Summary

This chapter provides an introduction to management concepts by discussing the components of a management system and the role of standards in the realm of management. Certain categories of management applications are then described. The two predominant IP-based management frameworks, ISMF and WBEM, are reviewed and followed by a brief description of SMI-S, call home, Syslog, Accounting, and IPFC. The FC Management Service and its constituent parts are explained. Concluding the FC section is a description of the HBA API, the FC Event Service and management related ELS commands. Finally, two SCSI in-band management techniques, SAF-TE and SES, are examined.