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Chapter 1: Introduction
Promise Array Management (PAM) is a utility application designed specifically
for monitoring and managing Promise Technology RAID products, such as the
FastTrak SX4000 series and S150 SX4 RAID Controller cards. Promise includes
BIOS-based RAID management utilities with each of its products. PAM,
however, runs over a local area network and makes possible RAID monitoring
and management from any computer on the network and even over Internet.
This allows your IT manager to watch your RAIDs and take care of them over
the network.
PAM Components
There are three components to PAM. Depending on your installation, all three
may be on the same workstation or work separately across your network:
Monitoring Utility ― The Monitoring Utility is a Graphic User Interface (GUI)
that reports on the condition of the RAID array. It receives and displays reports
on RAID condition and operation through the Message Server. The Monitoring
Utility works on any PC with a TCP/IP network connection to your RAID.
When installed on the computer that operates the RAID, the Monitoring Utility
also provides a complete set of RAID management tools.
Message Server ― The Message Server is the link connecting a PC with the
Monitoring Utility. Normally, the Message Server runs on a network file server.
But it can also run on the PC controlling the RAID.
Message Agent ― The Message Agent runs on the PC that controls the RAID,
called the "RAID PC". It directly monitors the RAID and sends messages through
the Message Server to all PCs running the Monitoring Utility.
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