Viewing storage details for a single host
About this task
You can view
storage details for a single host on the OMIVV Host Information tab. For information to be displayed on this page, run an inventory job. The hardware reports data directly from OMSA and iDRAC. See Running
inventory jobs. The page displays different options depending
on what is selected from the View drop-down
list. If you select Physical Disks, another
drop-down list is displayed. The next drop-down list is called Filter
and enables you to filter the physical disk options. To view the storage
details:
Steps
In OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter, in the Navigator pane, click Hosts.
In the Objects tab, select the specific host for which you want to view Storage: Physical Disk details.
In the Monitor tab, select the OMIVV Host Information tab.
On the Storage subtab, view the following:
Table 1. Storage details for a single host Component Information Storage Displays the count of virtual drives, controllers, enclosures, and associated physical disks with the global hot spare and dedicated hot spare counts. When you select from the View drop-down list, the selected option is selected. View Displays the options that you want to view for this host: - Virtual drives
- Physical Disks
- Controllers
- Enclosures
NOTE:When the hosts are managed by using chassis profile:
In the left pane, if you click Storage, and then select the following from the View drop-down menu:- Enclosures—The Controller ID of the storage enclosure is displayed as 0 instead of the correct Controller ID.
- Physical Disks—The media type for HDD is displayed as Magnetic Drive instead of Hard Disk Drive.
NOTE: For an MX chassis in an MCM configuration, the storage data may not be displayed for an MX host managed using the chassis profile and for a host present in the member chassis. In such cases, it is recommended to manage the host using iDRAC.
Viewing storage details for the view option
The storage options on the Host Storage page depend on what you select from the View drop-down list.
About this task
Select either
of the mentioned options from the View drop-down list and view the
following:
Information | Description |
Virtual drives |
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Physical Disks—When you select this option, the Filter drop-down list is displayed. You can filter physical disks based on the following options:
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Controllers |
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Enclosures |
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