VMware vSAN Storage Systems Discovered Information


This page details the storage information collected for each of the supported models of VMware vSAN Storage systems discovered in your IT infrastructure.

Storage Systems Information

To access the collected information for vSAN 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 vSAN 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.

Access Types

The ways in which a client host can access the storage that this system is providing.

Vendor

The storage system vendor.

Model

The model name.

Software Version

The version number of the software.

Total Capacity

The total capacity of the storage system.

Storage System Group

The name of the Storage System Group related to the storage system.

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:

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

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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 Information

Description

Name

The name of the storage system group.

Type

The type of the storage system group.

Total Capacity

The total capacity of the storage system.

Storage Systems

The storage systems that make up this group.

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.

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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

Name of the storage system group for this file system. This is also a link to the Storage Systems Group page.

 

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