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Global Array Manager ™

Global Array Manager ™. First ever storage management software that covers all RAID & HBA products from Mylex. Global Array Manager ™ (GAM). GAM is a Client/Server Storage manager. A system for worldwide remote storage management.

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Global Array Manager ™

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  1. Global Array Manager™ First ever storage management software that covers all RAID & HBA products from Mylex

  2. Global Array Manager™ (GAM) GAM is a Client/Server Storage manager. • A system for worldwide remote storage management. • Allows for easy configuration and optimization of storage subsystems. • Supports connectivity via Internet/ Intranet. • Provides reliable Fault Management using industry standard protocols such as SNMP. • Secures Enterprise from unauthorized re-configurations.

  3. GAM Feature Set • Support for all Mylex PCI-based RAID controllers independent of firmware. • Mylex SCSI Host Bus Adapter support • Mylex Online RAID Expansion (M.O.R.E.TM) • Provides remote monitoring of storage subsystems through SAF-TE, AEMI, and S.M.A.R.T. • User definable event priority, messaging, and operation • Online Bad Block Table • DMI support

  4. GAM - Operating Systems: • MS Windows 95 and NT clients • MS Windows NT 3.51 and above • Novell NetWare 3.12 & 4.x • SCO UNIX 3.0 & 5.0 • SCO UnixWare • IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 & 4.0

  5. GAM- Utilizes Install Wizard

  6. GAM- Global View Provides easier management of all arrays on the network

  7. GAM Allows Server grouping for better manageability

  8. GAM- Controller View View of Physical and Logical Drives

  9. GAM Displays detailed view of Mylex controller

  10. GAM Displays detailed view of connected devices

  11. GAM- RAID EzAssistTM

  12. GAM- RAID EzAssistTM

  13. GAM- Statistic View Monitors the health and performance of Mylex RAID and HBA controllers

  14. GAM- Fault Notifications Via Fax, Email, Pager, & Launch of Application

  15. Benefits of GAM • Provides local and remote storage management. • Supports the world’s most widely used RAID & SCSI controllers. • Common GUI for enterprise wide system administration. • Administrator Sign-in provides added security.

  16. Benefits of GAM Works with major management consoles • Intel Landesk* • Digital ServerWorks* • HP Openview • Novell NMS * Embedded into these management solutions

  17. Competitor Offerings • Adaptec • CI/O software supports monitoring of SCSI devices attached to a NetWare server only with a Windows 3.11/95 client. • AMI • General Alert application is an alert notification tool that supports Windows NT only. • Power Console, a GUI configuration tool supports Windows NT and Netware only.

  18. Competitor Offerings • DPT • Storage Manager is a stand-alone GUI configuration tool that provides some performance information. Nota Client/Server base solution. • Compaq • Smart Start is a bootable CD-ROM based server setup tool. It includes a RAID config GUI when shipped with a Smart Controller. • Insight Manager is an Asset manager used to also monitor device failures.

  19. GAM- Availability • Software Kit v1.06 (DAC-SWKIT106): • OS Drivers and GAM Server 2.10. • GAM Server 2.10 will allows administrators to have monitoring capabilities via SNMP. • Contains nine diskettes and one manual • GAM Client v2.10 • (GAM-Client210): • Allows utilization of all configuration tools via the Internet. • Contains two diskettes and one manual. • GAM Software Kit v2.10 • (GAM-SWKIT210): • Contains GAM Client v2.10 and Software Kit v1.06

  20. GAM- Enhancement Overview GAM 3.0 GAM 2.2 GAM 2.11 • Java port allows • GUI to reside on • all host platforms • Support for Navigator/ MIE • FCS Q1 ‘98 • Stand-Alone • Road Runner support • FCS Q4 ‘97 GAM 2.10 • SCSI-SCSI • FCS Q3 ‘97 GAM 2.05 • HBA support • DAC960PG support • Add Capacity • OS/2 Warp Support • FCS March ‘97 • Remote access • Server security • PL/PD support • RAID Assist • TCP/IP support • Major OS support • M.O.R.E. • FCS Nov ‘96 Q3 ‘97 Q4 ‘97 Q1 ‘98 Nov ‘96 Mar ‘97

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