What function does the storsrvd daemon support?

The storsrvd daemon is the core Dell EMC Solutions Enabler server process. Its primary function is to run on a management host and listen on a designated TCP/IP port for incoming connections from SYMAPI clients. These clients can be local or remote symcli commands or any application built using the SYMAPI library. Once a session is established, storsrvd receives, authenticates, and processes these management requests, forwarding them to the appropriate PowerMax/VMAX storage array for execution. It acts as the central service broker for all SYMAPI-based storage management activities.

A. This describes a high-level management task performed by SYMAPI commands (e.g., symcg, symdg), which use the storsrvd daemon, but it is not the daemon's fundamental function.
B. The daemon uses gatekeeper devices for in-band communication with the array, but it does not perform the management of the gatekeepers themselves.
C. This describes a function of SRDF (Symmetrix Remote Data Facility) technology. The storsrvd daemon is used to issue commands that manage replication, but it does not provide the consistency mechanism.

1. Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Version 9.2 Installation Guide, Page 21, "Solutions Enabler Daemons": "The storsrvd daemon is the Solutions Enabler server daemon. It listens for incoming SYMAPI client sessions."

2. Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Version 9.2 Command Line Interface User Guide, Page 611, Appendix A "Solutions Enabler Daemons": "The storsrvd daemon is the Solutions Enabler server daemon. It listens for incoming SYMAPI client sessions. The storsrvd daemon is started by the stordaemon startup script."

3. Dell EMC Solutions Enabler Version 9.2 Release Notes, Page 10, "Daemons": "storsrvd: The main Solutions Enabler daemon that listens for SYMAPI client requests."