Panasas Storage Discovered Information
This page details the storage information collected for the supported Panasas Systems discovered in your IT infrastructure.
- Storage Systems Information
- Hardware Container Information
- File Systems Information
- Storage Devices Information
- Storage System Groups Information
- IPv4 Address Information
- Network Interfaces Information
- Storage Pools Information
Storage Systems Information
To access the collected information for Panasas Storage systems:
- From the Home page, locate the Quick View section and click the Storage System icon to display the list of the discovered storage systems.
- In the Storage System list, double-click the Panasas storage system you wish to access.
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 name of the storage system model. |
Serial Number | The storage system serial number. |
Storage Device | Link to the storage device page. Refer to the Storage Devices Information section for details. |
Hardware Container | The name of the hardware container (node) for the storage system. |
Cluster / Group | The name of the cluster/group related to the storage system. |
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.
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. |
Serial Number | The hardware container serial number. |
Type | The type of the hardware container. |
Model | The model name of the hardware container. |
Hardware Vendor | The name of the hardware container manufacturer. |
Disk Drives | The list of the disk drives that are grouped in the hardware container. |
Pattern | Link to the related pattern information. |
File Systems Information
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The total number of file systems associated with a storage entity is displayed on the Storage System page.This section provides information about the file systems for the selected storage system.
To access the collected information for file systems, click the File Systems link available in the Storage System page.
The table below lists the File Systems Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
File System Information | Description |
|---|---|
Filesystem Name | The name of the file system. |
Kind | The file system kind. |
Type | The type of the file system. |
Used | The space used on the file system in bytes. |
Free | The space available on the file system in bytes. |
Storage System Group | Link to the storage systems group related to the file system. |
Storage Devices Information
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A Storage device in BMC Discovery represents a Panasas Group that has been discovered via an SNMP query. This section provides information about the Storage Device.
To access the collected information for storage devices, click the Storage Device link available in the Storage System page.
The table below lists the Storage Device Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Storage Device | Description |
|---|---|
Name | The name of the storage device. |
Type | The type of the host. |
Vendor | The storage device vendor. |
Model | The model name of the storage device. |
Testing Status | The result of the connectivity test. |
Serial Number | The storage device serial number. |
System Name | The name of the related storage system. |
System Object ID | The unique identifier of the object representing the storage system. |
OS Class | The operating system class. |
OS Type | The operating system type. |
OS Version | The version of the operation system installed on the storage device. |
OS Vendor | The operating system vendor. |
Storage System Group | The name of the storage system group for this storage device. |
Storage Systems | Link to the storage System page. Refer to the Storage Storage Information section for details. |
Inference | The discovery access history for the storage device. |
Storage System Groups Information
A storage system group in BMC Discovery represents a set of multiple physical systems whose storage capacity, computing power are grouped together to behave as on single storage system (cluster).
To access the collected information for storage system groups:
- Select the Infrastructure option in the Explore menu, and then the Storage Systems in the Infrastructure Summary section.
- Select a storage system from the list.
- Click the Storage System Group link in the Cluster/Group section.
The table below lists the Storage System Group 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. |
Storage Systems | The storage systems that make up this group. |
Storage Device | The storage device related to the storage system group. |
Storage Pool | The storage pools related to the storage system group. |
File Systems | The number of related file systems. This is also a link to the File Systems List page. To see the file systems page, click the corresponding table row. |
Storage Pools | The storage pools related to the storage system group. This is also a link to the Storage Pools List page. To see the storage pools page, click the corresponding table row. |
IPv4 Addresses | List of IPv4 addresses used by the storage system. |
IPv4 Address Information
This section provides information about the IPv4 addresses used by the storage system.
To access the collected information for the IPv4 addresses, click the IPv4 Address Link of the Storage System page.
The table below lists the IPv4 Address Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
IPv4 Address Information | Description |
|---|---|
IP Address | The IP address of the storage system node. |
Type | The type of IP address. |
Network Interface | The network interface related to the IP address. |
Storage System | The storage system related to the IP address. This is also a link to the Storage Systems page. |
Network Interfaces Information
This section provides information about the network interfaces of the storage system.
To access the collected information for network interfaces:
- From the Storage System page, locate the Infrastructure section.
- Double-click the Network Interface link you wish to access.
The table below lists the Network Interface Information as discovered and displayed in the BMC Discovery console.
Network Interface Information | Description |
|---|---|
Interface Name | The name of the network interface. |
IPv4 Addresses | List of IPv4 addresses used by the network interface. |
Storage System | The storage system related to the network interface. |
Interface Type | The type of network interface. |
Storage Pools Information
This section provides information about the storage pools for the selected storage system.
This section provides information about the storage pools for the selected storage system.
- To access the collected information for storage pools, click the Storage Pools link available in the Storage System page.
- In the Storage Pools list, double-click the storage pool you wish to access.
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. For example, Concrete. |
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 system in bytes. |
Oversubscribed Capacity | The total space oversubscribed in the storage pool. |
File Systems | The file systems related to the storage system. This is also a link to the File Systems List page. To see the file systems page, click the corresponding table row. |