NetApp SANtricity VASA Provider VMware APIs for Storage Awareness Overview: About VASA Provider: VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness enables unprecedented coordination between vSphere/vCenter and storage arrays. It provides built-in storage insight in vCenter to support intelligent VM storage provisioning, bolster storage troubleshooting and enable new DRS-related use cases for storage. NetApp supports vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness via the plug-in, or “provider”, downloadable from this webpage. This provider is compatible with vSphere/vCenter and supports storage array makes and models list as described on the VMware Compatibility Guide. What's New in This Version: NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series now provides thin provisioned volume capability in addition to the existing capabilities. This version also supports firmware up to 08.20. Overview of NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series: NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series is a software component that supports the VMware® VASA (vStorage APIs for Storage Awareness) framework, first introduced in vSphere™ 5. It acts as an information pipeline between NetApp storage systems and vCenter™ Server, enabling you to monitor relevant storage system status by collecting data such as the following: Storage system topology LUN and volume attributes Events and alarms VMware vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness enables unprecedented coordination between vSphere/vCenter and storage arrays. It provides built-in storage insight in vCenter to support intelligent VM storage provisioning, bolster storage troubleshooting and enable new DRS-related use cases for storage. NetApp supports vSphere Storage APIs for Storage Awareness via the plug-in, or “provider”, downloadable from this webpage. This provider is compatible with vSphere/vCenter and supports storage array makes and models list as described on the VMware Compatibility Guide. Note: For more information about NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series architecture, see the NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series User Guide. System Requirements: NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series is supported on specific releases of VMware vSphere, ESX®, and E-Series firmware. See the NetApp Interoperability Matrix for the latest information about detailed requirements and supported configurations. Operating Systems You can install the VASA Provider on the following operating systems (OSs): Windows Server 2003, service pack 2, 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2, 64-bit Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, 64-bit Applications The VASA Provider supports vSphere versions 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, 6.0. The NetApp E-Series VASA Provider Array Manager is compatible with Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome browsers. Storage Array Firmware Version Matrix Array Model 07.84 07.86 08.10 08.20 E26xx X X X X E27xx X X E54xx X X X X E55xx X X EF540 X X X X EF550 X X Obtaining Installation Instructions: The NetApp VASA E-Series User Guide provides instructions for installing the NetApp VASA Provider for E-Series on a Windows® Server system. Important Links: Download the provider from the NetApp Support Site (NSS) Download Installation Guide and other important documents Download the provider from the VMware VASA Download Site
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Introduction:
The NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy provides Web APIs to configure, manage and monitor E-Series and EF-Series arrays. The proxy provides access to a collection of REST (Representational State Transfer) style interfaces to access services defined for storage arrays. The proxy can be installed on a Windows or Linux systems.The Proxy and API usage is of no charge and does not require a license key. Key Features:
Provides APIs to define Storage Service Catalog to aid the user in discovering capabilities of configured storage pools and creating volumes based on user criteria Supports Create Read Update (CRUD) operations for all defined storage elements
Supports NetApp E/EF-Series Storage Arrays.
Supports tunneling API to access all the native SYMbol procedure
Provides Aggregation API for Volume and Drive analytics
Provides APIs to collect hardware inventory and event logs
Provides APIs to perform Disk Pools, Volume Groups and Volume Management
Provides APIs to perform Host mappings
Provides APIs to perform Snapshots
Provides APIs to perform Asynchronous Remote Volume Mirroring (ARVM)
Provides APIs to perform Initial Configuration (bulk IP address and password assignment)
Provides APIs to perform Controlller Firmware and NVSRAM upgrades
Supports self-signed and third party certificates
Includes sample Python scripts for using various REST services
Provides interactive API documentation
Step 1: Download & Install
Download the web services proxy from the NetApp Support Site
Follow the video for a step by step overview of how to successfully install the proxy
Step 2: Configure
Download the User guide and follow the video to successfully configure the Security SSL certificates
Follow this video for discovering and adding E-Series Storage Arrays
Follow this video for understanding general structure of REST API for E-Series Storage Arrays
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SANtricity Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) Comprehensive monitoring of NetApp Storage Systems from within SCOM environments Overview: The NetApp E-Series Storage Array Management Pack for Operations Manager 2.1 provides integrated monitoring of E-Series arrays in Microsoft® System Center Operation Manager® (SCOM) environments. It allows monitoring of storage array health from the System Center console. It displays storage array based critical alerts and associated recovery steps. It also displays performance warnings for monitored volumes when configured thresholds are exceeded. Features for SANtricity Management Pack 2.1 Supports System Center Operations Manager 2012, 2012 SP1 and 2012R2. Supports NetApp E-Series storage including EF-540/EF-550 Flash Arrays. Displays critical alerts with detail description of recovery steps. Integrated performance monitoring for volume for IOPs, Throughput and Latency. Includes discovery tool to discover and add arrays to be monitored. Includes PowerShell tool/script to export performance data that can be used for deriving guidance for setting performance monitoring threshold levels. Download Software and Documentation Click here to download the Management from the NSS site. Click here to download the Installation Guide
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