ASM 7.0 FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
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Acer Confidential
Altos Servers
1.
Which Altos servers can ASM 7.0 support?
ANSWER: Please refer to ASM 7.0 THOL (Tested Hardware & Operating System List) for more detail.
ARMC (Acer Remote Management Card)
1.
Is ASM 7.0 integrated with ARMC or ARMC/2?
ANSWER: At current stage, ASM 7.0 still cannot detect ARMC or ARMC/2 if it is installed on the server.
However, ASM 7.0 build 400 (or later) provides user interface to launch the ARMC/2 Console. User has to
manually specify the IP address of ARMC/2.
ASM 6.0
1.
Is ASM 7.0 backward compatible with ASM 6.0?
ANSWER: No. At current stage, ASM 7.0 Console cannot manage ASM 6.0 Agent; ASM 6.0 Console cannot
manage ASM 7.0 Agent.
2.
Can you provide a comparison table of supported functions between ASM 6.0 and ASM 7.0?
ANSWER: A brief comparison table is provided below:
Functions
ASM 6.0
ASM 7.0
Web GUI
Yes
5
YES
Linux-based Console
NO
YES
Auto-discovery manageable server
YES
YES
ARMC Support
YES
NO
Availability History
YES
YES
Health Monitor
YES
YES
LSI MegaRAID monitoring
YES
YES
Onboard SATA RAID monitoring
NO
YES
Remote Admin Console
YES
YES
Remote Windows Console
YES
YES
4
Remote Linux Console
YES
NO
