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 Universal RAID Utility Ver2.61 (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/T110b
  - Express5800/R110b-1
  - Express5800/E110b-1
  - Express5800/GT110b
  - Express5800/GT110b-s
  - 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/T110d
  - Express5800/B110d
  - Express5800/T120a-M
  - Express5800/T120a-E
  - Express5800/GT120a
  - Express5800/R120a-1
  - Express5800/R120a-2
  - Express5800/T120b-M
  - Express5800/T120b-E
  - Express5800/GT120b
  - Express5800/R120b-1
  - Express5800/R120b-2
  - Express5800/R120d-1M
  - Express5800/R120d-2M
  - Express5800/R120d-1E
  - Express5800/R120d-2E
  - Express5800/T120d
  - Express5800/iR120a-1E
  - Express5800/E120b-1
  - Express5800/E120d-M
  - Express5800/E120d-1
  - Express5800/R140b-4
  - Express5800/B120a
  - Express5800/B120a-d
  - Express5800/B120b-Lw
  - Express5800/B120b
  - Express5800/B120b-d
  - Express5800/B120b-h
  - Express5800/B120d
  - Express5800/B120d-h
  - Express5800/VC300g
  - Express5800/MW300g
  - Express5800/MW500g
  - Express5800/CS300g
  - Express5800/CS500g
  - Express5800/LB300g
  - Express5800/VC400g
  - Express5800/MW400g
  - Express5800/CS400g
  - Express5800/LB400g
  - Express5800/VC400h
  - Express5800/MW400h
  - Express5800/CS400h
  - Express5800/LB400h
  - Express5800/MW400h2
  - Express5800/CS400h2
  - Express5800/LB400h2
  <RAID Controllers>
  - Onboard RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/B120b-h
  - Internal RAID Controller on NEC Express5800/R120a-1, R120a-2, T120a-M,
    T120a-E
  - N8103-115 RAID Controller (512 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)
  - 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)
  - N8103-167 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
  - N8403-026 RAID Controller
  - 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 or later
  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4 or later
  - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.0 or later
  - MIRACLE LINUX V4.0 SP2 or later
  - Asianux Server 3
  - Asianux Server 3 SP1
  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 or later
  - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  <VMware ESX>
  - VMware ESX 4.0 or later
  - VMware ESX 4.1 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.
      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                      : MegaRAID SAS 8708EM2 (256MB)
          ...
          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  Ver2.61 Rev 2459
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5

  2013/12/26  Ver2.61 Rev 2459
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.10

  2013/4/24  Ver2.61 Rev 2459
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4

  2013/3/25  Ver2.61 Rev 2459
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9

  2013/3/19  Ver2.61 Rev 2459
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/VC300g
       - Express5800/MW300g
       - Express5800/MW500g
       - Express5800/CS300g
       - Express5800/CS500g
       - Express5800/LB300g
       - Express5800/VC400g
       - Express5800/MW400g
       - Express5800/CS400g
       - Express5800/LB400g
       - Express5800/VC400h
       - Express5800/MW400h
       - Express5800/CS400h
       - Express5800/LB400h
       - Express5800/MW400h2
       - Express5800/CS400h2
       - Express5800/LB400h2

  2012/12/26 Ver2.61 Rev 2459
  "Changes"
     1. Changing TCP ports used by Universal RAID Utility
        Refer to the section [TCP ports used by Universal RAID Utility]
        in "Universal RAID Utility User's Guide"

  2012/11/30 Ver2.6  Rev 2425
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - VMware ESX 4.1 Update3
  "Improvement"
     1. Bug Fix: An event of "OS fatal error" may be registered although no
        error actually occurs. 

  2012/10/31 Ver2.6  Rev 2397
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following RAID Controllers
       - N8103-152 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
       - N8103-167 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
     2. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/E120d-1
     3. Support of the Flash Backup Unit
     4. Support of select function for NEC ESMPRO Manager Communication
        Module
  "Improvement"
     1. Bug fix: No events are notified in rare cases.
     2. Bug fix: Operation may be done to the Physical Device not exist when
        you specify wrong Physical Device.

  2012/9/7   Ver2.5 Rev 2343
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3

  2012/8/31 Ver2.5  Rev 2343
  "Improvement"
     1. Security fix for vulnerability issue that RAID management can be done
        remotely due to the problem on URU intra-module connection.

  2012/7/31  Ver2.5 Rev 2244
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/E120d-M
       - Express5800/B110d
       - Express5800/B120d
       - Express5800/B120d-H
       - Express5800/R110e-1E
       - Express5800/GT110e
       - Express5800/GT110e-S

  2012/5/31  Ver2.5 Rev 2244
  "Enhancement"
     1. Additional support of the following OS
       - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8
     2. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/T110d
       - Express5800/T120d
       - Express5800/R110d-1M
       - Express5800/R120d-1E
       - Express5800/R120d-2E

  2012/4/6   Ver2.5 Rev 2244
  First version released.
  "Enhancement and Changes"
     1. Additional support of the following RAID Controllers
       - 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)
       - N8103-160 RAID Controller (1GB, RAID 0/1/5/6)
     2. Additional support of the applicable model
       - Express5800/R120d-1M
       - Express5800/R120d-2M
     3. Support of the Premium Feature of RAID Controller
        You can use the CacheCade function to create the SSD Cache Drive
        using the Solid State Drive(s).
     4. Support of HDD Power Saving function
        The HDD Power Saving reduces power consumption of the system by
        spinning down the Hot Spares that are not in use.
     5. Addition of the Refresh Battery function
        Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports refreshing the battery
        connected to the RAID Controller.
     6. Support of ExpressUpdate
        This feature enables you to install, update or uninstall Universal
        RAID Utility from NEC ESMPRO Manager remotely.
     7. Changing the policy of Physical Device number to be managed by
        Universal RAID Utility
        From Ver2.5, the policy has been changed that the Physical Device
        number is assigned based on the enclosure number and slot number.
     8. raidcmd Tree View
        Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports the function that can
        display the RAID system configuration in a tree view using raidcmd.
     9. Support of the Logical Drive with the level of RAID 60
        Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports the display, operation,
        and deletion of the RAID 60 Logical Drive
    10. Enhancement of the Physical Device Monitoring
        The events indicating "Physical Device Warning Error" and "Physical
        Device Fatal Error" are available when a specific error of Physical
        Devices is detected.
    11. Fatal FW Error
        Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 monitors the event of the fatal FW
        Error that is detected by the RAID Controller. The event is notified
        at the start of Universal RAID Utility when a fatal FW error occurs
        and the system is down.
    12. Support of RAID System management by NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver. 5.5
        or later
        Universal RAID Utility Ver2.4 has supported RAID System management
        and monitoring with NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver 5.3 or later versions.
        Universal RAID Utility Ver2.5 supports NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver5.5 or
        later versions.


