IBM Spectrum Scale data source connections

You can create an IBM Spectrum Scale data source connection, scan a data source, and manually initiate a scan.

Tip: If the data source connection is used by the ScaleILM application to tier data by using IBM Spectrum® Archive, the host setting of the IBM Spectrum Scale connection must specify one of the IBM Spectrum Archive nodes. For more information, see Tiering data by using ScaleILM application.

IBM Spectrum Discover supports the following method of scanning IBM Spectrum Scale data sources:

Automated scanning: A data source connection is defined on IBM Spectrum Discover, including details of how to connect to the IBM Spectrum Scale system. IBM Spectrum Discover connects to the IBM Spectrum Scale system by using these details, scans the file system and sends the details back to IBM Spectrum Discover. For more information, see Prerequisites for automated scanning.