Choosing the managed hosts

Last published : Aug 24, 2026
A typical Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager deployment consists of a Management Server and multiple managed hosts. A managed host is a server that is configured either with or without an agent to become a part of the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager infrastructure. A managed host may be configured to discover the information about servers, storage, Storage Area Network (SAN), and virtualization infrastructure. Once a managed host is configured, it collects the information and transmits this information to Management Server.
For the managed hosts that do not have Storage Foundation or Storage Foundation High Availability, the server information can be discovered in two ways:
  • By installing an agent on the managed hosts
  • By agentless discovery using SSH (for UNIX/Linux hosts) or WMI (for Windows hosts)
    Note: Agentless discovery is not supported on the hosts that have any of the Storage Foundation High Availability products installed on them.
For more information on agent and agentless hosts, see the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager User Guide.
Before you install a managed host, make sure that it meets or exceeds the recommended system requirements.
For more information on choosing a Management Server host, refer to the Veritas InfoScale Operations Manager Hardware and Software Compatibility List (HSCL).
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