Overview/ Product Requirements; Overview Of Global Array Manager; Requirements For Gam Software - Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX200 S2 User Manual

3.1

Overview/ Product Requirements

This section explains Global Array Manager.
3.1.1

Overview of Global Array Manager

Global Array Manager (GAM) is an application that allows you to manage a disk array system
connected to a SCSI array controller (RAID controller).
• Monitoring function
GAM collects information about the status and resource usage of disk arrays and notices them.
• Management function
GAM provides fault management, highly reliable messaging process, and excellent OS support.
GAM also performs maintenance of each disk array and hard disk and provides an intuitive GUI.
When creating a disk array using the onboard SCSI array controller for this server, it
is necessary to install GAM.
3.1.2

Requirements for GAM software

An appropriate server environment is required for using GAM Server and GAM Client properly. Use
hardware and software that meet the following conditions to create an environment best suited for
use:
• OS: Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000 Server or Linux
• Hard disk free space: 20MB or more
• TCP/IP, SNMP service, and ServerView must be installed
Apply the latest Service Pack to each OS.
Make sure to install the specified drivers.
Configure network settings properly. If the network settings are not proper, it may not
be possible to monitor the array status by ServerView, or events may not be noticed.
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