The function of the Multiple Device Manager (MDM) co-server is to discover components and relationships in Storage Management Initiative Specification (SMI-S) storage subsystems.
The MDM co-server discovers the following components and relationships:
An MDM DB2 database is located with the co-server. Device Manager creates inventory objects in the DB2 database. The DB2 database includes tables for each device type. Association information is also maintained in an association table.