Administrator Guide
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About Storageflex 3945N NAS RAID
Overview
Storage
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A Storage
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Macintosh and UNIX users. Storage
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your network attached storage appliance. Setup, configuration, and management
are accomplished through ApplianceView, the Java management tool.
Integrated Management
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appliances. The management interface is available in a Java-based version that
installs directly on client computers from the ApplianceView CD-ROM.
ApplianceView, the Java user interface unifies access to all Storage
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appliances on a network. The ApplianceView management software installs on
the administrator's hard drive, and automatically detects new appliances as they
are added. The administrator configures basic network settings for each appliance
with a simple first-time setup wizard. Then, ApplianceView lets them view and
manage all Appliances on the Local Area Network (LAN). In addition,
ApplianceView can be configured to view and manage Appliances outside of the
LAN. ApplianceView is featured in this software release.
Appliance Management Software Compatibility
The ApplianceView management software installs on any computer running
Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows NT, or Windows XP.
Someone with Administrator rights must complete installation on Windows NT,
2000, or XP in some cases. Linux (x86 and PowerPC) and Mac OS X (10.1.2,
10.1.5, 10.2, 10.2.6, and 10.3) are supported as well.