User manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
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PAM Installation Options
Following are some examples of ways you can incorporate PAM into your
network and RAID systems.
Router & Firewall
Laptop computer
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Monitoring Utility
A networked PC
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Monitoring Utility
Company LAN
Internet
Home-based PC
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Monitoring Utility
Modem
Network File Server
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Message Server
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PC with SuperTrak card
& Internal RAID array
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Message Agent
PC with FastTrak card
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Message Agent
RAID PC with
UltraTrak RAID Subsystem
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Message Agent
Figure 1-1. LAN and Internet connections.
In the example on the facing page, there are three Promise RAID products
connected to the company’s LAN. The PAM Message Agent runs on each of
the PCs controlling the RAIDs. The PAM Message Server runs on the
company’s file server. The PAM Monitoring Utility runs on networked PCs