User`s guide

Contents
1. Overview .................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 Web-based Promise Array Management Professional.......................................................... 1
1.2 Precautions ........................................................................................................................... 2
2. Installation/Uninstallation ......................................................................................... 3
2.1 Operation Environment for WebPAM PRO ......................................................................... 3
2.2 Installing WebPAM PRO...................................................................................................... 3
2.3 Uninstalling WebPAM PRO ................................................................................................. 4
3. Operation.................................................................................................................... 5
3.1 Starting and Exiting WebPAM PRO..................................................................................... 5
3.1.1 Controlling WebPAM PRO with a Local Computer .................................................. 6
3.1.2 Controlling WebPAM PRO with a Remote Computer............................................... 7
3.1.3 Exiting WebPAM PRO............................................................................................... 7
3.2 WebPAM PRO Operation Window ...................................................................................... 8
3.2.1 Using WebPAM PRO for the First Time.................................................................... 8
3.2.2 WebPAM PRO Operation Screen............................................................................. 10
3.3 Icons ............................................................................................................................... 11
3.4 Managing Users..................................................................................................................13
3.5 Several Settings and Information Review .......................................................................... 16
3.5.1 Subsystem (ST EX4650EL) Icon............................................................................. 16
3.5.2 Controller ................................................................................................................. 19
3.5.3 Enclosure.................................................................................................................. 22
3.5.4 Physical Drives......................................................................................................... 22
3.5.5 Physical Drive .......................................................................................................... 24
3.5.6 Disk Arrays .............................................................................................................. 26
3.5.7 Disk Array ................................................................................................................ 26
3.5.8 Logical Drives.......................................................................................................... 28
3.5.9 Logical Drive ........................................................................................................... 28
3.5.10 Spare Drives............................................................................................................. 30
3.5.11 Logical Drive Summary........................................................................................... 30
3.6 Creating Disk Array or Logical Driver............................................................................... 31
3.6.1 Automatic Configuration ......................................................................................... 31
3.6.2 Express Configuration.............................................................................................. 31
3.6.3 Advanced Configuration .......................................................................................... 33
3.6.4 Adding Logical Drives............................................................................................. 36
3.7 Deleting Disk Array or Logical Drive ................................................................................ 37
3.7.1 Deleting Disk Array ................................................................................................. 37
3.7.2 Deleting Logical Drive............................................................................................. 37
3.8 Redundancy Check............................................................................................................. 38
3.8.1 Scheduling Redundancy Check................................................................................ 40
3.9 Media Patrol ....................................................................................................................... 44
3.9.1 Scheduling Media Patrol .......................................................................................... 46
3.10 Rebuild ............................................................................................................................... 50
3.10.1 Hot Spare Rebuild.................................................................................................... 50
3.10.2 Hot Swap Rebuild .................................................................................................... 50
3.10.3 Manual Rebuild........................................................................................................ 51
3.11 PDM ............................................................................................................................... 53
3.12 Transition............................................................................................................................ 56
3.13 Transport............................................................................................................................. 61