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Chapter 2: Installation
To install Promise Array Management (PAM) is an uncomplicated procedure,
once you understand your systems and how you want to use PAM. The
purpose of this Chapter is to help you plan and carry out your installation of
PAM.
By way of review, PAM consists of three components:
• Monitoring Utility
• Message Server
• Message Agent
These were described in the previous chapter. Before proceeding with the
installation, you must know which component goes where. If you plan to run
PAM over a network, you must know the IP addresses of each computer on
the network that will be involved in your RAID monitoring and management
activity.
Installation Locations
In the table below, possible locations are indicated for each of the three PAM
components.
Monitoring
Utility
Message
Server
Message
Agent
Internet-connected PC
•
Network PC
• •
Network File Server
• •
RAID PC
• • •
Table 2-1. Acceptable PAM Component Installation Locations.
Monitoring Utility
The Monitoring Utility installs on any computer you will use to monitor and
manage the RAIDs.
If your RAID runs without a network connection, install it on the RAID PC
with the rest of the PAM components.
If your RAIDs are networked, you can install the Monitoring Utility on any
computer connected to the network.