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 Universal RAID Utility Ver3.1 (Windows Edition)
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                                                            NEC Corporation
                                                                   Jan 2014

[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/Y52Xa
  - Express5800/52Xa
  - Express5800/Y53Xi
  - Express5800/53Xi
  - Express5800/53Xh
  - Express5800/Y53Xh
  - Express5800/51Ea
  - Express5800/Y51Ea
  - Express5800/51Eb
  - Express5800/Y51Eb
  - Express5800/55Xa
  - Express5800/Y55Xa
  - Express5800/T110c
  - Express5800/T110d
  - Express5800/T110e-M
  - Express5800/T110f-E
  - Express5800/R110c-1
  - Express5800/E110c-1
  - Express5800/GT110d
  - Express5800/GT110d-S
  - Express5800/GT110e
  - Express5800/GT110e-S
  - Express5800/GT110f
  - Express5800/E110d-1
  - Express5800/E110d-M
  - Express5800/R110d-1E
  - Express5800/R110d-1M
  - Express5800/R110e-1E
  - Express5800/R110e-1M
  - Express5800/B110d
  - Express5800/GT110f-S
  - Express5800/R110f-1E
  - Express5800/R120b-1
  - Express5800/R120b-2
  - Express5800/T120b-M
  - Express5800/T120b-E
  - Express5800/T120d
  - Express5800/T120e
  - Express5800/GT120b
  - Express5800/R120d-1M
  - Express5800/R120d-2M
  - Express5800/R120d-1E
  - Express5800/R120d-2E
  - Express5800/R120e-1M
  - Express5800/R120e-2M
  - Express5800/R120e-1E
  - Express5800/R120e-2E
  - Express5800/E120b-1
  - Express5800/E120d-1
  - Express5800/E120d-M
  - Express5800/E120e-M
  - Express5800/R140b-4
  - Express5800/B120d
  - Express5800/B120d-h
  - Express5800/B120e
  - Express5800/B120e-h
  - Express5800/V608-L(N8610-1011/1021)
  - Express5800/V608-H(N8610-1012/1022)
  - Express5800/V618-L(N8610-1023/1024)
  - Express5800/V618-H(N8610-1025/1026)
  - Express5800/V628-L(N8610-1027)
  - Express5800/V628-H(N8610-1028)
  - iStorage NS100Ta
  - iStorage NS100Tb
  - iStorage NS100Td
  - iStorage NS300Rb
  - iStorage NS300Rd
  - iStorage NS300Tc
  - iStorage NS500Ra
  - iStorage NS500Rc
  <RAID Controllers>
  - Onboard RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/Y52Xa, 52Xa, Y53Xi, 53Xi, 53Xh,
    Y53Xh, 51Ea, Y51Ea, 51Eb, Y51Eb, 55Xa, Y55Xa, T110c, T110d, T110e-M, T110f-E,
    R110c-1, GT110e, GT110e-S, R110d-1M, R110e-1E, R110e-1M, B110d, GT110f,
    GT110f-S, R110f-1E, R120b-1, R120b-2, T120b-M, T120b-E, T120d, T120e, GT120b,
    R120d-1E, R120d-2E, R120e-1E, R120e-2E, E120b-1, B120d, B120d-h, B120e, B120e-h,
    V608-L(N8610-1011/1021), V608-H(N8610-1012/1022),
    iStorage NS100Ta, NS100Tb, NS100Td
  - Internal RAID Controller on iStorage NS300Rb, NS300Rd
  - N8103-128 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-G128 RAID Controller (128 MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-129 RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-130 RAID Controller (256MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8103-134 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8103-135 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - 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)
  - N8103-168 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8103-171 RAID Controller (0MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-G171 RAID Controller (0MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-172 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8103-173 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8103-174 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8403-059 RAID Controller Kit(512MB, RAID 0/1)
  - N8404-001 Storage and I/O Blade AD106a
  - N8404-003 Storage and I/O Blade AD106b

  For users who will install following Windows on NEC Express5800 series.
  - Windows Server 2012 R2
  - Windows Server 2012
  - Windows Server 2008 R2
  - Windows Server 2008
  - Windows Server 2003 R2 SP1 or later
  - Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later
  - Windows 8
  - Windows 7
  - Windows Vista
  - Windows XP Professional SP2 or later
  - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP1 or later
  - Windows Small Business Server 2011
  - Windows Storage Server 2012 R2
  - Windows Storage Server 2012
  - Windows Storage Server 2008 R2
  - Windows Storage Server 2008
  - Windows Storage Server 2003 R2 SP1 or later
  - Windows Storage Server 2003 SP1 or later

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) 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.

  (2) The RAID Viewer and the Log Viewer are not available in Windows
      Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows Server 2012 or
      Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core. Use raidcmd with the 
      administrative right.

  (3) 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.

  (4) 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. 

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

5. Revision History
  2014/1/31  Ver3.1 Rev 2537
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/T120e
       - Express5800/T110e-M
       - Express5800/R120e-1E
       - Express5800/R120e-2E
       - Express5800/R110e-1M
       - Express5800/E120e-M
       - Express5800/B120e

  2013/12/26  Ver3.1 Rev 2537
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/GT110f
       - Express5800/T110f-E
       - Express5800/Y52Xa
       - Express5800/52Xa
       - iStorage NS300Rd
       - iStorage NS100Td
     2. Additional support of the following OS
       - Windows Server 2012 R2

  2013/9/13  Ver3.1 Rev 2537
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following RAID Controllers
       - N8103-161 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
       - N8103-168 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
       - N8103-172 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1)
       - N8103-173 RAID Controller (512MB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
       - N8103-174 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
     2. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/R120e-1M
       - Express5800/R120e-2M
       - Express5800/B120e-h
     3. Universal RAID Utility Ver3.1 can support creating Logical Drive of
        RAID 60.
     4. Universal RAID Utility Ver3.1 can support making/removing a Hot Spare
        by NEC ESMPRO Manager.
        You can use this function only NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 5.72 or later.
     5. The deal method of alert messages from Universal RAID Utility to NEC
        ESMPRO Manager are modified to be more clearly.

  2013/7/26  Ver3.0 Rev 2488
  First version released.
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following RAID Controllers
       - N8103-171 RAID Controller (0MB, RAID 0/1)
       - N8103-G171 RAID Controller (0MB, RAID 0/1)
     2. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/Y53Xi
       - Express5800/53Xi
       - Express5800/GT110f-S
       - Express5800/R110f-1E


