Acer Altos RAIDWatch, Manual

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3.3.2 Managed Secondary Agent Settings ................................................................................................ 35
3.4 Secondary Agent Settings .......................................................................................................................... 36
3.5 NPC Settings ............................................................................................................................................. 37
3.5.1 Agent ............................................................................................................................................... 37
3.5.2 Event Log ........................................................................................................................................ 38
3.5.3 Pager Settings .................................................................................................................................. 39
3.5.4 Email Settings .................................................................................................................................. 40
3.5.5 SNMP Settings ................................................................................................................................ 42
3.5.6 Broadcast Settings ........................................................................................................................... 43
3.6 Rebooting the Controller ........................................................................................................................... 45
4.1 Starting Altos RAIDWatch ........................................................................................................................ 47
4.1.1 Starting Altos RAIDWatch Agents ................................................................................................. 47
4.2 Starting Altos RAIDWatch Manager ........................................................................................................ 48
4.2.1 Starting Altos RAIDWatch Manager Locally or via LAN under the Windows (95/98/Me/NT/2000/
XP) Environment ............................................................................................................................... 48
4.2.2 Starting Altos RAIDWatch Manager for Remote Management via Web Browser (any supported OS)
49
4.2.3 Starting Altos RAIDWatch Manager Locally or via a LAN under a Unix or AIX Workstation (Solaris
7 (SPARC, x86); Red Hat Linux 6.1) Environment .......................................................................... 49
4.3 Connecting and Disconnecting from a Disk Array ................................................................................... 50
4.3.1 Connecting to a RAID System while Working from the Local Primary Agent Host ..................... 50
4.3.2 Connecting to a RAID System from a Distant Host ....................................................................... 51
4.3.3 Disconnecting from a Disk Array System ....................................................................................... 53
4.4 Setting Up Security .................................................................................................................................... 53
4.4.1 Setting a Password for Altos RAIDWatch Controller Access ........................................................ 53
4.4.2 Setting TCP Port Numbers .............................................................................................................. 54
4.5 Look and Feel ............................................................................................................................................ 55
4.5.1 Look and Feel Overview ................................................................................................................. 55
4.5.2 Navigation Menus ........................................................................................................................... 55
4.5.3 Tool Bar ........................................................................................................................................... 56
4.5.4 Common Commands ...................................................................................................................... 56
4.5.5 Menu Commands ............................................................................................................................ 57
4.5.6 Windows Display Area ................................................................................................................... 57
4.6 Using the RAID View Window ................................................................................................................ 58
4.6.1 Accessing the RAID View Display ................................................................................................. 58
4.6.2 Using the Configuration View ........................................................................................................ 60
4.6.3 Using the Logical View ................................................................................................................... 60
4.6.4 Using the Physical View ................................................................................................................. 62
4.7 Using the Enclosure Window .................................................................................................................... 64
4.7.1 Accessing the Enclosure Display .................................................................................................... 64
4.7.2 Using the Enclosure Window .......................................................................................................... 65
4.8 Event Window ........................................................................................................................................... 66
4.8.1 Accessing the Event Log Display ................................................................................................... 66
4.8.2 Using the Event Log to Monitor the System ................................................................................... 66
4.9 The Statistics Window ............................................................................................................................... 67
4.9.1 Accessing the Statistics Window .................................................................................................... 67
4.9.2 Using the Statistics Window ........................................................................................................... 67
4.9.3 Arranging Windows ........................................................................................................................ 68
4.10 Exiting Altos RAIDWatch Manager ......................................................................................................... 69