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OnTAP Tools Discovery

TMADOCTHOMAS

Is there a way to control storage system discovery in OnTAP Tools? For years this tool discovers 30+ storage units that aren't NetApp which just clutters up the screen. I prefer a nice clean screen of just the objects I need to manage. Is there a "hack" to prevent the automatic discovery from occurring, or at least to streamline it?

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NetApp_SR

Automatic discovery can be turned off but not sure that will solve the whole problem...

Virtual Storage Console: How to disable automatic discovery
https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/VSC_and_VASA_Provider/Virtual_Storage_Console%3A_How_to_disable_automatic_discovery

Virtual Storage Console: A primer on 'unknown' Storage Systems
https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/VSC_and_VASA_Provider/Virtual_Storage_Console%3A_A_primer_on_'unknown'_Storage_Systems

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NetApp_SR

Automatic discovery can be turned off but not sure that will solve the whole problem...

TMADOCTHOMAS

Thank you @NetApp_SR , very helpful! I had not seen those KBs. I am familiar with skipping but would prefer the entries aren't there to clutter up the screen. Even better would be the option to just add the needed SVMs as discussed in one of the linked KBs.

What did you mean "not sure that will solve the whole problem"? If automatic discovery is off, the list should stay static unless I manually add or change something, correct? Or is the issue that the existing invalid entries can't be easily deleted? If that's what you mean, I wonder if step 5 in the "Remove Cluster" section in the article below could be used to clear the list?

https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/VSC_and_VASA_Provider/ONTAP_Tools_for_VMware_vSphere%3A_How_to_switch_from_Cluster_to_Direct_SVM_management#removeinventory

TMADOCTHOMAS

@NetApp_SR , one other issue/question: in most cases skipping doesn't work. I have four pages of entries I want to skip, and for most of them I enter the password (which is a required field) and click "Skip", and get the following response. Any workaround ideas?

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Failed to validate storage system credentials :IP Address is not valid

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NetApp_SR

That is what my concern was, it will be difficult to remove the clutter of the unknown storage. I have not tested but maybe you can turn off the discovery as previously discussed, reset the database and manually add the storage you want. The below KB will show how to reset the database unless your using VVOLs as noted.

Virtual Storage Console: 'Unknown' storage system stuck in Storage Systems
https://kb.netapp.com/Advice_and_Troubleshooting/Data_Storage_Software/VSC_and_VASA_Provider/Virtual_Storage_Console%3A_'Unknown'_storage_system_stuck_in_Storage_Systems