Storage Subsystem Administration window

Storage Subsystem Reporting gathers and reports on ESS devices and IBM SAN Volume Controller clusters that can be can be accessed by CIM/OMs in your enterprise. Use probe jobs to collect information about the storage subsystems and clusters and use the Reporting facility to view that information.

Field Descriptions

Use the Storage Subsystem Administration window to view ESS machines and IBM SAN Volume Controller clusters discovered by IBM Tivoli Storage Resource Manager and select the resources you want to monitor.

After selecting the resources you want to monitor and saving the change, the resources can be selected for a probe job.

Field Name

Description

Alias Name

The name of a storage subsystem or cluster discovered by IBM Tivoli Storage Resource Manager.

Serial Number

Serial number of a storage subsystem or the IP address associated with the World Wide Port Name (WWPN) if it is an IBM SAN Volume Controller cluster

Array Type

Type of storage subsystem, such as IBM ESS.

Probe Agent

The name of the IBM Tivoli Storage Resource Manager server.

Monitored

Contains a check box that indicates whether a storage subsystem is being monitored. Click this check box and save the change to select a resource for monitoring.

Set disk alias

Click this button to assign an alias name to a storage subsystem or cluster. The Set Disk Alias window is displayed.

Set agent per row

This button is disabled for storage subsystems because probes and scans can only be run from the IBM Tivoli Storage Resource Manager server.

Set agent for all selected rows

This button is disabled for storage subsystems because probes and scans can only be run from the IBM Tivoli Storage Resource Manager server.