NetApp Data ONTAP ETL for TrueSight Capacity Optimization

This topic contains the following sections:

• • Compatibility details
  • Prerequisites
  • 
    Deploying the ETL module
  • Configuring the ETL module
  • Post-configuration steps
  • Lookup details

Compatibility details

BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v10.7

NetApp Filers

• In 7-mode (traditional mode): By default, all NetApp storage filers with Data ONTAP 7.3.3 (certified version)
• In C-mode (cluster mode): By default, all NetApp storage filers with Data ONTAP 8.3 (v8.3P1 has been certified)

Data ONTAP

We recommend using Data ONTAP version 8.3. The following versions of Data ONTAP are however supported:

• In 7-Mode (traditional mode): Data ONTAP 7.3.3
• In Cluster-Mode: Data ONTAP 8.3

Prerequisites

Before installing NetApp Data ONTAP ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity, you must ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

Deploying the ETL module

Complete the following steps to deploy the ETL Module:

1. Navigate to Administration > SYSTEM > Maintenance.
2. Verify the installation status of the already uploaded packages. If their status is "READY" or "RUNNING", wait for the installation to complete before proceeding.
3. At the bottom of the Maintenance page, locate the Upload patch or additional package file section.
4. Click Browse.
5. Locate and select the ETL installation package.
6. Click Upload.
7. Read the Overview and click Next to continue.
8. Read and accept the End User License Agreement.
9. Select the server on which the operation must be executed; that is the server on which the package will be saved. Click Proceed to continue.

10. A successful installation will result in a green line in the Additional Packages table.

    Note

     In case of unsuccessful outcome (e.g. a yellow WARNING line), click the  icon to inspect the deployment log.

Configuring the ETL module

Complete the following steps to configure an ETL service and add it as an ETL task to extract capacity and performance metrics:

1. Navigate to Administration > ETL & SYSTEM TASKS > ETL tasks.
2. In the ETL tasks page, under the Last run tab, click Add > Add ETL. The Add ETL page is displayed.
3. In the Run configuration tab, in the ETL module property, select Storage - NetApp Data ONTAP Extractor Service.
   

4. Specify values for the common and advanced properties that are listed under the expandable tabs. To view or configure advanced properties, click Advanced. For details about the common properties, see Common configuration properties. The following table lists the properties that are specific to the NetApp Data ONTAP ETL module:
   
   

   • Basic
   • Advanced

   
   

   Note

    Basic properties that are displayed by default in the Add ETL page are the most common properties that you can set for an ETL.

   Property	Description
   Connection settings
   Hostname	Hostname of the NetApp Filer in Cluster Mode or the IP address of the first controller in 7-Mode.
   Port	Port number to connect to the NetApp Filer (Default: 443).
   Connect As	Username to connect to the NetApp Filer.
   Password	Password to connect to the NetApp Filer.
   Partner Hostname	Partner hostname or IP address of the second controller of the NetApp Filer (7-mode only).
   Transport Protocol	Transport protocol used to connect to the NetApp Filer (for HTTP, the default port is 80; for HTTPS the default port is 443).
   ETL additional settings
   Entity types	This property allows you to specify the terminology to be used for entity types. Select: Storage - Vendor Agnostic (Recommended) if you are using several storage ETLs and the Storage Capacity Views and Reports for TrueSight Capacity Optimization. NetApp Specific Terminology if you want your entity types to use the NetApp terminology. Please note that this configuration is not compatible with the Storage Capacity Views and Reports for TrueSight Capacity Optimization and requires NetApp Capacity Views for TrueSight Capacity Optimization to be installed to benefit from the data analysis functionalities. This configuration should therefore only be selected if you are not using other storage ETLs.
   Shares	This property allows you to fine-tune the creation of shares entities in the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization environment. For more information, refer to the section "Customizing Volumes and Shares Monitoring" below.
   Volumes	This property allows you to disable or enable volumes monitoring and fine-tune the creation of volume entities in the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization environment. For more information, refer to the section "Customizing Volumes and Shares Monitoring" below.

   
   

   Note

    To view or configure Advanced properties, click Advanced. You do not need to set or modify these properties unless you want to change the way the ETL works. These properties are for advanced users and scenarios only.

   Property	Description
   Collection level
   Levels up to	By default, extended level metrics are not imported by the ETL. To import them, you will have to customize the collection level and set it to [4] Extended. For more information about Aging Class Mapping, refer to the topic Adding and modifying metric profiles.

    

5. Click Save. You are returned to the Last run tab under the ETL tasks page.

1. Validate the results in simulation mode: In the ETL tasks table under ETL tasks > Last run, locate your ETL (ETL task name), click  to run the ETL.
   • OK: the ETL executed without any error in simulation mode.

1. • WARNING: The ETL execution returned some warnings in simulation mode. Check the ETL log.
   • ERROR: The ETL execution returned errors and was unsuccessful. Edit the active Run configuration and try again.

1. Switch the ETL to production mode: Perform the following steps:
   1. In the ETL tasks table under ETL tasks > Last run, click the ETL under the Name column.
   2. In the Run configuration table in the ETL details page, click  to edit the active Run configuration.
   3. In the Edit run configuration page, navigate to the Run configuration expandable tab and set Execute in simulation mode to No.
   4. Click Save.

1. Locate the ETL in the ETL tasks table and click  to run it, or schedule an ETL run.
   After you run the ETL, or schedule the ETL for a run, it will extract the data from the source and transfer it to BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization database. You can see the entity hierarchy in the left Navigation pane, under Workspace.

Post-configuration steps

• Testing the connection to the NetApp Data ONTAP API
• Customizing volumes and shares monitoring
• Running the Extractor Service task
• Setting the collect frequency

Testing the connection to the NetApp Data ONTAP API

The ETL relies on NetApp Data ONTAP API to collect information about NetApp Filers. Because some connectivity issues may exist and cause the ETL to fail, it is highly recommended to test the connection to this specific component. The procedure is as follows:

1. Download the troubleshooting tool from EPD.
2. Run the command java –jar <Troubleshooting_Tool_Name.jar> to launch the tool.
3. Enter the information required to connect to the system and click Test Connection.
4. Wait for the test to complete.
5. If a connectivity issue is detected, an error message will appear. In this case, the issue encountered does not concern the ETL. Check your configuration to diagnose the source of the issue.
6. Click Save As to export the connection test results into a txt file.

Customizing volumes and shares monitoring

Discovering volumes and/or shares and collecting their performance metrics are resource-intensive actions that can create extra workload on the system. To reduce the system resource consumption, administrators can disable or enable the volumes and/or shares monitoring at will and fine-tune the creation of volume and/or share entities into the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization environment.

The following metrics are no longer collected and displayed in the console when volumes monitoring is disabled:

To customize volumes and shares monitoring

1. Edit the NetApp Data ONTAP ETL Run Configuration.
2. Expand the ETL additional settings menu.

3. From the Shares/Volumes pull-down lists, select one of the following options:

   Option	Result
   Disabled	Volumes/Shares are not discovered. Volumes/shares-related metrics are not loaded in the console. Note Use this configuration if the number of volumes/shares to manage significantly slows down the system performance. Disabling the volumes/shares monitoring prevents the discovery of volumes and consequently does not allow the ETL to collect, save or process their data. Note that the calculation of metrics for other sources may be impacted.
   Collected for metric computation (Default)	All volumes/shares are discovered and their metrics are collected and processed. Volumes/shares-related metrics are not loaded in the console. Note Use this configuration if you wish to collect and process volume/shares-related metrics without loading this information in the console. The collected data will however be used to calculate metrics for other sources, when required. This will reduce the resource consumption of your system.
   Collected and Imported	All volumes/shares are discovered and their metrics are collected and processed. Volumes/shares-related metrics are saved in the database, processed and loaded in the console. Note Use this configuration if your system is powerful enough to manage all the volumes to monitor.

4. Click Save.

Running the Extractor Service task

Setting the collect frequency

Lookup details

NetApp Data ONTAP ETL for TrueSight Capacity Optimization defines the following lookup fields: