Storage as a Service dashboard

Use the Storage as a Service (STaaS) dashboard as the single pane of glass into your STaaS environments to identify capacity usage, potential shortages, and billing overages so you can keep your operations running smoothly.

To access the STaaS dashboard, click Dashboards > Storage as a Service. A list of the environment is displayed. Double-click the environment that you want to view.

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The Storage as a Service dashboard is included with IBM® Storage Insights Pro. After you purchase a STaaS performance plan, select the IBM FlashSystem® and DS8000® storage systems for that plan. Then, simply add the storage systems for monitoring in IBM Storage Insights Pro and access the dashboard to view information your STaaS environment.

An IBM Technical Account Manager (TAM) can assist you with get started viewing the dashboard and monitoring your STaaS environment.

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With IBM Storage Insights Pro, you can use the STaaS dashboard to get those key insights at a glance:
  • Start of changeGet a birds-eye view of your STaaS environments. For each of environment, you can quickly see its storage system family, tier (performance plan), committed base capacity, total usable capacity, month-to-date usage and overages, and number of storage systems.End of change
  • View easy-to-understand charts that visualize your capacity usage, base capacity, and any overages that require additional billing during the current and previous months.
  • Identify any spikes in capacity usage or overages and see when they occurred.
  • View your used and remaining available capacity to help forecast your storage needs.
  • Start of changeView your 75% (IBM Storage FlashSystem) or 85% (DS8000) of your usable capacity.End of change
  • View the list of storage systems that provide storage to a STaaS environment. With a click, view the details of each storage system, including its configuration, status, capacity, and performance.
  • Use the dashboard to analyze your upcoming storage needs and compare it to the current base capacity of your STaaS environment and any overages that occurred. Start of changeThen, check your used capacity to see if exceeds 75% (IBM Storage FlashSystem) or 85% (DS8000) of your usable capacityEnd of change. Use this information to help determine if more storage might be needed to avoid unexpected shortages.
  • Define alerts so that you are automatically notified when your capacity meets certain thresholds. Use these notifications to be made aware of STaaS environments that require your attention.
  • Create reports to easily share information about your STaaS environments with colleagues.

For more information about the STaaS dashboard, see Monitoring Storage as a Service.