Host Registration Service; Saved Views; Network Discovery; Configuration Options - ADIC Scalar 100 User Manual

Host Registration Service

The Host Registration Service is software that installs on the host from the CD-
ROM or it can be downloaded from the website. It simplifies VPS configuration for
the system administrator. It removes the burden of physically tracing each
connection to correlate the Fibre Channel HBA World Wide Name (WWN) with a
specific host.
The registration service installs on most host platforms and it provides the ADIC
Gateway with periodic host status information including the host name, host type
and type of HBA installed. Host information is sent over the host Fibre Channel
connection to the ADIC Gateway.
Once installed, the service runs automatically and does not require further system
administrator interaction. From the ADIC Management Console, you can see the
Fibre Channel that the host is connected to and you can tell whether the host is on
or offline.

Saved Views

Each user can store their own preferred views on the server. Loading a previous
view automatically connects the user to one or more ADIC Gateway in a single
step rather than specifying connections to ADIC Gateways individually. Because
they are stored on the server, the same views are available to the user from any
client.

Network Discovery

Network discovery allows you to locate any ADIC Gateway based on network
addresses and network masks. This allows management of an ADIC Gateway
without knowing the specific Internet Protocol (IP) address beforehand.
Alternatively, the IP address (or name, if it can be resolved through DNS) of an
ADIC Gateway can be entered directly for instant access.

Configuration Options

You can set up an ADIC Gateway with a number of non-default parameters,
channel settings, and event management variables.

Software Updates

You can update the ADIC Gateway firmware from the client. You can also send
device micro-code to individual target devices as a means to update their
firmware.
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