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HAT-680 · Question #115

What information is provided by the Hitachi Device Manager Agent to the Hitachi Device Manager server? (Choose three.)

The correct answer is A. WWN B. IP address D. host name. When a Hitachi Device Manager Agent registers with the Device Manager server, it reports host name (D) to identify the managed server, IP address (B) to enable network communication and locate the host on the network, and WWN (A) - the World Wide Name of each HBA - to map the…

Storage System Management Concepts

Question

What information is provided by the Hitachi Device Manager Agent to the Hitachi Device Manager server? (Choose three.)

Options

  • AWWN
  • BIP address
  • Cdomain name
  • Dhost name
  • EMAC address

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    92% (23)
  • C
    4% (1)
  • E
    4% (1)

Explanation

When a Hitachi Device Manager Agent registers with the Device Manager server, it reports host name (D) to identify the managed server, IP address (B) to enable network communication and locate the host on the network, and WWN (A) - the World Wide Name of each HBA - to map the host's Fibre Channel connections to storage resources. These three together give the server everything it needs to manage host-to-storage relationships.

Why C (domain name) is wrong: The agent does not report domain name as a discrete piece of registration data; host name alone serves as the host identifier.

Why E (MAC address) is wrong: MAC addresses are Layer 2 Ethernet identifiers. Device Manager focuses on SAN connectivity (WWN) and IP reachability, not Ethernet hardware addresses.

Memory tip: Think "SAN registration essentials" - Who are you? (WWN), Where are you? (IP address), What's your name? (host name). All three Ws, no domain, no MAC.

Topics

#HDvM agent#WWN reporting#host information#agent-server communication

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