Using NetApp Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization
This topic describes all the operations that can be performed on the NetApp Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization:
- Displaying Overview tables
- Customizing Overview tables
- Filtering information
- Viewing detailed information
Displaying Overview tables
Quick links are available from the HA Pairs/Clusters and Aggregates details page to easily access the following overviews:
- VFilers/Vservers Overview (HA Pairs/Clusters details page only)
- Aggregates Overview (HA Pairs/Clusters details page only)
- Volumes Overview
- LUNs Overview
Customizing Overview tables
Several metrics are available by default in the Overview tables but you can choose to show/hide some to better suit your needs.
This section lists all the metrics available. Metrics marked with an asterisk are hidden by default.
Metrics Available in the HA Pairs/Clusters Tab
Column | Description | Statistics consolidation function and time resolution |
|---|---|---|
Updated* | Date and time of the latest update. | Latest day |
Name | Name of the HA Pair/Cluster. | n/a |
Model | Model of the HA Pair/Cluster. | n/a |
Size (TB) | Overall size of the component in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Capacity (TB) | Total capacity in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Subscribed Capacity (TB) | Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) for all volumes in the HA Pair/Cluster. | Average on the latest day |
Available Capacity (TB) | Capacity not consumed in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (TB) | Capacity not consumed in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (%) | Percentage of capacity actually consumed. | Average on the latest day |
Number of Ports* | Total number of ports. | n/a |
Bandwidth (Gb/s)* | Data transfer rate in Gigabytes per second. | n/a |
Bandwidth Utilization | Amount of bandwidth currently in use by the port. | Average on the last 30 rolling days |
Metrics Available in the vFilers/Vservers Tab
Column | Description | Statistics consolidation function and time resolution |
|---|---|---|
Updated* | Date and time of the latest update. | Latest day |
Name | Name of the vFiler/Vserver. | n/a |
NetApp System Name | Name of the NetApp System. | n/a |
Filer Type | Type of filer. | n/a |
Number of Volumes | Number of volumes in the vFiler/Vserver. | n/a |
Capacity (GB) | Total capacity in Gigabytes. | n/a |
Consumed Capacity (GB) | Capacity actually consumed in Gigabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (%) | Percentage of the filer subscribed capacity that has been actually consumed by the host. | Average on the latest day |
CPU Utilization (%) | Percentage of used CPU. | Average on the latest day |
Metrics Available in the Aggregates Tab
Column | Description | Statistics consolidation function and time resolution |
|---|---|---|
Updated* | Date and time of the latest update. | Latest day |
Name | Name of the Aggregate. | n/a |
NetApp System Name | Name of the NetApp System. | n/a |
Size (TB) | Overall size (in Terabytes) of the component. | Average on the latest day |
Capacity (TB) | Total capacity in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Subscribed Capacity (TB) | Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) for all Volumes. | n/a |
Available Capacity (TB) | Capacity not consumed in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (TB) | Capacity actually consumed in Terabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (%) | Percentage of capacity actually consumed. | Average on the latest day |
Over Commitment (%) | Percentage of overcommited space consumed by the volume. | Average on the latest day |
Metrics Available in the Volumes Tab
Column | Description | Statistics consolidation function and time resolution |
|---|---|---|
Updated* | Date and time of the latest update. | Latest day |
Volume Name | Name of the volume. | n/a |
NetApp System Name | Name of the NetApp System. | n/a |
Volume Type | Type of the volume. | n/a |
State | State of the NetApp. | n/a |
Space Guarantee | Space allocated for a volume from its containing aggregate--whether the space is preallocated for the entire volume or for only the reserved files or LUNs in the volume, or whether space for user data is not preallocated. | Average on the latest day |
Size (GB) | Overall size of the component in Gigabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Capacity (GB) | Total capacity in Gigabytes. | n/a |
Available Capacity (GB) | Capacity not consumed in Gigabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Available Capacity (%) | Percentage of capacity not consumed. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (GB) | Capacity actually consumed in Gigabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (%) | Percentage of the volume subscribed capacity that has been actually consumed by the host. Will be typically less than 100% for thin volumes. Will be exactly 100% for all traditional volumes. Can be greater than 100% when the NetApp system saves additional metadata that are not taken into account in the volume's capacity. | Average on the latest day |
Metrics Available in the LUNs Table
Column | Description | Statistics consolidation function and time resolution |
|---|---|---|
Updated* | Date and time of the latest update. | Latest day |
Name | Name of the LUN. | n/a |
NetApp System Name | Name of the NetApp System. | n/a |
Aggregate Name | Name of the Aggregate. | n/a |
Volume Name | Name of the Volume. | n/a |
Mapped | Indicates whether the LUN is mapped or unmapped. | n/a |
Time Since Last Activity (Days) | Number of days since the last read or write operation has been observed on the monitored LUN. | n/a |
Host Visible Capacity (GB) | Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i.e. subscribed capacity) in Gigabytes. | n/a |
Consumed Capacity (GB) | Capacity actually consumed in Gigabytes. | Average on the latest day |
Consumed Capacity (%) | Percentage of the LUN subscribed capacity that has been actually consumed by the host. Will be typically less than 100% for thin LUNs. Will be exactly 100% for all traditional LUNs. Can be greater than 100% when the NetApp system saves additional metadata that are not taken into account in the LUN's capacity. | Average on the latest day |
Filtering information
This section describes the advanced filters available to only display the information that is most important to you.
Filtering information by domain
To filter information by domain:
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the HA Pairs/Clusters, vFilers/Vservers, Aggregates, Volumes, or LUNs tab.
- Locate the Domain filter.

- Click
to display the domains available. - Click the required domain.
Filtering information by NetApp system
To filter information by NetApp system:
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the vFilers/Vservers, Aggregates, Volumes, or LUNs tab.
- Locate the NetApp System filter.

- Click the required NetApp system.
Filtering information by mapping status
To filter information by mapping status:
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the LUNs tab.
- Locate the Mapped / Not Mapped filter.

- Select the required option.
Viewing detailed information
Detailed information are available for HA Pair/Cluster, aggregate, volume, and LUNs.
Viewing HA Pair/Cluster details
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the HA Pairs/Clusters tab.

- Click a HA Pair/Cluster to display its details.
- On this page, you can read:
- configuration data. The information displayed depends on the configuration data metrics available for the entity. They are described in the NetApp Data ONTAP ETL User Documentation.

the Storage summary which provides the following information:

Storage summary
Description
Size
Overall size of the HA Pair/Cluster.
Capacity
Total capacity in Terabytes.
System and Parity
Total amount of storage dedicated to the HA Pair/Cluster and data parity (in Terabytes).
Consumed Capacity
Capacity actually consumed in Terabytes.
Available in Storage Pools
Raw space available for creating aggregates.
Available for Storage Pools
Sum of capacity not consumed in all storage pools.
Subscribed Capacity
Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) for all volumes.
the Controllers Overview which provides the following information:

Column
Description
Statistics consolidation function and time resolution
Name
Controller name.
n/a
Number of Ports
Total number of ports.
n/a
the Ports Overview which provides the following information:

Column
Description
Statistics consolidation function and time resolution
Name
Port Name.
n/a
Controller Name
Name of the controller connected to the port.
n/a
Type
Type of port.
n/a
Address
Port address.
n/a
Bandwidth (Gb/s)
Data transfer rate in Gigabytes per second.
n/a
the Disks Overview which provides the following information

Column
Description
Statistics consolidation function and time resolution
Name
Disk name.
n/a
Model
Disk model.
n/a
Type
Type of disk.
n/a
RPM
Disk speed in revolutions per minute.
n/a
Size (GB)
Overall size in Gigabytes.
n/a
- configuration data. The information displayed depends on the configuration data metrics available for the entity. They are described in the NetApp Data ONTAP ETL User Documentation.
Viewing aggregate details
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the Aggregates tab.

- Click an aggregate to display its details:

- On this page, you can read:
- the configuration data. The information depends on the configuration data metrics available for the entity. They are described in NetApp Data ONTAP ETL User Documentation.
the Storage Summary:
Storage summary
Description
Capacity
Total capacity.
Consumed Capacity
Capacity actually consumed.
Available Capacity
Capacity not consumed.
Subscribed Capacity
Sum of the host visible capacity.
Viewing volume details
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the Volumes tab.

- If needed, filter the information displayed.
- Click a specific volume to display its details.
- On this page, you can read:
- the configuration data. The information depends on the configuration data metrics available for the entity. They are described in the NetApp Data ONTAP ETL User Documentation.
the Storage summary:
Storage summary
Description
Capacity
Total capacity.
Consumed Capacity
Capacity actually consumed.
Available Capacity
Capacity not consumed.
- the data traffic from IO (Operations/s) graph.
quotas information:
Column
Description
Statistics consolidation function and time resolution
Updated*
Date and time of the latest update.
Latest day
Type
Type of quota.
n/a
ID
User ID, UNIX group name.
n/a
Tree
Qtree to which the quota is applied.
n/a
Used (MB)
Capacity actually used by the quota.
Average on the latest day
Hard Limit (MB)
Disk space limit applied to hard quotas.
Average on the latest day
Soft Limit (MB)
Disk space limit applied to soft quotas.
Average on the latest day
Threshold (MB)
Disk space threshold.
Average on the latest day
Files Used
Total number of files used.
Average on the latest day
Files Hard Limit
Hard limit on files as specified in the /etc/quotas file of the storage system.
Average on the latest day
Files Soft Limit
Soft limit on files as specified in the /etc/quotas file of the storage system.
Average on the latest day
Viewing LUN details
- Access the NetApp Systems view:
- In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All views available are displayed.
- In the Storage category, click NetApp Systems.
- Click the LUNs tab.

- If needed, filter the information displayed.
- Click a specific LUN to display its details.
- On this page, you can read:
- the configuration data. The information depends on the configuration data metrics available for the entity. They are described in the NetApp Data ONTAP ETL User Documentation.
the Storage summary:
Storage summary
Description
Host Visible Capacity
Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i.e. subscribed capacity).
Consumed Capacity
Capacity actually consumed.
- the data traffic from the Transfer Rates (Bytes/sec) and IO (Operations/s) graphs.