JMR Storage Manager is a standalone utility that allows for the management of
JMR storage systems over an IP network. It is an out-of-band management
solution that can be used to configure, monitor and maintain RAID
configurations, enclosure and sub-enclosure elements, such as controllers,
batteries, alarms, fans, temperature sensors, power supplies, and disk drives (see
). The Global View on the lower section of the window allows you to
click on the system you want to manage.
Figure 1. Main Application Window
JMR Storage Manager also manages the status of the controller and the overall
storage system configuration. JMR Storage Manager may also be used to define
and manage policies of the storage system, upgrade firmware, and setup user
notification. Revision 1.20 also supports JMR controllers with optional Snapshot
functionality.
For example, you can use JMR Storage Manager to create an array configuration
using RAID Levels 0, 1, or 5 etc. The basic functions include the following:
create/delete arrays, expand capacity of the arrays, assign global or dedicated hot-
spares, create/delete logical volumes, increase the size of logical volumes, map
volumes to specific servers, and assign a LUN (Logical Unit Number) to that
map. Management functions include the following: policies, view the event log
through the controller, notification by email, background jobs, initialize the disk
drives to create an array, initialize a rebuild, configure the system, configure the
controller, and download firmware. JMR Storage Manager supports RAID Levels
0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 30, 50, 60 and Snapshot.
JMR Storage Manager may be used to manage a single storage system or multiple
storage systems over the network.
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1. Introduction
