Contents

 

1.

Overview ....................................................................................................................

1

 

1.1

Major Functions ....................................................................................................................

1

 

1.2

Components ..........................................................................................................................

2

2.

Server Setup ..............................................................................................................

4

 

2.1

Operating Environment.........................................................................................................

4

 

2.2

Preparations...........................................................................................................................

5

 

2.3

Installation.............................................................................................................................

6

 

2.4

Environment Setup................................................................................................................

8

 

2.5

Uninstalling Power Console Plus........................................................................................

11

3.

Management PC Setup ...........................................................................................

12

 

3.1

Operating Environment.......................................................................................................

12

 

3.2

Preparations.........................................................................................................................

13

 

3.3

Installation...........................................................................................................................

14

 

3.4

Environment Setup..............................................................................................................

16

 

3.5

Uninstalling Power Console Plus........................................................................................

18

4.

Features of Power Console Plus ...........................................................................

19

 

4.1

Toolbar Icons.......................................................................................................................

20

 

4.2

Menubar Options.................................................................................................................

25

5.

Running Power Console Plus ................................................................................

41

 

5.1

Configuring Arrays and Logical Drives..............................................................................

43

 

5.2

Rebuilding Physical Drive ..................................................................................................

47

 

5.3

Check Consistency on Logical Drive..................................................................................

48

 

5.4

Online Capacity Expansion.................................................................................................

49

6.

Periodic Consistency Check..................................................................................

53

7.

Notes ........................................................................................................................

55