RAIDWatch User's Manual

RAIDWatch User’s Manual
13.1. The NPC Utility
13.1.1 Introduction
NPC is stands for “Notification Processing Center.” This utility is used to
send event messages when the main RAIDWatch modules are installed to a
RAID subsystem’s segregated disk capacity, the reserved space. NPC is
implemented to manage event notification functions since the Configuration
Client utility is not available with the Mode 3 installation scheme. With
Mode 3 installation, arrays are accessed directly through network
connections without installing the manager software and utilities onto a
server. The NPC utility is automatically distributed to a disk array's reserved
space when installing RAIDWatch using the Mode 3 scheme.
13.1.2 To Access the Utility
The NPC utility is easily accessed using a web browser over the network.
Step 1. Open a web browser program.
Step 2. Enter "http:///configure.htm" in the web
browser's URL field.
Step 3. A safe content warning message might prompt. Click Yes to
proceed. (See Figure 13-1)
Figure 13-1: Security Warning
Step 4. The configuration utility starts as a Java Applet. (See Figure
13-2)
13-2 The NPC Utility