Configuration Utility: Disk Manager page

Use this page to view the storage subsystems managed by Aperi. You can also run a CIMOM discovery and storage subsystem probe job from this page which are required for storage subsystem provisioning and performance reports.

There are several sections on this page. You can expand or collapse any section by clicking the + or - icon to the left of each section heading. When a section is collapsed, you will see the section heading with a status or status summary.

The top buttons are:

Refresh: Updates the contents of the Configuration Utility.

These are the sections for the Disk Manager page:

Storage Subsystems

The Storage Subsystems section provides information about the storage subsystems that have been discovered through a CIMOM discovery. If a storage subsystem is not shown in the table, the CIM agent for that subsystem needs to be added and a CIMOM discovery needs to be run.

The prerequisite to enabling a subsystem for provisioning and performance monitoring is to run a probe job of the system.

Fields

Subsystem

Name of the storage subsystem.

Label

Label for the storage subsystem.

Type

Type of storage subsystem.

Status

Status of the storage subsystem. The status can be:

Normal: Indicated by a green square icon.
Critical: Indicated by a red circle icon.
Warning: Indicated by a yellow triangle icon.
Unreachable: Indicated by a gray icon.

Buttons

Show Storage Subsystem Details: Displays the Subsystem Details window when a storage subsystem is selected. Links to Disk Manager > Storage Subsystems.
Show Storage Subsystem Asset Report: Displays the storage subsystem asset report when a storage subsystem is selected. Links to Data Manager > Reporting > Asset > By Storage Subsystem.
Storage Topology: Displays the topology for the storage subsystems. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Topology > Storage.

Note: If you do not see a storage subsystem in the table, a CIMOM discovery needs to be run.

CIMOM Discovery

This section provides information about the CIM agents discovered by Aperi. CIM agents are required for the storage subsystems to be discovered. A CIMOM discovery finds all the devices managed by the known CIM agents and gathers basic information about these devices. A CIM agent managing the storage subsystem and CIMOM discovery are required to discover storage subsystems in the environment.

Buttons

Run CIMOM Discovery now: Creates a CIMOM discovery job using all of the defined CIM agents and does not scan the local subnet. The job is run immediately. When you run the job, a pop-up window prompts you for the job name. Enter a job name and click OK. A pop-up window informs you that the job has been submitted. Click OK. The results are displayed when the job has completed. Links to Administrative Services > Discovery > CIMOM > Run Now.
Edit CIMOM Discovery: Opens the Edit CIMOM window so you can edit the CIMOM discovery job information. Links to Administrative Services > Discovery > CIMOM.

Storage Subsystem Probes

This section provides information on subsystem probe jobs. A probe job needs to be run before a storage subsystem can be monitored.

Buttons

Probe Default Storage Subsystem Group Now: Creates a probe job using the default Storage Subsystem Group and all other default values and then runs the job immediately. A pop-up window will prompt you for the job name. Specify a probe job name and click OK. A pop-up window indicates that the job is submitted. Click OK.
A warning dialog will appear, before prompting you for the job name, notifying you that this is not recommended because there are several subsystems known to the system and they are all listed in the default group. This dialog will allow you to continue or cancel this action.
Create Probe: Opens the Create Probe window so you can create and run a probe job. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Monitoring > Probes > Create Probe.

Alerting

This section provides information about alerts. Alert definitions can be created so that you will receive notification when a condition occurs on a storage subsystem, and can take the appropriate action when a certain condition occurs. You can also view a list of the triggering alerts for the storage subsystems.

Buttons

Create Storage Subsystem Alert: Opens the Create Storage Subsystem Alert window so you can create an alert definition. Links to Disk Manager > Alerting > Storage Subsystem Alerts > Create Storage Subsystem Alert.
View Storage Subsystem Alerts: Displays the alert log for the storage subsystems. Links to Aperi Storage Manager > Alerting > Alert Log > Storage Subsystem.