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Configure Tier annotations

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The Tier annotation is used to associate assets with their respective Tiers, for use in cost accounting, for example. Insight comes with a number of default Tier annotations; you may modify these according to your tiering naming conventions or create your own Tiers as needed.

When setting Tier annotations, keep the following in mind:

  • Cost is per gigabyte.

  • Tier 1, 2, 3 are default tiers configured at a storage array level, by disk type. However, many customers will have multiple disk types within an array, or across arrays of the same type.

  • Best practice is to create Tier annotations based on disk type and/or disk speed. This is a typical Tier methodology; your own needs may vary.

Steps:

  • Choose the Tier annotation and click on the Edit icon.

  • If desired, click +Add and add the Name and Description of your first tier to the annotation list.

  • Do the same for your other tiers.

  • When finished, click Save.

Example Tier annotations:

Name

Description

Cost per Gb

Auto Tier

Automatic Storage Tiering Tier

0.5

Tier 1 SSD

All Flash Array

0.5

Tier 2 SAS

SAS

0.25

Tier 3 SATA

SATA

0.1

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