Dell POWERVAULT MD1000 - Manual (Page 24)

A REFERENCE GUIDE FOR OPTIMIZING DELL™ MD1000 SAS SOLUTIONS VER A00
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Figure 8: Controller Tasks Drop-down Menu With the Import Foreign Configuration and Clear
Foreign Configuration Tasks Displayed
Upgrading from Dell OpenManage Array Manager
Dell has discontinued the release of Dell OpenManage Array Manager. Server Administrator is a
replacement for Array Manager. Customers wishing to take advantage of SAS technology must
upgrade their Array Manager installation to Server Administrator. Server Administrator also
provides Linux support which was not offered with Array Manager.
Note: OMSA: Server Administrator does not support NetWare. Existing NetWare customers may
continue to use their Array Manager licenses for existing systems, but additional licenses will not
be granted for new systems.
Note: Server Administrator does not provide support for Fibre channel arrays.
The following sections describe the considerations for upgrading to Server Administrator.
Virtual Disk Preservation
You can preserve assigned virtual disk names when migrating from Array Manager to Server
Administrator. To do so, you must not uninstall Array Manager prior to installing Server
Administrator. If Array Manager is uninstalled prior to installing Server Administrator, the virtual
disks are renamed. Irrespective of whether Array Manager is uninstalled, Server Administrator
identifies and manages the virtual disks created with Array Manager.