Configuring IBM Storage Virtualize for Public Cloud for monitoring

IBM Storage Virtualize is a software-defined storage solution that has been proven for years in SAN Volume Controller and the IBM® Storwize family. IBM Storage Virtualize for Public Cloud extends that solution to a hybrid-cloud or cloud-based model, where servers, storage, and network infrastructure are delivered in a public cloud environment. It can be deployed on either IBM® Cloud or Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud infrastructures.

With IBM Spectrum Control, you can view the capacity, space usage, and performance of your IBM Storage Virtualize for Public Cloud storage systems. Other monitoring features, such as alerting, health checking, advanced analytics, and reporting are also supported.

Before you can add an IBM Storage Virtualize for Public Cloud storage system for monitoring, you must ensure that IBM Spectrum Control can connect to it. To enable a connection, you can use the site-to-site VPN IPSec tunnel that exists between the on-premises environment and the IBM Spectrum® Virtualize for Public Cloud storage systems.