Server Support Products for Solaris Server Installation Guide

Table 1 Differences between the host agent and the server utility
Function Host agent Server utility
Pushes LUN mapping
and OS information to the
storage system.
Yes – LUN mapping information is
displayed in the Manager UI next to
the LUN icon or with the CLI using
the -lunmapinfo command.
AX-series storage systems
Yes – LUN mapping information is displayed in the
Manager UI next to the LUN icon, or with the CLI using
the -lunmapinfo command. In Navisphere Express this
information displays in the Manage Virtual Disks page.
Note:ThetextManually Registered appears next to
the hostname icon in the Manager UI indicating that
the host agent was not used to register this server.
CX3-series and CX-series storage systems
No – LUN mapping information is not sent to
the storage system. Only the server’s name, ID,
and IP address are sent to the storage system.
Note:ThetextManually Registered appears next to the hostname
icon in the Manager UI indicating that the host agent was not
used to register this server.
Runs automatically to
send information to the
storage system.
Yes –Nouserinteractionis
required.
AX-series storage systems
No – You must manually update the information by
starting the utility or you can create a script to run the utility.
Since you run the server utility on demand, you have more
control as to how often or when the utility is executed.
CX3-series and CX-series storage systems
No – You must manually update the information by starting the
utilityoryoucancreateascripttoruntheutility. Sinceyourunthe
server utility on demand, you have more control as to how often or
when the utility is executed.
Provides high-availability
(HA) validation
No –Youcanruntheserverutility’s
HA validation feature from the CD
without having to install the server
utility.
AX-series storage systems
Currently not supported.
CX3-series and CX-series storage systems
Yes – The HA validation feature verifies that failover software is
installed on the server and that working paths exist between the
server and each SP in the storage system.
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