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<h1>Using the HP Storage Manager agent</h1>
<p>The HP Storage Manager agent includes the following components:</p>
<ul>
  <li>Notification Manager</li>
  <li>Email Notification Manager</li>
  <li>Task Manager</li>
  <li>General settings</li>
</ul>
<p> Because the agent runs as a background process, it uses less memory resources
  than the HP Storage Manager console. However, the HP Storage Manager agent is
  useful in the following situations:</p>
<ul>
  <li> The agent can relay events to any HP Storage Manager console installed on
    the local system or on a remote system. As events occur, the agent sends the
    events to each remote system. Use the <a href="mnmmain.htm">Notification Manager</a>
    from the agent console to add systems to the agent destination list.<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>The agent can notify users by email when events occur on the local system.
    Use the <a href="msmtpmai.htm">Email Notification Manager</a> to add recipients
    to the email notification list. <br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>The agent can run maintenance tasks on a regular basis, such as a <a href="cldmigra.htm">logical
    drive migration</a> or <a href="csynchld.htm">synchronization</a>. Use the
    <a href="mtskmain.htm">Task Manager</a> to manage scheduled tasks. <br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>The agent can log events to the operating system event log, sound an alarm
    when an event occurs, and broadcast critical or fatal events to users. Use
    the <a href="aagntgs.htm">General settings</a> from the agent console to configure
    these settings.<br>
    <br>
    <img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"><b> Note:</b> HP Storage Manager also logs events to a log file. Each component of the agent (except
    for the Task Manager) has its own log file.<br>
  </li>
</ul>
<p>The HP Storage Manager agent monitors and generates events for critical or fatal
  problems in the HP Storage Manager configuration every 5 seconds. These changes include,
  but are not limited to: </p>
<ul>
   <li>failed drives</li>
  <li>S.M.A.R.T. drives</li>
  <li>Failed battery</li>
  <li>Failed or degraded logical devices</li>
  <li>Failed controllers</li>
  <li>Enclosure problems</li>
  <li>Non-warranted drives. An event is sent at startup, console connection, and
    every 30 days<br>
  </li>
</ul>
<h2>More information</h2>

<ul>
  <li><a href="cagntcfg.htm">Configuring the HP Storage Manager agent</a></li>
  <li><a href="aagntgs.htm">Configuring the HP Storage Manager agent general settings</a></li>
  <li><a href="cagentst.htm">Starting the HP Storage Manager agent</a></li>
  <li><a href="cvragent.htm">Verifying that the HP Storage Manager agent is running</a></li>
  <li><a href="mnmmain.htm">Using the Notification Manager</a></li>
  <li><a href="msmtpmai.htm">Using the Email Notification Manager</a></li>
  <li><a href="mtskmain.htm">Using the Task Manager</a></li>
  <li><a href="aagntel.htm">Viewing the HP Storage Manager agent event log (action)
    </a> </li>
</ul>

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