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Hitachi Ops Center data collector
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This data collector uses Hitachi Ops Center’s integrated suite of applications to access inventory and performance data of multiple storage devices.
Terminology
Cloud Insights acquires the following inventory information from this data collector. For each asset type acquired by Cloud Insights, the most common terminology used for this asset is shown. When viewing or troubleshooting this data collector, keep the following terminology in mind:
| Vendor/Model Term | Cloud Insights Term |
|---|---|
Storage Systems |
Storage |
Volume |
Volume |
Parity Groups |
Storage Pool(RAID), Disk Groups |
Disk |
Disk |
Storage Pool |
Storage Pool(Thin, SNAP) |
External Parity Groups |
Storage Pool(Backend), Disk Groups |
Port |
Storage Node → Controller Node → Port |
Host Groups |
Volume Mapping and Masking |
Volume Pairs |
Storage Synchronization |
Note: These are common terminology mappings only and might not represent every case for this data collector.
Inventory Requirements
You must have the following in order to collect inventory data:
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IP address of the Ops Center server
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Read-only user name and password for the Ops Center software and peer privileges
Configuration
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
Hitachi Ops Center IP Address |
IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the Ops Center server |
User Name |
User name for the Ops Center server. |
Password |
Password used for the Ops Center server. |
Advanced configuration
Field |
Description |
Connection Type |
HTTPS (port 443) is the default |
Override TCP Port |
Specify the port to use if not the default |
Inventory Poll Interval (min) |
Interval between inventory polls. The default is 40. |
Choose 'Exclude' or 'Include' to specify a list |
Specify whether to include or exclude the array list below when collecting data. |
Filter device List |
Comma-separated list of device ID’s or array names to include or exclude |
Performance Poll Interval (sec) |
Interval between performance polls. The default is 300. |
Additional information may be found from the Support page or in the Data Collector Support Matrix.
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