Starting the ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program

Starting the ServeRAID Administration and Monitoring Program

Before you start the ServeRAID WIN32-Based Administration and Monitoring Program, review the following illustration to become familiar with the layout of its Main screen.

1.  Title Bar Displays the title of the application, along with the minimize icon,  the maximize icon, and the close icon.
2.  Menu Bar Displays the pull-down menus for all supported functions.
3.  Tool Bar Displays the icons for the commonly used functions.
4.  Device Area Displays the state of each device connected to the physical  channels of the ServeRAID adapter or controller, and if applicable, its array identifier.
5.  Status Bar Displays help for the area where the cursor is currently pointing.  Also displays the date and time.
6.  Status Window Displays messages regarding the operational status of each adapter or  controller.
7.  Logical Drive Area Displays the number of logical drives created and the status of the logical  drive.
8.  Adapter Area Displays the number and status of the installed ServeRAID adapters and controllers

To start the WIN32-Based Administration and Monitoring Program:

1.  Do one of the following:
   •  Double-click on the IBM ServeRAID Administration icon
       -or-
     
   •  Select IBM ServeRAID Administration from the Start menu.

2.  The Administration and Monitoring Program starts in stand-alone mode. After this program loads, you can  access the ServeRAID adapters and controllers.

    When the Main window appears:

   •  If you are running the program in the stand-alone mode and you have ServeRAID adapters or  controllers installed in your system, the current settings of the installed adapters or controllers  will appear on the screen.
   •  If you are running the program from a client with no ServeRAID adapters or controllers, a  message will appear stating that no ServeRAID adapters or controllers are installed in your system.

3.  To access the server that contains the ServeRAID adapters or controllers, select Network Settings from  the Options menu.
4.  When the window appears prompting for Stand-alone or Client/Server, click on the Client/Server button.
5.  In the edit box, type in the host name of the server that you want to access.
     -or-
    Select the host name from the pull-down list, then, click on Connect.

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