Users Guide

114 Storage Management Service
Additional Enhanced Storage Management Features and Documentation
For complete documentation on the Storage Management Service, see the Storage Management online
help and the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management User's Guide. For information
on how to launch the online help, see "Displaying Online Help."
Comparing the Enhanced Storage Management Service and
Array Manager
Although the enhanced Storage Management Service features are similar to Array Manager, there are
differences in operating system support. Array Manager also supports fibre channel whereas the
enhanced Storage Management Service does not. Because of these differences, the decision whether or
not to install the enhanced Storage Management Service should be made based on the needs of your
storage environment.
The following summarizes notable differences in operating system and feature support between
Array Manager and the enhanced Storage Management Service:
• Disk and volume management are provided by Array Manager on Windows 2000. Disk and volume
management are not provided by the enhanced Storage Management Service. If you need disk and
volume management, you can use the native disk and volume management utilities provided by your
operating system. On a Windows 2000 system, you have the option of installing Array Manager which
replaces the Windows 2000 disk and volume management.
• Fibre channel support for the Dell PowerVault 660F storage system is provided by Array Manager, but
not by the enhanced Storage Management Service.
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux support is provided by the enhanced Storage Management Service, but not
by Array Manager.
The following table provides a comprehensive comparison of enhanced Storage Management Service
and Array Manager features.
Table 9-1. Comparing Enhanced Storage Management Service and Array Manager Features
Feature Array Manager Enhanced Storage Management Service
Storage Status Displayed Displayed
Storage Management
and Configuration
Available when launched as a separate
application
Available from the Server Administrator
graphical or command line interface.
Graphical interface All features available from graphical
interface launched separately from Server
Administrator.
All features available from Server
Administrator graphical interface.
Command Line
Interface
Has limited command line interface that
does not support storage configuration tasks.
Does not support the Server Administrator
omreport and omconfig commands.
Fully-featured, scriptable command line
interface. Supports omreport storage
commands and has expanded omconfig
storage command options.