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 Universal RAID Utility Ver3.1 (Linux/VMware ESX 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/GT110e
  - Express5800/GT110e-S
  - Express5800/T110c
  - Express5800/R110c-1
  - Express5800/E110c-1
  - Express5800/GT110d
  - Express5800/GT110d-S
  - Express5800/E110d-1
  - Express5800/R110d-1E
  - Express5800/R110d-1M
  - Express5800/R110e-1E
  - Express5800/R110e-1M
  - Express5800/T110d
  - Express5800/T110e-M
  - Express5800/T110f-E
  - Express5800/B110d
  - Express5800/GT110f
  - Express5800/GT110f-S
  - Express5800/R110f-1E
  - Express5800/T120b-M
  - Express5800/T120b-E
  - Express5800/T120d
  - Express5800/T120e
  - Express5800/GT120b
  - Express5800/R120b-1
  - Express5800/R120b-2
  - 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-M
  - Express5800/E120d-1
  - Express5800/E120e-M
  - Express5800/R140b-4
  - Express5800/B120d
  - Express5800/B120d-h
  - Express5800/B120e
  - Express5800/B120e-h
  - Express5800/VC400h
  - Express5800/MW400h
  - Express5800/CS400h
  - Express5800/LB400h
  - Express5800/MW400h2
  - Express5800/CS400h2
  - Express5800/LB400h2
  <RAID Controllers>
  - N8103-128 RAID Controller (256MB, 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 Linux or VMware ESX on NEC
  Express5800 series.
  <Linux>
  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.8 - 4.9
  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 - 5.10
  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 - 6.5
  - MIRACLE LINUX V4.0 SP2 - SP4
  - Asianux Server 3
  - Asianux Server 3 SP1
  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3
  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  <VMware ESX>
  - VMware ESX 4.0 - VMware ESX 4.0 Update 4
  - VMware ESX 4.1 - VMware ESX 4.1 Update 3

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.

<VMware ESX>
  (1) Reboot VMware ESX after creating the Logical Drive.
      After Rebooting VMware ESX, the created Logical Drive becomes
      available.

  (2) 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.
      (When you use N8103-134/135 RAID Controller, you do not have to
      do the following confirmation.)

      (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
                                       ~~~~~~

      (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
                                     ~~~~~~~
                                     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.

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
     2. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5

  2013/12/26  Ver3.1 Rev 2537
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/GT110f
       - Express5800/T110f-E
     2. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10

  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/GT110f-S
       - Express5800/R110f-1E

