User Manual

Advanced Functions
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Management > Storage > Disk Management) When multi-path disks are
not properly detected.
• Install and Uninstall PathGuard
To install the PathGuard, double click the installation file on a host
computer (choose the 32-bit or 64-bit installation file according to your
host system). And follow the on-screen instructions to start the installation.
After the installation, you can install MPIO driver or use PathGuard GUI.
Click the Start > Programs > PathGuard > readme read the online help
page. To uninstall the PathGuard, click Start > Programs > PathGuard >
Uninstall PathGuard.
• Register RAID system to MPIO Driver (optional)
The MPIO driver is only applied to the RAID systems that have vendor
names and model names in the PathGuard device database.
PathGuard is delivered with predefined database, but if the MPIO driver
cannot recognize your RAID systems, you may need to contact your
supplier to get the updated PathGuard software or simply add the name
of your RAID systems to the PathGuard database.
A software utility can be found to do so at Start > Programs > PathGuard >
Driver > Update New Model. After entering the vendor name and model
name, press the Enter button to confirm the change. You can now re-
install the MPIO driver and reboot the host computer to make it effective.
• Install and Uninstall MPIO Driver
You need to install MPIO driver only on a host computer connected with
RAID systems. If you use PathGuard GUI only for managing MPIO of
remote sites, you need not to install the MPIO driver.
To install the MPIO driver, click Start > Programs > PathGuard > Driver >
Install MPIO Driver, and to uninstall it, click Start > Programs > PathGuard >
Driver > Uninstall MPIO Driver. Reboot the host computer, and you have
completed the installation or un-installation.
• Check the MPIO disk status on the host computer
After the MPIO driver has been installed, you can find the new multi-path
disk device(s) (eg. ACS82410 Multi-Path Disk Device) and the Multi-Path
Support displayed in the following screen: Computer Management >
Device Manager. (Right-click the My Computer icon on the desktop >
select Manage)