NetApp E-Series Storage Systems
NetApp E-Series storage systems are discovered through NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy, which is either embedded or installed independently on a Windows or Linux Server. The pattern discovers the NetApp E-Series storage systems’ entities by scanning the storage device or the host on which the NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy is installed.
As part of routine discovery, when the NetApp SANtricity Embedded System Manager is encountered, a NetApp E-Series storage device node is automatically added to the BMC Discovery infrastructure. The management software is interrogated to discover any storage entities that it is managing. Once discovered, the storage entities are modeled in BMC Discovery.
Supported Platforms
- NetApp E-Series.
Prerequisites
The NetApp SANtricity Web Services need to be installed and configured to allow BMC Discovery to scan and discover NetApp E-Series storage systems’ entities.
Accessing the Embedded NetApp SANtricity Web Services
The following information is required to access the NetApp SANtricity Web Services:
- Credential Type (RESTful Web API with basic authentication)
- SANtricity System Manager IP address.
- Username and password that are used to access to the SANtricity System Manager
The configuration of the NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy differs according to the operating system running on the host:
Configuring the NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy on a Windows Host
Configure the Discovery Windows proxy to connect to the Windows host.
- Configure credentials for the Windows Host.
- Configure the RESTful Web API with basic authentication credentials:
- Windows Host IP address.
- Login and Password that will be used for the connection to the proxy.
- Protocol HTTP.
Configuring the NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy on a Linux Host
Configure SSH Credentials for the Linux Host
- Configure the RESTful Web API with basic authentication credentials:
- Linux Host IP address.
- Login and Password that will be used for the connection to the proxy.
- Protocol HTTP.
Configuring the HTTPS Port for the Appliance
An HTTPS port needs to be configured to allow BMC Discovery to run REST requests:
- Log in to BMC Discovery with Tideway credentials.
- Run the tw_options command and enter the system password to view the default port setting variable and its values (Default value of the variable is HTTPS_PORTS = [8443]).
- Run the tw_options HTTPS_PORTS=8443, 8080, 443 command and enter the system password when prompted to set the HTTPS port.
Limitations
No limitations.
Vendor Specific Information
None.
Discovered Storage Information