1. Global Array Manager ™ First ever storage management software that covers all RAID & HBA products from Mylex

2. 2 PP010299.ppt Global Array Manager ™ Global Array Manager ™ (GAM)  A system for worldwide remote storage management.  Allows for easy configuration and optimization of storage subsystems.  Supports connectivity via Internet/ Intranet.  Provides reliable Fault Management using industry standard protocols such as SNMP.  Secures Enterprise from unauthorized re- configurations. GAM is a Client/Server Storage manager.

3. 3 PP010299.ppt GAM Feature Set  Support for all Mylex PCI-based RAID controllers independent of firmware.  Mylex SCSI Host Bus Adapter support  Mylex Online RAID Expansion (M.O.R.E. TM )  Provides remote monitoring of storage subsystems through SAF-TE, AEMI, and S.M.A.R.T.  User definable event priority, messaging, and operation  Online Bad Block Table  DMI support

4. 4 PP010299.ppt GAM - Operating Systems:  MS Windows 95 and NT clients  MS Windows NT 3.51 and above  Novell NetWare 3.12 & 4.x  SCO UNIX 3.0 & 5.0  SCO UnixWare  IBM OS/2 Warp 3.0 & 4.0

5. 5 PP010299.ppt GAM- Utilizes Install Wizard

6. 6 PP010299.ppt GAM- Global View Provides easier management of all arrays on the network

7. 7 PP010299.ppt GAM Allows Server grouping for better manageability

8. 8 PP010299.ppt GAM- Controller View View of Physical and Logical Drives

9. 9 PP010299.ppt GAM Displays detailed view of Mylex controller

10. 10 PP010299.ppt GAM Displays detailed view of connected devices

11. 11 PP010299.ppt GAM- RAID EzAssist TM

12. 12 PP010299.ppt GAM- RAID EzAssist TM

13. 13 PP010299.ppt GAM- Statistic View Monitors the health and performance of Mylex RAID and HBA controllers

14. 14 PP010299.ppt GAM- Fault Notifications Via Fax, Email, Pager, & Launch of Application

15. 15 PP010299.ppt Benefits of GAM  Provides local and remote storage management.  Supports the world’s most widely used RAID & SCSI controllers.  Common GUI for enterprise wide system administration.  Administrator Sign-in provides added security.

16. 16 PP010299.ppt Benefits of GAM  Intel Landesk*  Digital ServerWorks*  HP Openview  Novell NMS * Embedded into these management solutions Works with major management consoles

17. 17 PP010299.ppt Competitor Offerings  Adaptec  CI/O software supports monitoring of SCSI devices attached to a NetWare server only with a Windows 3.11/95 client.  AMI  General Alert application is an alert notification tool that supports Windows NT only.  Power Console, a GUI configuration tool supports Windows NT and Netware only.

18. 18 PP010299.ppt Competitor Offerings  DPT  Storage Manager is a stand-alone GUI configuration tool that provides some performance information. Not a Client/Server base solution.  Compaq  Smart Start is a bootable CD-ROM based server setup tool. It includes a RAID config GUI when shipped with a Smart Controller.  Insight Manager is an Asset manager used to also monitor device failures.

19. 19 PP010299.ppt GAM- Availability Software Kit v1.06 (DAC-SWKIT106):  OS Drivers and GAM Server 2.10.  GAM Server 2.10 will allows administrators to have monitoring capabilities via SNMP.  Contains nine diskettes and one manual GAM Software Kit v2.10 (GAM-SWKIT210):  Contains GAM Client v2.10 and Software Kit v1.06 GAM Client v2.10 (GAM-Client210):  Allows utilization of all configuration tools via the Internet.  Contains two diskettes and one manual.

20. 20 PP010299.ppt GAM- Enhancement Overview GAM 2.05 GAM 2.10 GAM 2.11 GAM 3.0 Remote access Server security PL/PD support RAID Assist TCP/IP support Major OS support M.O.R.E. FCS Nov ‘96 HBA support DAC960PG support Add Capacity OS/2 Warp Support FCS March ‘97 SCSI-SCSI FCS Q3 ‘97 Java port allows GUI to reside on all host platforms Support for Navigator/ MIE FCS Q1 ‘98 Nov ‘96 Mar ‘97 Q3 ‘97Q1 ‘98 GAM 2.2 Stand-Alone Road Runner support FCS Q4 ‘97 Q4 ‘97