Apple Xserve RAID: Using RAID 1.2 Admin and Disk Utility - Manual (Page 8)

8 Chapter 1 Configuring an Xserve RAID System
Be sure to write down the information you enter for the system and keep that record in
a safe place. If you plan to share your Xserve RAID system, other users will need to
know some or all of these details.
Installing the RAID Admin Application
You must install RAID Admin on all computers that you want to use to monitor or
administer Xserve RAID systems. Each monitoring computer must be using Java 1.3.1 or
a more recent version. (Java 1.3.1 is supported in Mac OS X v10.2 and later versions.)
To install or update RAID Admin on a monitoring computer, do one of the
following:
• Insert the Xserve RAID Admin Tools disc in the optical drive of the monitoring
computer and copy the folder “RAID Admin” to that computer.
• Use Software Update in System Preferences to update a version already installed on
the computer.
You can also copy the software folder from a remote system or server if the computer
you want to use for monitoring does not have an optical drive.
Note: When you update the software, be sure to read the “Read Me” files associated
with each new version.
Connecting to the System
RAID Admin uses Rendezvous discovery to simplify connecting to an Xserve RAID
system the first time. The application lists the IP addresses of the systems on the same
subnet as your monitoring computer.
The system’s default configuration is to use DHCP for a network address. If no DHCP
server is available, the system will automatically use a link local address of 169.254.x.x.
Important: The first time you configure an Xserve RAID system, you must use RAID
Admin on a computer that is on the same subnet as the system. By doing so, you can
connect to the system without knowing the IP address of the system.