
Contents
Adaptec by PMC Product Support..............................................................................................................................8
Software License Agreement....................................................................................................................................10
1 About this Guide...................................................................................................................................................13
What You Need to Know Before You Begin..................................................................................................13
Terminology Used in this Guide...................................................................................................................13
How to Find More Information....................................................................................................................14
2 Introduction to maxView Storage Manager..........................................................................................................15
Getting Started.............................................................................................................................................15
About maxView Storage Manager ...............................................................................................................15
About the maxView Storage Manager Agent .................................................................................16
About the maxView Storage Manager Web Server.........................................................................16
About the maxView Storage Manager CIM Server..........................................................................16
System Requirements..................................................................................................................................17
Browser Support..........................................................................................................................................17
Typical Storage Space Congurations...........................................................................................................18
A Simple Storage Space...................................................................................................................18
An Advanced Storage Space............................................................................................................18
Continuing to Grow Your Storage Space..........................................................................................19
3 Installing maxView Storage Manager....................................................................................................................20
Before You Begin the Installation.................................................................................................................20
Installing on Windows..................................................................................................................................20
Installing on Red Hat, Cent OS, SuSE, or Fedora Linux.................................................................................21
Installing on Debian or Ubuntu Linux...........................................................................................................22
Installing on Solaris......................................................................................................................................22
Installing on VMware ESX 4.1.......................................................................................................................23
Installing on VMware ESXi 5.x......................................................................................................................24
Installing on a VMware Guest OS.................................................................................................................25
Running maxView Storage Manager from the DVD.....................................................................................25
Uninstalling maxView Storage Manager......................................................................................................26
Uninstalling from Windows.............................................................................................................26
Uninstalling from Red Hat, Cent OS, SuSE, or Fedora Linux.............................................................26
Uninstalling from Debian or Ubuntu Linux......................................................................................26
Uninstalling from Solaris..................................................................................................................26
Uninstalling from VMware ESX 4.1..................................................................................................27
Uninstalling from VMware ESXi 5.x.................................................................................................27
4 Exploring maxView Storage Manager...................................................................................................................28
Starting maxView Storage Manager and Logging In ....................................................................................28
Working in maxView Storage Manager........................................................................................................28
Overview of the Main Window....................................................................................................................28
The Enterprise View ........................................................................................................................29
What do the Enterprise View Icons Mean? ......................................................................30
The Ribbon ......................................................................................................................................31
The Storage Dashboard...................................................................................................................31
Checking System Status from the Main Window.........................................................................................32
Revealing More Device Information ............................................................................................................33
Getting Help.................................................................................................................................................34
Logging Out of maxView Storage Manager..................................................................................................34
5 Building Your Storage Space.................................................................................................................................35
Overview......................................................................................................................................................35
Choosing a Management System.................................................................................................................35
‘Local’ or ‘Remote’?.........................................................................................................................35
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maxView Storage Manager User's Guide
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