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Universal RAID Utility Ver4.1 (VMware ESX Edition)
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[Software name ] Universal RAID Utility Ver4.1
[Registered name ] 006803-G01_635890824330609653.zip
uru41eug_compA.tar.gz
[Copyright (C) ] NEC Corporation 2007-2016
[Applicable model] Express5800/R120d-1M
Express5800/R120d-2M
Express5800/B110d
Express5800/B120d
Express5800/B120d-h
Express5800/R120d-1E
Express5800/R120d-2E
Express5800/T120d
Express5800/E120d-1
Express5800/E120d-M
[Users ] For users who will install following VMware ESX on NEC
Express5800 series.
- VMware ESX 4.1 - VMware ESX 4.1 Update3
[Software type ] Utility
[Creation method ] zip/tar.gz format
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[Software Introduction]
Universal RAID Utility (hereinafter called "this software") is RAID System
Management Utility for the following RAID Controllers.
Universal RAID Utility Ver4.1 Rev 3041 newly supports Express5800/T110h-S,
T110h, R110h-1 applicable model.
See the Revision History on this page for other updates.
<RAID Controllers>
- N8103-149 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1)
- N8103-150 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-151 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-152 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-160 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-161 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-167 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8403-059 RAID Controller Kit(512MB, RAID 0/1)
- N8404-007 Storage and I/O Blade AD106c
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before using this software.
If you do not agree to the terms of the agreement, do not download this
software. By downloading this software, you agree to be bound by the terms
of the agreement.
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You may use the licensed program only on NEC Express5800 servers using
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- VMware ESX 4.1 - VMware ESX 4.1 Update3
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District Court as the exclusively agreed competent court.
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[Installation Procedure]
Please extract the installation image and then start installation.
Refer to the "Universal RAID Utility User's Guide" which is contained
in the installation image for the detailed procedure of the installation.
The VMware ESX service console cannot display PDF files. Prepare the computer
for referring to PDF files.
- User's Guide
(1) Download the archive "uru41eug_compA.tar.gz".
(2) Copy the archive to any directory in the server in which PDF files
can be displayed.
(3) The archive "uru41eug_compA.tar.gz" is in the tar.gz format. Log in
by administrator, then unpack the archive.
- Using Windows as Operating System
Unpack "uru41eug_compA.tar.gz" by using archive manager.
- Using Linux as Operating System
Execute following command
# tar zxvf uru41eug_compA.tar.gz
After extracting the archive, the following files will appear.
Universal RAID Utility User's Guide
- 1011201-12101.pdf - User's Guide
- 1011201-13101.pdf - Appendix A : Glossary
- 1011201-13201.pdf - Appendix B : raidcmd Command Reference
- 1011201-13301.pdf - Appendix C : Logs/Events
- Installation Image
(1) Download the archive "006803-G01_635890824330609653.zip".
(2) Copy the archive to any directory in the server in which this software
will be installed.
(3) The archive "006803-G01_635890824330609653.zip" is in the zip format.
Log in by administrator, then unpack the archive.
After extracting the archive, the following files will appear.
Universal RAID Utility Ver4.1 Installation Image
006803-G01_635890824330609653 directory
- lnx directory
+- setup.sh - Universal RAID Utility setup script
+- subsys.txt
+- storelib-3.73-0.i386.rpm - StoreLib package
+- Lib_Utils-1.00-08.noarch.rpm - Lib_Utils package
+- UniversalRaidUtility-4.10-0.i386.rpm - Universal RAID Utility package
+- WebPAMPRO_Agent-3.15.0070-33.i386.rpm - WebPAMPRO Agent package
+- transcfg
+- transcfg.inf
+- eci directory - Setup Program related modules
- Universal RAID Utility Update Tool - for ExpressUpdate
(4) To install this software, please refer to the section [Installation
and Uninstallation] in "Universal RAID Utility User's Guide".
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[General Notice]
1. The target Express5800 models and RAID Controllers for this software are
different from those for Universal RAID Utility Ver2.36 and Ver4.02. If
your system environment does not match any of the models and RAID
Controllers shown in [Applicable model] and [Users] above, please use
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.36 or Ver4.02.
2. The TCP ports Universal RAID Utility uses have been changed in Ver2.61 and
the later versions as follows.
data port - 52805(Ver2.6 and earlier) - 5016(Ver2.61 and later)
event port - 52806(Ver2.6 and earlier) - 5017(Ver2.61 and later)
raidsrv Agent - 52807(Ver2.6 and earlier) - 5018(Ver2.61 and later)
The change has no effect on operations of Universal RAID Utility.
In the following cases, however, you must change the settings of Universal
RAID Utility depending on your environment settings. Be sure to check the
description in [TCP ports used by Universal RAID Utility] in the Universal
RAID Utility User's Guide.
(1) You customized the TCP ports Universal RAID Utility uses and you would
like to continue using them, and/or
(2) You are going to update Universal RAID Utility from Ver2.6 or earlier
versions to Ver2.61 or later versions using ExpressUpdate.
Also you must change the settings of other applications in the following
cases. Be sure to check the description in [TCP ports used by Universal
RAID Utility] in the Universal RAID Utility User's Guide.
(1) You have specified the TCP port numbers Universal RAID Utility uses
for the firewall settings, and/or
(2) Other applications in you environment have been using the TCP ports,
5016, 5017, and 5018.
3. Notes on use of function to Make/Remove Hot Spare by NEC ESMPRO Manager
You can use this function only NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 5.72 or later.
4. Reboot VMware ESX after creating the Logical Drive.
After Rebooting VMware ESX, the created Logical Drive becomes available.
5. Universal RAID Utility does not notify of events when VMware ESX is
started.
Confirm if the event notification works correctly when you start VMware
ESX.
(a) Start the computer.
(b) The service console of VMware ESX is shown.
Wait about 5 minutes.
(c) Login VMware ESX.
(d) Confirm buzzer setting using raidcmd, and note the setting.
Run the following procedures to RAID Controller #1 when you use
multiple RAID Controllers.
# raidcmd property -tg=rc -c=1
RAID Controller #1
ID : 0
Vendor : LSI Corporation
Model : LSI MegaRAID SAS 9267-8i
...
Buzzer Setting : Enable
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(e) Change the buzzer setting using raidcmd.
Change [Enable] to [Disable] when the current buzzer setting is [Enable].
Change to [Enable] when it is [Disable].
# raidcmd optctrl -c=1 -be=disable
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buzzer setting(Set to enable or disable)
* The buzzer setting can not change in the Standard mode of raidcmd.
Change the RAID System Management Mode of raidcmd to Advanced mode.
(f) Confirm the last line of RAID log.
# tail /var/log/raidsrv/raid.log
(g) Confirm following event is registered.
In case of setting to [Enable]:
<RU0201> [CTRL:1(ID=0)] The buzzer of RAID Controller is enable.
In case of setting to [Disable]:
<RU0202> [CTRL:1(ID=0)] The buzzer of RAID Controller is disable.
If the above event is not found, the event notification does not
work correctly.
In this case, go back to the step (b) and run again.
Otherwise the event notification works correctly.
Go to step (h).
(h) Set the buzzer setting to the previous setting.
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[Revision History]
2016/1/29 Ver4.1 Rev 3018
First version released.
"Enhancement"
1. Change of default value to update firmware of RAID controller.
2. Removing the restriction that the numbers of Physical Devices when you
create RAID10.
3. Removing the restriction that you cannot specify the capacity freely
when you create RAID 10, RAID 50 and RAID 60.
4. Removing the restriction that cannot specify all capacity that includes
less than Gigabyte when you create logical drive.
5. Change of signage about SSD.
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and/or other jurisdictions.
* All other company and product names in this document are the registered
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