PlatinumRAID Owner’s Manual
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3. VT-100 user interface
Your PlatinumRAID may be controlled by establishing an terminal session via an RS232 serial
connection to a VT100 compatible terminal or emulation software, or via a Telnet session. All
RAID subsystem monitoring, configuration and administration functions are available through
terminal control. By Default, PlatinumRAID’s serial port is set to 115,200 Baud, 8 data bits,
N Parity, 1 stop. There are a wide variety of
Terminal Emulation packages, but for the most
part they should be very similar; Please see
appendix C for common configurations.
The following table describes the navigation convention for the VT-100 terminal RAID
configuration utility:
Key
Function
Arrow Keys
Move cursor
Enter Key
Submit selection function
ESC
Key
Return to previous screen
L Key
Line draw
X Key
Redraw
4. Web browser-based RAID management
The PlatinumRAID controller firmware includes a complete HTML-based weblet application
that allows all configuration and monitoring to be performed across any IP based network,
and utilizes standard web browsers for interfacing.
To ensure proper communications between the RAID subsystem and Web browser-based
RAID management, Please connect a standard, Cat5 Ethernet cable to the RJ45 network jack
on the back of your PlatinumRAID and atach to your existing network. In order to access the
web administration utility please note the IP address displayed on the LCD screen. Launch
your firmware-embedded TCP/IP & Web Browser-based RAID manager by entering http://[IP
Address] in your web browser. The RAID subsystem controller default User Name is “admin”
and there is no password assigned from the factory. Please refer to Chapter 6, section 6.2
for more information on proper network settings.
The following table describes the navigation convention for the Web configuration utility:
Key
Function
Mouse pointer
Move cursor
Click Links
Submit selection function
3-Configuration Methods
Note:
You may connect a terminal while the
RAID subsystem is powered on
