Adaptec 412R User Guide - Page 13

Introduction About the Storage Management Software Tools If you are building an external RAID storage subsystem, you can create and manage it using either of the two software tools included with your storage subsystem: I Adaptec Storage ManagerTM Pro I Adaptec Disk Array Administrator Adaptec Storage Manager Pro We recommend using the Storage Manager Pro software application. It is included on the DuraStor CD as part of the DuraStor Storage Subsystem and runs on Windows NT,® Windows® 2000 and Sun Solaris 8. Use it to create and reconfigure arrays, manage spares, monitor the status of your storage devices, and more. Storage Manager Pro allows you to perform all these functions for all DuraStor storage subsystems on your network that are running Storage Manager Pro and gives you the power to manage all your storage devices from a single location. See Installing Storage Manager Pro on page 3-1 for details. Adaptec Disk Array Administrator If you are using an operating system other than Windows NT, Windows 2000, or Sun Solaris 8, you need to use Disk Array Administrator to manage your storage subsystem. Disk Array Administrator is firmware built into the DuraStor 6200S/7200S RAID controller BIOS, and can be accessed using the RS-232 serial port connection on the rear panel of the DuraStor RAID appliance. See Accessing Disk Array Administrator on page 3-4 for detailed instructions. You can find the Adaptec Disk Array Administrator User's Guide on the DuraStor CD. 1-5