4-2Adaptec Storage Manager Pro User’s GuideUnderstanding Remote AccessYou set up access to remote systems by designating one system asthe directory manager for Storage Manager Pro. You do this byregistering each system with the directory manager. The directorymanager is the system that other systems register with and thatstores all global user accounts for the management set.Using the example shown in Figure 4-1, you must start StorageManager Pro on systems A, B, and C, and register them with thedirectory manager (System D). You register with the directorymanager by entering the directory manager’s system name or IPaddress in Storage Manager Pro.All the systems that register with a specific directory manager plusthe directory manager itself are collectively called a managementset.Figure 4-1. Management set exampleYou can set up multiple management sets. Each management set canhave only one directory manager and each system can be a memberof only one management set.