NexScan GUI - Configuration and Management

NexScan® is our embedded WEB enabled GUI ( Graphical User Interface ). NexScan provides easy access to your SATABoy system from any standard internet browser or from any host computer either directly connected or via a LAN or WAN. NexScan is platform independent. No software or patches required.

Additional access via the RS-232 serial port or network interface to an ANSI terminal or emulator.
Event log for all significant events stored on disk.
Single click access to summary of all problems and warnings.
Array is verified before being put into production; automatic "parity scrub" (array verify) is performed as a background task every 24 hours thereafter.
Shows status of disk drives, power supplies, fans, RAID controller. Information is automatically refreshed at a settable interval.
Complete hardware status page lists all significant hardware conditions such as voltages, temperature, battery mode, cache settings, network settings, and blower RPM
Supports automatic IP address assignment via DHCP, manually using IP Gleaning, over serial port, or via web page.
Cache management page allows configuration of Cache as enabled or disabled, or remotely settable via standard SCSI commands
SMART environmental monitoring support.
DNS support for symbolic addresses.
Build RAID sets (and set RAID level and stripe size), partition RAID sets into Volumes, map Volumes to LUNs and Host Ports, and manage Spares
For each drive, complete Model Name, Capacity, Serial Number, and Firmware Revision is reported along with errors and retries, if any.
Alerts and warnings sent out using SMTP email alerts with problem summary, hyperlink to the enclosure management page, plus user-defined fields.
Extra security feature requires manual confirmation of destructive media operations.
Battery-backed Real Time Clock/Calendar is used to time stamp all major events
Configure and monitor subsystem using any standard web browser.