Dell EMC ECS Storage (REST) Discovered Information


This page details the storage information collected for each of the supported Dell EMC ECS Storage Systems discovered in your IT infrastructure.

Storage Systems Information

This section lists the metrics reported for ECS nodes that are represented as Storage Systems.

To access the collected information for Dell EMC ECS Storage systems:

  1. From the Home page, locate the Quick View section and click the Storage System icon to display the list of the discovered storage systems.
  2. In the Storage System list, double-click the Dell EMC ECS storage system you wish to access.

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The table below lists the System Storage Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Storage System Information

Description

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.

Vendor

The storage system vendor.

DNS Domain

The Domain Name System (DNS) of the storage system.

Model

The storage system model name.

Serial Number

The serial number of the storage system.

Software Version

The software version of the storage system.

Total Capacity

The total capacity of the storage system in bytes.

Total Consumed Capacity

The total space consumed in the storage system.

Percentage Consumed

The percentage of space actually consumed in the storage system.

Total Available Capacity

The total capacity available for storage in the storage system.

Total Oversubscribed Capacity

Total space oversubscribed in the storage system.

Available Capacity

The capacity available for storage in the storage system.

Storage Device

Link to the storage device page. Refer to the Storage Devices Information section for details.

Contained Storage Pools

Displays the number of related storage pools. This is also a link to the Storage Pool List page.

Storage Volumes

Displays the number of related storage volumes. This is also a link to the Storage Volume List page.

Disk Drives

The name of the cluster/group related to the storage system.

Containing Storage Pool

The number of related storage pools. This is also a link to the Storage Pool List page.

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.

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The table below lists the Hardware Container Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Hardware Container Information

Description

Name

The name of the hardware container.

TypeThe type of the hardware container (e.g.: ECS Rack).

Serial Number

The hardware container serial number.

Hardware Vendor

The name of the hardware container manufacturer.

Storage System Members

Link to the storage system(s) related to the hardware container.

Maintaining Pattern

Link to the related pattern information.

Storage System Group Information

This section lists the metrics reported for Virtual Data Centers (VDC) that are represented as Storage System Groups.

To access the collected information for storage pools:

  1. Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then click Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
  2. Select a storage system from the list.
  3. Click the Storage Pools related link in the Storage Pools section to display a list of the storage pools associated to the storage system.
  4. Click a Storage Pool in the list and click the related Storage System Group name.

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The table below lists the Storage System Groups Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Storage System Group Information

Description

Name

The name of the storage system group.

Type

The type of the storage system group.

Serial Number

The storage device serial number.

Total Capacity

The total capacity of the storage system in bytes.

Total Consumed Capacity

The total capacity not consumed in the storage system in bytes.

Total Available Capacity

The capacity available for storage in the storage system group.

Storage Pools

Displays the number of related storage pools. This is also a link to the Storage Pool List page.

Collection Information

This section lists the metrics reported for Replication Groups that are represented as Collection.

To access the collected information for Collection:

  1. Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then click Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
  2. Select a storage system from the list.
  3. Click the Storage Pools related link in the Storage Pools section to display a list of the storage pools associated to the storage system.
  4. Click a Storage Pool in the list and click the related Collection name.

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The table below lists the Collection Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Collection Information

Description

Name

The name of the collection.

Type

The type of the collection.

Trigger Count

N/A

Maintaining Pattern

The pattern used to create the software instance.

Storage Pools

Displays a list of related storage pools. This is also a link to the Storage Pool List page.

Storage Namespaces

Displays a list of related storage namespaces. This is also a link to the Storage Namespaces List page.

Storage Namespace Information

This section lists the metrics reported for ECS Namespace that are represented as Storage Namespace.

To access the collected information for storage pools:

  1. Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then click Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
  2. Select a storage system from the list.
  3. Click the Storage Pools related link in the Storage Pools section to display a list of the storage pools associated to the storage system.
  4. Click a Storage Pool in the list, click a Collection name and then click a Storage Namespace name.

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The table below lists the Storage Namespace Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Storage Namespace Information

Description

ID

The unique identifier of the storage namespace.

Type

The type of the storage namespace.

Trigger Count

The name of the storage namespace (must always be provided in lowercase).

Total Objects

The number of Objects related to the storage namespace.

Encryption

Indicates whether the data encryption is enabled (Yes) or disabled (No).

Size

The size of the storage namespace in bytes.

Collection

The list of related collection. This is also a link to the Collection List page.

Storage Device Information

This section lists the metrics reported for ECS nodes that are represented as Storage Device.

To access the collected information for storage devices:

  1. Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then click Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
  2. Select a storage system from the list.
  3. Click the Storage Device link in the Storage Device section.

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The table below lists the Storage Device Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Storage Device Information

Description

Name

The name of the storage device.

Type

The type of the storage device.

Vendor

The storage device vendor.

Model

The model name of the storage device.

Serial Number

The storage device serial number.

OS Class

The operating system class.

OS Type

The operating system type

OS Version

The version of the operating system on the storage device.

OS Vendor

The operating system vendor.

Firmware Version

The version of firmware installed on the storage device.

Infrastructure

The information related to the storage device infrastructure, typically a list of the related storage system groups and storage systems.

Inference

The discovery access history for the storage device.

Storage Pools Information

This section lists the metrics reported for ECS Storage Pools that are represented as Storage Pools.

To access the collected information for storage pools:

  1. Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then click Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
  2. Select a storage system from the list.
  3. Click the Storage Pools related link in the Storage Pools section to display a list of the storage pools associated to the storage system.
  4. Click a Storage Pool in the list.

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The table below lists the Storage Pools Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Storage Pool Information

Description

Pool ID

The ID of the storage pool.

Type

The type of the storage pool.

Name

The name of the storage pool.

Capacity

The usable capacity of the storage pool.

Consumed Capacity

The space actually consumed in the storage pool in bytes.

Percentage Consumed

The percentage of space consumed in the storage pool.

Available Capacity

The total capacity not consumed in the storage pool in bytes.

Oversubscribed Capacity

The total space oversubscribed in the storage pool.

Storage System Group

The name of the storage system group for this storage pool. This is also a link to the Storage System Groups page. Refer to the Storage System Group Information section for details.

Disk Drives Information

This section provides information about the disk drives for the selected storage system.

To access the collected information for disk drives:

  1. Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then click Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
  2. Select a storage system from the list.
  3. Click the Disk Drives related link in the Disk Drives section to display a list of the disk drives associated to the storage system.
  4. Click a Disk Drive in the list.

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The table below lists the Disk Drives Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Disk Drive Information

Description

Name

The name of the disk drive.

Type

The type of the disk drive.

Size

The size of the disk drive in bytes.

Current State

The current state of the disk drive.

Storage System

Name of the storage system for this disk drive. This is also a link to the Storage Systems page.

 

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