User manual

Chapter 1: Introduction
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RAID PC with an
UltraTrak RAID Subystem
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Monitoring Utility,
Message Server,
Message Agent
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Figure 1-3. Locally managed RAID.
Not all PAM installations will involve a network. In the figure above, the PC
controlling the RAID has no network connection. For this arrangement, all
three PAM components are installed on the PC itself.
PC with SuperTrak card
& Internal RAID array
+
Monitoring Utility,
Message Server,
Message Agent
PC with FastTrak card
+
Monitoring Utility,
Message Server,
Message Agent
Figure 1-4. PCs with Internal RAID.
Promise’s FastTrak and SuperTrak cards are designed to setup and control
a RAID within the PC’s enclosure. They have the same need of monitoring
and management as an external RAID subsystem. All three PAM
components run on the PC itself.