Adaptec Storage Manager-Browser Edition

Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition consists of the three major components:

■A supported web browser, which should already be installed on the system.

■The Adaptec web service which supplies content displayed on the web browser.

■An Adaptec-supplied storage agent.

For a locally managed system, all three components will be installed on the same system.

To support the remote management configurations described below, all components must be installed on systems that have a TCP/IP connection through which the other component(s) can be accessed.

All communication uses Secure-HTTP (S-HTTP) or SSL protocols to encrypt all data transmitted and ensure security. Connection over an Ethernet network, a corporate WAN, or VPN are supported.

Several remote management configurations are possible:

■The browser will always be on a remote system.

■The storage agent will always be installed on the system with the storage controller installed.

■The web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the storage controller installed on a third system.

The storage agent is supplied for all supported operating systems, while the web service is available only for Windows and Linux. In order for Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition to manage storage on a UNIX or NetWare system, the storage agent must communicate with the Adaptec web service on a separate Windows or Linux system.

In this configuration, the Windows or Linux system can either be used to manage the RAID controller, or act as a server communicating with a supported browser on a third system.

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