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 Universal RAID Utility Ver7.0 (Windows Edition)
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                                                            NEC Corporation
                                                                   Nov 2025

[Contents]
  1. Software Introduction
  2. Applicable model
  3. Installation Procedure
  4. General Notice
  5. Revision History
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1. Software Introduction
Universal RAID Utility (hereinafter called "this software") is RAID System
Management Utility for the following applicable models.

2. Applicable model
  <Express5800 server>
  - Express5800/T110m-S
  - Express5800/T110m
  <RAID Controllers>
  - Onboard RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/T110m-S, T110m
  - N8103-225 RAID Controller (4GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8103-232 RAID Controller (RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-233 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-234 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8103-235 RAID Controller (2GB, RAID 0/1)
  For users who will install following Windows on NEC Express5800 series.
  - Windows Server 2025
  - Windows Server 2022
  - Windows Server 2019

3. Installation Procedure
  Refer to the "Universal RAID Utility User's Guide" which is contained
in the installation image for the detailed procedure of the installation.

4. General Notice
  (1) The target Express5800 models and RAID Controllers for this software
      are different from those for Universal RAID Utility Ver6.0. If your
      system environment does not match any of the models and RAID
      Controllers shown in [Applicable model] above, please use Universal
      RAID Utility Ver6.0.

  (2) Restart of the server after Universal RAID Utility installation
      /update/uninstallation by ExpressUpdate.
      When you install, update, or uninstall Universal RAID Utility with
      the Automatic Reboot checkbox checked, "Installation Failed" or
      "Reboot Required" may be displayed as the current status. 
      In this case, the installation, update, or uninstallation has
      been successfully finished. However, you must restart the server
      where you install Universal RAID Utility. If you leave the server
      without restart, Universal RAID Utility will not operate properly.

  (3) The RAID Viewer and the Log Viewer are not available in Windows
      Server 2019 or Windows Server 2022 or Windows Server 2025 Server
      Core. Use raidcmd with the administrative right.

  (4) About support of Solid State Drive (SSD)
      To display the Solid State Drive correctly in the environment where
      the onboard RAID Controllers (LSI Embedded MegaRAID) are used, you
      need the driver ver14.00.1026 or later which supports the Solid State
      Drive.
      Please check if the version of driver is 14.00.1026 or later.

  (5) Universal RAID Utility appears as uninstalled even if it has been
      installed Universal RAID Utility may be displayed as Uninstalled on
      the window of ExpressUpdate even if it has been installed in the
      computer to be monitored.
      This symptom occurs in either of the following cases:

      (a) Uninstall Universal RAID Utility and then install Universal RAID
          Utility in the folder different from that you have installed 
          before, WITHOUT restarting the computer before install it. 

      (b) Install ExpresssUpdate Agent and install Universal RAID Utility
          first time.

      In either case, the display will become normal after restarting the
      server or ExpressUpdate Agent service. 

  (6) Be sure log out of the computer to be monitored before you uninstall
      Universal RAID Utility from the computer using ExpressUpdate.

  (7) In this software, it is not possible to manage and monitor the
      Onboard RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/T110m-S and T110m.
      Please use the Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU Utility.

5. Revision History
  2025/11/13  Ver7.0 Rev 4217
  "Enhancement"
     1. Improved the issue where the DVD could not be read 
        when the DVD drive was connected.

  2025/1/27  Ver7.0 Rev 4107
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
        - Windows Server 2025

  2024/4/26  Ver7.0 Rev 4028
  First version released.
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the applicable model
        - Express5800/T110m-S
        - Express5800/T110m
