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NAS device models

This section describes simple and complex NAS device models.

Simple NAS devices

To model a NAS device in a simple scenario, you can represent the NAS device by using the BMC_ComputerSystem class. Set the PrimaryCapability attribute of the class to Storage.

The following figure shows a simple NAS device model:

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Remote mounted file systems

When a virtual machine mounts a file system from a network-attached storage (NAS) device, model the file system by using the BMC_RemoteFileSystem class.

You can model the file system on the NAS device by using the BMC_LocalFileSystem class. You can relate the remote file system to the local file system by using the MOUNTEDON relationship. You can create an association between the remote file system and the computer system by using the HOSTEDFILESYSTEM relationship.

You can model various logical storage components in the NAS device by using the BMC_LogicalDisk class and the BMC_ResourcePool class.

The following figure illustrates an example of a virtual machine accessing a NAS device. 

RemoteFileSystem.png




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