About the Software Architecture

The system can use a variety of software components, some of which are preinstalled on the system and some of which are on the Sun StorEdge 6920 Host Installation CD for installation on data hosts or on hosts with out-of-band management connections to the system.

Preinstalled Software

The following software is preinstalled on the Storage Service Processor:

Software for Data Hosts and Management Hosts

The following software must be installed on each data host that runs the Solaris Operating System:

On each data host that runs an operating system other than Solaris, you must install multipathing software for that operating system.

You can download the following software components or install them from the Sun StorEdge 6920 Host Installation CD shipped with the system:

Optional Software

The Sun StorEdge 6920 Host Installation CD contains a thin-scripting client, if you prefer to use commands or scripts to manage and monitor the system.

You can also purchase the following software for use on hosts with data paths or network connections to the system:

Management-Related Services

The following table shows the interfaces through which you manage the system.

Service
Description
Password
Encryption
HTTPS web interfaces
For management and monitoring of storage. HTTPS is primarily for web browsers, using port 6789. The thin-scripting client on a management host also uses this service.
Yes
Yes
SNMP
For the system's monitoring software and for third-party applications to monitor the health of the storage configuration. This service does not allow third-party applications to change the configuration.
No
No

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