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Section 5.3.1.2, “installing the power, Console plus software – Avago Technologies MegaRAID SATA 150-4 (523) User Manual

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Installing the Power Console Plus Utility

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5.3.1.2

Installing the Power Console Plus Software

The following steps provide detailed instructions for the installation of the
Power Console Plus software.

Step 1.

Insert the Power Console Plus CD in the CD-ROM drive. You
can view the files in the Windows Explorer program. Select the
application folder. Double-click

SETUP.EXE

to run the program.

Step 2.

Click Next.

The license agreement and

README

screens appear.

Step 3.

Click Next.

Step 4.

Select the installation packages from the following screen. The
options are: MegaRAID Registration Server; MegaRAID Server;
or MegaRAID Client. The Power Console Plus utility allows any
combination of the configuration options. Commonly used
configurations are:

- MegaRAID Server: This option configures the current system
as a MegaRAID Server, which allows it to register with the
Registration Server for monitoring by the MegaRAID Client.

- MegaRAID Server and Client: This option configures the
current system as a MegaRAID Server and a MegaRAID Client.
This configuration allows the current system to register with the
Registration Server and to monitor any registered MegaRAID
Server, including itself.

- MegaRAID Registration Server: This option configures the
current system as the MegaRAID Registration Server. This
option allows other MegaRAID Servers to register on the
current system.

- MegaRAID Registration Server and Client: This option
configures the current system as the MegaRAID Registration
Server and a MegaRAID Client. This configuration allows
MegaRAID Servers to register on the current system and
enables the current system to monitor registered MegaRAID
Servers. This configuration can monitor any registered
MegaRAID Server.

- MegaRAID Client: This option configures the current system
as MegaRAID Client, which allows it to monitor any registered
MegaRAID Server. MegaRAID Clients do not require an
installed RAID controller to operate.