Administrator Guide

External details for connUnitPortTable..................................................................................................................... 148
Configure SNMP event notification in the PowerVault Manager..........................................................................148
SNMP management.................................................................................................................................................... 148
Using FTP and SFTP......................................................................................................................................................... 148
Downloading system logs............................................................................................................................................148
Transferring log data to a log-collection system......................................................................................................149
Downloading historical disk-performance statistics................................................................................................ 150
Downloading system heat map data.......................................................................................................................... 151
Updating firmware........................................................................................................................................................ 151
Installing a security certificate....................................................................................................................................155
Using SMI-S........................................................................................................................................................................155
Embedded SMI-S array provider................................................................................................................................156
SMI-S implementation................................................................................................................................................. 157
SMI-S architecture.......................................................................................................................................................157
About the SMI-S provider...........................................................................................................................................157
SMI-S profiles...............................................................................................................................................................158
Block Server Performance subprofile........................................................................................................................159
CIM................................................................................................................................................................................ 159
Life cycle indications....................................................................................................................................................160
SMI-S configuration..................................................................................................................................................... 161
Listening for managed-logs notifications...................................................................................................................161
Testing SMI-S...............................................................................................................................................................162
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................162
Using SLP............................................................................................................................................................................162
Appendix B: Administering a log-collection system......................................................................... 164
How log files are transferred and identified....................................................................................................................164
Log-file details.................................................................................................................................................................... 164
Storing log files...................................................................................................................................................................164
Appendix C: Best practices...........................................................................................................166
Pool setup........................................................................................................................................................................... 166
RAID selection.................................................................................................................................................................... 166
Disk count per RAID level..................................................................................................................................................166
Disk groups in a pool.......................................................................................................................................................... 167
Tier setup............................................................................................................................................................................ 167
Multipath configuration..................................................................................................................................................... 167
Physical port selection.......................................................................................................................................................168
Appendix D: System configuration limits........................................................................................169
Appendix E: Glossary of terms...................................................................................................... 172
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