# Using the management station agent

The management station agent is a monitoring agent for network storage. After you add an agent, you can configure the management station to:

- Notify users by email when events occur on the enclosures attached to the management station. Use the Email Notification Manager, from the Management Station Configuration console, to add recipients to the email notification list.
- Prevent unauthorized users from connecting to the management station using its built-in security feature. The management station checks the security list user name and password to ensure that only authorized users can log in. Use the Security Manager, from the Management Station Configuration console, to add users to the agent security list.
- Send SNMP traps. You can receive SNMP traps using any available SNMP management program. Use the SNMP Trap Manager, from the Management Station Configuration console, to add systems to the SNMP traps destination list.

The agent monitors and generates events for critical or fatal problems in the enclosure configuration every 5 seconds. These changes include, but are not limited to:

- defunct drives
- PFA drives
- Failed battery
- Offline or critical logical drives
- Failed controllers
- Enclosure problems
- Non-warranted drives. An event is sent at startup, console connection, and every 30 days

## More information

- Adding a management station agent
- Configuring a management station
- Viewing the management station event log

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