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2 Introduction to maxView Storage Manager
This section introduces the maxView Storage Manager software, explains the concept of “storage space” and provides a checklist of getting-started tasks.
2 System Requirements

1 About this Guide
2 Introduction to maxView Storage Manager
This section introduces the maxView Storage Manager software, explains the concept of “storage space” and provides a checklist of getting-started tasks.
3 Installing maxView Storage Manager
4 Exploring maxView Storage Manager
This section familiarizes you with the main features of the maxView Storage Manager graphical user interface. It describes how to start and login to maxView Storage Manager. It also explains how to get help and log out of maxView Storage Manager when you are finished working with the application.
5 Building Your Storage Space
6 Protecting Your Data
7 Modifying Your Storage Space
This section provides additional scenarios for creating and modifying arrays and logical drives. It explains how to check your logical drives for bad or inconsistent data; optimize controller and logical drive performance; and perform advanced operations, such as creating a split mirror backup array.
8 Working with Security Protocol and Data Model (SPDM)
9 Maintaining Physical Devices
10 Monitoring Status and Activity
This section describes how maxView Storage Manager helps you monitor status and activity in your storage space.
11 Managing Your Storage Space
12 Solving Problems
This section describes how to troubleshoot the components in your storage space.
13 Silent Installation on Linux
14 Configuring SNMP Notifications on Linux
15 Selecting the Best RAID Level
16 Icons At-a-Glance
17 Smart Controller Device Status
18 Display Properties of a Controller, Array, Logical Device and a Physical Device
19 Revision History
Microchip Information

2 System Requirements

To install maxView Storage Manager, each system in your storage space must meet these requirements:

PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium processor, or equivalent
At least 4 GB of RAM
350 MB of free physical drive space
One of these operating systems:
- Microsoft® Windows® Server 2022, Microsoft® Windows® Server 2025
- Red Hat® Enterprise Linux
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

See the maxView Storage Manager and ARCCONF Command Line Utility Readme for a complete list of supported operating system versions.

Note: maxView Storage Manager can also be used before an operating system is installed.

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