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Storage Management

Array Manager: Components

The Dell OpenManage Array ManagerTM software provides a comprehensive solution to storage management and presents a consistent way to interact with storage subsystems. This is accomplished by providing a common interface through which all RAID controllers are accessed. In addition, you can view and manage these devices from a central console that can access local or remote devices while the server remains online, continuing to process requests. Array Manager consists of three main components, the console, the server, and the providers.
The Console
The console runs on a Microsoft® Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 Server or Workstation and enables you to configure and manage storage attached to both local and remote hosts. It communicates with the server framework to provide storage management functions. The console provides:
  • A display of physical and logical objects in the hardware array using the Array Manager Storage Model
  • Context-sensitive menus to perform different operations related to each object
  • Wizards and dialog boxes for ease of use
  • A property page to display information related to each object
  • A property page to display alert notifications and system events
The Server
The server is a common repository for storage objects. The Array Manager storage model represents the different components in a storage subsystem as either physical or logical storage objects. The console and server implement a distributed database that contains these storage objects.
The Providers
A provider is a component of Array Manager that provides storage management functions for a hardware device or software component. The provider discovers the existing physical and logical storage entities and stores that information in the framework database. It updates the database whenever there is a change in the physical or logical entities present in the hardware or software. Any changes to the database trigger automatic notification to the console.
Supported Controllers
Array Manager supports the following RAID controllers:
  • PERC 2/SC 2/DC, PERC 3/DCLite, 3/DC, 3/QC
  • PERC 2, PERC 2/Si, and PERC 3/Si, 3/Di
  • The PowerVault 660F RAID controller

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