User manual

Chapter 2: Installation
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Message Server
The Message Server installs onto the RAID PC if your installation does not
involve a network.
If you want run PAM over a network, install the Message Server on one of
your networked computers including a file server, a networked PC or the
RAID PC.
Only one installation of the Message Server is required for PAM to work over
a network. You may install Message Server on more than one network PC or
file server, but PAM’s network configuration will only use one of them, thus
any additional installations are not necessary.
Do not install the Message Server on any PC that may be disconnected from
the network, such as a laptop or a computer that connects via the Internet.
Not only will a disconnect cause PAM to fail, but reconnecting again may
involve time-consuming network configuration.
Network configuration is discussed later in this chapter. Refer to Table 2-2
for acceptable operating systems.
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PC with SuperTrak card,
Internal RAID array
PC with FastTrak card PC with UltraTrak
RAID Subsystem
Figure 2-2. Three examples of RAID PCs.
Message Agent
The Message Agent installs on the RAID PC, whether your RAID is
networked or not. In order for PAM to monitor and manage a RAID, it must
have Message Agent installed.
If you have more than one PAM-compatible RAID PC on your network, you
may install a copy of Message Agent on all of them.