HP NetRAID Installation and Configuration Guide

Chapter 9 Managing Servers Over the Network
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• HP NetRAID Series adapters and any integrated HP NetRAID controllers
are configured in all servers to be managed. (See Chapter 5 of this guide
for instructions.)
• NOS-specific HP NetRAID drivers (or for I
2
O support, the HP NetRAID
OSM and its companion driver) are installed in all servers. (See Chapter 6
of this guide for instructions.)
• TCP/IP is configured and operational on all clients and servers.
• You must know the server names and their IP addresses.
Understanding HP NetRAID Network Utilities
The software that lets you manage HP NetRAID Series adapters and integrated
HP NetRAID controllers over a network is built on remote procedure calls (RPC)
using TCP/IP protocol. In NetWare 5, sockets are used instead of RPC. The
HP NetRAID network utilities include the following:
• HP NetRAID Assistant is the GUI utility that provides a user interface to
the adapters in the servers on the network. This utility can run on either
clients or servers on the network.
• HP NetRAID Access Service is installed on all servers with
HP NetRAID Series adapters or integrated HP NetRAID controllers that
will be managed over the network. This utility makes the server and its
integrated HP NetRAID controller or HP NetRAID Series adapters,
accessible to a client or another server running HP NetRAID Assistant.
• HP NetRAID Registration Server is installed on one server or client,
and it maintains the list of servers that can be accessed over the network.
When the servers start, they check in with the Registration Server, which
keeps track of the servers available for access by HP NetRAID Assistant.
When HP NetRAID Assistant is started, it obtains the list of available
servers from the Registration Server. Each network requires one
Registration Server in order to support the HP NetRAID network utilities.
Determine where to Install HP NetRAID Assistant
HP NetRAID Assistant can be installed on any client running Microsoft
Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Windows 95/98.
HP NetRAID Assistant can be installed on any server running Microsoft
Windows NT or Windows 2000.