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Service Manager

Dell OpenManage™ Array Manager 2.5 User's Guide

  Starting and Stopping the Array Manager Service

  Command Line Options for NetWare

  Adding and Removing Components

  Local and Remote Server Management

  Version Checking

The Array Manager Service Manager allows you to easily view and modify your Array Manager configuration on a local or remote Microsoft® Windows NT® or Windows 2000® managed node or a remote NetWare® managed node. Service Manager will allow you to:

To open the Service Manager, click on Start | Programs | Dell OpenManage Applications | Array Manager and select Array Manager Service Manager.


Starting and Stopping the Array Manager Service

The Array Manager service is what allows communication with storage hardware in your system. Stopping the service will therefore stop this communication and render any console monitoring inoperative. The Array Manager service has been designed to run at all times for constant storage integrity.

To stop the service for any reason, press the Stop button. Use the Start button to start the service.


Command Line Options for NetWare

The Service Manager options for NetWare do not include the ability to stop the Array Manager service remotely. However, these options are available from the NetWare server console. To enable this feature, you must load vxcmds.nlm. If you checked the "Automatically load Array Manager when NetWare is started" checkbox during installation, this feature will already be enabled. Array Manager's NetWare command-line options include:

vxstart

Starts the Array Manager service

vxstop (-f )

Stops the Array Manager service (-f forces the stop, even if clients are currently connected)

vxproviders

Displays a list of the currently loaded providers

Note: In Windows NT and Windows 2000, the Array Manager service is a system service. In NetWare, the Array Manager service is an NLM.

Adding and Removing Components

The following components can be added or removed:

Click the checkbox next to the desired component to add it. Any changes you make will take effect only you click the Apply button.

You may find that some of the options in the Service Manager are disabled after you connect to a specific Managed Node. This usually occurs when specific requirements with regard to that option have not been met on that Managed Node. Also, some options are not available with earlier versions of Array Manager.


Local and Remote Server Management

By default, Service Manager will attempt to manage the local system. Remote server management requires authentication first for security purposes. To connect to a remote system:

  1. For a remote Windows server connection, click on the Remote Server option on the Windows tab.

For a NetWare server connection, click on the NetWare tab.

  1. Enter your server name, user name, and password.

  2. Click on Connect!

If the connection was successful, you should see information about the configuration of that server.

Note: Novell's Client 32 version 4.6 or greater is required to make a connection to a NetWare server.

Version Checking

The Array Manager Service Manager automatically checks the versions of required or recommended hardware and software on your local system. This includes:

Operating System

The Array Manager console and managed node for Windows are supported only on Windows NT 4.0 and Windows 2000.

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer version 4.00 or greater is required for viewing the help files.

Drivers and Firmware for PERC Controllers

These include PERC 2/SC, PERC 2/DC, and PERC 3/DCL.

Please see the Readme file for updates to the latest minimum versions. The latest firmware and drivers for all RAID controllers are available on the installation CD.

Drivers and Firmware for PERC 2 Controllers

This includes PERC 2, PERC 2/Si, PERC 3/Si, and PERC 3/Di.

The PERC 2 controller has two versions, PERC 2 1.1 and PERC 2 2.1. The only difference between these two versions is that the 2.1 version has a later driver and firmware. The PERC 2 1.1 version is no longer supported, but it can be upgraded to the PERC 2 2.1.

Please see the Readme file for updates to the latest versions. The latest firmware and drivers for all RAID controllers are available on the installation CD.


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