Manage storage agents for a cluster

Use the task to configure, view, and edit storage agents for DS-Series Metro Mirror Inband, DS-Series Global Mirror and XIV storage types only. Hitachi/HP Universal Replicator and EMC Symmetrix do not use storage agents.

Storage agents represent a physical or logical component that work as the interface to the application programming interface (API) of the corresponding storage management application. PowerHA® SystemMirror uses these APIs to manage the replication of the disks.

A storage agent uses a TCP/IP address for its communication with external software, such as PowerHA SystemMirror.

Fields

Name
Specify a name for the storage agent.

The storage agent name represents a piece of hardware (or software) that is associated with a specific storage type. The storage agent uses a TCP/IP interface to interact with host systems for management and administration of the corresponding storage.

Storage types
Select one of the storage types from the lists of available types of storage discovered in the cluster.
start of changeIP addressesend of change
start of changeSpecify the IP address or addresses, if necessary, of the storage agent that interacts with host systems. end of change
start of changeUser IDend of change
start of changeSpecify the user name for PowerHA SystemMirror to use for accessing the storage agent. end of change
start of changePasswordend of change
start of changeSpecify the password for the user name. end of change