Discovery data collected for storage via a host
Discovery gathers information about storage units that connect to Linux, Solaris, and Windows hosts via a local I/O port or Host Bus Adapter (HBA).
Probes used to discover storage from a host
| Table | Probes |
|---|---|
| Disk [cmdb_ci_disk] |
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| Disk Partition [cmdb_ci_disk_partition] |
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| Fibre Channel Disk [cmdb_ci_fc_disk] |
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| Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] |
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| File System [cmdb_ci_file_system] |
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| iSCSI Disk [cmdb_ci_iscsi_disk] |
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| NAS File System [cmdb_ci_nas_file_system] |
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| Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] |
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| Storage Pool [cmdb_ci_storage_pool] | Linux - Storage |
| Storage Pool Member [cmdb_ci_storage_pool_member] | Linux - Storage |
| VMware vCenter Datastore [cmdb_ci_vcenter_datastore] | VMware - vCenter Datastores |
Storage references discovered
Discovery maps these references for storage units that connect to a host via a local I/O
port or Host Bus Adapter (HBA).
| Table and column | Reference | Target data element |
|---|---|---|
| cmdb_ci_storage_device.computer | refers to the | cmdb_ci_computer |
| cmdb_ci_storage_device.provided_by | refers to the | cmdb_ci_fc_port (for FC only) |
| cmdb_ci_disk_partition.disk | is a partition of | cmdb_ci_disk |
| cmdb_ci_storage_hba.computer | is the | cmdb_ci_computer |
| cmdb_ci_fc_port.controller | contains the | cmdb_ci_storage_hba |
| cmdb_ci_fc_port.computer | is the same | cmdb_ci_computer as cmdb_ci_storage_hba.computer |
| cmdb_ci_storage_volume.computer | is the | cmdb_ci_computer |
| cmdb_ci_storage_volume.provided_by | is the | cmdb_ci_storage_pool or cmdb_ci_storage_pool or cmdb_ci_storage_device (providing storage) |
| cmdb_ci_storage_pool.hosted_by | is the | cmdb_ci_computer |
| cmdb_ci_computer | the pool is on | cmdb_ci_storage_pool.container |
| cmdb_ci_storage_pool.container | is the | cmdb_ci_storage_pool or cmdb_ci_storage_pool_member containing the pool (if the pool is present) |
| cmdb_ci_storage_pool_member.pool | is the | cmdb_ci_storage_pool |
| cmdb_ci_storge_pool_member.storage | is the | cmdb_ci_storage_pool, cmdb_ci_disk_partition or cmdb_ci_storage_device providing storage |
Data collected for HBAs on Linux and ESX servers
Discovery collects information on host bus adapters (HBA) for fiber channel enabled devices
connected to Linux and ESX servers.
| Label | Table | Field name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | name |
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| WWNN | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | wwnn |
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| Model ID | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | model_id |
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| Computer | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | computer |
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| Label | Table | Field name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WWPN | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | wwpn | VMWare - vCenter ESX Hosts Storage
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| WWNN | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | wwnn |
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| Port type | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | port_type |
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| Speed | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | speed |
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| Controller | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | controller |
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| Computer | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | computer |
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| Label | Table | Field name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FC Disk | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | fc_disk |
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| Created by | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | sys_created_by |
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| Created | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | sys_created_on |
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| SysID | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | sys_id |
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| Updates | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | sys_mod_count |
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| Updated by | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | sys_updated_by |
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| Updated | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | sys_updated_on |
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| WWNN | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | wwnn |
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| WWPN | Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] | wwpn |
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Data collected for HBAs on Solaris servers
Discovery on Solaris supports HBAs manufactured by:
- Emulex
- QLogic
Discovery populates these fields in the Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] table, using the
Solaris - Storage probe and sensor.
| Label | Field name |
|---|---|
| Name | name |
| Computer | computer |
| Device ID | device_id |
| Manufacturer | manufacturer |
| Model ID | model_id |
| Serial number | serial_number |
Discovery populates these fields in the Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] table.
| Label | Field name |
|---|---|
| Name | name |
| Computer | computer |
| Controller | controller |
| WWPN | wwpn |
| WWNN | wwnn |
| Port type | port_type |
| Speed | speed |
| Operational status | operational_status |
Discovery populates these fields in the Fibre Channel Disk [cmdb_ci_fc_disk] table.
| Label | Name |
|---|---|
| Name | name |
| Storage type | storage_type |
| Device interface | device_interface |
| Device LUN | device_lun |
Discovery populates these fields in the Fibre Channel Targets [cmdb_fc_target] table.
| Label | Name |
|---|---|
| FC Disk | fc_disk |
| WWNN | wwnn |
| WWPN | wwpn |
Data collected for HBAs on Windows servers
Discovery on Windows supports HBAs on any operating system.
| Label | Table | Field Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | name |
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| WWNN | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | wwnn |
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| Model ID | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | model_id |
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| Computer | Storage HBA [cmdb_ci_storage_hba] | computer |
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| Label | Table | Field Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| WWPN | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | wwpn |
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| WWNN | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | wwnn |
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| Port type | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | port_type |
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| Speed | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | speed |
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| Controller | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | controller |
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| Computer | Fibre Channel Port [cmdb_ci_fc_port] | computer |
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