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<h1>Configuring the HP Storage Manager agent &gt; general settings</h1>

<p>Use this action to configure The HP Storage Manager agent general settings,
  including the base port for the agent and console. The agent can log events
  to the operating system event log, sound an alarm when an event occurs, and
  broadcast events to users. If you enable event broadcasting, agents on Windows
  machines will display pop-up alert dialogs when events occur. On Linux machines,
  a message will be broadcast to all connected console processes using the 'wall'
  command.</p>
<p>You can adjust the agent general settings with the following steps:</p>
<ol>
  <li>In the &quot;HP Storage Manager Agent&quot; window, click the <b>General
    settings</b> tab.<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>In the Agent base port number field, enter the port number for the HP Storage Manager agent and console. The default port is 34571.<br>
    <br>
    <b><img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"> Note: </b>For accessing
    remote systems, the HP Storage Manager uses four consecutive ports starting
    from the base port: 34571, 34572, 34573, and 34574. If your system has a conflict
    with these ports, change the base port to a different port number.<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>To log events to the operating system event log, click <strong>Save events
    in OS event log</strong>. <br>
    <p><b><img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"> Note: </b> You can
      use the <a href="aagntel.htm">View agent event log</a> option to view the
      event log. You can also use <a href="cagntcfg.htm">operating system administration
      tools</a> to view the event log.<br>
    </p>
  </li>
  <li>To broadcast events to users, click <strong>Broadcast events to logged-in
    users</strong>.<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>Select the check box to enable or disable the alarm. When a degraded or
    fatal event occurs in the RAID subsystem, the HP Storage Manager agent triggers
    an alarm, if enabled.<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>If you enabled the alarm, adjust the length of time (in seconds) between
    alarms. The default is 300 seconds (5 minutes).<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>Click <b>Save changes</b>.<br>
    <br>
  </li>
  <li>Restart the HP Storage Manager for the settings to take effect.</li>
</ol>
<p><b><img src="images/note.gif" width="15" height="17"> Note: </b> To load settings
  from the HP Storage Manager agent <a href="cagntcfg.htm">configuration file</a>,
  click <strong><img src="images/agtrfrsh.gif" width="129" height="21" align="absbottom"></strong>.
  Use this option if you change settings in the configuration file while the agent
  is running. If you change the port number, you must stop and restart the agent
  for the change to take effect.<br>
</p>
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<h2>More information</h2>
<ul>
  <li><a href="cagntcfg.htm">Configuring the HP Storage Manager agent</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="aagntel.htm">Viewing the HP Storage Manager agent event log</a></li>
</ul>

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