Hardware installation – Areca 24/4 Internal/External Port Pcie 3.0 12 Gb/s SAS/SATA Raid Controller 2Gb Cache User Manual
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McRAID Storage Manager
Before launching the firmware-embedded web browser, McRAID
storage manager through the PCIe bus, you need first to install the
ArcHTTP proxy server on your server system. If you need additional
information about installation and start-up of this function, see the
McRAID Storage Manager section in Chapter 6 of the user manual.
ArcHTTP Proxy Server
ArcHTTP has to be installed for GUI RAID console (MRAID
storage manager) to run. It is used to launch the web browser
McRAID storage manager. It also runs as a service or daemon
in the background that allows capturing of events for mail and
SNMP traps notification. If you need additional information about
installation and start-up of this function, see the ArcHTTP Proxy
Server Installation section in Chapter 5 of the user manual.
CLI Utility
CLI (Command Line Interface) lets you set up and manage
RAID controller through a command line interface. CLI
performs many tasks at the command line. You can download
CLI manual from Areca website or software CD <CDROM>\
DOCS directory.
SNMP Manager Console Integration
There are two ways to transport SNMP data on the 12Gb/s SAS
RAID controller: in-band PCIe host bus interface or out-of-band
built-in LAN interface. Enter the “SNMP Tarp IP Address” option on
the firmware-embedded SNMP configuration function for user to
select the SNMP data agent-side communication from the out-of-
band built-in LAN interface. To use in-band PCIe host bus interface,
keep blank on the “SNMP Tarp IP Address” option.
• Out of Band-Using LAN Port Interface
Out-of-band interface refers to transport SNMP data of 12Gb/s
SAS controllers from a remote station connected to the control-
ler through a network cable. Before launching the SNMP manager
on the client, you need firstly to enable the firmware-embedded