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Microsemi Smart Storage Controllers User's Guide maxView Storage Manager Released May 2018 Revision History Revision Revision Details of Change Date 7 May 2018 Removed "Proprietary and Confidential" markings in footer text. 6 April 2018 maxView Storage Manager v2.06 5 September maxView Storage Manager v2.04 2017 4 May 2017 maxView Storage Manager v2.03 3 September V1.2.0 Maintenance Release. maxView Storage Manager v2.02 2016 2 April 2016 V1.1.0 Maintenance Release. maxView Storage Manager v2.01 1 December First Production release. maxView Storage Manager v2.00 2015 Microsemi Smart Storage Controllers User's Guide Revision 7 2 Contents Microsemi Adaptec® Product Support.............................................................................................9 Software License Agreement.........................................................................................................10 1 About this Guide........................................................................................................................13 1.1 What You Need to Know Before You Begin.................................................................................................13 1.2 Terminology Used in this Guide..................................................................................................................14 1.3 How to Find More Information...................................................................................................................14 2 Introduction to maxView Storage Manager...............................................................................15 2.1 Getting Started............................................................................................................................................15 2.2 About maxView Storage Manager .............................................................................................................15 2.2.1 About the maxView Storage Manager Agent ..............................................................................16 2.2.2 About the maxView Storage Manager Web Server......................................................................16 2.2.3 About the maxView Storage Manager CIM Server.......................................................................16 2.3 System Requirements.................................................................................................................................17 2.4 Browser Support.........................................................................................................................................17 2.5 Typical Storage Space Configurations.........................................................................................................18 2.5.1 A Simple Storage Space................................................................................................................18 2.5.2 An Advanced Storage Space.........................................................................................................18 2.5.3 Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space.......................................................................................19 3 Installing maxView Storage Manager.........................................................................................20 3.1 Before You Begin the Installation................................................................................................................20 3.1.1 Gather Installation Information....................................................................................................20 3.1.1.1 Check Network Configuration........................................................................................20 3.1.2 Download the Installation Package..............................................................................................20 3.2 Installing on Windows.................................................................................................................................21 3.3 Installing on Red Hat, CentOS, or SuSE Linux..............................................................................................22 3.4 Installing on Ubuntu Linux..........................................................................................................................22 3.5 Installing on a Hypervisor...........................................................................................................................23 3.5.1 Installing on VMware....................................................................................................................23 3.5.2 Installing on Citrix XenServer........................................................................................................24 3.5.3 Installing on Microsoft Hyper-V....................................................................................................24 3.6 Installing on a Guest Operating System......................................................................................................24 3.6.1 Installing on a Windows Guest OS - VMware/XenServer.............................................................24 3.6.2 Installing on a Windows Guest OS - Hyper-V................................................................................26 3.6.3 Installing on a Linux Guest OS - VMware/XenServer ...................................................................26 3.6.4 Installing on a Linux Guest OS - Hyper-V......................................................................................26 3.7 Running maxView Storage Manager from a Bootable USB Image .............................................................27 3.8 Uninstalling maxView Storage Manager.....................................................................................................28 3.8.1 Uninstalling from Windows..........................................................................................................28 3.8.2 Uninstalling from Red Hat, CentOS, or SuSE Linux.......................................................................28 3.8.3 Uninstalling from Ubuntu Linux....................................................................................................28 3.8.4 Uninstalling from VMware............................................................................................................28 4 Exploring maxView Storage Manager........................................................................................29 4.1 Starting maxView Storage Manager and Logging In ..................................................................................29 Microsemi Smart Storage Controllers User's Guide Revision 7 3 4.2 Working in maxView Storage Manager.......................................................................................................29 4.3 Overview of the Main Window...................................................................................................................30 4.3.1 The Enterprise View .....................................................................................................................30 4.3.1.1 What do the Enterprise View Icons Mean? .................................................................32 4.3.2 The Ribbon ...................................................................................................................................32 4.3.3 The Storage Dashboard................................................................................................................33 4.4 Checking System Status from the Main Window........................................................................................33 4.5 Revealing More Device Information ..........................................................................................................34 4.6 Getting Help................................................................................................................................................35 4.7 Logging Out of maxView Storage Manager................................................................................................36 5 Building Your Storage Space.......................................................................................................37 5.1 Overview.....................................................................................................................................................37 5.2 Choosing a Management System................................................................................................................37 5.2.1 ‘Local’ or ‘Remote’?......................................................................................................................37 5.2.2 Logging in on the Local System ....................................................................................................38 5.3 Starting maxView Storage Manager on Remote Systems...........................................................................38 5.3.1 Starting the Agent Only ...............................................................................................................38 5.3.1.1 Windows........................................................................................................................39 5.3.1.2 Linux or VMware............................................................................................................39 5.4 Logging into Remote Systems from the Local System.................................................................................39 5.5 Creating Arrays and Logical Drives..............................................................................................................40