“Mylex, an IBM company and leading supplier of RAID controllers,
today announced that Linux administrators can now monitor and
manage their RAID systems using Mylex’s Global Array Manager
client/server RAID management tools. This Linux-compatible server
software is available via free download from
www.mylex.com.”
“Global Array Manager (GAM) monitors the performance of the RAID
controller, drives and the overall RAID system, while detecting
areas of potential I/O bottlenecks. It can be accessed from any
location using standard TCP/IP connections. Compatible with network
management suites such as Intel LANDesk and HP OpenView, GAM is
designed to support all Mylex eXtremeRAID and AcceleRAID PCI
controllers with power, ease and flexibility. GAM has successfully
completed compatibility testing with Red Hat, Caldera, TurboLinux
and S.u.S.E. distributions of Linux.”
“Mylex’s decision to offer Global Array Manager to the Linux
community should benefit Linux network administrators and
integrators greatly,” said Bill Claybrook, Research Director, Linux
and OpenSource Software for the Aberdeen Group. “With
administrators able to incorporate Mylex RAID support in their
Linux offerings, there will be increased interest at the enterprise
level in evaluating Linux as a flexible, reliable alternative
OS.”