User Manual

Advanced Functions
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Please follow the links below and enter “diskraid” to find more
information:
Microsoft Web Site Links:
Search link: http://search.microsoft.com/?mkt=en-US
• Microsoft Storage Manager for SANs
The Storage Manager for SANs (SMfS) is RAID management GUI
introduced in Windows Server 2003 R2 by Microsoft.
You may follow the steps below to install it:
1. In Control Panel, click Add or Remove Programs. Then click Add/
Remove Windows Components.
2. From the list of components, in the Windows Components Wizard
dialog box, select Management and Monitoring Tools, and click
Details.
3. From the list of subcomponents, select Storage Manager for SANs, and
then click OK.
4. Click Next, and after the configuration of the new component has
completed, click Finish.
For more information, please follow the link below:
Microsoft Web Site Links:
Search link: http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/
25257b2a-6d72-4adb-8f43-e3c0d28471d01033.mspx?mfr=true
• Qlogic SANSurfer Express (VDS Manager)
Qlogic SANSurfer Express is a point-and-click GUI utility that allows
administrators to discover supported Fibre Channel storage devices,
including host bus adapters (HBAs), switch, and array systems. It also
permits configuration and monitoring of these devices.
For more information, please contact Qlogic or follow the link below:
Web Site Links: http://www.qlogic.com/
• Emulex EZPilot
EZPilot is an end-to-end storage provisioning application for deploying
industry-leading solutions from Emulex and its partners. EZPilot features an
intuitive storage manager GUI for discovery, allocation and assignment of
storage in SAN. It also provides users with a comprehensive view of the
Note
You have to login as a member of the Backup Operators group or
Administrators group on the local computer for using Microsoft VDS
software.