An apparatus for automatically linking a drive member of a power source and a driven member of an implement, includes two attachment pieces, one attached to the power source, and the other attached to the implement, and an attachment mechanism for automatically connecting the two attachment pieces whereby the drive member and the driven member are operably coupled. Intelligent, optimal assignment of manageable entities to available agents becomes a formidable task, particularly in a large storage area network. 1wherein R1 is CHCHn or 2, and R2 and R3 each represents H or an alkyl group.