Description – Dell PERC 4/im User Manual
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Dell™ PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4/im: Integrated
Mirroring™ Guide
Common Information Model (CIM) Solution
CIM Browser Window Description
Linux Installation Instructions for the CIM Solution
Description
The CIM solution enables the presentation of local storage components through an easy to navigate user interface.
Use the CIM solution to quickly identify and locate storage device failures. The CIM solution also provides information
concerning the topology of the adapters and connected devices. The CIM solution supports IM virtual volumes and
the underlying physical drives that compose the virtual volume.
The CIM solution is a CIM compliant management application for Fusion-MPT mass storage elements. This tool
allows you to communicate with devices and manage the attached Fusion-MPT host adapters, peripheral devices,
and device drivers. The CIM solution supports the LSI53C1030, LSI53C1020, LSIFC929, and LSIFC919 controllers
and their associated host adapters.
Components
The CIM solution consists of two separate software components that are installed as detailed in the installation
instructions at the end of this Guide: a CIM Browser and a CIM Provider. The CIM Browser provides an easily-
navigated window to monitor the attached storage elements. The monitored elements include host adapters,
peripheral devices, and device drivers.
The CIM Provider provides information about the Fusion-MPT controllers and the connected devices.
Features
The CIM solution offers the following features:
Visual acknowledgement of component failures
Displays current information about each adapter and its attached storage devices
Monitors the current status of Fusion-MPT IM volumes
Provides graphical representation of Fusion-MPT storage elements
Displays device and adapter hierarchy as a device tree
Implements a highly portable user interface
Launches the CIM Browser as a stand-alone application
Launches the CIM Provider automatically
Installation and System Requirements
The tool and system requirements for the CIM installation are:
40 MBytes of available disk space for Linux installations
TCP/IP protocol installed and enabled
Video card support for at least 256 colors
Desktop area must be 800 by 600 pixels or greater. Dell Computer recommends using a desktop area of 1024
by 768 pixels.
Dell Computer recommends viewing under KDE or GNOME.