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Storage Capacity Views for BMCTrueSight Capacity Optimization

USER DOCUMENTATION

Version 7.0.00

July 2015

STORAGE CAPACITY OPTIMIZATION

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http://www.bmc.com/support_home


http://www.sentrysoftware.com


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Table of Contents.....................................................................................................................................................................................11Pre-requisites

.....................................................................................................................................................................................12Packages

.....................................................................................................................................................................................14Installing the Storage Capacity Views

.....................................................................................................................................................................................16Importing Data into the Storage Capacity Views

.....................................................................................................................................................................................19Customizing Overview Tables

.......................................................................................................................................................................................19In the Hosts View

.......................................................................................................................................................................................24In the Storage Systems View

.....................................................................................................................................................................................29Filtering Information

.......................................................................................................................................................................................29By Domain

.......................................................................................................................................................................................30By Vendor

.......................................................................................................................................................................................30By Storage System

.......................................................................................................................................................................................31By Pool Type

.......................................................................................................................................................................................31By Oversubscription Risk

.......................................................................................................................................................................................32By Saturation Risk

.......................................................................................................................................................................................32By Mapping Status

.....................................................................................................................................................................................33Viewing Detailed Information

.......................................................................................................................................................................................33For Vendors

.......................................................................................................................................................................................34For a Storage System

.......................................................................................................................................................................................39For a Storage Pool

.......................................................................................................................................................................................40For a Volume

.....................................................................................................................................................................................41Performing Common Operations

.......................................................................................................................................................................................42Customizing the Oversubscription Risk Indicator

.......................................................................................................................................................................................45Displaying the Entity Name in the Host Column

.......................................................................................................................................................................................46Displaying Overviews from a Details Page

.......................................................................................................................................................................................47Generating Log Files

.....................................................................................................................................................................................49Use Cases

.......................................................................................................................................................................................50Allocating Storage Capacity to New Servers

.......................................................................................................................................................................................55Analyzing Storage Capacity Util ization

.......................................................................................................................................................................................58Identifying Oversubscription Risks

.......................................................................................................................................................................................60Planning for Additional Storage Capacity

.......................................................................................................................................................................................63Reclaiming Unused Storage Capacity

.......................................................................................................................................................................................65Reporting the Capacity Consumed per Host

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Release Notes v7.0.00

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What's NewThe new view Hosts was created to group all the host-related information.

Overview type of tables can now be filtered by domain.

A new tab Vendors summarizes all the information available for storage system vendors(storage capacity, transfer, I/Os).

Data traffic is now provided in the Systems tab.

Changes and ImprovementsThe Storage Capacity view was renamed Storage Systems and simplified to only providestorage system information. Host information is now provided through the Hosts view.

All the related entities can be displayed using the Related information links.

Storage Systems Details Page:

The pie charts Volume Distribution and Capacity Summary were added to present thestorage capacity per volume type and per capacity metric(ST_AVAILABLE_FOR_STORAGE_POOLS, ST_AVAILABLE_IN_STORAGE_POOL, andST_CONSUMED_CAPACITY).

Controllers, Ports, and Disks information are now available.

Storage Pools Page: Pools can be easily filtered by type, saturation risk, and oversubscriptionrisk.

Storage Pools Details Page: The Capacity Summary graph was removed.

Volumes Page: Volumes can be easily filtered by mapping status (Mapped/Not Mapped).

Volumes Details Page:

The Capacity Summary graph was removed.

Data traffic is now provided.

Overview

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Storage Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization is an additional componentspecifically designed for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization to display capacity informationabout all the storage systems, storage pools, volumes, hosts, filers and shares present in yourenvironment.

Storage Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization leverages the connectorsdeveloped by Sentry Software to collect all the metrics required for:

allocating storage capacity to new servers

analyzing storage capacity utilization

keeping an eye on over-subscribed thin pools

planning for additional storage capacity

reclaiming unused storage capacity

reporting the capacity consumed per host

reporting the capacity consumed per share.

Storage Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization diagram

Preparing for Integration

11 Pre-requisites

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Pre-requisitesBMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v10.0.00.01 with Cumulative HotFix 05 (CHF5)

BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v10.3

Sentry's ConnectorsDell Compellent Enterprise Manager ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v7.0.00

EMC SMI-S Agent ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v7.0.00

Hitachi Device Manager ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v7.0.00

HP 3PAR ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v7.0.00

IBM XiV ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v7.0.00

NetApp Data ONTAP ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization v7.0.00.

These connectors need to be properly installed and configured in BMC TrueSight CapacityOptimization. For more information, please refer to the product-specific user documentation.

http://www.sentrysoftware.com/Support/user_documentation.asp

12Pre-requisites

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PackagesAll the installation packages can be downloaded from the BMC Electronic Product Distributionsite or directly from the Sentry Software Web site.

Storage Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization Package

Storage-Capacity-Views-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

Connectors' Packages

Dell-Compellent-Enterprise-Manager-ETL-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

EMC-SMIS-Agent-ETL-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

HP-3PAR-ETL-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

Hitachi-Device-Manager-ETL-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

IBM-XIV-ETL-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

NetApp-Data-ONTAP-ETL-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip

http://www.bmc.com/support/downloads-patches/BMC-Support-Product-Downloads-and-Patches.html

http://www.bmc.com/support/downloads-patches/BMC-Support-Product-Downloads-and-Patches.html

http://www.sentrysoftware.com/Products/

Integrating the AdditionalComponent

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To integrate Storage Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization into BMC TrueSightCapacity Optimization, you need to:

install the Storage Capacity Views

import data into the Storage Capacity Views.

Installing the Storage Capacity ViewsTo install the Storage Capacity Views:

1. Access the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization Console.

2. In the Administration tab, click System > Maintenance.

Select the Additional Packages tab.

Verify the installation status of the already uploaded packages. If their status are "READY"or "RUNNING", wait for the installation to complete before proceeding.

In the Upload patch or additional package file section, click Browse to locate and select thefile to be uploaded (Storage-Capacity-Views-for-BMC-TrueSight-CO-7.0.00.zip)

Click Upload.

3. Read the Overview and click Next to continue.

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4. Read and accept the End User License Agreement.

5. Select the server on which the package will be installed and click Proceed.

6. A successful installation will result in a green line in the Additional Packages table.

In case of unsuccessful outcome (e.g. a yellow WARNING line), click the icon to inspect the deploymentlog.

16Importing Data into the Storage Capacity Views

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Importing Data into the StorageCapacity ViewsTo import storage capacity data into the Storage Capacity Views, you need to install andconfigure the connectors of the platforms for which you wish to obtain capacity information:

Dell Compellent Enterprise Manager ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

EMC SMI-S Agent ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

HP 3PAR ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

Hitachi Device Manager ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

IBM XiV ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization

NetApp Data ONTAP ETL for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization.

For more information about the installation and configuration of the above ETLs, please refer to theproduct-specific user documentation.

Once the ETLs are properly installed and configured, the Storage Capacity views will beautomatically materialized every day by the Storage Capacity Views - Data Mart Materializer task.If the ETLs have been installed at the same time as the Storage Capacity Views, you will have towait for at least 24 hours before visualizing data in the views.


Using the Storage Capacity Views

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This chapter describes all the operations that can be performed with the Storage Capacity Views:

Customizing Overview tables

Filtering information

Viewing detailed information

Additional common operations

Use cases are also provided to illustrate basic management operations that can be easilyperformed with Storage Capacity Views.

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Customizing Overview TablesThis section describes how to show/hide capacity metrics to only display the information that ismost relevant to you in the Overview tables of the:

Hosts View

Storage Systems View

Customizing Overview Tables (Hosts View)Several metrics are available by default in the Overview tables of the Hosts view but you canchoose to show/hide some to better suit your needs. To do so:

1. Access the Hosts view:

In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Views tab. All viewsavailable are displayed.

In the Storage category, click Hosts.

2. Click the tab corresponding to the Overview table you wish to customize (Hosts, Hosts toSystems, Hosts to Pools, Hosts to Volumes)

3. Click and select Show/hide columns.

4. Refer to the following sections to know which metrics are available for each tab:

Metrics Available in the Hosts Tab

Metrics Available in the Hosts to Systems Tab

Metrics Available in the Hosts to Pools Tab

Metrics Available in the Hosts to Volumes Tab

Metrics Available in the Volumes Mapping Table Tab.

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Metrics Available in the Hosts Tab

Column Description Statistics consolidationfunction and time resolution

Updated* Date and time of the latest update. Latest day

Host Name of the host. Depending on the informationavailable, the value will either be the entity name,the collected host name or the collected WWN.

n/a

Host Type* Host type. n/a

Number ofSystems

Number of storage systems mapped to the host. n/a

Number of Pools Number of storage pools of the storage systemthat are actually mapped to the host.

n/a

Number ofVolumes

Number of volumes of the storage system that areactually mapped to the host.

n/a

ConsumedCapacity (GB)

Capacity actually consumed in Gigabytes. Average on the latest day

Host VisibleCapacity (GB)

Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i .e.subscribed capacity) in Gigabytes.

Average on the latest day

* Columns hidden by default.

Metrics Available in the Hosts to Systems Tab



Host Name of the host. Depending on the informationavailable, the value will either be the entityname, the collected host name or the collectedWWN.

n/a


System Name Name of the system mapped to the host. n/a

Vendor System vendor. n/a

Number ofPools*

Number of storage pools of the storage systemthat are actually mapped to the host.

n/a

Number ofVolumes

Number of volumes of the storage system that areactually mapped to the host.

n/a



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n/a


Metrics Available in the Hosts to Pools Tab



Host Name of the host. Depending on the informationavailable, the value will either be the entity name,the collected host name or the collected WWN.

n/a

Host Type Host type. n/a

System Name Name of the system. n/a


Pool Name Name of the storage pool associated to thevolume.

n/a

Pool Type Type of the storage pool associated to thevolume.

n/a

RAID Level RAID level of the volume (if available). n/a

Service Level Level of service required. This information is notcollected by the Sentry Software's connectors butspecified by the Administrator from theWorkspace or a dedicated ETL.

n/a

Number ofVolumes

Number of volumes of the storage pool that areactually mapped to the host.

n/a





n/a



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Metrics Available in the Hosts to Volumes Tab

Column Description Statistics consolidationfunction and timeresolution


Host Name of the host. Depending on the informationavailable, the value will either be the entity name, thecollected host name or the collected WWN.

n/a


Hostname* Host name collected by the connector. n/a



RAID Level* RAID level of the volume (if available). n/a

Pool Name Name of the storage pool associated to the volume. n/a

Pool Type* Type of the storage pool associated to the volume. n/a

Service Level* Level of service required. This information is notcollected by the Sentry Software's connectors butspecified by the Administrator from the Workspace ora dedicated ETL.

n/a

Volume TieringPolicy*

Tiering policy applied to the volume. n/a

Volume Name Name of the volume. n/a


Capacity actually consumed. Average on the latest day


Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i .e.subscribed capacity).

n/a



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Metrics Available in the Volumes Mapping Table

Column Description Statistics consolidationfunction and timeresolution


Host Name of the host. Depending on the informationavailable, the value will either be the entity name, thecollected host name or the collected WWN.

n/a


Hostname* Host name collected by the connector. n/a

WWN Worldwide Name



RAID Level* RAID level of the volume (if available). n/a

Pool Name Name of the storage pool associated to the volume. n/a

Pool Type* Type of the storage pool associated to the volume. n/a

Service Level* Level of service required. This information is notcollected by the Sentry Software's connectors butspecified by the Administrator from the Workspace ora dedicated ETL.

n/a



Volume Name Name of the volume. n/a


Capacity actually consumed. Average on the latest day


Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i .e. subscribedcapacity).

n/a



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Customizing Overview Tables (StorageSystems View)Several metrics are available by default in the Overview tables of the Storage Systems view butyou can choose to show/hide some to better suit your needs. To do so:

1. Access the Storage Systems view:


In the Storage category, click Storage Systems.

2. Click the tab corresponding to the Overview table you wish to customize (Systems, Filers,Storage Pools, Volumes, Shares)

3. Click and select Show/hide columns.

4. Refer to the following sections to know which metrics are available for each tab:

Metrics Available in the Vendors Tab

Metrics Available in the Systems Tab

Metrics Available in the Filers Tab

Metrics Available in the Storage Pools Tab

Metrics Available in the Volumes Tab

Metrics Available in the Shares Tab

Metrics Available in the Vendors Tab




Size (TB) Overall size in Terabytes. Average on the latest day

Capacity (TB) Total capacity in Terabytes. Average on the latest day

SubscribedCapacity (TB)

Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) forall volumes in the storage system. Can be greaterthan the actual capacity of the storage system forover-subscribed thin pools.


Available Capacity(TB)*

Capacity not consumed in Terabytes. For storagesystems, unused raw space plus availablecapacity in storage.


Consumed Capacity(TB)*

Capacity actually consumed in Terabytes. Average on the latest day

Number of Ports Total number of ports. n/a

Bandwidth (GB/s) Data transfer rate in Gigabytes per second. n/a


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Metrics Available in the Systems Tab


Updated Date and time of the latest update. Latest day


Model Model of the system. n/a

Size (TB) Overall size of the component in Terabytes. For astorage system, this value is the sum of the raw sizeof all disks.


Capacity (TB) Total capacity in Terabytes. For storage systems,unused raw space plus sum of the capacity for allstorage pools.



Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) forall volumes in the storage system. Can be greaterthan the actual capacity of the storage system forover-subscribed thin pools.


Available Capacity(TB)

Capacity not consumed in Terabytes. For storagesystems, unused raw space plus available capacityin storage.


ConsumedCapacity (TB)


ConsumedCapacity (%)

Percentage of capacity actually consumed. Average on the latest day

Number of Ports* Total number of ports. n/a

Bandwidth (GB/s) Data transfer rate in Gigabytes per second. n/a

BandwidthUtil ization (%)

Amount of bandwidth currently in use by the port. Average on the last 30roll ing days


Metrics Available in the Filers Tab



Filer Name Name of the fi ler. n/a

System Name Name of the storage pool. n/a

Filer Type* Type of the fi ler. n/a


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Number of Shares Number of shares in the fi ler. n/a

Capacity (GB) Total capacity in Gigabytes. n/a




Percentage of the fi ler subscribed capacity that hasbeen actually consumed by the host. Will betypically less than 100% for thin fi lers. Will beexactly 100% for all traditional fi lers. Can be greaterthan 100% when the storage system saves additionalmetadata that are not taken into account in thefiler's capacity.


CPU Util ization(%)*

Percentage of used CPU. Average on the latest day


Metrics Available in the Storage Pools Tab



System Name Name of the storage system. n/a

Pool Type Type of pool. n/a

Size (TB) Overall size (in Terabytes) of the component. For astorage pool this value is the external size.


Capacity (TB) Total capacity in Terabytes. Average on the latest day


Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) for allvolumes.

n/a

AvailableCapacity (TB)

Capacity not consumed in Terabytes. Average on the latest day

ConsumedCapacity (TB)



Percentage of capacity actually consumed. Average on the latest day

Saturation Risk Whether the storage pool is at a risk of running out ofspace. Possible values are: No Risk, Saturated, Notenough data, and n day(s) before saturation.

n/a


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Oversubscription Risk

Indicates when oversubscribed thin-pools will soonnot be able to allocate additional space to a volumewhen requested by the subscriber host. Such situationwill lead to catastrophic data loss and corruption.Possible values are: No Risk, Warning, and Critical.Note: The oversubscription risk indicator can becustomized if you want to be warned sooner about anoversubscription risk. For more information, refer to Customizing the Oversubscription Risk Indicator.

n/a


Metrics Available in the Volumes Tab



System Name Name of the storage system. n/a

Pool Name Name of the storage pool. n/a

Volume Type* Type of the volume. n/a



Mapped Indicates whether the volume is mapped or unmapped. n/a

Time Since LastActivity (Days)

Number of days since the last read or write operationhas been observed on the monitored volume.

n/a


Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i .e. subscribedcapacity) in Gigabytes.

n/a




Percentage of the volume subscribed capacity that hasbeen actually consumed by the host. Will be typicallyless than 100% for thin volumes. Will be exactly 100%for all traditional volumes. Can be greater than 100%when the storage system saves additional metadatathat are not taken into account in the volume'scapacity.




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Metrics Available in the Shares Tab



Share Name Name of the share. n/a


Filer Name Name of the fi ler. n/a

Pool Name Name of the storage pool. n/a

Share Type* Type of the share. n/a

State State of the share. n/a

SpaceGuarantee

Space allocated for a volume from its containingaggregate--whether the space is preallocated for theentire volume or for only the reserved fi les or LUNs inthe volume, or whether space for user data is notpreallocated.


Size (GB) Overall size of the component in Gigabytes. Average on the latest day

Capacity (GB) Total capacity in Gigabytes. n/a

AvailableCapacity (GB)

Capacity not consumed in Gigabytes. Average on the latest day

AvailableCapacity (%)*

Percentage of capacity not consumed. Average on the latest day




Percentage of the share subscribed capacity that hasbeen actually consumed by the host. Will be typicallyless than 100% for thin shares. Will be exactly 100%for all traditional shares. Can be greater than 100%when the storage system saves additional metadatathat are not taken into account in the share's capacity.




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Filtering InformationThis section describes the advanced filters available to only display the information that is mostimportant to you.

Filtering Information by DomainTo filter information by domain:

1. Access the Hosts or Storage Systems view:


In the Storage category, click Hosts or Storage Systems

2. If you previously selected:

the Hosts view, click the Hosts to Systems, Hosts to Pools, Hosts to Volumes, or VolumesMapping Table tab.

the Storage Systems view, click the Systems, Filers, Storage Pools, Volumes, or Shares tab.

3. Locate the Domain filter.

4. Click to display the domains available.

5. Click the required domain.

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Filtering Information by VendorTo filter information by vendor:




2. Click the Systems tab.

3. Locate the Vendor filter.

4. Select the required vendor.

All the information available for storage system vendors (storage capacity, transfer, I/Os) are also groupedunder the Vendors tab of the Storage Systems view.

Filtering Information by Storage SystemTo filter information by storage system:




2. Click the Filers, Storage Pools, Volumes, or Shares tab.

3. Locate the Storage System filter.

4. Click the required storage system.

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Filter Information by Pool TypeTo filter information by pool type:




2. Click the Storage Pools tab.

3. Locate the Pool Type(s) filter.

4. Select the required type(s).

5. Click Apply.

Filtering Information by Oversubscription RiskTo filter information by oversubscription risk:





3. Locate the Oversubscription Risk filter.

4. Select the required oversubscription risk.

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Filtering Information by Saturation RiskTo filter information by saturation risk:





3. Locate the Saturation Risk filter.

4. Select the required saturation risk.

Filtering Information By Mapping StatusTo filter information by mapping status:




2. Click the Volumes tab.

3. Locate the Mapped / Not Mapped filter.

4. Select the required option.

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Viewing Detailed InformationThis section describes how to view the vendors, storage system, storage pool, or volume detailspage.

Viewing the Vendors Details PageAll the information available for the storage vendors are displayed in a dedicated tab in the Storage Systems view:




2. Click the Vendors tab.

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Viewing a Storage System DetailsTo view a storage system details:





4. Click a storage system to display its details

3. On this page, you can read:

configuration data. The information displayed depends on the configuration data metricsavailable for the entity. They are described in the Connectors User Documentation.


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the storage summary which provides the following information:

Storage summary Description

Size Overall size of the storage system.

Capacity Total capacity in Terabytes.

System and Parity Total amount of storage dedicated to system and data parity (in Terabytes).

Consumed Capacity Capacity actually consumed in Terabytes.

Available in StoragePools

Raw space available for creating storage pool.

Available for StoragePools

Sum of capacity not consumed in all storage pools.

Subscribed Capacity Sum of the host visible capacity (in Terabytes) for all volumes.


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the Volume Distribution and Capacity Summary graphs:

the Controllers Overview which provides the following information:



Name Controller name. n/a

Number of Ports Total number of ports. n/a

* Column hidden by default.


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the Ports Overview which provides the following information:



Name Port Name. n/a

Controller Name Name of the controller connected to the port. n/a

Type Type of port. n/a

Address Port address. n/a

Bandwidth (Gb/s) Data transfer rate in Gigabytes per second n/a



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the Disks Overview which provides the following information:



Name Disk name. n/a

Model Disk model. n/a

Type Type of disk. n/a

RPM Disk speed in revolutions per minute. n/a

Size (GB) Overall size in Gigabytes. n/a



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Viewing a Storage Pool DetailsTo view a storage pool details:





3. Click a storage pool to display its details:


the configuration data. The information depends on the configuration data metricsavailable for the entity. They are described in the Connectors User Documentation.



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the Storage Summary:


Capacity Total capacity.

Consumed Capacity Capacity actually consumed.

Available Capacity Capacity not consumed.

Subscribed Capacity Sum of the host visible capacity.

Viewing a Volume DetailsTo view a volume details:






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3. If needed, filter the information displayed.

4. Click a specific volume to display its details:


the configuration data. The information depends on the configuration data metricsavailable for the entity. They are described in the Connectors User Documentation.

the Storage summary:


Host Visible Capacity Amount of capacity exposed to the host (i .e. subscribed capacity).

Consumed Capacity Capacity actually consumed.

the data traffic from the Transfer Rates (Bytes/sec) and IO (Operations/s) graphs.

Performing Common OperationsThis section describes how to:

Customize the Oversubscription Risk indicator

Display the entity name in the Host column

Display overviews from a details page.


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Customizing the Oversubscription RiskIndicatorThe Oversubscription Risk metric, available in the Storage Pools view, indicates whenoversubscribed thin-pools will soon not be able to allocate additional space to a volume whenrequested by the subscriber host. By default, this metric displays:

No risk when the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric is lower than 75% and thenumber of days before saturation is greater than 30 days .

Warning when the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric is greater than or equalto 75% and the number of days before saturation is greater than or equal to 7.

Critical when the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric is greater than or equal to75% and the number of days before saturation is less than 7.

This behavior can however be modified to warn administrators sooner about an oversubscriptionrisk by customizing the oversubscription risk indicator.

To customize the oversubscription risk indicator:1. Access the Storage Systems view:




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3. Click the storage pool for which you wish to create thresholds.

4. In the Related information section, click Thresholds.

5. If the oversubscription risk indicator has already been customized, the line StorageConsumed Capacity Percentage will appear in the Thresholds table:


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Click the button to modify the threshold set for the Storage Used Space Percentagemetric.

Modify the Good Threshold and Warn Threshold fields.

Click Save.

6. If the oversubscription risk indicator has not already been customized:

Click Add threshold.

In the Metric search field, type Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage.

Select Fixed value.

In the Good Threshold and Warn Threshold fields, enter the value of your choice. You canfor example enter 50 and 80 so that a warning is triggered when the Storage Used SpacePercentage is greater than or equal to 80% and the number of days before saturation isgreater than or equal to 7 and a critical situation is indicated when the Storage Used SpacePercentage is higher than 80% and the number of days before saturation is less than 7.

Click Save.


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Displaying the Entity Name in the Host ColumnThe information displayed in the Host column of the Hosts view is computed by the data mart.Depending on the information available, the value will either be the entity name, the collectedhost name or the collected WWN. To make sure the entity name is always displayed, you canspecify either the alias name or the host name identifier for all your systems.

To specify the alias name or the host name identifier of your systems:

1. In the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console, click the Workspace tab.

2. Expand the folders All Domains > <Your Domain> > Systems.

3. Click the system of your choice to display its details.

4. Click the Metrics tab.


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5. Specify the alias name for this host:

Click Add system conf.

From the Resource pull-down list, select Alias Name.

In the Value field, enter your system WWN.

Click Save.

6. Specify the network host name identifier:

Click Add system conf

From the pull-down list, select Host name identifier

In the Value field, enter the name provided by the Sentry Software's connectors, in themetrics of the STOHOST dataset.

Click Save.

Displaying Overviews from a Details PageQuick links are available from the System, Volume, and Storage Pool details page to easily accessthe following overviews:

Pools Overview (System details page only)

Volumes Overview

Filers Overview (System details page only)

Shares Overview


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Generating Log FilesThe Sentry Software support team may ask you to provide log files to better diagnose the natureof a problem when you need help on a specific matter. These log files can be obtained byexecuting the Log Grabber from the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization console:

1. Access the BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization Console.

2. In the Administration tab, click System > Maintenance.

3. Open the Maintenance Activities tab.

4. Click to execute the Log Grabber.


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5. Click Next.

6. Select the host for which you wish to obtain logs and click Proceed to execute the LogGrabber.


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7. Refresh the Maintenance Activities page to check the request status.

8. When the request status is "ENDED", click to view the deployment log.

9. Click to download the deployment log.

Use CasesStorage Capacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization leverages BMC TrueSightCapacity Optimization capabilities to automatically analyze, forecast, and optimize performanceand storage capacity in your IT environment. The following use cases provide some basicmanagement operations that can be easily performed with Storage Capacity Views for BMCTrueSight Capacity Optimization:

better allocate storage capacity to new servers

analyze storage capacity utilization

keep an eye on over-subscribed thin pools

plan for additional storage capacity

reclaim unused storage capacity

report the capacity consumed per host.

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Allocating Storage Capacity to New ServersAllocating storage capacity to new servers consists in identifying which storage pool from whichstorage system is best suited to host the storage capacity required. To identify these storagepools, administrators need to:

list the storage systems that can meet allocation requirements

verify the storage systems bandwidth

choose the most relevant storage pool

verify the protection level.

Listing the Storage Systems that Meet Allocation Requirements1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. List the storage systems that meet your allocation requirements. You can for example apply afilter on the Available Capacity column to only display the storage systems for which morethan 5000 GB are available:

In the Available Capacity column, click .

From the operator pull-down list, select >.

Type 5000.

From the pull-down list, select GB.

Press the Enter key.

Once the storage systems matching your search criteria have been displayed, you can verify thestorage systems’ bandwidth and the number of ports available.

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Verifying the Storage Systems Bandwidth

Verifying the storage systems bandwidth is an essential step that will help administrators choosethe storage system that better meets their allocation requirements. To perform this operation,administrators must check the bandwidth utilization and the number of ports available for eachstorage system.





3. Show the Number of Ports column:

Click and select Show/hide columns.

Check the Number of Ports box.

Click Apply.

4. Verify the bandwidth utilization of each storage system. If the value is:

low, the storage system can be used to allocate storage capacity to new servers

high, check the number of ports currently available to know if additional ports can beadded.

The most relevant storage system is now identified. You can now proceed to the next step, i.echoosing a storage pool according to its pool type, its available capacity, and the oversubscriptionrisk.

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Choosing the Most Relevant Storage Pool 1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. Filter the information displayed by pool type.

4. Display storage pools for which there is no oversubscription risk.

5. Check the Available Capacity of the different storage pools displayed.

A list of potential storage pools is now available. You can verify the protection level of eachstorage pool to choose the one that better suits your needs.

Verifying the Protection Level

The protection level is available from the Storage Pools or Volumes tab of the Storage Systemsview.

From the Storage Pools Tab




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3. Click the pool of your choice to display its detail.

4. Verify the Pool RAID Level metric.

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From the Volumes Tab





3. Click the volume of your choice to display its detail.

4. Verify the Volume RAID Level metric.

You should now know which storage pool from which storage system is best suited to host thestorage capacity required. If no storage pools meet your requirement, you will then have tocreate a new one.

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Analyzing Storage Capacity UtilizationStorage demand exponentially grew over the past years and lead to runaway storage costs. Tocontrol these costs, SAN administrators are asked to better plan for future capacity needs, whichis almost impossible without a clear view of the storage capacity utilization. With StorageCapacity Views for BMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization, administrators can analyze storagecapacity utilization at the storage systems and storage pools levels.

At the Storage Systems Level1. Access the Storage Systems view:




4. Verify the capacity of the storage systems and more specifically:

their overall size (Size metric).

their total space (Capacity metric).

the host visible capacity (Subscribed Capacity metric).

the total space not consumed (Available Capacity metric).

the space actually consumed (Consumed Capacity metric).

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5. Click the storage system for which you wish to get more information.

6. In the graph pane, click to analyze the trend of your storage system utilization.

7. You can also export this data to Excel for further analysis by first clicking and then .

Based on the capacity information available, you can now plan for your current and futurecapacity needs.

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At the Storage Pools Level1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. If needed, apply filters.

4. Verify the capacity of your storage pools and more especially:

their overall size (Size metric).


the host visible capacity (Subscribed Capacity metric).



5. Click the storage pool for which you wish to get more information.

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6. In the graph pane, click to analyze the trend of your storage pool utilization.

7. You can also export this data to Excel for further analysis by first clicking and then .

This capacity information will help you better control your storage costs.

Identifying Oversubscription RisksAn oversubscription situation is automatically identified when:

1. the storage pool is configured for thin provisioning (“thin storage pool”)

2. the storage pool is oversubscribed, i.e. the total disk space visible to the hosts (subscribers)is greater than its actual capacity (this situation is normal for a thin pool since it is its verypurpose)

3. the storage pool actual consumed capacity has crossed the configured threshold (refer to thesection Customizing the Oversubscription Risk Indicator).

Such situation is highly critical because the inability to allocate additional space to a volumewhen requested by the subscriber host will lead to catastrophic data loss and corruption.

To make sure no oversubscription situation is about to occur, administrators can check the

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Oversubscription Risk column available in the Storage Capacity View. By default, this metricdisplays:

No risk when the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric is lower than 75% and thenumber of days before saturation is greater than 30 days .

Warning when the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric is greater than or equal to75% and the number of days before saturation is greater than or equal to 7.

Critical when the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric is greater than or equal to75% and the number of days before saturation is less than 7.

The threshold of the Storage Consumed Capacity Percentage metric can however be modifiedfor each storage pool to warn administrators sooner about an oversubscription risk (Refer to thesection Customizing the Oversubscription Risk Indicator).

To Identify Oversubscription Situations1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. Filter the information displayed:

by storage system to only list the storage system for which you wish to study the storagepools.

by pool type to only display thin pools.

by oversubscription risk to only display thin pools for which the risk is critical.

You now have all the information required to prevent oversubscription situations andunrecoverable data loss and corruption.

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Planning for Additional Storage CapacityAdministrators are not only asked to assign storage resources but also to plan for both currentand future storage requirements. Because under-purchasing and over-purchasing capacity willrespectively result in downtimes and wasted storage, both situations must be prevented.Smooth storage administration can only be achieved if administrators know exactly:

when their storage pools will be running out of capacity

by how much the capacity of their storage pools must be extended to meet allocationrequirements

if there are enough unused disks in the storage systems to extend the capacity of theexisting storage pools.

With this information, they will be able to guarantee enough remaining space to answerallocation requests as quickly as possible.

When will Storage Pools be Running out of Capacity?1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. Verify the capacity of your storage pools and more especially:




4. Display storage pools that are at a risk of being saturated.

You will now be able to take the necessary actions at the right time to ensure that storage poolswill never run out of capacity.

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By how much does the Capacity of the Storage Pool Need to beExtended? 1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. Click the storage pool of your choice to display its details and check its Consumed CapacityTrendline.

After completing the above steps, you should know exactly by how much the capacity of yourstorage pool needs to be extended.

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Are There Enough Unused Disks in the Storage Systems?

Before purchasing additional space, administrators can also check if there are unused disks intheir storage systems that could still be used to extend the capacity of the existing storage pools.To perform this verification:





3. Click the storage system for which you wish to check the number of unused disks.

4. Check the Available for Storage Pools metric.

You now know which disks can be used to extend the capacity of your storage pools.

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Reclaiming Unused Storage CapacityOver time, as servers connected to a SAN get decommissioned, administrators find an increasingnumber of unmapped volumes that are no longer used by any server. These volumes, whileunused, still occupy disk space in the storage system. Being able to identify such unmappedvolumes and reclaim the disk space uselessly consumed by these volumes will helpadministrators avoid unnecessary upgrades and extensions of their storage systems.

Identifying Unmapped Volumes1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. Display unmapped volumes.

You can now reclaim the disk space uselessly consumed by these volumes to avoid unnecessaryupgrades and extensions.

Volumes might be tagged as Not Mapped but be required for the correct operation of the system.

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Identifying Unused Volumes1. Access the Storage Systems view:




3. If needed, apply filters.

4. Apply a filter to the Time Since Last Activity (Days) column:

In the Time Since Last Activity (Days) column, click .

From the operator pull-down list, select =.

Type the number of days required (e.g.: 30).


The list of volumes that have not been used for 30 days is displayed. You can now take thenecessary actions and reclaim the unused space.

The Time Since Last Activity metric is evaluated from the date the ETL was initially started.

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Reporting the Capacity Consumed per HostBecause hosts are not always well-identified, determining the capacity consumed per host is notan easy task. Administrators must not only find out what are the physical hosts but also verify thecapacity that was initially allocated and finally determine the capacity that is actually consumedby each host. All these operations can be performed with Hosts View.

The capacity consumed by the virtual machines cannot be represented by Storage Capacity Views forBMC TrueSight Capacity Optimization since the datastores' logical assembly is not visible.

Reporting the Capacity Consumed Per Host

To determine the capacity actually consumed per host:




2. Click the Hosts tab.

3. Identify the host to which storage has been allocated (Host metric).

4. Verify the capacity exposed to this host (Host Visible Capacity metric).

5. Verify the capacity actually consumed per host (Consumed Capacity metric).

The capacity consumed per host is now clearly identified. It could now be interesting todetermine from which storage system or which storage pool this capacity has been allocated.

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Determining Storage Capacity Allocation Source

Determining the capacity actually consumed per host is not always sufficient to manage storagecapacity needs. You may also need to know from which storage system or which storage pool thiscapacity has been allocated.

To obtain this information:




2. Click the Hosts to Systems tab.

3. Filter information by Storage System.

4. Verify the capacity exposed to the host for the storage system specified (Host VisibleCapacity metric).

5. Verify the capacity actually consumed on the storage system specified (Consumed Capacitymetric).

6. To obtain additional information about a storage pool, click the Hosts to Pool tab.

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7. Apply a filter on the Pool Name column to only display the storage pool of your choice:

In the Pool Name column, click .

From the operator pull-down list, select Like.

Type the storage pool name (in our example ThinProvisioning).


Verify the capacity exposed to the host for the storage pool specified (Host VisibleCapacity metric).

Verify the capacity actually consumed on the storage pool specified (Consumed Capacitymetric).

8. You can also refer to the RAID Level and Service Level columns to respectively know thelevels of protection and service.

You now have all the information required to manage your storage capacity needs and cleverlyallocate resource.

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Index

- A -Additional Component

Integrate 14Allocate

Storage Capacity 50Analyze

Storage Capacity Utilization 55

Storage Pools 55

Storage Systems 55

- B -Bandwidth 50

- C -Capacity

Summary 34Capacity Consumed

Host 65

Report 65Choose

Storage Pool 50Common Operations 41

Customize

Oversubscription Risk 42

Thresholds 42

Views 19

- D -Data

Import 16

Storage Capacity Views 16Disks

Storage Systems 60

Unused 60Display

Entity Name 45

Filers Overview 46

Pools Overview 46

Shares Overview 46

Volumes Overview 46Domain

Filter 29

Filtering 29Download

Packages 12

- E -Entity

Name 45Entity Name

Display 45

- F -Filers Overview

Display 46Filter

by Domain 29

by Mapping Status 32

by Oversubscription Risk 31

by Pool Type 31

by Saturation Risk 32

by Storage System 30

by Vendor 30Filtering

Information 29, 30, 31, 32

- H -Hide

Columns 19

Metrics 19, 24Host

Capacity Consumed 65

Column 45

- I -Identify

Oversubcription Risks 58

Unmapped Volumes 63Import

Data 16

Storage Capacity Views 16

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Vendor 30Installation

Storage Capacity Views 14Integrate

Additional Component 14

- L -List

Storage Systems 50

- M -Mapped Volumes

Filter 32

Filtering 32Metric

Consumed Capacity 65

Host Visible Capacity 65

RAID Level 65

Service Level 65

Storage Used Space Percentage 42Metrics

Address 34

Available Capacity 24, 39

Available for Storage Pools 34, 60

Available in Storage Pools 34

Bandwidth 24, 34

Bandwidth Utilization 24

Capacity 24, 34, 39

Configuration Data 34, 39, 40

Consumed Capacity 19, 24, 34, 39, 40

Controller Name 34

CPU Utilization 24

Filer Name 24

Filer Type 24

Host 19

Host Type 19

Host Visible Capacity 19, 24, 40

Hostname 19

Mapped 24

Model 24, 34

Name 34

Number of Pools 19

Number of Ports 34

Number of Shares 24

Number of Systems 19

Number of Volumes 19

Oversubscription Risk 24, 58

Pool Name 19, 24

Pool Type 19, 24

RAID Level 19

RPM 34

Saturation Risk 24

Service Level 19

Share Name 24

Share Type 24

Size 24, 34

Space Guarantee 24

ST_USED_PCT 58

State 24

Storage Used Space Percentage 58

Subscribed Capacity 24, 34, 39

System and Parity 34

System Name 19, 24

Time Since Last Activity 24

Type 34

Updated 19, 24, 34

Vendor 19, 24

Volume Name 19

Volume Tiering Policy 19, 24

Volume Type 24

WWN 19

- O -Oversubscription Risk

Customize 42

Filter 31

Filtering 31Oversubscription Risks

Identify 58Overview Tables

Customize 19, 24

- P -Packages

Download 12Plan

Storage Capacity 60Pool Type

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Filtering 31

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Pool Protection Level 50

Verify 50

Volume RAID Level 50

- R -Reclaim

Unused Storage Capacity 63Report

Capacity Consumed per Host 65

- S -Saturation Risk

Filter 32

Filtering 32Shares Overview

Display 46Show

Columns 19

Metrics 19, 24Storage Capacity

Allocate 50

Bandwidth 50

Consumed Capacity Trendline 60

Plan 60

Storage Pools 60Storage Capacity Utilization

Analyze 55Storage Capacity Views

Data 16

Import 16

Installation 14

Use 18Storage Pool

Choose 50

Details 39Storage Pools

Capacity 60Storage System

Details 34

Filter 30

Filtering 30Storage Systems

List 50

Unused Disks 60System 46

- T -Thresholds

Customize 42Time Since Last Activity 63

- U -Unmapped

Volumes 63Unused Storage Capacity

Reclaim 63Use

Storage Capacity Views 18Use Cases 49

- V -Vendor

Filter 30

Filtering 30Verify

Protection Level 50Viewing

Storage Pool Details 39

Storage System Details 34

Volume Details 40Volume

Details 40

Distribution 34Volumes

Time Since Last Activity 63

Unmapped 63Volumes Overview

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