View a Provider

Navigate through the Provider Browser to view a list of registered provider and resources that reside on those providers. The Provider Browser scans the actual provider and returns native properties.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN:

To view a list of providers:

  1. Click the Configure Configure tab icon tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers Add Node icon, then select the Providers tab.
  2. In the Provider Browser pane, expand the provider tree to view a list of all registered providers.
  3. Drill down to view many of the objects, such as NetApp ONTAP volumes or VMware hosts, that reside on the providers.

To view job definitions associated with providers:

  1. Click the Configure Configure tab icon tab. On the Views pane, select Sites & Providers Add Node icon, then select the Providers tab.
  2. In the Provider Browser pane, expand the provider tree to view a list of all registered providers.
  3. Right-click a provider, then select View Relationship. All associated job definitions that interact with the provider display.

Use the Provider Details window to examine registered providers. The information presented depends on the type of provider selected.

DPX Providers

Select a DPX provider.

The DPX Provider Details provides information about the Catalogic DPX provider.

The General tab provides information about the selected server including name, host address, provider type, and version number.

LDAP Providers

Select an LDAP Server.

The LDAP Provider Details provides information about the LDAP server and the user accounts it manages.

The General tab provides information about the selected server including host address, port, and the use of SSL. The Users tab provides a list of all the user accounts configured on the server.

NetApp Providers

Select a volume within the NetApp ONTAP provider.

The NetApp ONTAP Provider Details provides information about the data storage in the selected volume. The General tab provides information about the selected volume including type, state, storage usage, reserve usage, and file usage. The gauges display the percentage of usage. Green represents data and blue represents available space. The Qtreestab lists qtrees stored in the selected volume and their status. The Snapshots tab lists the snapshots stored in the selected volume.

IBM Providers

Select a volume within the IBM  provider.

The IBM Provider Details provides information about the data storage in the selected volume. The General tab provides information about the selected volume including the capacity, associated storage pool name, and mirrored copies synchronization rate.

DellEMC Providers

Select a volume within the DellEMC Unity provider.

The DellEMC Provider Details provides information about the data storage in the selected volume. The General tab provides information about the selected volume including the capacity, associated storage pool name, and mirrored copies synchronization rate.

SMTP Providers

Select an SMTP server.

The SMTP Provider Details provides information about the selected server including host address and port.

VMware Providers

Select a VMware vCenter within the VMware provider.

The General tab provides information about the selected vCenter including host address and software version. Use the Hosts, VApps, and VMs tabs to view a list of the virtual machine hosts, virtual appliances, and virtual machines that are configured on the selected vCenter.

The Datacenters tab provides a list of the datacenters configured on the vCenter. Use the Datacenters tab to view the list of Datastores, Hosts, and VMs filtered by the selected datacenter.

The Datastores tab lists the datastores configured on the vCenter. Select a datastore to view the list of Hosts and VMs filtered by the selected datastore.

Tip: Periodically closing tabs helps simplify navigation and browsing. To close multiple tabs, right-click a tab then select Close Tab, Close Other Tabs, or Close All Tabs.

Oracle Providers

Select an Oracle server.

The Oracle Provider Details provides information about the selected server including name and host address.

AWS Providers

Select an AWS provider.

The AWS Provider Details provides information about the selected server including region, name, type, and associated storage gateways.

NEXT STEPS:

  • Run an Inventory job against storage providers that have not been recently cataloged. See Jobs Overview.

 


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