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MSI MS-9246 User Manual

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Adaptec SATA RAID Utility for Intel ICH5R

Installing Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition

1. Overview

This chapter discusses the installation procedure for installing Adaptec Storage
Manager – Browser Edition to enable remote and local management of arrays.

2. Supported Browsers

To run Adaptec Storage Manager – Browser Edition, your computer must have a
Web browser supporting JavaScript and cookies only. The following versions
are supported:

On Windows

- Internet Explorer (IE) 5.0 or later
- Netscape 7 or later

On Linux

- Adaptec-supplied and installed version of Mozilla
- Netscape 7 or later

When using Adaptec Storage Manager, you need to log on to your system with
administrator privileges.

3. Typical, Custom, and Compact Installations

You can select from these setup options:

Typical (default) — Supports local and remote management; however,

Adaptec SNMP is not included.

Custom — For expert users. Primarily used on Web servers or when you

want to make sure SNMP and Notifier are available for a managed system.
You can select from these components:

* Managed System Components — If you choose this selection only,

the installation is the same as a Compact installation.

* Adaptec Web Server — Installs components allowing managed systems

to communicate with Web browsers.

* Adaptec Storage Manager Notifier — Installs messaging, including

email and broadcaster capabilities.

* Adaptec SNMP — Installs components used by SNMP-based applications.

Requires Microsoft SNMP agents to be installed to function. Not included in
a Typical installation.

Compact — Installs only the components required on a remotely managed

system. See Managed System Components, above.

MSI Reminds You...
When you perform a Typical or Compact installation, components needed
for communication and remote management are installed automatically.