Adding the first storage system

Ops Center Administrator Getting Started Guide
Version
11.0.x
Audience
anonymous
Part Number
MK-99ADM000-20
You must onboard a storage system before you can start using Ops Center Administrator.
  • Ops Center Administrator needs access to all resource groups on the storage system so that the workflows function correctly. Verify that the user name used to onboard a storage system in Ops Center Administrator has access to all custom resource groups and meta resource groups.
  • To receive storage systems alerts in Ops Center Administrator, the storage system must be set to SNMPv3. If storage systems have SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c settings configured, you can still manage them, but alert information is not shown in Ops Center Administrator. To receive alerts from these storage systems, you must change the SNMP setting to SNMPv3, and restart the Ops Center Administrator service so that the Ops Center Administrator server is added as an SNMP trap destination.
  • To get alerts from two or more VSP G1x00, VSP F1500 storage systems, enable Use a unique SNMP engine ID for all VSP G1x00 and VSP F1500 as described in "Edit Advanced System Settings wizard" in the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G1x00 and F1500 System Administrator Guide.
  1. On the Ops Center Administrator dashboard, click the Storage System tile and then click the plus sign (+) to add a storage system.
  2. Enter values for the following parameters in the Onboard Storage System window:
    IP Address:
    • VSP One Block: Enter the service IP address (IPv4) for the target storage system.
    • All other VSP storage systems:
      • Storage system with an SVP: Enter the IP address (IPv4) of the external SVP for the target storage system.
      • Storage system without an SVP: Enter the GUM IP address (IPv4) of the controller for the target storage system.
    User name and password:
    Log in as a user who has administrator privileges on this storage system. For example, you can log in with the username maintenance.
    Note: If the storage system has a virtual SVP, you can specify the SVP access port number following the IP address in the IP address field. The syntax is IP-address:Port-number.
  3. Click Submit.
  4. (Optional) Onboard other storage systems.

The Jobs tab is updated with a job called Create Storage System. If you are adding multiple storage systems, there is a job for each one.

Wait a while for Ops Center Administrator to add the storage system, then refresh the Jobs tab to verify that the storage system has been onboarded.

  • Verify the storage system initial settings.
  • Create parity groups.
    Note:
    • Parity groups for the following storage systems are created outside of Ops Center Administrator by a service representative:
      • VSP 5000 series
      • VSP G1x00 or VSP F1500
    • You cannot create or modify parity groups for VSP One Block using Ops Center Administrator, but you can view them.

      To create or modify parity groups for configuring a pool, you must use VSP One Block Administrator. The pool configuration workflow in VSP One Block Administrator automatically handles the parity groups setup. For a detailed procedure, see "Creating a pool" in the Ops Center Administrator User Guide.