NetApp Storage Active IQ Unified Manager

When a host is discovered with the software instance “NetApp Active IQ Unified Manager”, the NetApp Storage Active IQ Unified Manager pattern is triggered to discover the NetApp system based on the distributed Storage model.

Supported Platforms

Any model supported by Active IQ Unified Manager.

Prerequisites

  • Create a credentials type “REST API with basic authentication” in BMC Discovery by providing the NetApp UM Active IQ user account with read-only privileges.
  • Scan directly the IP address of the NetApp UM Active IQ to discover as Storage device node.

Important

Starting with TKU December 2023, to discover the NetApp UM Active IQ, you only need to use REST credentials. You do not need to provide SSH or Windows credentials.

Discovered Storage Information

Vendor Specific Information

No known vendor specific information.

Limitations

  1. A defect has been identified in NetApp Active IQ manager v9.8 where the aggregate information is partially collected.
  2. When using the NetApp REST storage pattern and the NetApp Active IQ pattern, the same File System nodes might be discovered twice as the keys are different. It is highly recommended to either use the NetApp REST pattern or the NetApp Active IQ pattern to avoid duplication of File System nodes.
  3. Some attribute values are not set in NetApp Active IQ pattern when compared to NetApp REST based pattern.  See the list of missing attributes below:

NetApp Cluster

BMC Discovery

NetApp UM Active IQ - Missing Attributes

NetApp Cluster

Storage System Group

Serial

NetApp Node

Storage Processor

Firmware, Memory

NetApp Qtree

File System

Quota

NetApp LUN

Storage Volume

Thinly Provisioned

Port

Network Interface

Duplex, Negotiation

 

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