Storage Collection node

A node to represent a collection of Storage.

Storage Collection node lifecycle

The following section describes the scenarios in which a Storage Collection node is created, updated or removed.

Storage Collection nodes are created and updated in exactly the same way as Host nodes.

A Storage Collection node is removed in one of the following ways:

Manually, by selecting the necessary Storage Collection node, and picking Destroy from the Actions list.
Explicitly by the pattern that created it. See Removal in the Pattern Language guide.
If the evidence for a Storage Collection is not seen on a scan then the node is removed by reasoning. This is an Authoritative Removal type, see Authoritative Removal.

The attributes and relationships on a Storage Collection node are described in the tables below.

UI Name Attribute Name and Type	Description
Type `type string`	Type of Storage Collection.
Vendor `vendor string`	Vendor.
Name `name string`	The name that the StorageCollection is known by.
Not displayed in UI `key string`	Globally unique key.
Description `description string`	Description of the StorageCollection. Legacy attribute not currently used. Can be used by patterns if desired.
Not displayed in UI `url string`	URL for information about the StorageCollection. Legacy attribute not currently used. Can be used by patterns if desired.
Not displayed in UI `business_continuity_critical boolean`	If true, the StorageCollection is critical to operation of the business. Legacy attribute not currently used. Can be used by patterns if desired.
Not displayed in UI `third_party_support boolean`	If true, the StorageCollection is supported by a third party. Legacy attribute not currently used. Can be used by patterns if desired.
Not displayed in UI `synonyms string`	Other names by which this StorageCollection is known. Legacy attribute not currently used. Can be used by patterns if desired.

The relationships on a Storage Collection node are described in the table below.

UI name	Relationship	Description
Used by Host	`StorageCollection: Storage: Storage: Host: Host`	Host with Storage.
Used by MFPart	`StorageCollection: Storage: Storage: Host: MFPart`	MFPart with Storage.
Storage	`StorageContainer: StorageContainer: StorageContainment: ContainedStorage: Storage`	Contained in Storage Collection.
Maintaining Pattern	`StorageContainer: Element: Maintainer: Pattern: Pattern`	Pattern that is maintaining this Storage.
Not displayed in UI	`StorageContainer: AttachmentContainer: Attachment: Attachment: Attachment`	A file attached to this element.
Status	`StorageContainer: ElementInCategory: ElementCategory: Category: LifecycleStatus`	The lifecycle status of this element.
Recovery Time	`StorageContainer: ElementInCategory: ElementCategory: Category: RecoveryTime`	The recovery time specified for this element.
Organizational Unit	`StorageContainer: OwnedItem: Ownership: Owner: OrganisationalUnit`	The Organizational Unit that this element belongs to.
Support Manager	`StorageContainer: OwnedItem: Ownership: SupportOwner: Person`	The person responsible for the support of this element.
Business Owner	`StorageContainer: OwnedItem: Ownership: BusinessOwner: Person`	The person responsible for this element from a business perspective.
IT Owner	`StorageContainer: OwnedItem: Ownership: ITOwner: Person`	The person responsible for this element from an IT perspective.