Determining whether to install the host agent or server utility
Depending on your application needs, you can install the host agent,
server utility,orbothonanattachedserver.
If you want to install both applications, you must install revision
6.22.20 or later of the server utility eitherbefore or after you install the
hostagent. Theregistration feature of the server utility will be disabled
and the host agent will be used to register the server’s NICs or iSCSI
HBAs to the storage system.
Note: Prior to revision 6.22.20 of the server utility,you could not install the host
agentand server utility on the same server. However,you could install them
ondifferent servers that are connected to the same storage system.
If you do not want to install both applications, but want to use some
of the featuresavailable in the server utility, you can run the server
utility from the server support CD.
If you have anAX -seriesstorage system running Navisphere Express,
you must install the server utility. The host agent is supported only
on CX3-series, CX-series, and AX-series storage systems running
Navisphere Manager.
Table1 describes the differences between the host agent and the server
utility on a server attached to a storage system.
Important:D
ependingon the revision of the server utility, some of the features
listedin Ta ble 1 may not be available.
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