Chapter 3: Building Your Storage Space ● 31Starting Adaptec Storage Manager on Remote SystemsThe next step is to start Adaptec Storage Manager on all the remote systems in your storagespace. (For more information about ‘remote’ systems, see page 26.)You can run the full application on each system. Alternatively, if your storage space includessystems that aren’t connected to monitors (and therefore won’t require the user interfacedescribed in this User’s Guide), you can run the Agent only. You may want to do this if systemresources are limited, or if you want more system resources available for other tasks. (For moreinformation, see About the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent on page 14.)To start:● The full application, see Starting and Logging In on the Local System on page 27.● The Agent only, see page 31.Starting the Full ApplicationTo start the full Adaptec Storage Manager application, follow the instructions in Starting andLogging In on the Local System on page 27.Starting the Agent OnlyTo start the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent only, follow the instructions for your operatingsystem:● For Windows, see the following section.● For Linux or VMWare, see page 31.● For UnixWare or OpenServer, see page 32.● For Solaris, see page 32.WindowsOn systems running Windows, the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent starts automatically whenthe system is powered on.To verify that the Agent is running:1 Open the Windows Control Panel.2 Double-click Administrative Tools, then double-click Services.3 In the list of services, check that the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent is installed andrunning. If it’s not, you can choose to restart it.Linux or VMWareOn systems running Linux or VMWare, the Adaptec Storage Manager Agent startsautomatically when the system is powered on.To verify that the Agent is running:1 Open a shell window.2 Enter this command: ps -ef | grep StorAgnt.shIf the Agent is running, it’s listed as sh StorAgnt.sh.
