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Step 8. Power up the System
Throughly check the installation, reinstall the computer cover, and
reconnect the power cord cables. Turn on the power switch at the rear
of the computer (if equipped) and then press the power button at the
front of the host computer.
Step 9. Install the Controller Driver
For a new system:
• Driver installation usually takes places as part of operating sys-
tem installation. Please refer to Chapter 4 “Diver Installation” of the
user manual for the detailed installation procedure.
For an existing system:
• To install the controller driver into the existing operating system.
For the detailed installation procedure, please refer to the Chapter 4,
“Driver Installation” of the user manual.
Step 10. Install ArcHTTP Proxy Server
The ARC-1203-2I rmware has embedded the web-browser McRAID
storage manager. ArcHTTP proxy server will launch the web-browser
McRAID storage manager. It provides all of the creation, management
and monitor ARC-1203-2I RAID controller status. Please refer to the
Chapter 5 for the detail “ArcHTTP Proxy Server Installation”. For SNMP
agent function, please see the “SNMP Operation & Installation” section
in the Appendix C of the user manual.
Step 11. Congure Volume Set
With Areca series RAID cards, there are 4 methods to manage your
ARC-1203-2I RAID controller. It can be congured by using the LCD
with keypad, McBIOS RAID manager (terminal emulation) or McRAID
storage manager (via ArcHTTP proxy utility).
• Method 1: Internal PCIe Connection (McBIOS RAID Manager)
The ARC-1203-2I RAID controller can be congured via a BIOS start
up McBIOS manager. The McBIOS RAID manager is rmware-based
and is used to congure RAID sets and volume sets. Because the
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