HP StorageWorks HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide (AA-RV1XA-TE, March 2005)

Installing and Configuring the HSG Agent
138 HSG80 ACS Solution Software V8.8 for Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows Server
2003 (32-bit) Installation and Configuration Guide
Why Use StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC)?
StorageWorks Command Console (SWCC) enables you to monitor and configure
the storage connected to the HSG80 controller. SWCC consists of Client and
Agent.
■ The Client provides pager notification and lets you manage your virtual disks.
The Client runs on Windows Server 2003 (32-bit), Windows 2000 with
Service Pack 3 and 4, and Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 6A or above.
■ The Agent obtains the status of the storage connected to the controller. It also
passes the status of the devices connected to the controller to other computers.
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 SNMP messages to an SNMP monitoring program.
Note: For serial and SCSI connections, the Agent is not required for creating virtual
disks.
Table 12: SWCC Features and Components
Features
Agent
Required?
Client
Required?
Creation of RAID sets:
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
Monitor multiple subsystems at once Yes No
Event logging Yes No
Pager notification Yes Yes