NetApp Storage (SNMP) Discovered Information
This page details the storage information collected for each of the supported NetApp Storage Systems discovered via SNMP in your IT infrastructure.
Note that the pattern based on SNMP is still available but has limitations. We strongly recommend that you use the NetApp Storage System (REST API) pattern. Refer to the following documentation pages for details:
Storage Systems Information
To access the collected information for NetApp Storage systems:
From the Home page, locate the Quick View section and click the Storage System icon to display the list of the discovered storage systems.
In the Storage System list, double-click the NetApp storage system you wish to access.
The table below lists the System Storage Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Storage System Information | Description |
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Name | The name of the storage system. |
Type | The type name of the storage system. |
Client Access Types | The ways in which a client host can access the storage that this system is providing (NAS). |
Vendor | The storage system vendor. |
Model | The model name. |
Software Version | The version number of the software. |
Serial Number | The storage system serial number. |
Total Disk Space | The total available space in the storage system in bytes. |
Hardware in Use (Hardware Container) | List of Hardware Containers for the storage system. |
Total Oversubscribed Capacity | Total space oversubscribed in the storage system. |
Storage Device | Link to the storage device page. |
Storage Processors | Link to the storage processors page. |
Cluster / Group | The name of the cluster/group related to the storage system. |
File Systems | Displays the number of related file systems (NetApp Volumes / Qtrees). This is also a link to the File Systems List page. To see the file systems page, click the corresponding table row. |
IPv4 Addresses | List of IPv4 addresses used by the storage system. |
Network Interfaces | List of the network interfaces related to the storage system. |
System Id | The identifier of the storage system. |
Hardware Container Information
A Hardware Container in BMC Discovery is a node that regroups all the available information about the discovered hardware components for a storage system.
To access the collected information for hardware containers click the Hardware Container link available from the Storage System page.
The table below lists the Hardware Container Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Hardware Container | Description |
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Name | The name of the hardware container. |
Type | The type of the hardware container:
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Model | The model name of the hardware container. |
Serial Number | The hardware container serial number. |
Hardware Vendor | The name of the hardware container manufacturer. |
Storage Systems | For Main System Chassis type only — Link to the storage system(s) related to the hardware container. |
Disk Drives | The list of the disk drives that are grouped in the hardware container. |
Pattern | Link to the related pattern information. |
Storage Device Information
A Storage device in BMC Discovery represents an NetApp storage chassis that has been discovered via an SNMP query. This section provides information about the Storage Device.
To access the collected information for storage devices, click the Storage Device link available in the Storage System page.
The table below lists the Storage Device Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Storage Device Information | Description |
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Name | The name of the storage device. |
Vendor | The storage device vendor. |
Model | The model name of the storage device. |
Virtual | Indicates whether or not the storage device is virtual. |
Serial Number | The storage system serial number. |
OS Class | The operating system class. |
OS Type | The operating system type. |
OS Version | The version of the operating system. |
OS Vendor | The operating system version. |
Storage System Group | The storage system groups for this storage device. This is also a link to the Storage System Groups page. |
Storage Systems | List of the storage systems for this storage device. This is also a link to the Storage Systems page. |
Inference | The discovery access history for the storage device. |
Storage Processors Information
This section provides information about the storage processors managing data transfer for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for storage processors:
- Click the Infrastructure tab, and then the Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
- Select a storage system from the list.
- Click a Processor Identifier name in the Storage Processors section.
The table below lists the Storage Processors Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Storage Processor Information | Description |
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Processor Identifier | The processor identifier. |
Vendor | The hardware vendor. |
Model | The model name. |
Description | The model description. |
Serial | The serial number of the processor. |
Firmware | The firmware version of the processor. |
Memory | The amount of memory available for the processor (Gib). |
Storage System | The name of the storage device. This is also a link to the Storage System page. |
Uuid | The Universally Unique Identifier of the processor. |
Front End FC Ports | List of the front-end FC Ports for this processor. |
Storage System Groups Information
This section provides information about the storage system group for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for the storage system group, click the Storage System Group Link in the Cluster / Group section available from the Storage System page.
The table below lists the Storage System Group Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Storage System Group Information | Description |
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Name | Name of the storage system group. |
Type | The type of the storage system group. |
Storage Systems | The storage system(s) related to the storage system group. This is also a link to the Storage System page. |
Storage Device | The storage device related to the storage system group. This is also a link to the Storage Device page |
Storage Pools | The storage pool(s) related to the storage system group. This is also a link to the Storage Pool page |
IPv4 Addresses | The IPv4 addresses used by the storage system group. |
Storage Volumes Information
This section provides information about the NetApp LUNS (modeled as storage volumes in BMC Discovery) for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for storage volumes:
- Click the Storage Volumes link available in the Storage System page.
- In the Storage Volumes list, double-click the storage volume you wish to access.
The table below lists the Storage Volumes Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Storage Volume Information | Description |
Volume ID | The ID of the storage volume. |
Name | The name of the storage volume. |
NAA ID | The Network Address Authority ID. |
Thinly Provisioned | Indicates whether the volume is thinly provisioned or not. For example, if the volume is not thinly provisioned, it displays No. |
Visible Capacity | The visible capacity of the storage volume. |
Consumable Capacity | The consumable capacity of the storage volume. |
Block Size | The block size of the storage volume. |
Number of Blocks | The number of blocks of the storage volume. |
Consumable Blocks | The number of consumable blocks of the storage volume. |
Mapped | Indicates whether or not the storage volume is mapped. |
Serial | The serial number of the storage volume. |
Initiator Group | The NetApp initiator group to which storage volume is associated to. |
Virtual Disks | This is the list of Virtual Disk drivers consuming this volume, if any. |
Storage System | The name of the storage system for this storage volume. This is also a link to the Storage Systems page. |
Storage Consumers | Name of the storage connections related to the storage volume. This is also a link to the Storage Connection page. |
Disk Drives Information
The total number of disk drives associated with a storage entity is displayed on the Storage System page.This section provides information about the disk drives for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for disk drives, click the disk drive you wish to access from the Hardware Container page,
The table below lists the Disk Drives Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Disk Drive Information | Description |
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Name | The name of the disk drive. |
Type | The type of disk drive. |
Speed | The speed of disk drive in RPMs. |
Size | The size of the disk drive in bytes. |
Vendor | The name of the disk drive vendor. |
Role | The role of the disk drive. For example RAID or Spare. |
Current State | The current state of the disk drive. |
Model | The model of the disk drive. |
Serial Number | The serial number of the disk drive. |
Position | The position of the disk in the enclosure |
Hardware Container | Name of the hardware container for this disk drive. This is also a link to the Hardware Container page. |
File Systems Information
This section provides information about the NetApp Volumes (modeled as File Systems in BMC Discovery) for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for file systems, click the File System link available in the Storage System page.
The table below lists the File Systems Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
File System Information | Description |
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Filesystem Name | The name of the file system. |
Alternative Filesystem Names | The file system aliases names. |
Kind | The file system kind. |
Type | The file system type. |
Size | The file system size in bytes. |
Used | The space used on the file system in bytes. |
Used Percentage | The percentage of space used on the file system. |
Free | The space available on the file system in bytes. |
Free Percentage | The percentage of free space available on the file system. |
Thinly Provisioned | Indicates whether the file system is thinly provisioned or not. For example, if the file system is not thinly provisioned, it displays False. |
Storage System | Name of the storage system for this file system. This is also a link to the Storage Systems page. |
Encryption | Indicates whether or not the encryption is activated for the file system. |
Front End FC Ports Information
This section provides information about the front-end fiber channel ports transmitting data for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for Frond End Fibre Channel Ports:
- Click a Processor Identifier name in the Storage Processors section of the Storage System page.
- Click a Port Name in the Front End FC Ports section.
The table below lists the Front End FC Ports Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Front End FC Port Information | Description |
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Port Name | The name of the front end FC port. |
WWPN | The world wide port name of the port. |
Role | The role of the FC port. |
Type | The front end FC port type. |
State | The front end FC port state. |
Speed (Gb/s) | The front end FC port speed (in Gbit/s). |
FCP topology | The topology of this port. |
Storage Processor | The storage processor for this port. This is also a link to the Storage Processor page. Refer to the Storage Processors Information section for details. |
Exposed Volumes | List of storage volumes exposed via this port. |
Vserver | Name of the secure virtual storage server related to this port. |
Home Port | Identifier of the home port. |
Uuid Home Node | Universally unique identifier (UUID) of the home node. |
IP Addresses Information
This section provides information about the IP addresses used by the storage system.
To access the collected information for the IP addresses, click the IP Address Link of the Storage System page.
The table below lists the IP Address Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
IP Address Information | Description |
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IP Address | The IP address of the storage system node. |
Type | The type of IP address (IPV4 or IPV6). |
Broadcast Address | The broadcast address within the subnet. |
Network Interface | The network interface related to the IP address. |
Storage System | The storage system related to the IP address. |
Subnet | The sub-networks for the IP address. |
Interface Aliases | The name of the interface aliases for the IP address. |
Virtual Server | The name of the virtual server related to the IP address. |
Network Interface Information
This section provides information about the network interface.
To access the collected information for network interfaces, click the Network Interface link available in the Storage System page.
The table below lists the Network Interface Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Network Interface Information | Description |
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Interface Name | The name of the network interface. |
MAC Address | The unique identifier assigned to the network interface. |
Speed (Mbps) | The speed of the network interface. |
Duplex | Indicates the duplex mode status (half or full). |
Negotiation | Indicates the link speed negotiation mode. By default, this option is set to AUTO for auto-negotiation. |
Storage Device | The storage device related to the network interface. |
ifindex | The network interface Index identifier. |
Storage Connection Information
A Storage connection represents a connection between a storage client (a host using the storage) and a storage volume. The same connection may be linked to multiple volumes representing the client's visibility of multiple storage volumes. The volumes shown are only those that the client is permitted to access. This section provides information about the Storage Connection for the selected storage volume.
To access the collected information for storage connections:
- Click the Infrastructure tab, and then the Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
- Select a storage system from the list.
- Click the Storage Volumes related link in the Storage Volumes section to display a list of the storage connections associated to the selected volume.
- Select a Storage Volume from the list.
- Click a Connection Name in the Storage Consumers section.
Storage Connection Information | Description |
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Connection Name | The name of the connection. |
Connection Type | The type of storage connection. |
Connection Value | A unique identifier for the storage consumer using this connection. |
Storage Volumes | The name of any storage volumes visible to the host using this connection. |
Consumer Fibre Chanel Port | Information on the Fiber channel port on the host using this connection. |
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