Adding multiple instances of SMI-S providers

You can connect to multiple instances of SMI-S providers to monitor any of your storage systems that connect to IBM Storage Insights Pro by SMI-S provider. Multiple instances can provide redundancy in collecting data from storage.

Before you begin

Download the SMI-S providers that are required for your storage systems and install on multiple servers. For a list of the versions of SMI-S providers that are required for supported storage systems, see IBM Spectrum Control interoperability matrix for storage systems. Connect the instances to your storage systems. Add your storage systems to IBM Storage Insights Pro.

1. To add another instance of an SMI-S provider to connect to your block or file storage systems, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems, or Resources > File Storage Systems.
2. Click Add Storage Systems.
3. Click the icon for the storage system that you want to add.
4. Enter the connection information for the SMI-S provider instance and click Next.
   The new instance of the SMI-S provider is enabled for data collection.
5. Repeat steps 1-4 to add additional instances of the SMI-S provider.