2.7  Managed Entities, Storage Cells, and EVAs

2.7.1  Managed Entities

SEA monitors the nodes (hosts or machines) that you define. By default, SEA monitors the local host. A node can also monitor and analyze other managed entities. A managed entity is the general term for a hardware device or system that is managed by SEA or other software. The managing software maintains the configuration information of the hardware, allows users to update it, and ensures that real-time events such as errors, status or configuration changes are logged and processed for taking appropriate actions.

Note that SEA may not be the managing the software of the device or system. Other software may manage it or it may be managed by SEA in conjunction with the other software. SEA's role may be limited to monitoring or processing data, while the other software performs other management tasks.