About the Dynamic Multi-Pathing (DMP) event source daemon (vxesd)
The event source daemon (vxesd) is a Veritas Dynamic Multi-Pathing (DMP) component process that receives notifications of any device-related events that are used to take appropriate actions. The benefits of vxesd include:
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Monitoring of SAN fabric events and proactive error detection (SAN event)
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Logging of DMP events for troubleshooting (DMP event)
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On Solaris:
Automated device discovery (OS event)
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Discovery of SAN components and HBA-array port connectivity (Fibre Channel and iSCSI)