Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager’s MainComponentsDuring installation, you have the option to install up to three main components ofAdaptec Storage Manager on a system:• The GUI and Agent• The Management Service• Windows Support (see page 17)Ensure that you understand the role of these components before continuing.Note Component support varies by operating system. See page 211 for moreinformation.The GUI and the AgentThe GUI (or graphical user interface) is the window that opens when you run AdaptecStorage Manager. You build, monitor, and modify your IP SAN from the GUI.The Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is a software component that runs in thebackground and communicates status and other information about any Adaptecdirect attached storage on a system. The Agent requires no user intervention andincludes no user interface.The GUI and Agent must be installed on at least one system in your IP SAN. See“Installing Adaptec Storage Manager” on page 27 for more information.The Management ServiceThe Management Service is the software component that coordinates and enablescommunication between your iSCSI Storage Appliance and the iSCSI Storage Hostson your IP SAN. The Management Service also:• Monitors your iSCSI Storage Appliance and IP SAN.• Generates event alerts when activity, errors, or failures occur.• Controls access to Adaptec Storage Manager and your IP SAN.• Monitors jobs in progress and can schedule jobs to occur at a future time.Similar to the Agent, the Management Service runs in the background, requires nouser intervention, and includes no user interface.A Management Service manages and monitors only the iSCSI Storage Appliancesand iSCSI Storage Hosts that are added to it in Adaptec Storage Manager. (In themain window of Adaptec Storage Manager, the iSCSI Storage Appliances and iSCSIStorage Hosts are listed under the Management Service, as shown in the figure onpage 17.)
