INSTALLATION
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For PC Thunderbolt compatible system:
In this scenario, you are installing the RAID storage in an existing
Windows system. This section describes detailed instructions for
installing the Windows driver & utility for the ARC-8050. You can
use the installer to install driver & Archttp at once or “Custom” to
install special components.
To follow the following process to install driver & utility on
Windows as below:
1. Insert the ARC-8050 software CD in the CD-ROM drive or
download installer from http://www.areca.com.tw/support/s_
thunderbolt/thunderbolt.htm and unzip the file.
2. Run the setup.exe file that resides at: <CD-ROM>\PACKAGES\
Windows on CD-ROM or from the website to launch the installer.
3. The screen shows “Preparing to Install”.
4. Follow the installer on-screen steps, responding as needed, to
complete the driver, ArcHTTP and CLI utility installation.
•
Driver
is required for the operating system to be able to inter-
act with the Areca RAID controller.
•
ArcHTTP
has to be installed for GUI RAID console (MRAID
storage manager) to run. It also runs as a service or daemon
in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and
SNMP traps notification. Refer to the chapter 3 Archttp Configu-
ration on ARC-8050 user manual, for details about the mail and
SNMP traps configuration.
