Running an inventory to detect file systems

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After you add a file system to IBM Storage® Protect Plus, an inventory to detect volumes, drives, and mount points is run automatically. The inventory detects, lists, and stores the file system resources that are found on the selected host, and makes the data available for protection with IBM Storage Protect Plus.

Before you begin

Ensure that you added the file system to IBM Storage Protect Plus. For instructions, see Adding a file system.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation panel, expand Manage Protection > File Systems.
    Tip: To add file systems to the Servers pane, follow the instructions in Adding a file system.
  2. Click Run Inventory.

    When the inventory is running, the text changes to show Inventory In Progress. You can run an inventory on any available file system server, but you can run only one inventory process at a time.

    To view the job log, go to Jobs and Operations. Click the Running Jobs tab, and look for the newest Application Server Inventory log entry.

    Completed jobs are shown on the Job History tab. You can use the Sort By list to sort jobs based on start time, type, status, job name, or duration. Use the Search by name field to search for jobs by name. You can use asterisks as wildcard characters in the name. If the job is not displayed, adjust the Job History Period to a longer time interval.

  3. Click a server name to open a view that shows the volumes, drives, and mount points that are detected for that server. If any entries are missing from the Servers list, check your file systems and rerun the inventory. In some cases, certain entries are marked as ineligible for backup; hover over the entry to reveal the reason why.
    Tip: To return to the list of servers, click the Servers hypertext.