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Huawei OceanStor data collector

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Cloud Insights uses the Huawei OceanStor (REST/HTTPS) data collector to discover inventory and performance for Huawei OceanStor and OceanStor Dorado storage.

Terminology

Cloud Insights acquires the following inventory and performance information from the Huawei OceanStor. 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 Pool

Storage Pool

File System

Internal Volume

Controller

Storage Node

FC Port (Mapped)

Volume Map

Host FC Initiator (Mapped)

Volume Mask

NFS/CIFS Share

Share

iSCSI Link Target

iSCSI Target Node

iSCSI Link Initiator

iSCSI Initiator Node

Disk

Disk

LUN

Volume

Requirements

The following requirements are required to configure this data collector:

  • Device IP address

  • Credentials to access OceanStor device manager

  • Port 8088 must be available

Configuration

Field Description

OceanStor Host IP Address

IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the OceanStor Device Manager

User Name

Name used to log into the OceanStor Device Manager

Password

Password used to log into the OceanStor Device Manager

Advanced Configuration

Field Description

TCP Port

TCP Port used to connect to OceanStor Device Manager. The default is 8088.

Inventory Poll Interval (min)

Interval between inventory polls. The default is 60 minutes.

Performance poll interval (sec).

The default is 300 seconds.

Troubleshooting

Additional information on this Data Collector may be found from the Support page or in the Data Collector Support Matrix.