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Storage Advisor Embedded User Guide

Version: 93-07-2x; 88-08-12
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-97HM85022-25

Getting started with storage system management
Storage Advisor Embedded overview
Storage system resource configuration
Storage system management workflow
Management client OS and browser requirements
Logging in to Storage Advisor Embedded
If you are unable to log in to Storage Advisor Embedded
Working with security certificates
Website security certificates
Updating the certificate files
Setting up the storage system environment
Installing a software product
Enabling or disabling a license key
Removing a software product
Setting the alert notification
Modifying the login message
Setting up user accounts and permissions
User accounts and permissions
Creating user accounts
Modifying user accounts
Removing user accounts
Changing a user's own password
Using external authentication
Enabling external authentication
Disabling external authentication by the maintenance utility
Configuring storage resources
Workflow for configuring storage resources
Video - Provisioning storage with Hitachi Storage Advisor Embedded
Web console
Configuring drives
Setting up spare drives
Creating a pool
Creating volumes
REST API commands
Getting drive information
Getting information about a specific drive
Setting up spare drives
Creating a pool
Creating a volume
Releasing the spare drive setting
CCI
raidcom get drive
raidcom modify drive
raidcom add dp_pool
raidcom add snap_pool
raidcom add ldev
Configuring a global-active device environment
Workflow for configuring a global-active device environment
Web console
Configuring remote paths
Configuring a quorum disk
Configuring a quorum disk by creating an external volume
Configuring a quorum disk by selecting an external volume
Configuring a quorum disk without using an external volume
Configuring a quorum disk by creating an external volume
Managing remote paths
Adding remote paths
Removing remote paths
Removing remote path groups
Managing quorum disks
Changing the name of the external volume of a quorum disk
Adding external paths to a quorum disk
Removing external paths to a quorum disk
Disabling the quorum disk settings and deleting the corresponding external volume
Disabling the quorum disk settings
Disabling the quorum disk settings and deleting the corresponding external volume
REST API commands
Creating a remote connection
Creating an external volume
Registering information about a quorum disk
Getting external volume information
Getting information about a specific external volume
Changing the nickname of an external volume
Getting information about external parity groups
Getting information about a specific external parity group
Getting information about external path groups
Getting information about a specific external path group
Getting information about a specific quorum disk
Deleting information about a quorum disk
Replicating data
Workflow for creating backup data using snapshots
Workflow for replicating data by using Snap Clone
Web console
Creating snapshots
Creating volumes by using Snap Clone
Checking snapshot and Snap Clone status
Restoring snapshots
Deleting snapshots
REST API commands
Creating a snapshot
Getting snapshot information
Mapping a snapshot
Getting the operating status of snapshots and pools
Restoring a snapshot
Deleting a snapshot
Getting a list of snapshot group names
Getting information about a specific snapshot group
Deleting a snapshot group
CCI
raidcom add snapshot
raidcom map snapshot
raidcom unmap snapshot
raidcom modify snapshot
raidcom get snapshot
raidcom modify snapshot
raidcom delete snapshot
Exporting storage system performance information
Exporting performance data for a volume to a CSV file
Exporting performance data using the Export Tool 2
Checking and changing the collection interval of the performance information
Exporting the performance information
Expanding volumes and pools
Workflow for expanding pool capacity
Workflow for creating additional pools
Web console
Checking the volume capacity
Expanding the volume capacity
Checking the pool capacity
Checking the drives that make up a pool
Expanding the capacity of a pool
Checking data reduction achieved using the capacity saving
REST API commands
Expanding the capacity of a volume
Getting information about a specific pool
Expanding the capacity of a pool
CCI
raidcom get pool
raidcom get dp_pool
raidcom get snap_pool
raidcom get ldev
raidcom extend ldev
Monitoring the storage system
Checking health status
Checking storage system alerts in the maintenance utility
Changing the clock and network settings
Transferring and downloading audit logs
Transferring audit logs to syslog servers
Exporting audit log files stored in the storage system
Managing pools
Web console
Modifying pool settings
Deleting pools
REST API commands
Getting pool information
Getting information about a specific pool
Changing pool settings
Deleting a pool
CCI
raidcom get pool
raidcom get dp_pool
raidcom get snap_pool
raidcom modify pool
raidcom rename pool
raidcom delete pool
Managing servers
Web console
Registering a server
Setting port connections for a server
Modifying server settings
Adding a WWN or iSCSI initiator name to a server
Deleting a WWN or iSCSI initiator name from a server
Modifying iSCSI target names
Deleting a server
Modifying the storage system port settings
Creating volumes and attaching them to a server
Attaching volumes to servers by selecting servers
Attaching volumes to servers by selecting volumes
Checking I/O from the server
Detaching volumes from a server
REST API commands
Getting information about a specific server
Getting server information
Getting setting information for server management
Changing setting information for server management
Registering a server
Attaching a volume to a server
Detaching a volume from a specific server
Changing server settings
Deleting a server
Adding host groups (iSCSI target) to a server
Changing the settings of an iSCSI target
Getting information about iSCSI targets
Getting information about the WWN of an HBA (iSCSI name)
Getting information about the WWN of an HBA (iSCSI name) of a specific server
Adding information about the WWN of an HBA (iSCSI name)
Deleting information about the WWN of an HBA (iSCSI name) from a server
Getting a list of server path information
Getting information about the paths between a server and a specific port
Adding path information to a server
Detaching volumes from a server
Deleting path information from a server
Getting information about iSCSI targets
Getting information about a specific iSCSI target
Changing the settings of an iSCSI target
Getting port information
Getting information about a specific port
Changing port settings
Getting information about the connections between volumes and servers
Getting information about the connection between a volume and a specific server
CCI
raidcom get server
raidcom add server
raidcom delete server
raidcom modify server
raidcom get host_grp
raidcom modify port
Request ID function
Maximum number of acceptable asynchronous commands
Methods for specifying IP addresses
Managing volumes
Web console
Modifying a volume name
Modifying the capacity saving setting for volumes
Checking the operating status of volumes
Checking the operating status of volumes in the performance graphs
Editing QoS settings of volumes
Clearing the QoS settings of volumes
Deleting volumes
REST API commands
Volume management
Getting volume information
Getting information about a specific volume
Changing the volume settings
Getting information about the QoS settings of a specific volume
Changing the QoS settings of a volume
Deleting a volume
CCI
raidcom get ldev
raidcom modify ldev
raidcom delete ldev
raidcom add ldev
raidcom extend ldev
Shredding volumes by CCI
Volume shredding command example
Managing snapshots
Web console
Deleting snapshots
REST API commands
Getting snapshot information
Getting information about a specific snapshot
Deleting a snapshot
Getting information about a specific snapshot group
Deleting a snapshot group
CCI
raidcom get snapshot
raidcom modify snapshot
raidcom delete snapshot
Switching to server management that uses Storage Advisor Embedded from another management tool
Settings for attaching storage system volumes to a server
Requirements for managing host groups (or iSCSI targets) from a server
Using a server to manage host groups (or iSCSI targets)
Overview of the REST API
System configuration of REST API
Requirements for SSL communications
Roles and access permissions for users running API requests
Specifying resources to manage (URL)
Specifying an object ID
Supported HTTP methods
User authentication
Request headers
Response headers
HTTP status codes
Request and response formats
Query parameters
Data type
Output format
Data object
commandStatus object
Error object
Getting information about a storage system
Getting status information about an API function that performs asynchronous processing
Deleting status information about an API function that performs asynchronous processing
Overview of embedded CCI
About embedded CCI
Supported commands
Notes and restrictions for raidcom commands
Sessions and instances for embedded CCI
SSH specifications and requirements
Users and user authentication specifications
Using embedded CCI
Example of using embedded CCI
Audit logs for embedded CCI
Error codes for embedded CCI session errors
Export Tool
About Export Tool 2
Key terms
Directory structure
Working with multiple instances of Export Tool 2
Log file information
Auto deletion of logs
Installing Export Tool 2
System requirements for Export Tool 2
Installing Export Tool 2 (Windows)
Installing Export Tool 2 (Linux or UNIX)
Configuring the Export Tool 2 properties file
Configuring the management client
Removing Export Tool 2
Using Export Tool 2
Functions provided by Export Tool 2
Running Export Tool 2 using a batch file or shell file
Batch file and shell file contents for Export Tool 2
Generating the performance information file
Log file information
Return codes
Command Reference
show interval
set interval
show range
show cu
add cu
remove cu
export data
help

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