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How DXmanager Uses DXadmind

DXadmind is installed on each host as part of the Directory package. DXadmind is a background process that runs on each host that contains a DSA. DXmanager uses DXadmind to communicate with the DSAs. The DXadmind on each host collects information for DXmanager and manages the DSAs on that host on behalf of DXmanager.

This means that DXmanager must have access to the DXadmind on every directory host, and each DXadmind must trust DXmanager.

DXadmind collects the following information and sends it to DXmanager:

• SNMP statistics and traps for each DSA on the host
• The state of each DSA on the host (running, stopping, stopped, or unknown)
• The version of the configuration file on the host
• Whether the configuration file on the host has been tampered with

DXadmind can take the following actions when DXmanager requests them:

• Control the DSAs on the host (starting, stopping, and reinitializing)
• Deploy the configuration from DXmanager, and update the hosts' configuration to match the new configuration from DXmanager