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NOTICE REGARDING DELL OPENMANAGE ARRAY MANAGER AND DELL OPENMANAGE
SERVER ADMINISTRATOR STORAGE MANAGEMENT 

Customers seeking to install Array Manager should be aware of the 
availability of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. 
This document describes installation and other considerations for 
Array Manager and Storage Management. 

In addition to this document, you should review the Storage Management, 
Array Manager, and Server Administrator readme files for installation 
information. 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
OPERATING SYSTEM AND FIBRE CHANNEL SUPPORT
CONSIDERATIONS WHEN UPGRADING FROM ARRAY MANAGER TO STORAGE MANAGEMENT

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INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS
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Dell OpenManage Array Manager 3.7 is packaged with Dell OpenManage 
Server Administrator. You can download Dell OpenManage Server 
Administrator from http://support.dell.com. Although either Array 
Manager or Storage Management can be installed using the Server 
Administrator install process, Dell recommends upgrading to Storage 
Management. 

Array Manager is a legacy application that enables you to configure 
and manage local and remote storage attached to a server. If your 
system already has Array Manager installed, then you can  upgrade to 
the latest version of Array Manager using Express Setup. Array Manager 
is also available through Express Setup on NetWare systems. Otherwise, 
use Custom Setup to install Array Manager. 

Storage Management provides the same storage management and 
configuration functions as Array Manager. Unlike Array Manager, 
however, Storage Management features are accessible from the Server 
Administrator graphical and command line interfaces. Storage Management 
also has a fully-featured and scriptable command line interface which 
is not available in Array Manager. Storage Management supports SCSI, 
SATA, and ATA and has wizard-driven features for novice and advanced 
users and detailed online help. Use Express Setup to install Storage 
Management on a Linux system or a Windows system that does not have 
Array Manager installed. Use Custom Setup to upgrade an existing Array 
Manager installation to Storage Management. Storage Management is not 
currently available on NetWare. 

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OPERATING SYSTEM AND FIBRE CHANNEL SUPPORT
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The following table shows differences in operating system and fibre 
channel support between Array Manager and Storage Management.

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|                  | ARRAY         | STORAGE    |
| FEATURE          | MANAGER       | MANAGEMENT |
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| RedHat Linux     |               |            |
| 32-bit           | No            | Yes        |     
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| NetWare          | Yes           | No         |
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| Windows          |               |            |
| 2000             | Yes           | Yes        |      
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| Windows Server   |               |            |
| 2003 32-bit      | Yes           | Yes        | 
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| Windows Server   |               |            |
| 2003 64-bit      | No            | Yes        |      
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| Fibre Channel    |               |            |
| (Dell PowerVault |               |            |
| 660F Storage     |               |            |
| System)          | Yes           | No         |      
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| Windows Disk and | Yes (see      |            |           
| Volume           | Array Manager |            |
| Management       | documentation |            |
|                    for details)  | No         |
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CONSIDERATIONS WHEN UPGRADING FROM ARRAY MANAGER TO STORAGE MANAGEMENT
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If you replace an existing Array Manager installation with Storage 
Management, the following migration considerations apply.  

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VIRTUAL DISK PRESERVATION
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You can preserve the virtual disk names when upgrading from Array 
Manager to Storage Management. To do so, however, you must not 
uninstall Array Manager prior to installing Storage Management. If 
Array Manager is uninstalled prior to installing Storage Management, 
then Storage Management will rename the virtual disks created with 
Array Manager. Whether or not Array Manager is uninstalled, Storage 
Management will be able to identify and manage the virtual disks 
created with Array Manager. 

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SNMP TRAPS
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The architecture for handling the SNMP traps and the Management 
Information Base (MIB) is different in Storage Management than Array 
Manager. You may need to modify applications that have been customized 
to receive SNMP traps from Array Manager. 

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EVENT NUMBERING
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The numbering scheme for Storage Management alerts or events is 
different than the numbers used for the corresponding Array Manager 
events. See the Storage Management online help for more information. 


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Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission 
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Portions copyright (c) 1998 Chris Maunder.

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June, 2005