Installing the Hitachi Export Tool

To collect performance data from a Hitachi storage system, you must install the Hitachi Export Tool on the server or virtual machine where IBM Spectrum® Control is installed. If you have many Hitachi storage systems in your environment, you must install the appropriate version of the Export Tool for each model of storage system.

To collect performance metadata, the Hitachi Export Tool requires that the password for connecting to the storage system is temporarily stored as clear text in a file on the server or virtual machine where IBM Spectrum Control is installed. For security reasons, ensure access to that server or virtual machine is restricted to key personnel. The file is automatically deleted after metadata is collected.
  1. Use your Hitachi account to download the Export Tool from the following location: https://knowledge.hitachivantara.com/Knowledge/Storage/How_to_Download_the_Appropriate_Export_Tool_Version_Specific_to_Array_Microcode
    Tip: If you have more than one model of Hitachi storage system, you must download the version of the Export Tool for each model.
  2. To install the tool into the default directory, first create the following directory structure where hitachi_model is the directory name that corresponds to the Export Tool for the model of your storage system.
    Windows™
    Program Files\monitor\export\hitachi_model
    Linux®
    /opt/monitor/export/hitachi_model

    Where hitachi_model is the directory name. See the following table for the directory details.

    Table 1. Hitachi storage system models and export tool directories
    Model Property Name Directory Name
    Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform 5100/5100H/5500/5500H hitachi_5000_ExportToolPath 5000
    Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform E990 hitachi_E_ExportToolPath eseries
    Hitachi VSP G200/400®/600/800 and F400/600/800 hitachi_FGX00_ExportToolPath fgx00
    Hitachi VSP G130/350/370/700/900 and F350/370/700/900 hitachi_FGXX0_ExportToolPath fgxx0
    Hitachi VSP G1000/1500 and F1500 hitachi_FG1X00_ExportToolPath fg1x00
    Hitachi VSP N400/600/800 hitachi_N_ExportToolPath nseries
    Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) hitachi_LegacyVSP_ExportToolPath legacyvsp
  3. Ensure that the Export Tool directory has write permission for users. 
  4. For each Export Tool that you downloaded, open the disk image and extract the tool for your chosen operating system. 
  5. Install the tool into the default directory. 
  6. Optional: If it is not possible to run the Export Tool from the default directory, another directory can be used. However, you must modify the setup.properties file in the DataCollector/conf directory to specify the new location. 

    Modify the hitachi_model _ExportToolPath property for your specific Hitachi storage system as in the following examples for Hitachi VSP G200/400/600/800 and F400/600/800.

    Windows
    hitachi_FGX00_ExportToolPath=C\:\\User1\\HitachiExportTool\\export\\fgx00
    Where folders are separated by \\
    Linux
    hitachi_FGX00_ExportToolPath=/usr/abc/HitachiExportTool/export/fgx00
  7. Optional: If you changed the setup.properties file, save it and then restart the device server.