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Adding Hitachi NAS probe

Hitachi NAS probe collects configuration and performance data for the Hitachi NAS platform. There are two types of Hitachi NAS configurations: External SMU and Internal SMU. The Hitachi NAS probe collects configuration data using REST API, and performance data using RUSC CLI.

Hitachi NAS probe supports the Hitachi NAS server configured as a cluster, single node cluster, and a standalone (non-clustered) server.

NoteThe Analyzer probe supports the REST API v4 and v7 of the target Hitachi NAS storage system. If you are using the REST API v7, then make sure that following criteria are met: VSP G/F/Nx00 with NAS OS 13.5 or higher and HNAS 4000 series with NAS OS 13.5 or higher.

The following diagram illustrates the data collection flow.

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Configuration metrics that are not collected using REST API and are required for reporting in the UI are collected using CLI.

Before you begin

  • External SMU
    • To collect the performance data, make sure that the user has SMU CLI access.
    • To collect the configuration data, a login with a role of supervisor is required to execute REST API calls.

      A valid Enterprise Virtual Server (EVS) IP address with admin services type (called an Admin EVS IP address) is required to execute REST API calls. The Hitachi NAS probe obtains this information based on the SMU details that you provide when adding the Hitachi NAS probe.

  • Internal SMU
    • A user with a role of supervisor is required to collect the performance and configuration data.
    • To collect the configuration data, make sure that the REST API server is installed on one of the controllers.
    • The controller and the REST API server must use the same login with a role of supervisor.

Procedure

  1. On the Analyzer probe home page, click Add Probe.

  2. In the Add Probe window, from the Probes list, select Hitachi NAS.

  3. On the Add Hitachi NAS Probe window, in the Provide SMU details section, provide the following details, then click Next:

    • IP address The IP address of the Hitachi NAS System Management Unit (SMU).
    • User name and Password User credentials of the SMU user.
  4. In the Validation window, click Next.

  5. Based on the SMU IP address, the Provide REST API server details or Provide controller details window opens.

    • External SMU: The Provide REST API server details window lists all the Hitachi NAS servers managed by the SMU. Select the Hitachi NAS server and Admin EVS IP address, and enter the REST API server details. Click Next.
      NoteYou can select multiple Hitachi NAS servers; each is added as an individual probe in the Analyzer probe. (The probe is added as an SMU-Hitachi NAS server combination.)
    • Internal SMU: The Provide controller details window lists all the controllers managed by the SMU. Type the username and password of the controller that you want to add. (The default port is 8444 and cannot be changed.)
      NoteYou can select multiple controllers, and a single probe is added for multiple controllers. (The probe is added as an SMU-Controller combination.) If you provide the details of one controller, then the configuration data is collected from all controllers managed by the SMU. However, to collect the performance data you must provide the details of each controller from which you want to collect the performance data.
  6. In the Validation window, click Next, then click OK.

  7. In the Status window, in Action, click Start to start collecting data.