Administering storage systems

Go to the pages for adding and administering the storage systems that you want to monitor. You can add and remove storage systems, edit the properties, test the connection, update the user credentials to connect to storage systems, and open the GUI for the storage systems that you added for monitoring.

Table 1. Add and administer the storage resources that you add for monitoring
Actions Navigation

Add the storage systems that you want to monitor.

  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems or File Storage Systems or Object Storage Systems or Unified Storage Systems.
  2. Click Add Storage System.

View notifications of Call Home events on the storage system Learn more
  1. Go to the details page for the storage system for which you want to view Call Home events. For example, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, then click View Details.
  3. Click Notifications in the General section.

View recommended actions for the storage system Learn more
  1. Go to the details page for the storage system for which you want to view recommended actions. For example, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, then click View Details.
  3. Click Recommended Actions in the General section.

Set which alert policy manages a storage system Learn more
  1. Go to the details page for the storage system for which you want to set the policy. For example, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, then click View Details.
  3. Click Alerts in the General section.
  4. Click Set Policy from the Policy Actions menu.

To set the alert policy for multiple storage systems, go to Configuration > Alert Policies. Double-click the policy, click the resources tab, then click Edit Resources.

Create an alert policy from the alert definitions and notification settings in a storage system

  1. Go to the details page for the storage system from which you want to create the policy. For example, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, then click View Details.
  3. Click Alerts Definitions in the General section.
  4. Click Create Policy from the Policy Actions menu.

View or modify the alert policy that manages a storage system

  1. Go to the details page for the storage system whose policy you want to view. For example, go to Resources > Block Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, then click View Details.
  3. Click Alerts in the General section.
  4. Click View Policy from the Policy Actions menu.

Test the connection with the storage system that you added for monitoring.

  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems, File Storage Systems, or Object Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, and click Test Connection.

Update the user name and password that is used to authenticate with the storage system that you added for monitoring. You can also change the host name or IP address.
  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems, File Storage Systems, or Object Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one of the storage systems, and click Modify Connection.

Access the management GUI or the element manager for the storage system.
  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems, File Storage Systems, or Object Storage Systems.
  2. Click Launch Storage System GUI.
Add or change the location and custom tag property settings for multiple storage systems.
When you open the Edit Properties property notebook, the properties can have the following values:
  • If the property is blank, it means that the storage systems that were selected have different values assigned to that property. For example, the storage systems have different locations.
  • If the selected storage systems have the same value for a property, the value is shown.
  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems, File Storage Systems, or Object Storage Systems.
  2. Click Edit Properties.

Remove one or more of the storage systems that you added for monitoring.

  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems or File Storage Systems or Object Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one or more of the storage systems, and click Remove Storage System.

Stop or restart data collection for one or more storage systems.

  1. From the Resources menu, click Block Storage Systems, File Storage Systems, or Object Storage Systems.
  2. Right-click one or more of the storage systems, and click Data Collection > Stop Data Collection or Data Collection > Restart Data Collection.