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Agent-Less Versus Agent-Based Data Collection: Select the Best Approach for Your Environment

Overview Storability Global Storage Manager (GSM) software is an ESRM solution that provides centralized visualization of the entire heterogeneous storage environment. The GSM software architecture is flexible enough to leverage both agent-based and agent-less data collection methods, depending upon the type of information required and available interfaces to the device or application. This paper explains agent-based and agent-less communication, and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of each data collection method.

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Publisher	Storage Technology	File Format	PDF
Date Published	April 2005	Downloads	8
Format	White Papers
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