Specifications

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Case study: distributed mode
The next figure shows a sample of Navisphere Manager for AIX® deployment, in distributed mode, to
consolidate DAS management in a single point. The default configuration rule is to install an AIX
agent on each server connected to a DAS.
If required by AIX servers' administrators, it is also possible to deploy Navisphere Managers operating
in local mode on a part or on all the AIX servers hosting Navisphere agents, or to deploy multiple
managers in distributed mode.
SCSI
Enterprise LAN
X terminal
AIX server
Navisphere manager/GUI
with NetLS key
Navisphere agent
AIX server
Optional
DAS
DAS
Fibre Channel
DAS
Multiple DAS
AIX server
DAS
Fibre Channel
AIX server
AIX server
Single DAS Shared DAS
Web browser
Optional
AIX server
Distributed Navisphere mode