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Starting or Restarting the Host Context Agent
Software
The Host Context Agent software module is the software component that
resides on the server or management station that communicates with the
MD3600i Series storage arrays. The SMagent software automatically starts
after you reboot the host.
Windows
To restart the SMagent software in Windows:
1
Click
Start
Settings
Control Pane
Administrative Tools
Services
.
or
Click
Start
Administrative Tools
Services
.
2
In the
Services
dialog, select
Modular Disk Storage Manager Agent
.
3
If the modular disk storage manager agent is running, click
Action
Stop
then wait approximately 5 seconds.
4
Click
Action
Start
.
Linux
To start or restart the Host Context Agent software in Linux, enter the
following command at the prompt:
SMagent start
The SMagent software might take a little time to initialize. The cursor is
shown, but the terminal window does not respond. When the program starts,
the following message is displayed:
SMagent started.
After the program completes the startup process, text similar to the following
messages is displayed:
Modular Disk Storage Manager Agent, Version 90.02.A6.14
Built Wed Feb 03 06:17:50 CST 2010
Copyright (C) 2009-2010 Dell, Inc. All rights reserved.
Checking device <n/a> (/dev/sg10): Activating
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