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Hardware Container node

A HardwareContainer is a single physical device which contains multiple hosts, network devices and other components. For example, a blade enclosure which is discovered via a management controller, or a hyper-converged device containing compute and storage.

Blade enclosures are typically hardware containers which contain a number of physical hosts, a management controller, and various network modules such as network and/or SAN switches.

Hardware Container nodes always have a relationship to the Pattern node corresponding to their maintaining pattern.

Where a computer is logically partitioned into a number of hosts, as opposed to containing physically separate devices, the Host-Container-node is used.

Hardware Container Lifecycle

Hardware containers are created and maintained by patterns. The details of how they are maintained depend on the nature of the hardware container. The following section describes the general scenarios in which a Hardware Container is created, updated or removed.

Creation

When a chassis management controller is discovered, this is modeled as a Management Controller node. The creation of a Management Controller node triggers an additional pattern which creates the Hardware Container node and collects additional information on the contents of the enclosure, and triggers further patterns to relate the components (physical hosts, a management controller, and various network modules such as network and/or SAN switches).

Update

When a Management Controller node is updated, the related Hardware Container is updated accordingly.

Removal

A Hardware Container node is removed when it no longer contains any hosts and it no longer has an associated Network Device or management controller.

Attributes of the HardwareContainer node

The attributes of the HardwareContainer node are described in the following table:

UI Name
Attribute Name and Type		Description 
Type
type : string 		Type of hardware container
Hardware Vendor
vendor : string 		Hardware vendor
Model
model : string 		Hardware model
Serial Number
serial : string 		Serial number
Not shown in UI
#asset_tag : string 		Dell Asset tag
Key
key : string 		Globally unique key
Name
name : string 		Primary name
Short Name
short_name : string 		Short name
Description
description : string 		Description of the element
URL
url : string 		URL for information about the element
Business Continuity Critical
business_continuity_critical : boolean 		If true, element is critical to operation of the business
Supported by 3rd Party
third_party_support : boolean 		True if the element is supported by a third party
Synonyms
synonyms : list:string 		Other names for the element
External Identifiers
external_ids : list:string 		Identifiers for this element in other systems
Cloud Identifier
cloud_id : string 		Unique cloud identifier

Relationships of the HardwareContainer node

The relationships of the HardwareContainer node are described in the following table:

UI Name Relationship Description 
Cloud Services Member:
Collection:
Collection:
CloudService 		Cloud Services this Hardware Container is a member of
Hardware Containers Container:
Containment:
Contained:
HardwareContainer 		Hardware Containers contained in this Hardware Container
Hardware Container Contained:
Containment:
Container:
HardwareContainer 		Containing Hardware Container
Storage System Contained:
Containment:
Container:
StorageSystem 		Containing Storage System
Hardware Components Container:
Containment:
Contained:
HardwareComponent 		Hardware Components contained in this Hardware Container
Disk Drives Container:
Containment:
ContainedDrive:
DiskDrive 		Disk Drives contained in this Hardware Container
Tape Drives Container:
Containment:
ContainedDrive:
TapeDrive 		Tape Drives contained in this Hardware Container
Details ElementWithDetail:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail 		Details belonging to this Hardware Container
Hardware Details ElementWithDetail:
Detail:
Detail:
HardwareDetail 		Hardware Details belonging to this Hardware Container
Category ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Category 		Category
Storage Systems Provider:
HardwareUse:
Consumer:
StorageSystem 		Storage Systems using this Hardware Container
Host Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
Host 		Hosts that are within this Hardware Container
Management Controller Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
ManagementController 		Management Controllers that are within this Hardware Container
Network Device Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
NetworkDevice 		Network Devices that are within this Hardware Container
SNMP Managed Device Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
SNMPManagedDevice 		SNMP Managed Devices that are within this Hardware Container
Storage Device Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
StorageDevice 		Storage Devices that are within this Hardware Container
Storage System Members HostContainer:
HostContainment:
ContainedHost:
StorageSystem 		Storage Systems that are within this Hardware Container
Location ElementInLocation:
Location:
Location:
Location 		Location of this Hardware Container
Maintaining Pattern Element:
Maintainer:
Pattern:
Pattern 		Pattern maintaining this Hardware Container
Managed by Contained Software Instance ManagedElement:
Management:
Manager:
ContainedSoftwareInstance 		Contained Software Instance that manages this Hardware Container
Managed by Management Controller ManagedElement:
Management:
Manager:
ManagementController 		Management Controller that manages this Hardware Container
Managed by Network Device ManagedElement:
Management:
Manager:
NetworkDevice 		Network Device that manages this Hardware Container
Managed by SNMP Managed Device ManagedElement:
Management:
Manager:
SNMPManagedDevice 		SNMP Managed Device that manages this Hardware Container
Managed by Software Cluster ManagedElement:
Management:
Manager:
SoftwareCluster 		Software Cluster that manages this Hardware Container
Managed by Software Instance ManagedElement:
Management:
Manager:
SoftwareInstance 		Software Instance that manages this Hardware Container
Business Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
BusinessOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective
IT Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
ITOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective
Support Manager OwnedItem:
Ownership:
SupportOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for the support of this element
Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
Person 		The owner of this element
Hardware Reference Data Hardware:
ReferenceData:
ReferenceData:
HardwareReferenceData 		Hardware Reference Data corresponding to this Hardware Container
Hardware Support Details ElementWithDetail:
SupportDetail:
HardwareDetail:
SupportDetail 		Hardware Support Details for this Hardware Container
Attachments AttachmentContainer:
Attachment:
Attachment:
Attachment 		A file attached to this element
Category ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Category 		Category
Family ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
Family 		Family
Lifecycle Status ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
LifecycleStatus 		Lifecycle Status
Recovery Time ElementInCategory:
ElementCategory:
Category:
RecoveryTime 		Recovery Time
Location ElementInLocation:
Location:
Location:
Location 		Location of this Managed Element
Business Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
BusinessOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from a business perspective
IT Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
ITOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for this element from an IT perspective
Support Manager OwnedItem:
Ownership:
SupportOwner:
Person 		The person or owner responsible for the support of this element
Owner OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
Person 		The owner of this element
Organizational Unit OwnedItem:
Ownership:
Owner:
OrganisationalUnit 		Organizational Unit that this Managed Element belongs to

 

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