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By default, the asset, capacity, and configuration metadata that is collected from storage systems is refreshed every 24 hours. For Dell EMC Unity storage systems, performance metadata is collected at a default collection interval of 5 minutes, while for other Dell EMC storage systems, the collection interval for performance metadata is 15 minutes.
Use the following information to add storage systems so that they can be monitored and that metadata can be collected, analyzed, and presented in the GUI. You can add Unity storage systems by connecting directly to them. You can add other models of Dell EMC storage systems by connecting to the SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler that manages those storage systems.
Add Dell EMC Unity storage systems
- Connection details
- The IP addresses or host names that you use to connect to the Dell EMC storage systems. Depending on what is supported in
your environment, you can enter an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) or IPv6 address. If you enter
an IPv6 address, the preferred representation is written as eight groups of four hexadecimal digits.
Example: 2001:DB95:0000:1234:0000:0000:5678:ABCD. Tip: You can use a comma or a space to separate IP addresses or host names.
- User Name and Password
- The account credentials that are required to connect to the Dell EMC storage system. The role or user group that is assigned to the user name must have the appropriate privileges to monitor the data that is collected and, if required, to change the frequency of the data collection schedules. Learn more about the role requirements for the user name.
Add other Dell EMC storage systems
Step 1
SMI-S providers are required to connect to other types of Dell EMC storage systems. To add Dell EMC VMAX, VNX, or VNXe models, first download and configure Dell EMC SMI-S Provider or Dell EMC Solutions Enabler. Learn more about Solutions Enabler and SMI-S Provider. For a list of the versions of SMI-S Provider and Solutions Enabler that are required for supported Dell EMC storage systems, see Dell EMC support page.
Step 2
- SMI-S Provider host name or IP address
- The IP address or host name of the server where the SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler that communicates with the storage systems is installed. Depending on what is supported in your environment, you can enter an Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) or IPv6 address. If you enter an IPv6 address, the preferred representation is written as eight groups of four hexadecimal digits. Example: 2001:DB95:0000:1234:0000:0000:5678:ABCD.
- User Name and Password
- The account credentials that are required to connect to SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler. The role or user group that is assigned to the user name must have the appropriate privileges to monitor the data that is collected and, if required, to change the frequency of the data collection schedules. Learn more about the role requirements for the user name.
- Advanced
- Expand Advanced to set the optional protocol, port, and namespace for
SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler.
- Protocol
- The version of the cim-xml protocol, http or https.
- Port
- The port on which SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler is listening. By default this port is 5989 for a secure connection and 5988 for an unsecured connection. For more information about the ports that are available, see the documentation for SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler.
- Namespace
- This namespace within SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler allows for accessing the CIM Interop
Schema (including the class instances of the Server Profile) and determines how IBM Storage Insights
Pro interacts with
SMI-S Provide or Solutions Enabler when retrieving information.
Check the documentation for SMI-S Provider or Solutions Enabler or contact the storage system vendor to ensure that you use the most current namespaces.
When the storage system is added, asset, capacity, and configuration metadata for block storage and file storage, and performance metadata for block storage is collected, analyzed and presented in the GUI.