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Currently, up to eight different hosts can be attached to each Fibre Channel port.
If all six ports are installed, then 48 different hosts can attach to the SAN Data
Gateway.
4.3 StorWatch SAN Data Gateway Specialist
The StorWatch SAN Data Gateway Specialist software provides remote
capability for all management, configuration, and event notification. It is
comprised of three parts:
򐂰 Agent
򐂰 Server
򐂰 Client
Agent
The agent is embedded in the operating system of each SAN Data Gateway to
provide a stand-alone manageable host. The StorWatch SAN Data Gateway
Specialist software uses SNMP to set and retrieve information that controls the
operation of the Agent. The Specialist also uses SCSI over TCP to allow updates
to the Gateway and target device.
Server
The server is a Java application that runs on a host and is used to maintain
communication with the agents and acts as an intermediary between the agent
and the client. The server coordinates the request from multiple clients to
manage multiple gateways or agents. Multiple clients can share data the server
already knows about, and the server receives all traps from the agent and
forwards them to the clients that are registered to receive them.
Client
The client is a Java application that operates from any compatible computer as
long as it has a TCP/IP connection to the server. One or more clients can
connect to a server. The client provides the user interface to allow the
management and configuration of the SAN Data Gateway.
The server and client can be installed on to the same computer.
The StorWatch SAN Data Gateway Specialist supports the following operating
systems:
򐂰 Windows 95,98, 2000, and NT 4.0 with SP5 or later
򐂰 AIX ver 4.3.3 or later
򐂰 Solaris 2.6 or later