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ASUS GUI RAID Manager: Introduction
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Feature Summary
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Feature Summary
The list below summarizes the GUI RAID Manager features.
♦ User-friendly graphical interface running under the
Windows NT or Windows 95/98 environment
♦ Supports the entire new line of ASUS’ SCSI-to-SCSI and
PCI-to-SCSI RAID controllers
♦ Communicates with the controllers via the RS-232 cable,
over a LAN, telephone line, Internet, over the PCI bus
(PCI-to-SCSI controllers only), or over the SCSI bus
(SCSI-to-SCSI controllers only)
♦ Supports multiple instances of RAID managers over the
network, allowing multiple management sessions with a
disk array system
♦ Illustrates graphically and clearly the relationship between
various disk array elements
♦ At a glance monitoring of the entire disk array status
♦ Supports remote management over the network of
host/agent running Windows NT or Windows 95/98 via
the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
♦ Supports remote management over the telephone line via a
pair of modems; one directly connected to the RS-232
interface of the controller, the other connected to the serial
port of the remote station running the GUI RAID Manager
♦ Provides standard disk array functions, including
examining
and
modifying
controller
configuration;
viewing and monitoring configuration and status of
physical drives; scanning in new physical drives; creating,
deleting, and monitoring configuration and status of