NetApp SolidFire Storage Discovered Information


This page details the storage information collected for each of the supported models of NetApp SolidFire Storage Systems discovered in your IT infrastructure.

Storage Systems Information

To access the collected information for NetApp SolidFire 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 NetApp SolidFire storage system you wish to access.

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

Storage System Information

Description

Name

The name of the storage system (FQDN or DNS).

Type

The type 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 name of the storage system model.

Serial Number

The serial number of the storage system.

Software Version

The version number of the software.

Contained Hardware

The name of the hardware container (node) for the storage system.

Total Disk Space

The total available space in the storage system in bytes.

Total Capacity

The total capacity of the storage system.

Total Consumed Capacity

The total space consumed in the storage system.

Percentage Consumed

Percentage of the space consumed in the storage system.

Total Available Capacity

The total capacity available for storage in the storage system.

Total Oversubscribed Capacity

The total space oversubscribed in the storage system in bytes.

Storage Device

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

Disk Drives

Displays the number of related disk drives. This is also a link to the Disk Drive List page. To see the disk drive page, click the corresponding table row. Refer to the Disk Drives Information section for details.

Cluster/Group

Link to the storage system group page. Refer to the Storage System Group Information section for details.

IPv4 Addresses

List of IPv4 addresses used by the storage system.

Network Interfaces

List of the network interfaces related to 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.

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

Hardware Container

Description

Name

The name of the hardware container (FQDN or DNS).

Type

The type of the hardware container:

  • Main System Chassis are containers directly attached to the storage system that regroup Expansion Chassis containers and/or provide access to the discovered hardware components metrics.
  • Expansion Chassis containers are part of a Main System Chassis container and provide access to the discovered hardware components metrics.

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 System

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.

Storage System Members

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

Pattern

Link to the related pattern information.

Storage Device Information

This section provides information about the storage device of the storage system.

To access the collected information for storage devices, click the Storage Device link available in the Storage System page

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

Storage Device Information

Description

General Details


Name

The name of the storage device (FQDN or DNS).

Vendor

The storage device vendor.

Virtual

Indicates whether the device is virtual or not.

Identity


Serial Number

The local Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the host.

Operating System


OS Class

The operating system class.

OS Type

The operating system type.

OS Version

The operating system version.

OS Vendor

The operation system vendor.

Infrastructure


Storage System Group

Link to the storage system group page. Refer to the Storage System Group Information section for details.

Storage Systems

Link to the storage system page. Refer to the Storage System Information section for details.

Inference

The discovery access history for the storage device.

Storage System Group Information

This section provides information about the storage system group of the storage system.

To access the collected information for storage system groups, click the Cluster/Group link available in the Storage System page

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

Storage System Group

Description

Name

The name of the storage system group.

Type

Type of the storage system group

Total Capacity

The total capacity of the storage system group.

Total Consumed Capacity

The total space consumed in the storage system group.

Total Available Capacity

The total space available in the storage system group.

Storage Systems

Displays the related storage systems. This is also a link to the Storage System List page. To see the storage system page, click the corresponding table row. Refer to the Storage Systems Information section for details.

Storage Device

Displays the related storage device. This is also a link to the Storage Device page. Refer to the Storage Volumes Information section for details.

Storage Volumes

Displays the related storage volumes. This is also a link to the Storage Volume List page. To see the storage volume page, click the corresponding table row. Refer to the Storage Volumes Information section for details.

Storage Volumes Information

This section provides information about the storage volumes for the selected storage system.

To access the collected information for storage volumes:

  1. To access the collected information for storage volumes, click the Storage Volumes link available in the Storage System page.
  2. In the Storage Volumes list, double-click the storage volume you wish to access.

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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.

Type

The type of the storage volume.

NAA ID

The Network Address Authority ID.

Mapped

Indicates whether or not the storage volume is mapped.

Visible Capacity

The visible capacity of the storage volume (in GiB).

Consumed From Pool

The capacity consumed from the storage pool related to the storage volume (in GiB).

Consumable Capacity

The consumable capacity in the storage volume (in GiB).

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.

Storage System Group

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

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

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 link available in the Storage System page.

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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.

Vendor

The name of the disk drive vendor.

Model

The model of the disk drive.

Serial Number

The serial number of the disk drive.

Chassis Serial

The serial number of the chassis.

Number

The number identifying the disk drive in the storage system.

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.

Hardware Container

Name of the hardware container (node) for the disk drive. This is also a link to the Hardware Container page. Refer to the Hardware Container Information section for details.

Storage Connections 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 a Storage Connection link available from the Storage Consumers section of the Storage Volume page. 

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The table below lists the Storage Connections information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.

Storage Connection Information

Description

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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