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Client system requirements, Quick configuration steps

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Chapter 6: Configuring your RAID solutions ■ RAID Registration Server is a module running on a RAID server that tracks RAID servers on a network. It contains a database of the RAID servers that have registered with it as RAID servers. RAID servers automatically register with the registration server once the registration server's IP address is entered into their RAID server regsrv.dat file. Client system requirements The client systems running Web Console must: ■ Run Windows XP/2000/2003, Linux, NetWare, OpenServer, or UnixWare (The Windows version of the Web Console is included with the server. Other versions of the Web Console must be downloaded from support.gateway.com. ■ Utilize a browser that supports Java scripting ■ Use a Pentium grade processor or higher CPU ■ Have at least 8 Mbytes of system memory ■ Have a network interface ■ Have at least 5 Mbytes of free hard disk drive space ■ Use the TCP/IP protocol Quick configuration steps This section provides quick installation steps for users that are familiar with RAID utilities and tools. See "Configuring arrays and logical drives" on page 140 for detailed configuration instructions. The steps to configure arrays and logical drives using the Web Console are: 1 Boot the system. 2 Install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE). 3 Install Web Console. 4 Start Web Console. 5 Choose a configuration method. 6 Designate hot spare disks (optional). 7 Create arrays using the available physical drives. 8 Define the logical drive(s) using the space in the arrays. 9 Initialize the new logical drives. 128 www.gateway.com

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Chapter 6: Configuring your RAID solutions
■
RAID Registration Server is a module running on a RAID server that tracks RAID
servers on a network. It contains a database of the RAID servers that have registered
with it as RAID servers. RAID servers automatically register with the registration
server once the registration server’s IP address is entered into their RAID server
regsrv.dat
file.
Client system requirements
The client systems running Web Console must:
■
Run Windows XP/2000/2003, Linux, NetWare, OpenServer, or UnixWare (The
Windows version of the Web Console is included with the server. Other versions
of the Web Console must be downloaded from
support.gateway.com
.
■
Utilize a browser that supports Java scripting
■
Use a Pentium grade processor or higher CPU
■
Have at least 8 Mbytes of system memory
■
Have a network interface
■
Have at least 5 Mbytes of free hard disk drive space
■
Use the TCP/IP protocol
Quick configuration steps
This section provides quick installation steps for users that are familiar with RAID utilities
and tools. See
“Configuring arrays and logical drives” on page 140
for detailed
configuration instructions.
The steps to configure arrays and logical drives using the Web Console are:
1
Boot the system.
2
Install the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
3
Install Web Console.
4
Start Web Console.
5
Choose a configuration method.
6
Designate hot spare disks (optional).
7
Create arrays using the available physical drives.
8
Define the logical drive(s) using the space in the arrays.
9
Initialize the new logical drives.