Managing servers

Storage Advisor Embedded Guide

Version: 88-06-0x
Audience: anonymous
Part Number: MK-97HM85022-12

Managing storage system operations
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
Setting up the storage system environment
Setting up the storage system environment
Installing a software product
Enabling or disabling a license key
Uninstalling 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
Configuring storage resources
Workflow for configuring storage resources
Configuring drives
Setting up spare drives
Creating a pool
Modifying pool settings
Creating volumes
Registering a server
Setting port connections for a server
Modifying a volume name
Modifying the setting of the capacity saving for volumes
Deleting volumes
Managing servers
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 and attaching volumes
Workflow for creating and attaching volumes
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
Taking backup snapshots and replicating data
Workflow for creating backup data using snapshots
Workflow for replicating data by using Snap Clone
Creating snapshots on a regular basis using the REST API
Creating snapshots
Checking snapshot and Snap Clone status
Restoring snapshots
Creating and mapping snapshots using the REST API
Creating volumes by using Snap Clone
Deleting snapshots
Managing the capacity of volumes and pools
Workflow for expanding the capacity of volumes
Workflow for expanding the capacity of a pool
Workflow for creating additional pools
Expanding the volume capacity
Checking the pool capacity
Checking the drives that make up a pool
Expanding the capacity of a pool
Checking the volume capacity
Deleting pools
Checking data reduction achieved using the capacity saving
Configuring a global-active device environment
Workflow for configuring a global-active device environment
Configuring remote paths
Configuring external iSCSI targets
Registering external iSCSI targets
Performing a login test to the external iSCSI targets
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
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
Removing external iSCSI targets
Managing the operating status of 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
Monitoring storage system problems
Monitoring the storage system
Checking health status
Checking storage system alerts in the maintenance utility
Overview of the REST API
System configuration of REST API
Requirements for SSL communications
Roles and access permissions of users executing 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
Common operations in the REST API
Getting status information about an API function that performs asynchronous processing
Deleting status information about an API function that performs asynchronous processing
Performing common storage system operations using the REST API
Getting information about a storage system
Getting the operating status of snapshots and pools
Pool, server, and volume management operations using the REST API
Drive management
Getting drive information
Getting information about a specific drive
Setting up spare drives
Releasing the spare drive setting
Pool management
Getting pool information
Getting information about a specific pool
Creating a pool
Changing pool settings
Deleting a pool
Expanding the capacity of a pool
Port management
Getting port information
Getting information about a specific port
Changing port settings
Server management
Getting server information
Getting information about a specific server
Registering a server
Changing server settings
Deleting a server
Adding host groups (iSCSI target) to a server
Synchronizing a host group name (iSCSI target name) with a server nickname
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
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
Volume management
Getting volume information
Getting information about a specific volume
Creating a volume
Changing the volume settings
Expanding the capacity of a volume
Deleting a volume
Getting information about the QoS settings of a specific volume
Changing the QoS settings of a volume
Getting information about the connections between volumes and servers
Getting information about the connection between a volume and a specific server
Attaching a volume to a server
Detaching a volume from a specific server
Snapshot operations using the REST API
Getting a list of snapshot group names
Getting information about a specific snapshot group
Getting snapshot information
Getting information about a specific snapshot
Creating a snapshot
Mapping a snapshot
Restoring a snapshot
Deleting a snapshot group
Deleting a snapshot
Configuring a global-active device environment (REST API)
Getting external volume information
Getting information about a specific external volume
Creating an 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 quorum disks
Getting information about a specific quorum disk
Registering information about a quorum disk
Deleting information about a quorum disk

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