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Power console plus, Major functions – NEC Server 140Rc-4 User Manual

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6-26 Installing and Using Utilities

Power Console Plus

Power Console Plus is a utility to control the RAID system of the disk array controller (MegaRAID
controller) produced by LSI Logic. Use of Power Console Plus enables operations (e.g., monitoring
and maintenance) of RAID systems that are constructed on local NEC Express servers and NEC
Express servers connected through networks (TCP/IP). The operations can be done online on
graphical screens without the system being stopped.

Major Functions

Power Console Plus has the following features:

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Supporting the Wizard function to facilitate configuration

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Enabling the change of RAID levels

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Being compatible with SAF-TE

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Supporting the performance monitor

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Supporting enclosure functions such as temperature monitoring, power monitoring, and
fan monitoring

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Enabling the settings of Write, Read, and Cache policies for each logical drive

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Supporting the save and restore functions for configuration

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Enabling the display of the SCSI transfer rate

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