Promise Technology Version 4.4 user manual Initial Setup, Launch PAM

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Chapter 3: Initial Setup

After you have completed installation, you must setup your PAM Monitoring Utility to work with your RAID.

Launch PAM

Figure 11. Desktop icons (left) and Start Menu entries (right).

To Start PAM, click on a Desktop icon or go to Start > Programs > Promise Array Management and select:

Local PAM – Use to monitor and manage the FastTrak Controller in your PC

Remote PAM – Use to monitor FastTrak Controllers over your network

Note

If you only installed the Message Server, this shortcut does not appear. The Message Server works only through network connections and has no user interface. Go to the RAID PC or a Networked PC to setup PAM.

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Contents FastTrak S150 SX4 and SX4000 series Trademarks CopyrightImportant data protection information Contents Promise Array Management PAM Components IntroductionHow They Work Together LAN and Internet connections PAM Installation OptionsCompany LAN without a File Server PCs with Internal RAID Promise Array Management Installation Locations InstallationMonitoring Utility Networked RAID has many installation options Message Server Operating System SupportMessage Agent PAM Installation Pre-Installation ProcedureNetwork Requirements PAM Setup Opening Screen Setup Type dialog box Add User Account dialog box Install Complete dialog box Launch PAM Initial SetupLocal PAM Log-out Local PAM Log-inCreate a New Server Remote PAM Log-inDisconnect from a Message Server Remote PAM Log-outLogout of RAID PC Remote PAM Future Log-insPAM Monitor window has three views PAM User InterfaceUser Information View Create a New UserCreate an Array Create Array Settings New Array CRAM-MD5 Setup Email Alert NotificationEmail Sender and Recipients Add a User to the Recipient ListSpecify Alert Notification Events Event Alert Setting boxInformation Events PAM User Interface Local PAM Tree ViewAn example of a RAID system in Tree View on Remote PAM Remote PAMObject View Tree View and Component Specific MenusStatus Bar Information ViewMy Console Menu Pulldown MenusDynamic Menus Main MenuRAID Machine Menu Maintenance MenuRAID System Menu Connection Menu Remote PAM only View MenuHelp Menu Preference MenuToolbar ToolbarRAID Machine Icon Popup MenusMy Console Icon Message Server IconDisk Icon RAID System IconController Icon Channel IconUser Management Icon Array IconUser Icon Promise Array Management RAID Monitoring Maintenance with PAM Log-in Local PAMLog-out Remote PAM Create a RAID Server Disconnect from a Message Server Delete a RAID ServerLogout of RAID PC Future Log-ins Message Server IP Address Change Create a New User Manage UsersDelete a User Change PasswordChange User Rights Alert Notification Add a User to the Recipient List Current Recipients window Delete a User from the Recipient ListSpecify Alert Notification Events Information Events View Event Log ControllerRead Bad Sector Table System Information Controller OptionsController Cache Rebuild SettingDisk Parameters Inconsistency Error Handling Maintenance Error HandlingPCI Bus Utilization Create an Array ArraysCreate Array Settings New Array Scheduled Synchronization Synchronize an ArrayStart Synchronization On Demand SynchronizationStop, Pause, Continue Synchronization SettingsExpansion Expand / Convert an ArraySelect a disk drive to add to the array Verify the Array name and click Finish From Comments ConversionStart Conversion Select the new RAID Level Conversion progress Array Critical RAID Monitoring and Maintenance Automatic Rebuild Rebuild an ArrayStart Rebuild Wizard Manual RebuildRebuild Wizard Confirmation window Rebuild Settings in Information View Rebuild SettingsError Handling Delete Array Array OfflinePromise Array Management Appendix a RAID Concepts RAID 0 writes data to both drives at the same time Striping RAIDData Mirror Disk Drives Mirroring RAIDStriping / Mirroring RAID 0+1 About Dual Data Redundancy RAID 5 Stripes all Drives with Data and Parity Information Block and Parity Striping RAIDJbod manages drives Individually, unlike RAID Jbod Single DrivePromise Array Management Right-click on the My Computer icon Appendix B Partition and FormatDisk Management Window and Disk Wizard New Partition Wizard Newly formatted array as it appears under Disk Management IP Address Appendix C Networking IssuesDhcp enabled. . . . . . . . Yes Dhcp IssuesAppendix D Technical Support Technical Support ServicesPacific Rim Sales Office