Users Guide

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Migrating from Array Manager to the Enhanced Storage
Management Service
If you already have Array Manager installed and wish to upgrade to the enhanced Storage Management
Service using Custom Setup, there are migration considerations that apply when installing the enhanced
Storage Management Service. In particular, these considerations apply to the preservation of virtual disk
names created with Array Manager and to any applications that have been modified to receive
SNMP traps from Array Manager. The following describes these migration considerations:
• Virtual Disk Preservation . When migrating from Array Manager to the enhanced Storage
Management Service, you can preserve the virtual disk names that were created with Array Manager.
Virtual disk name preservation is made possible when you install the enhanced Storage Management
Service using the Dell OpenManage install process (Custom Setup). The Custom Setup process will
uninstall Array Manager and install the enhanced Storage Management Service.
If you uninstall Array Manager outside of the Dell OpenManage install process, the Array Manager
virtual disks will be renamed after installing the enhanced Storage Management service.
Whether or not Array Manager is manually uninstalled before installing the enhanced Storage
Management Service, the enhanced Storage Management Service will be able to identify and manage
the virtual disks created with Array Manager.
Wizards for common
storage tasks
Yes Yes
Detailed Online Help Yes Yes
Windows 2000 Disk and
Volume Management
Yes No
Fibre Channel Support Yes No
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 32-bit Support
No Yes
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 64-bit Support
No Yes
Windows Server 2003
32-bit Support
Yes Yes
Windows Server 2003
64-bit Support
No Yes
Table 9-1. Comparing Enhanced Storage Management Service and Array Manager Features (continued)
Feature Array Manager Enhanced Storage Management Service