RAIDWatch User's Manual

RAIDWatch User’s Manual
1.3 Conceptual Foundation
In order for RAIDWatch to function properly, different software modules
must be correctly installed on different servers and stations in a given LAN
or WAN. If you follow the default installation during the installation
process, RAIDWatch will be installed as a centralized management tool into
your system.
1.3.1 Centralized Management (Agent-based)
Installation
1. RAIDWatch communicates with a RAID subsystem either using the
firmware-embedded RAID agents or agents manually installed onto
a RAID-attached server. Assuming that a given network has multiple
RAID systems, RAIDWatch can communicate with RAID arrays
through the RAID agents installed on the servers or on the RAID
subsystems.
2. A server is chosen as the main management server. When
RAIDWatch is installed onto this server using the first installation
scheme, two important modules are included, Configuration Client
and Root Agent. The Configuration Client enables automatic
notifications of system events, and the Root Agent communicates
with multiple RAID subsystems that are not directly attached to this
server.
3. The main management server will also need Java Run-time
Environment (JRE) installed if a system administrator needs to
configure the arrays from it.
4. Table 1-4 on page 1-11 provides a guide to what modules need to be
installed on which servers.
NOTE:
The items in the lower section of Table 1-4, JRE, web browser and/or
web server are not included with RAIDWatch management program;
therefore, they must be installed or modified by system users.
5. For more information about specific platform requirements, see
Section 3.3 Platform Requirements.
1-10 Conceptual Foundation