Overview Of Gam - Fujitsu PRIMERGY RX200 S2 User Manual

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Overview of GAM

GAM is used for monitoring, management, maintenance and configuration of the SCSI array
controller, as well as hard disks and logical drives connected to it.
It is necessary to log on (sign on) to GAM to use GAM functions: user authentication is made using
the user accounts registered in the OS. Note that available functions vary depending on the user
account used to log on (sign on).
There are three access privileges as shown below:
Guest
When using GAM with Guest privileges, it is not necessary to log on (sign on). With Guest
privileges, only the RAID status and occurring events can be checked. It is not possible to set or
change parameters.
User
This is mainly used to monitor the status of the SCSI array controller and hard disks/logical drives.
To use User privileges, log on (sign on) with any of the user names and passwords registered in the
OS. With User privileges, in addition to using the functions made available with Guest privileges,
several parameters can be changed. It is also possible to view the detailed status of the controller and
RAID subsystem selected. Note that it is not possible to perform management such as rebuilding
drives.
RAID configuration and data cannot be destroyed with User privileges. If GAM is used only
for purposes such as monitoring the RAID system or checking the status, it is
recommended that using User privileges.
Administrator
This is privileges are used for management, maintenance and configuration of the SCSI array
controller and hard disks/logical drives. To use Administrator privileges, log on (sign on) with
"gamroot". In addition to the monitoring functions made available with Guest or User privileges, it
is possible to use all other functions including rebuilding drives and changing the drive status.
When using GAM with Administrator privileges, depending on the operation, you may
lose data in the SCSI array controller. Read "Chapter 4 How to Use GAM" ( pg.29)
and utilize GAM very carefully.
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