 1-17 Windows NT, 2000, 95, or 98 1-17 NetWare 1-17 Linux/FreeBSD 1-19 vii
... Getting Online Help 1-2 Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro 1-3 Checking to See If the Service or Daemon Is Running 1-3 Starting the Service or Daemon Manually 1-4 Logging In to Storage Manager Pro 1-4 Starting Storage Manager Pro on Windows NT/2000 or Windows 95/98 1-5 Starting Storage Manager Pro on NetWare 1-6 Starting Storage Manager Pro on Linux/FreeBSD 1-7 ...System Browser Window Parts 1-13 Navigating the System Browser Window 1-14 Changing How the System Browser Looks 1-17 Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro 1-17 Windows NT, 2000, 95, or 98 1-17 NetWare 1-17 Linux/FreeBSD 1-19 vii
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... an Array 3-7 Viewing Array Properties 3-8 4 Managing Controllers on Remote Systems Understanding Remote Access 4-2 Setting Up Remote Access for the First Time 4-4 Setting Up Remote Access from the Directory Manager 4-4 Setting Up Remote Access from a Member of the Management Set 4-6 Adding a System to an Existing Management Set 4-7 Accessing Remote Systems 4-9 How Storage Manager Pro Handles Duplicate Login Names...
... an Array 3-7 Viewing Array Properties 3-8 4 Managing Controllers on Remote Systems Understanding Remote Access 4-2 Setting Up Remote Access for the First Time 4-4 Setting Up Remote Access from the Directory Manager 4-4 Setting Up Remote Access from a Member of the Management Set 4-6 Adding a System to an Existing Management Set 4-7 Accessing Remote Systems 4-9 How Storage Manager Pro Handles Duplicate Login Names...
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Contents 5 Managing Storage Manager Pro Users Understanding User Accounts 5-1 Adding User Accounts 5-3 Changing User Accounts 5-5 Deleting User Accounts 5-6 Changing Your Password 5-7 6 Monitoring System Status Monitoring... E-mail Settings 6-8 Adding Notification Recipients 6-9 Changing Recipient Properties 6-11 Deleting Notification Recipients 6-13 Sending a Test E-mail Notification 6-13 7 Managing Spares Understanding How Spares and Failover Work 7-1 Managing the Spare Pool 7-2 Adding a Drive to the Spare Pool 7-2 Removing a Drive from the Spare Pool 7-3 Viewing Spare Assignments and Status...
Contents 5 Managing Storage Manager Pro Users Understanding User Accounts 5-1 Adding User Accounts 5-3 Changing User Accounts 5-5 Deleting User Accounts 5-6 Changing Your Password 5-7 6 Monitoring System Status Monitoring... E-mail Settings 6-8 Adding Notification Recipients 6-9 Changing Recipient Properties 6-11 Deleting Notification Recipients 6-13 Sending a Test E-mail Notification 6-13 7 Managing Spares Understanding How Spares and Failover Work 7-1 Managing the Spare Pool 7-2 Adding a Drive to the Spare Pool 7-2 Removing a Drive from the Spare Pool 7-3 Viewing Spare Assignments and Status...
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Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide 8 Managing Disk Drives and Partitions Understanding Disk Drives 8-1 Replacing Disk Drives 8-2 Formatting a Disk Drive 8-3 Blinking a Disk Drive 8-4 Viewing Disk Drive Properties 8-4 Understanding Partitions 8-5 Viewing Partition Properties 8-6 9 Managing Controllers Setting Controller Task Priority 9-1 Rescanning a Controller 9-2 Reconditioning the Battery 9-3 Testing the Alarm on the Controller 9-5 Viewing Controller Properties 9-6 Viewing Channel Properties 9-7 10 Managing Enclosures Understanding Enclosures 10-1 Viewing...
Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide 8 Managing Disk Drives and Partitions Understanding Disk Drives 8-1 Replacing Disk Drives 8-2 Formatting a Disk Drive 8-3 Blinking a Disk Drive 8-4 Viewing Disk Drive Properties 8-4 Understanding Partitions 8-5 Viewing Partition Properties 8-6 9 Managing Controllers Setting Controller Task Priority 9-1 Rescanning a Controller 9-2 Reconditioning the Battery 9-3 Testing the Alarm on the Controller 9-5 Viewing Controller Properties 9-6 Viewing Channel Properties 9-7 10 Managing Enclosures Understanding Enclosures 10-1 Viewing...
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Contents A Storage Concepts Devices A-1 Controllers A-2 Channels A-2 Disk Drives A-2 Free Space A-3 Partitions A-3 Redundancy A-4 Arrays A-4 Array Types A-6 Volume Set A-7 Stripe Set (RAID 0) A-8 Mirror Set (RAID 1) A-9 RAID 5 Set A-10 Stripe Set of Mirror Sets (RAID 0/1) A-11 Stripe Set of RAID 5 Sets (RAID 0/5) A-12 B Choosing Your Array Type If You Are New to Arrays B-2 If You Have Experience with Arrays B-2 Storage Manager Pro Array Types...
Contents A Storage Concepts Devices A-1 Controllers A-2 Channels A-2 Disk Drives A-2 Free Space A-3 Partitions A-3 Redundancy A-4 Arrays A-4 Array Types A-6 Volume Set A-7 Stripe Set (RAID 0) A-8 Mirror Set (RAID 1) A-9 RAID 5 Set A-10 Stripe Set of Mirror Sets (RAID 0/1) A-11 Stripe Set of RAID 5 Sets (RAID 0/5) A-12 B Choosing Your Array Type If You Are New to Arrays B-2 If You Have Experience with Arrays B-2 Storage Manager Pro Array Types...
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...; Understanding the System Browser 1-12 ➤ Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro 1-17 Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Pro is a storage management software application that are running Storage Manager Pro. You can create and reconfigure arrays, manage spares, monitor the status of your Adaptec RAID controllers. Storage Manager Pro also allows you need to manage all systems on your network that manages the storage devices connected to perform all these functions...
...; Understanding the System Browser 1-12 ➤ Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro 1-17 Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Pro is a storage management software application that are running Storage Manager Pro. You can create and reconfigure arrays, manage spares, monitor the status of your Adaptec RAID controllers. Storage Manager Pro also allows you need to manage all systems on your network that manages the storage devices connected to perform all these functions...
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This User's Guide also assumes that you are familiar with the basic functions of Independent Disks (RAID). Notes give you important information that you type exactly as menu items or command buttons. Words in a sans serif font indicate ...set up your system. Conventions This User's Guide uses several typographical conventions to help explain how to use Storage Manager Pro. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide About This Guide This User's Guide describes the features available in Storage Manager Pro and how to use them. It assumes that may affect how you are . 1-2
This User's Guide also assumes that you are familiar with the basic functions of Independent Disks (RAID). Notes give you important information that you type exactly as menu items or command buttons. Words in a sans serif font indicate ...set up your system. Conventions This User's Guide uses several typographical conventions to help explain how to use Storage Manager Pro. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide About This Guide This User's Guide describes the features available in Storage Manager Pro and how to use them. It assumes that may affect how you are . 1-2
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...), the daemon is running : I Windows 95/98-Press Ctrl, Alt, Del simultaneously. Getting Started Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro For information about installing Storage Manager Pro, refer to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Services. When you install Storage Manager Pro, the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) or daemon (Linux or FreeBSD) starts automatically and starts each time you should...
...), the daemon is running : I Windows 95/98-Press Ctrl, Alt, Del simultaneously. Getting Started Starting Adaptec Storage Manager Pro For information about installing Storage Manager Pro, refer to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Services. When you install Storage Manager Pro, the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) or daemon (Linux or FreeBSD) starts automatically and starts each time you should...
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...must log in to start The command is case sensitive. I Linux-Go to Adaptec Storage Manager Pro, and click Start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Server. Starting the Service or Daemon Manually If the Storage Manager Pro service or daemon is not running, start The command is case sensitive. I... type the following: ./ASMProServer.init start it is not, type startx to the application. Logging In to Settings, click Control Panel, and double-click Services. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide I FreeBSD-Type the following: ps -ax | grep ASMProServer If the command returns a process ID...
...must log in to start The command is case sensitive. I Linux-Go to Adaptec Storage Manager Pro, and click Start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Server. Starting the Service or Daemon Manually If the Storage Manager Pro service or daemon is not running, start The command is case sensitive. I... type the following: ./ASMProServer.init start it is not, type startx to the application. Logging In to Settings, click Control Panel, and double-click Services. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide I FreeBSD-Type the following: ps -ax | grep ASMProServer If the command returns a process ID...
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...: 1 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Regional Settings, and select the language you need. To start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro from the Start menu, just like other than English, you must click Start, point to Adaptec Storage Manager Pro, and select Adaptec Storage Manager Pro. If this is the first time you are...
...: 1 Click Start, point to Programs, point to Settings, click Control Panel, double-click Regional Settings, and select the language you need. To start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro from the Start menu, just like other than English, you must click Start, point to Adaptec Storage Manager Pro, and select Adaptec Storage Manager Pro. If this is the first time you are...
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...If this is the first time you are logging in, type adaptec, which is the first time you are logging in this is the initial password for the selected system. Starting Storage Manager Pro on page 1-8. From the Dashboard, you are working locally...appears with Storage Manager Pro. 4 Click Login. Click Open System to other NetWare applications. 1-6 Most steps in or you can access the array creation and related functions. If this User's Guide start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro just like other systems, only the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard appears. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro ...
...If this is the first time you are logging in, type adaptec, which is the first time you are logging in this is the initial password for the selected system. Starting Storage Manager Pro on page 1-8. From the Dashboard, you are working locally...appears with Storage Manager Pro. 4 Click Login. Click Open System to other NetWare applications. 1-6 Most steps in or you can access the array creation and related functions. If this User's Guide start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro just like other systems, only the Storage Manager Pro Dashboard appears. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro ...
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.... If you must set the variable before the command to the correct language. You must set an environment variable to start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro just like other than English, you are example commands for the sh/bash/ksh shells: Language French German Italian Spanish ...use an XServer console, not a serial console. The Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Login dialog box appears. 2 Continue with step 2 of ISO suffixes. If you start Storage Manager Pro: 1 From the system console, type the following: search add sys:\adaptec\SMPro asmp The commands are not case sensitive. Getting...
.... If you must set the variable before the command to the correct language. You must set an environment variable to start Adaptec Storage Manager Pro just like other than English, you are example commands for the sh/bash/ksh shells: Language French German Italian Spanish ...use an XServer console, not a serial console. The Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Login dialog box appears. 2 Continue with step 2 of ISO suffixes. If you start Storage Manager Pro: 1 From the system console, type the following: search add sys:\adaptec\SMPro asmp The commands are not case sensitive. Getting...
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... System Browser window. If you have already set up remote access to shut down the daemon manually, from the \adaptec\StorageManagerPro directory, type the following : ./ASMPro The command is case sensitive. The Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Login dialog box appears. 3 Continue with step 2 of Storage Manager Pro. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide daemon. To shut down the daemon.
... System Browser window. If you have already set up remote access to shut down the daemon manually, from the \adaptec\StorageManagerPro directory, type the following : ./ASMPro The command is case sensitive. The Adaptec Storage Manager Pro Login dialog box appears. 3 Continue with step 2 of Storage Manager Pro. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide daemon. To shut down the daemon.
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... your Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers. See Setting Up Event Notification on page 1-12. System Filter box Icon showing directory manager Icon showing member of management set up e-mail and e-mail pager notification so you to create and reconfigure arrays, and manage disks, spares, controllers, and enclosures. See Viewing Events on page 6-2. General Commands These commands apply to Storage Manager Pro...
... your Adaptec SCSI RAID controllers. See Setting Up Event Notification on page 1-12. System Filter box Icon showing directory manager Icon showing member of management set up e-mail and e-mail pager notification so you to create and reconfigure arrays, and manage disks, spares, controllers, and enclosures. See Viewing Events on page 6-2. General Commands These commands apply to Storage Manager Pro...
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... the check box for each system. I Toolbar-This option replaces the Command Buttons pane with icons and text. See Chapter 5, Managing Storage Manager Pro Users. I Large Icon-This option lets you are on page 1-9. This is the default view. From the Detail view,... or System Status. See Chapter 4, Managing Controllers on Remote Systems. I User Administration-Allows you can control how the Dashboard looks by selecting these options from the View menu: I Normal View-This is selected by selecting the appropriate tab. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide I Remote Configuration-...
... the check box for each system. I Toolbar-This option replaces the Command Buttons pane with icons and text. See Chapter 5, Managing Storage Manager Pro Users. I Large Icon-This option lets you are on page 1-9. This is the default view. From the Detail view,... or System Status. See Chapter 4, Managing Controllers on Remote Systems. I User Administration-Allows you can control how the Dashboard looks by selecting these options from the View menu: I Normal View-This is selected by selecting the appropriate tab. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide I Remote Configuration-...
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... controller events. I Add and remove spares. See Chapter 10, Managing Enclosures. 1-12 See Chapter 7, Managing Spares. See Chapter 6, Monitoring System Status. The System Browser is where you are working locally only. See Chapter 2, Creating an Array and Chapter 3, Managing Arrays. If you have already set up remote access to display the System Browser window. Adaptec Storage Manager...
... controller events. I Add and remove spares. See Chapter 10, Managing Enclosures. 1-12 See Chapter 7, Managing Spares. See Chapter 6, Monitoring System Status. The System Browser is where you are working locally only. See Chapter 2, Creating an Array and Chapter 3, Managing Arrays. If you have already set up remote access to display the System Browser window. Adaptec Storage Manager...
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... to that device or array is selected. When you select an array in the Arrays pane, more information about each physical device connected to the controller and information about the array is displayed in the Details pane. See page 1-15. 1-14 The Arrays tab lists the arrays existing on the ... System Browser Window The System Browser window works the same as Windows Explorer and other tree-type lists. In the figure on page 1-15, the controller is displayed in the Details pane lists each device. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide I Arrays pane-Shows all arrays created on all...
... to that device or array is selected. When you select an array in the Arrays pane, more information about each physical device connected to the controller and information about the array is displayed in the Details pane. See page 1-15. 1-14 The Arrays tab lists the arrays existing on the ... System Browser Window The System Browser window works the same as Windows Explorer and other tree-type lists. In the figure on page 1-15, the controller is displayed in the Details pane lists each device. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide I Arrays pane-Shows all arrays created on all...
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Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide Icon Device or Array Type System Directory Manager Controller Channel Enclosure Disk drive Uninitialized disk drive Volume set Stripe set (RAID 0) Mirror set (RAID 1) RAID 5 set Stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1) Stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5) 1-16
Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide Icon Device or Array Type System Directory Manager Controller Channel Enclosure Disk drive Uninitialized disk drive Volume set Stripe set (RAID 0) Mirror set (RAID 1) RAID 5 set Stripe set of mirror sets (RAID 0/1) Stripe set of RAID 5 sets (RAID 0/5) 1-16
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... shutting down automatically. You must work from the Control Panel. I Size of how the System Browser window looks using . Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro You uninstall Storage Manager Pro differently, depending on the operating system you are still available when you uninstall Storage Manager Pro and during normal shutdown, the Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) will be shut down the...
... shutting down automatically. You must work from the Control Panel. I Size of how the System Browser window looks using . Uninstalling Storage Manager Pro You uninstall Storage Manager Pro differently, depending on the operating system you are still available when you uninstall Storage Manager Pro and during normal shutdown, the Storage Manager Pro service (ASMProServer) will be shut down the...
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... its contents for installation of Novell's Client 32. 3 From the system console, type the following : asmpstop 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro CD into your Novell NetWare User's Guide on CD-ROM mounting procedures. 2 Copy the contents of the \Netware\SMPro directory... on the server or from http://support.novell.com/. During normal shutdown, the service will contain configuration information previously selected in Storage Manager Pro. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide Caution: You must attach to SYS:\smpro If the files are already on the server, you must shut down...
... its contents for installation of Novell's Client 32. 3 From the system console, type the following : asmpstop 1 Insert the Adaptec Storage Manager Pro CD into your Novell NetWare User's Guide on CD-ROM mounting procedures. 2 Copy the contents of the \Netware\SMPro directory... on the server or from http://support.novell.com/. During normal shutdown, the service will contain configuration information previously selected in Storage Manager Pro. Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User's Guide Caution: You must attach to SYS:\smpro If the files are already on the server, you must shut down...