HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.6 for IBM AIM Installation and Configuration Guide

4–2 HSG80 ACS Solution Software Version 8.6 for IBM AIX Installation and Configuration Guide
To receive information about the devices connected to your HSG80 controller over a
TCP/IP network, you must install the Agent on a computer that is connected to a
controller.
The Agent can also be used as a standalone application without Client. In this mode,
which is referred to as Agent only, Agent monitors the status of the subsystem and
provides local and remote notification in the event of a failure. A subsystem includes the
HSG80 controller and its devices. Remote and local notification can be made by email
and/or SNMP messages to an SNMP monitoring program.
NOTE: For serial and SCSI connections, the Agent is not required for creating virtual disks.
Installation and Configuration Overview
Table 4–2 provides an overview of the installation.
Table 4–1 SWCC Features and Components
Features Agent Required? Client Required?
Able to create the following:
■ Striped device group (RAID 0)
■ Mirrored device group (RAID 1)
■ Striped mirrored device group (RAID 0+1)
■ Striped parity device group (RAID 3/5)
■ Individual device (JBOD)
Yes Yes
Able to monitor many subsystems at once Yes Yes
Event logging Yes No
Email notification Yes No
Pager notification Yes Yes
Table 4–2 Installation and Configuration Overview
Step Procedure
1 Verify that your hardware has been set up correctly. See the previous chapters in this guide.
2 Verify that you have a network connection for the Client and Agent systems. See “About the
Network Connection for the Agent” on page 4–3.