RAIDWatch User's Manual

Chapter 3: Installation
Figure 3-7: Choose an Installation Mode
Step 4. If you choose the Custom install on the previous screen, three (3)
installation modes will appear. These modes, shown in Figure 3-8,
are Centralized Management, Stand-alone (on Host), and Standalone
(on Subsystem).
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Centralized Management – Selecting this option allows you
to install the RAIDWatch software, a Root Agent, RAID
Agents, Configuration Client utility, and necessary drivers on
the computer chosen as a management center.
The new Central Management utility is also installed in this
process. The utility provides Online monitoring of Infortrend
RAID subsystems in the network.
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Stand-alone (on Host) – Selecting this option will install the
In-band driver (RAID agents) for servers that are directly
attached to a RAID subsystem, and the RAIDWatch software
on the local computer.
Stand-alone (on Subsystem) – This will install the software
onto the controller/subsystem itself. The EonStor subsystems
come with necessary RAID agents embedded in the firmware.
A RAID subsystem will use a small section of formatted disk
space (called the reserved space) to store software related
files. Installed in this mode, RAIDWatch can be started by a
remote browser accessing the IP address assigned to the
subsystem’s Ethernet port.
If the Stand-alone (on Subsystem) installation was selected,
you will have to use a web browser to connect to the
RAIDWatch program. To do this, open a web browser and
enter the controller/subsystem IP address.
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