Mylex Disk Array controller Software Kit 2.01, Installation Manual And User'S Manual

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NetWare
Manual No. 771929 2-17
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Disk Array Monitor (DACMON) Utility for NetWare
4.11/4.2 and 5.0
Loading the Disk Array Monitor
The Dacmon utility is copied to disk when GAM Server is installed.
Dacmon monitors and reports the activities of the controllers in the disk
array. It also records the controller activities into a log file named dac01log
in the SYS:PUBLIC directory.
The monitor utility is named using the following convention:
dacmon.nlm
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Note
It is recommended that the monitoring utility always
be loaded from the system administrator's console.
For a system with multiple controllers, Dacmon will
show a separate numbered screen for each controller
(indicated as: DACMON1, DACMON2, etc.).
1. To load the monitor utility, at the server console, type:
: load dacmon
The loading process begins and messages are shown on the console.
2. A monitor information screen is displayed, consisting of four major
parts: a Title bar, a Message Log window, a Device Status window, and
a System Information area. These are described below.
3. To unload the monitor utility, at the server console, type:
: unload dacmon
Monitor Information Screen Description
The monitor information screen presents data on the controller and attached
disk array subsystem(s). Data are detailed in the following sections.
Title Bar
Shows the name, controller number, firmware version, type of controller,
release date and version number of this utility.