Users guide
Intel® RAID Software User Guide vii
9.4 Hardware and Software Requirements .....................................................................149
9.5 Installing the Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 on a Microsoft Windows* Operating System
149
9.6 Installing the Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 on Linux or SuSE* Linux Enterprise Server .
151
9.7 Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 Support and Installation on VMWare ...........................152
9.7.1 Installing Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 for VMWare Classic ..........................152
9.7.2 Uninstalling Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 for VMWare ...................................152
9.7.3 Installing Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 Support on the VMWare ESX ...........152
9.8 Starting the Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 ..................................................................158
9.9 Intel
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RAID Web Console 2 Screens .......................................................................158
9.9.1 LDAP Support ................................................................................................161
9.9.2 Configuring LDAP Support Settings ..............................................................163
9.9.3 Physical/Virtual View Panel ...........................................................................165
9.9.4 Properties/Operations/Graphical View Panel ................................................165
9.9.5 Event Log Panel ............................................................................................167
9.9.6 Menu Bar/Manage Menu ...............................................................................167
9.9.7 Menu Bar/Go To Menu ..................................................................................168
9.9.8 File Menu/Log Menu ......................................................................................168
9.9.9 File Menu/Tool Menu .....................................................................................168
9.9.10 File Menu/Help Menu ..................................................................................168
9.10 Drive Configuration Tasks ......................................................................................168
9.10.1 Create Virtual Drive .....................................................................................169
9.11 Creating a Virtual Drive Using Simple Configuration ..............................................169
9.12 Creating a Virtual Drive Using Advanced Configuration .........................................174
9.13 Creating a Spanned Disk Group .............................................................................183
9.14 Creating Hot Spares ...............................................................................................184
9.15 Setting Adjustable Task Rates ................................................................................186
9.16 Adding a Drive to a Virtual Disk ..............................................................................188
9.17 Removing a Drive or Changing the RAID Level of a Virtual Disk ...........................191
9.18 Changing Virtual Disk Properties ............................................................................193
9.19 Deleting a Virtual Disk ............................................................................................194
9.20 Managing Configurations ........................................................................................195
9.20.1 Saving a Configuration to Disk ....................................................................195
9.20.2 Clearing a Configuration from a Controller ..................................................197
9.20.3 Adding a Configuration from a File ..............................................................198
9.21 Monitoring System Events and Devices .................................................................199
9.21.1 Monitoring System Events ...........................................................................199
9.21.2 Monitoring Controllers .................................................................................201
9.21.3 Monitoring Disk Drives and Other Physical Devices ...................................202
9.21.4 Monitoring Virtual Disks ...............................................................................205
9.21.5 Monitoring Enclosures .................................................................................206
9.21.6 Monitoring Battery Backup Units .................................................................206
9.21.7 Battery Learn Cycle .....................................................................................207