HP NetRAID-4M Controller - Manual (Page 15)

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Getting Started
Hewlett-Packard
™
NetRAID-4M
®
RAID Controller products
integrate advanced RAID technology with state-of-the-art controller
hardware to deliver leadership performance, data availability, and
storage management features.
To configure and manage components running on the HP NetRAID-
4M Controller products (hereinafter referred to as the RAID
controller), Hewlett-Packard has developed a special software suite.
This software suite includes an easy-to-use graphical interface with
wizard support--called the Flexible Array Storage Tool (FAST)--and
a command line interface (CLI). Currently, FAST is available on
Windows NT, Windows 2000 (basic disks only), and NetWare
systems. The CLI is available on Windows NT, Windows 2000 (basic
disks only), UNIX, and NetWare systems. Controllers on NetWare
systems can be remotely managed.
The CLI provides a rich alternative to FAST. The CLI lets you
perform most of the storage management tasks that you can
perform with the FAST utility and, in addition, lets you perform
some tasks not available in FAST. The CLI also allows you to use the
CLI commands in DOS command scripts and UNIX shell scripts.
Audience
This user’s guide is written for system administrators and
experienced users who are familiar with SCSI device configuration.
This guide assumes that you are familiar with the concepts and
commands of the operating system your RAID controller is running
on. This guide also assumes you are familiar with the conceptual