User manual

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Chapter 1: Introduction
The Web-Based Promise Array Management Web (WebPAM) software
is an application designed specifically for monitoring and managing
Promise Technology RAID products. Promise includes RAID
management utilities with many of its products, including:
• UltraTrak SX4000/SX8000
• UltraTrak RM4000/RM8000/RM15000
• SuperTrak 100/SX6000
Promise includes RAID management utilities with many of its products.
But those utilities run on a personal computer with an internal RAID or
one attached to it.
WebPAM, however, uses Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM)
technology to run over a local area network or the internet to make
possible secure RAID monitoring and management from any computer,
using a standard Internet browser. This allows you to monitor your
RAIDs from virtually any location and to take care of them over your
network.
WebPAM Components
There are three components to WebPAM:
Internet Browser – Netscape Navigator 6.0 or higher or Internet
Explorer 5.0 or higher. The browser allows you to connect to the Utility
Server through a network or Internet connection. The browser provides
a Graphic User Interface (GUI) that reports on the condition of the RAID
array.
The GUI receives and displays reports on RAID condition and operation
through the Utility Server. From any location, including the Internet and
your company intranet, you can perform RAID maintenance and
corrective action. At your option, you may use Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) security over the Internet, within your intranet or both.
Utility Server – The Utility Server is the link connecting a Browser PC
with the CIMOM Agent. Normally, the Utility Server runs on a network
file server but it can also run on a networked PC. Its functions include
maintaining the database and security. Only one Utility Server
installation is required on your network.