Tivoli Storage Resource Manager is based upon a three-tier architecture: a UI component, a Server component, and an Agent component.
- Deploy the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Agent components on all of the servers where you want to monitor storage and storage activity. The agents collect statistics about your storage and send that information to the centralized Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Server.
- The Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Server:
Receives information from the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Agent(s) and saves that information in the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Enterprise Repository. The Enterprise Repository is where all of your storage information and usage statistics are stored. All Agent and UI access to the central repository is done via a series of calls and requests made to the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager Server.
Receives user requests made in the Tivoli Storage Resource Manager UI and retrieves the requested statistical information from the central repository. Users can then use this information construct and view reports.
- The Tivoli Storage Resource Manager UI allows users to make requests for information and then generate/display reports based on that information.