Appendix C: Software Installation: Adaptec's SATA HostRAID Utility
C-4.Using Adaptec Storage Manager(-Browser Edition)
Overview
This chapter describes how to use Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition to manage arrays.
(*Note: Your controller may not support all of the features described. In most cases if a feature is not supported by your controller, the feature does not appear in the interface.)
With Adaptec Storage Manager, you can:
*Locally manage a system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Windows or Linux and a supported browser.
*Remotely manage any system containing a supported Adaptec RAID controller that has Managed System Components (see the section regarding Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations). You can manage a system remotely from a system that does not contain a RAID controller.
These same Windows and Linux systems can also be managed remotely by either of these methods:
*Installing Adaptec Storage Manager on the remote system.
*Directing the browser on the remote system to the system you want to manage.
(*Note: To manage an array remotely from a Linux system, install Adaptec Storage Manager on the system and use the
Architecture Overview
A locally managed system requires all of these 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
A remotely managed system requires all of these components:
*The remote system must contain a browser.
*The storage agent must always be installed on the system with the RAID controller installed.
*Remote and managed systems must have a TCP/IP connection.
The Web service can be installed on the same remote system as the browser, the system with the RAID controller installed, or a third system.
Communication security is ensured because
