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The usable modules are different by the version of Universal RAID Utility or the kind of operating system. See the
following table for detail.
Operating System Windows Linux VMware ESX Server
raidsrv service
RAID Viewer
Log Viewer
raidcmd
Functional difference from Universal RAID Utility
Ver1.4
Universal RAID Utility Ver2.0 executed the functional enhancement and the function change in the following from
Ver1.4.
1. Addition of hardware for management
"Promise RAID Controller" is added to the RAID Controller for management
SSD(Solid State Drive) is supported
HDD and SSD can be distinguished by the item of the device type in the property of a Physical Device.
See "Referring to Property of Physical Device".
HDD and SSD cannot exist together in the same Logical Drive. Be careful when creates a Logical Drive
or create the Hot Spare.
Physical Devices other than HDD(SSD is included) are managed
The tape device, the CD drive, and the DVD drive connected with the RAID controller can be referred to
in the tree view and property. However, the state monitoring functions of a physical device other than
HDD (SSD is included) are not supported.
2. Configuration
The condition that a logical drive can be deleted is changed
You are not able to delete a Logical Drive with boot partition until Ver 1.4.
The condition of the Logical Drive that was able to be deleted was changed in Ver 2.0. For detail, see
"Deleting Logical Drive".
3. Operation
The initialization execution condition of a logical drive is changed
You are not able to initialize a Logical Drive with boot partition until Ver1.4.
The condition of the Logical Drive that was able to be initialized was changed in Ver2.0. For detail, see
"Initializing Logical Drive".
Timing in which the Patrol Read is executed is changed
The Patrol Read was executed always continuously until Ver1.4.
The timing in which the Patrol Read is executed is changed in Ver2.0. For detail, see "Providing Patrol
Read for Physical Devices".
The way of turn off the lamp for checking location of Physical Device is changed
To turn off the lamp for checking location of Physical Device, always use the RAID Viewer or raidcmd
until Ver1.40. When the fixed time had passed since the lamp was turned on, the function to
turn off the lamp was added in Ver2.0.
4. Display of information
The tree view of the RAID viewer is changed
The Disk Array and the Battery were newly displayed as a node, and the entire tree composition was
changed. For detail, see "Tree View".
The design of the icon used by the RAID viewer is changed
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