StorMan runs on one of the following components, the so-called StorMan server:
- external Management Server under Windows or Linux
for SE servers on the MU (SE Manager, StorMan add-on pack)
Figure 1: Embedding of StorMan
In SHC-OSD more than one StorMan server can be defined, see section "Multiple StorMan servers (ETERNUS DX/AF)". However, only one of the defined StorMan servers is ever active. The active StorMan server can be switched to another defined StorMan server either automatically or manually,
Communication between SHC-OSD and StorMan takes place over a LAN (TCP/IP) using the internet protocol IPv4 or IPv6 (on SE servers optionally via the MNCPR, one of the private management networks).
StorMan uses the FUJITSU SMI-S Provider.
The SMI-S Provider is embedded in the storage system. It must be activated.