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Universal RAID Utility Ver2.11 (Windows Edition)
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[Software name ] Universal RAID Utility Ver2.11
[Registered name ] uru_211r1297e2.zip
[Copyright (C) ] NEC Corporation 2009
[Applicable model] Express5800/140Rf-4, R140a-4, B140a-T, 120Rj-2 ,120Rh-1,
120Ei, 120Lj, i120Ra-e1, 110Ri-1, 110Ge, R120a-1, R120a-2,
T120a-M, T120a-E, B120a, B120a-d, GT110a, 51Lf
[Users ] For users who will use the following RAID Controllers on
NEC Express5800 series.
- Onboard RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/140Rf-4,
R140a-4, B140a-T, 120Rh-1, 120Ei, i120Ra-e1, 110Ri-1,
110Ge, R120a-1, T120a-E, GT110a, 51Lf
- Internal RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/120Rh-1,
120Rj-2, 120Ei, 120Lj, R120a-1, R120a-2, T120a-M,
T120a-E
- N8103-90 Disk Array Controller (External SAS HDD)
- N8103-109 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-115 RAID Controller (512 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-116 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1)
- N8103-117 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-118 RAID Controller (256 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-116A RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1)
- N8103-117A RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-118A RAID Controller (256 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8403-026 RAID Controller
- N8403-027 SATA Interface Card(When using for RAID System)
[Software type ] Utility
[Creation method ] Windows Zip format
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[Software Introduction]
Universal RAID Utility (hereinafter called "this software") is RAID System
Management Utility for the following RAID Controllers.
- Onboard RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/140Rf-4, R140a-4, B140a-T,
120Rh-1, 120Ei, i120Ra-e1, 110Ri-1, 110Ge, R120a-1, T120a-E, GT110a,
51Lf
- Internal RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/120Rh-1, 120Rj-2, 120Ei,
120Lj, R120a-1, R120a-2, T120a-M, T120a-E
- N8103-90 Disk Array Controller (External SAS HDD)
- N8103-109 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-115 RAID Controller (512 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-116 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1)
- N8103-117 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-118 RAID Controller (256 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-116A RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1)
- N8103-117A RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8103-118A RAID Controller (256 MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
- N8403-026 RAID Controller
- N8403-027 SATA Interface Card(When using for RAID System)
When you manage the Computer that uses NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 4.0 -
Ver. 5.1 and installs this software, please be sure to install NEC ESMPRO
Agent ESMDiskArray (hereinafter called "ESMDiskArray") first and then
install Universal RAID Utility. Otherwise the alert notifications of
Universal RAID Utility will not be correctly logged.
Please refer to the [Universal RAID Utility NEC ESMPRO Update Setup
Procedure] for the detailed procedure of the installation.
Carefully read the following user license agreement for NEC software
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.
[User license agreement for NEC software]
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(1) This user license agreement goes into effect on the day you receive
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You may use the licensed program only on NEC Express5800 servers using your
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[Installation Procedure]
Please extract the installation image and then start installation.
Refer to the "Universal RAID Utility Ver2.1 User's Guide" which is contained
in the installation image for the detailed procedure of the installation.
(1) Download the archive "uru_211r1297e2.zip".
(2) Copy the archive to any folder in the server in which this software
will be installed.
(3) The archive "uru_211r1297e2.zip" is in the Windows ZIP format.
After extracting the archive, the following files will appear.
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.11 Installation Image
Setup.exe - Universal RAID Utility Setup Program
doc folder - Universal RAID Utility Ver2.1 User's Guide
eci folder - Setup Program of related module
(4) To install this software, please refer the section [Installation and
Uninstallation (Windows)] in Universal RAID Utility Ver2.1 User's Guide.
Log on with administrator permission and run Setup.exe.
[General Notice]
(1) The order of installation: NEC ESMPRO ESMDiskArray
When you manage the Computer that uses NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 4.0 -
Ver. 5.1 and installs this software, This software works in cooperation
with ESMDiskArray Ver 1.50 or later.
For the cooperation with ESMDiskArray, it is necessary to install
ESMDiskArray before installing this software.
If you mistake the order, the extra alert notification or no alert
notification may be sent. Please install ESMDiskArray and this software
in the correct order.
[Revision History]
2009/10/30 Ver2.11 Rev1297
[Enhancement]
1. Additional support of new SSD(Solid State Drive)
Universal RAID Utility supports new type of SSD(Solid State Drive.)
2009/9/30 Ver2.11 Rev1297
[Enhancements]
1. Addition of OS for management
"Windows Server 2008 R2" and "Windows 7" are added to the OS for
management.
2. Support of the function of RAID System management from remotely
by NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 5.2 or later
Universal RAID Utility (Windows Edition) can manage the RAID System
using NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 5.2 or later. The RAID system that
exists in a remote environment can be managed by using NEC ESMPRO
Manager. Refer to "Management of RAID System using NEC ESMPRO
Manager" for detail.
2.1 Reference to the information of RAID System
- The information of RAID System can be referred to by the tree
style as much as RAID Viewer by using Data Viewer.
- The property information of RAID Controller, Battery, Logical
Drive, Physical Device and Disk Array can be referred.
2.2 Maintenance of RAID System
- The operations such as Consistency Check, Rebuild and Initialize
can be run.
- The maintenance functions such as Locate(Lamp), Make Online
and Make Offline can be use.
- The parameters such as priority of some operations and Cache
Mode of Logical Drive can be change.
2.3 Monitoring of RAID System
- The state of RAID System can be easily understood by displaying
the icon and status on Data Viewer.
- The event happened on the RAID System can be received as alert
on Alert Viewer.
- The RAID Log similar to Log Viewer can be referred to on Data
Viewer.
3. Operation
The function to start Consistency Check to all Logical Drive is added
raidcmd can start Consistency Check following Logical Drive at a time.
- All Logical Drives of all RAID Controllers
- All Logical Drives of a RAID Controller
[Changes]
1. Setup Program of Universal RAID Utility
Setup Program does not check whether or not to install Microsoft
.NET Framework and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 SP1 library.
2. Display of information
The status definition of RAID Controller made by Promise is changed
When the broken Physical Device replaces with Hot Spare and falls
out from Logical Drive caused by Hot Swap etc, Universal RAID Utility
Ver2.01 has changed the state of Physical Device into "Ready."
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.11 changes the state of Physical Device
into "Failed."
3. Log/Event
Changing the policy of event logging to RAID Log
- The event of changing Cache Mode of Logical Drive changed by RAID
Viewer and raidcmd is not registered in RAID Log as an event.
- The "Degraded" event of Logical Drive that RAID level is 6 is
registered to RAID Log in both timing when one Physical Device
becomes "Failed" and when two Physical Devices become "Failed."
- Improved the error detection condition for "Temperature Fatal" of
an Enclosure.
[Attached Files]
date size filename
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2009/09/02 10:59 17,553,168 Setup.exe
2009/09/17 19:03 3,246,108 doc\URU21EUG.pdf
2009/09/17 19:04 90,713 doc\URU21EUGA.pdf
2009/09/17 19:04 316,015 doc\URU21EUGC.pdf
2009/09/17 19:04 259,882 doc\URU21EUGB.pdf
2009/10/20 13:14 6,656 eci\1033.mst
2009/10/20 13:14 2,209,790 eci\ISSetup.dll
2009/04/02 13:10 318 eci\setup.iss
2009/04/07 11:19 197 eci\update.iss
2009/10/20 13:14 275,968 eci\ExpressUpdate Agent.msi
2009/10/20 13:14 4,473,229 eci\Data1.cab
2009/10/20 13:14 2,330,422 eci\setup.exe
2009/10/20 13:14 36,352 eci\1041.mst
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The copyright for this software is held by NEC.
*Microsoft, Windows and Windows Server are registered trademark of US
Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.
*All other company and product names in this document are the registered
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