NEC Express 5800 Series User Manual

Also see for Express 5800 Series: Maintenance Guide User guide User guide Installation guide

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Overview 7 Split mirror backup and rollback of RAID 1, 1+0, 1 (ADM) and 10 (ADM) mirrorsMinimum requirementsMinimum video requirements to run the SSA GUI include a minimum monitor resolution of 1024x768 and16-bit color. The GUI supports the following browsers: Mozilla Firefox 9.0 or later Microsoft Internet Explorer 9.0 or later Google ChromeFor a list of supported controllers, see a product page of server in the NEC Corporate Website(http://www.nec.com/).Accessing SSAAccessing SSA in the offline environmentTo access and launch the SSA GUI in an offline environment, use one of the following methods: Launching SSA with EXPRESSBUILDER Launching SSA during POSTWhen offline SSA launches, an Execution Mode screen does not appear because SSA does not supportRemote Service Mode in an offline environment. For this functionality, use SSA in an online environment.Launching SSA with EXPRESSBUILDERProcedure1. Boot the server.2. Press F10 to launch EXPRESSBUILDER.3. At the main screen, select Perform Maintenance.4. At the Maintenance screen, select RAID Configuration.The system launches the SSA GUI.Launching SSA during POSTProcedure1. Boot the server.During POST, the system recognizes devices.2. Press F10 to start EXPRESSBUILDER.A menu appears, listing the options for launching SSA.3. Select Smart Storage Administrator.The system launches the SSA GUI, or if you are using Serial Console, the system launches the SSA CLI.To stop application, hold down power supply button and turn off a server.Accessing SSA in the online environmentTo access, install, and launch SSA in the online environment, you must download the SSA executables. Allthree formats have separate executables.SSA Scripting is a standalone application that is distributed with the SSA CLI application.