Chapter 1 About Eternusmgr; Eternusmgr Outline - Fujitsu ETERNUS User Manual

Chapter 1 About ETERNUSmgr
The ETERNUSmgr provides functions for administrators to manage the ETERNUS DX400
series, ETERNUS DX8000 series, ETERNUS2000, ETERNUS4000, ETERNUS8000,
ETERNUS3000, ETERNUS6000, and GR series disk ETERNUS Disk storage systems (hereaf-
ter, "ETERNUS Disk storage system" or "device"). There are two parts that support the manage-
ment facilities, the ETERNUSmgr frontend and ETERNUSmgr backend programs. The
ETERNUSmgr frontend is installed in a Managing (or Management) Server to provide specific
functions across one or more ETERNUS Disk storage systems. The ETERNUSmgr backend
programs are part of the firmware within each of the ETERNUS Disk storage systems, which are
used to display the status and perform settings and maintenance of each respective ETERNUS
Disk storage system.
This guide explains the installation and operation of the ETERNUSmgr frontend.
The ETERNUSmgr frontend provides three specific optional functions: 1) a portal for access to
each of several ETERNUS Disk storage systems, 2) customer e-mail notification of events, and
3) event and log recording and display. The ETERNUSmgr firmware on each ETERNUS Disk
storage system can provide SNMP Traps. A central monitoring system is required. However, if
the customer has a central monitoring system, which fields SNMP Traps (For example ETER-
NUS SF Storage Cruiser), and does not need to directly receive e-mail notification of events,
then the ETERNUSmgr frontend and the Management Server are not necessary. When service
actions are necessary, direct logon to the specific ETERNUS Disk storage system, using the
Web browser, can be used to access the ETERNUSmgr backend programs. When events occur
in an ETERNUS Disk storage system, REMCS (REMote Customer Support system) e-mail ser-
vices provide notice to the Fujitsu Global Support Center, which in turn can notify the customer.
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ETERNUSmgr Outline

ETERNUSmgr can be installed on any server (hereafter referred to as "ETERNUSmgr server")
with a Windows® 2000, Windows Server® 2003, Windows Server® 2003 R2, Solaris OS, HP-
UX, AIX, or Linux operating system installed.
The ETERNUSmgr server connects to the target devices through a Local Area Network (LAN).
An administrator can determine the state of the target devices or perform maintenance proce-
dures from any computer with a Web browser installed.
Administrators can be notified by E-mail of the details of hardware failures detected by
ETERNUSmgr. It is possible to disable mail notification in ETERNUSmgr.
The illustration below shows a sample connection setup for the ETERNUSmgr.
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