Nytro™ XM vCenter Plug-In User Guide
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1. Pool 1 RAID O Virtual Drive 0 StorageVolume 3 9 Optimal 1 74 TB 1 74 TB RAID 0 GB Health Configured Capacit Remaining Capacity Raid Level i Virtual Drive 1 StorageVolume 5 81 GB Y Properties Drive Group Name Pool 1 Configured Capacity Raid Level RAID 0 Remaining Capacity Contributing Drives TY oe i Nytro SFM 5 Nytro SFM SATA 446 62 GB Health The drive group health The drive group health information GE Capacity i entire drive group capacity Remaining Capacity The remaining capacity in the drive group RAID Level The RAID level of the drive group Drive Group Name The name given to a group of drives that is attached to a RAID controller on which one or more virtual drives can be created Contributing Drives The drives that are part of the drive group Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment Figure 7 Controller Logical View VD Information Virtual Drive 0 StorageVolume 3 91 GB vi Pool_1 RAID 0 Virtual Dmve U StorageVolume 3 9 Optimal No read ahead Always write through Direct IO GB Health Read Polic Write Policy IO Policy I Virtual Drive 1 StorageVolume 5 8 GE Properties State Optimal Read Policy No read ahead Raid Level 0 Current Write Policy Always write through Capacity 3 91 GB Default Write Policy Always write through IO P2. 3 3 2 Renaming a Virtual Drive The following steps help you rename the VD Figure 11 Rename Virtual Drive Virtual Drive 5 VD 5 624 48 GB vi Pool_0 RAID O Virtual Drive 0 heloooo0000000 Optimal No Read Ahead Always Write Back Cached IO Virtual Drive 1 VD 1 100 00 GB Health Read Policy Virtual Drive 2 VD 2 100 00 GB Write Policy IO Policy Virtual Drive 3 VD_3 100 00 GB Y Properties Virtual Drive 4 VD_4 100 00 GB State Optimal Read Policy No Read Ahead Virtual Drive 5 VD_5 62 a an Raid Level RAID 0 Current Write Policy Always Write Back Rename Capacity 624 48 GB Default Write Policy Always Write Back 10 Policy Cached IO Disk Cache Policy Enabled 1 Expand the drive group and select the VD that you want to rename 2 Right click the VD 3 Select Rename Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 20 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Managing the Storage Device The Rename dialog appears Figure 12 Rename Rename x Enter new name for the Virtual Drive VD_5 Rename Cancel 4 Enter the new VD name and click Rename 3 3 3 Deleting a Virtual Drive The following steps help you delete a VD CAUTION This operation is not recommended Back up any data that is on the virtual drive that you want to keep before you delete the virtual drive Make sure that the operating system is not installed on this VD You can delete any
3. On tothe VMware vysphere Web CUNEATE ue a a Y TY A EW EN FAGU AD OF Ge eres 13 3 2 Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment V Y FFF GG GAA Yad 13 ENE ANN 14 2 2 CON SUMMA VEN var 15 32 Controller Physical VICW NN SPSS 16 52 FC ontollenLodical VIGW RE 17 5 2516 ontroller EVENTS LOG VIE ass CD YR See NT CU 19 5 2 Managing the Storage DeV Ice a en y Seed 19 3293 Cheatin a Virtual DN ee A FFYN 19 3 3 2 Rendnmimnga VITAL DIW a dL Wesco de oa woe GC LA y GA Y CY A FFENS AU DY YF GOG 20 3 3 DNG Virtua DN ee 21 54 PN SE OLIVE SEES YR A A ODYNA DC 22 3 3 5 Clearing the Configuration On the Nytro Controller 2 0 0 0 ccc ccc ccc nee YF GG LG LG Gu udd 22 2 3 0 Formatting the Nytro NAPDINE apene DE RYG Y dyd des 23 Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In ccc ccc cc cece cece cree nn Dunn O OR 24 4 1 Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In Operations Y YY FFF GR FF GG LG Fa ud 24 4 2 Navigating to tne EventUCoensole a3 dd dyu nt YY dd Y WDD DE Y CY O RAO 24 422 PO HTME EVENTS caa a a y Y A Od 26 Appendix A Troubleshooting the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Issues 99999 Oed DOEDD DOD Oo 28 Glossary SRG 29 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 3 Seagate Technology Support Services For information regarding online support and services visit http www seagate com about contact us technical support Available services include m Presales amp Techn
4. Supported Supported Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 6 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In www seagate com Hardware and Software Reguirements 2 1 2 1 1 2 2 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In This chapter provides you the steps to install and register the Nytro XM vCenter plug in The Nytro XM vCenter plug in installation includes the installation of Nytro XM plug in and Nytro XM EMS plug in into the vSphere environment Hardware and Software Reguirements The Nytro XM vCenter plug in is supported on the following hardware and software components Supported Platforms m vCenter Server 5 5 m vSphere web client 5 5 m ESXi5 5 NOTE Refer to your vCenter server documentation and to the operating system documentation for more information Prerequisites to Use the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In m Seagate provided CIM provider included in the release package the Nytro XM vCenter plug in works with version 80 101 V0 08 installed on the ESXi host m vCenter Server 5 5 Visit http www vmwarelearning com NtB installing vmware vcenter server NOTE vCenter installation must have the Single sign on inventory service modules and vSphere Web Client installed visit https www vmware com support pubs vsphere esxi vcenter server pubs html vSphere web client 5 5 Nytro XM plug in Nytro XM EMS plug in included in the release package ESXi host version 5 5 w
5. click the Nytro XM tab under Manage This action triggers the deployment of the plug in on the web client host Enabling the Nytro XM Plug In You can access the Nytro XM plug in interface in a separate tab when an ESXi host is selected To enable the Nytro XM plug in perform the following steps 1 From the Applications menu select System Administration gt Plug in Management 2 Right click the Nytro XM Plug in and select Other gt Enable from the Context menu 3 Click Yes NOTE By default the plug ins are enabled Disabling the Nytro XM Plug In You can disable the Nytro XM plug in The plug in remains installed but will be inoperative You can re enable the plug in anytime later 1 From the Applications menu select System Administration gt Plug in Management 2 Right click Nytro XM Plug in and select Other gt Disable from the context menu 3 Click Yes 4 Click Yes on the Reload vSphere Web Client dialog that appears Unregistering the Nytro XM Plug In You can unregister the Nytro XM plug in that you had previously registered with the vCenter server You can manually delete the extension for more information look up for com Seagate vCenter Plugin NitroXM by using the vCenter Managed Object Browser MOB interface in your Web browser refer to the vCenter documentation for the MOB interface usage Unregistering a Nytro XM plug in package on the vCenter server does not delete the Nytro XM plug in package files
6. physical disk virtual drive and viewing the controller properties 3 1 Logging On to the VMware vSphere Web Client Log on to the vmware vSphere Web Client interface with your user credentials After you log on to the VMware vSphere Web Client go to the Nytro XM plug in environment to perform the Nytro controller related operations 3 2 Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment To navigate to a Nytro vCenter Core plug in perform the following steps 1 Click the cn icon on the vmware vSphere Web Client window or click 2 Center on the left pane of the VMware v gt phere Web Client window 2 Inthe vCenter Home tree expand Inventory Lists and click Hosts The Hosts window appears on the right pane 3 Select the host where the Seagate controllers are attached and can be viewed or managed Under the host view select the Manage tab to view the plug in specific Nytro XM tab Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 13 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment The Nytro XM Plug In main window appears Figure 2 Nytro XM Main Window K Nytro PCle Flash 2 NWD7302 4C2048 Bus 2 Dev 0 1 NWD7302 4C2048 Bus 2 Dev 0 3 370 05 3104 OnEe00D0D0D0012345678 m amp n WarpDrive MFH 1 j Bus 0 De 106 250 01 B012341234 Fe d Summary Physica Logica even Log T General Properties T firmware Properties Health ot i A Firniware V r Sic Product Name Pi A 204 BDS Versi
7. that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Shielded cables for SCSI connection external to the cabinet are used in the compliance testing of this Product Seagate is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by unauthorized modification of this eguipment or the substitution or attachment of connecting cables and eguipment other than those specified by Seagate Technology LLC The correction of interferences caused by such unauthorized modification substitution or attachment will be the responsibility of the user The Nytro WarpDrive Application Acceleration Card is tested to comply with FCC standards for home or office use This Class B digital apparatus meets all reguirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Eguipment Regulations Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada TOREN PVE RBS FREE HI All VCCI ORE CDS D BEREC CORB RERRCHAT4AZTE HHELTVETN COSEA7 gt 449z7VvU gt a RRR LT RINDE LEMEEHEERITTIENSVET BR HE ICHED TEL VB YE U C FAN This is a Class B product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference from Information Technology Equipment VCCI If this is used near a radio or television receiver in a domestic environment it may cause radio interference Install and use the equipment according to the instruction guide O 2014 Seagate
8. the manufacturer assigned device ID A group of drives attached to a RAID controller on which one or more virtual drives can be created All virtual drives in the drive group use all of the drives in the drive group A drive property indicating the status of the drive Graphical User Interface A controller property indicating the manufacturing name of the controller vCenter A storage unit created by a controller chip from one or more drives Although a virtual drive logical drive can be created from several drives it is seen by the operating system as a single drive Depending on the RAID level used the virtual drive can retain redundant data in case of a drive failure Seagate SSD Module a PCI device WarpDrive 29 Seagate C Seagate Technology LLC AMERICAS Seagate Technology LLC 10200 South De Anza Boulevard Cupertino California 95014 United States 408 658 1000 ASIA PACIFIC Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte Ltd 7000 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 5 Singapore 569877 65 6485 3888 EUROPE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA Seagate Technology SAS 16 18 rue du D me 92100 Boulogne Billancourt France 33 1 4186 10 00 Publication Number 100769979 Version 1 0 December 2014
9. 5 78 GB Health Device ID i Slot Nytro SFM SATA 255 47 GB General Properties 256 00 GB Nytro SFM Raw Capacity Media Type Serial Number SL003B8J SAS Adress Dx4433221107000000 Vendor ID ATA State Unconfigured Good Thermal ID Status Normal 1 Right click the SFM that you want to erase 2 Select Erase 3 3 5 Clearing the Configuration On the Nytro Controller slot 4 SATA Nytro SPM 255 47 GB 99 Life Lefi Usable Capacity FDE Capable Negotiated Link Speed sl t bd Logical Sector Size Secured servicable 42 C o Temperature The clear configuration operation is supported only on the Nytro WarpDrive controller card Nytro XP7302 Figure 15 Clear Configuration 2 WarpDnve MFH 1600 8d Bus 0 Dev 0 106 250 01 00 1 Select the required controller and right click the ie icon 2 Select Clear i Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 22 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com 3 3 6 Formatting the Nytro WarpDrive The format operation is supported only on the Nytro WarpDrive card Figure 16 Format Controller NWD7302 4C2048 Bus 1 Dev O 3 370 05 3104 0x5000000012345678 WarpDrive MFH 1600 8d Bus 0 Dev O 106 250 01 00 0x500605B012341234 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 Managing the Storage Device Ox5b tt y Ox7e 23 Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In www seagate com Nytro XM Event Monitoring Serv
10. D 00 4 263 information Tue Jul 01 11 57 52 2014 Created LD 00 5 252 i Information Tue Jul 01 11 56 44 2014 Deleted LD 00 6 261 dp Information Tue Jul 01 11 08 14 2014 Created LD 00 7 250 a Information Tue Jul 01 11 07 06 2014 Deleted LD 00 g 259 i Information Tue Jul 01 11 05 44 2014 Created LD 00 9 258 i Information Tue Jul 01 11 04 37 2014 Deleted LD 00 10 251 dp Information Tue Jul 01 11 03 04 2014 Created LD 00 11 256 iJ Information Tue Jul 01 11 01 56 2014 Deleted LD DU 12 25 iJ Information Tue Jul 01 06 53 04 2014 Firmware initialization started PCI ID 00 eN000 02 fe 13 254 i Information Mon Jun 30 09 50 40 2014 Firmware initialization started PCI ID 007e 1000 027 e 11 3 3 Managing the Storage Device 3 3 1 Creating a Virtual Drive The following steps help you can create a virtual drive VD Figure 9 Create Virtual Drive NWD7302 4C2048 Bus 2 Dev 0 3 370 05 3104 arpOrve MFH 1600 8d 1 Select the required controller and right click the 2 icon 2 Select Create VD Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 19 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Managing the Storage Device The create virtual drive dialog appears Figure 10 Create Virtual Drive Create Virtual drive Create 4 w Virtual Drive s of RAID O using 1 drive s each of size 446 625 GB Cancel 3 From the drop down list select the desired number of VDs to create and click Create
11. Seagate User Guide Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Rev 1 0 0 100769979 Version 1 0 December 2014 Revision History Version 1 0 December 2014 First release of the document Electromagnetic Compatibility Notices FE CE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 _ This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This eguipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This eguipment generates uses and can radiate radio freguency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this eguipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the eguipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the eguipment and the receiver Connect the eguipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
12. Technology LLC All rights reserved Publication number 100769979 December 2014 Seagate Seagate Technology and the Wave logo are registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and or other countries Nytro Nytro WarpDrive and SeaTools are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC or one of its affiliated companies in the United States and or other countries All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without written permission of Seagate Technology LLC Call 877 PUB TEK1 877 782 8351 to request permission When referring to drive capacity one gigabyte or GB equals one billion bytes and one terabyte or TB equals one trillion bytes Your computer s operating system may use a different standard of measurement and report a lower capacity In addition some of the listed capacity is used for formatting and other functions and thus will not be available for data storage Actual quantities will vary based on various factors including file size file format features and application software Actual data rates may vary depending on operating environment and other factors The export or re export of hardware or software containing encryption may be regulated by the U S Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security for more information visit www bis doc gov and controlled for import and use outs
13. aw Capacity 447 13 GB Usable Capacity 445 62 Media Type Nytro SFM FDE Capable False SerialNumber FLOO5TBA Negotiated Link Speed 5AS Adress Dx5000000012345678 Slotid Vendor ID ATA Logical Sector Size 512 Byte Property Description General Properties A drive property either Nytro Flash module or Nytro Serviceable Flash module FDE Capable Indicates whether the drive is capable of encryption This option is available only if the controller supports security and if security is configured Shows if the Serviceable Flash module or Nytro Flash module is serviceable Usable Capacity Usable storage varies depending on what RAID level you use on an array If you select drives of varying sizes the usable space on each drive is restricted to the size of the smallest selected drive Serial Number Shows the serial number of the enclosure Each of the enclosures has a unique serial number Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 16 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment Negotiated Link Speed The negotiated link speed for data transfer to and from the drive Slot ID Shows the slot ID of the drive Logical Sector Size Shows the logical sector size of this virtual drive 3 2 4 Controller Logical View The Logical view shows the hierarchy of controllers virtual drives and the drives and drive groups that make up the virtual drives Figure 6 Controller Logical View
14. c 19 06 26 38 IST 201 JU User 12 19 2014 11 49 AM g 10 201 43 141 VWSPHERE LOCALVWdministrator b l Date Time Friday December 19 2014 11 49 46 AM Target g 10 201 43 141 User VSPHERE LOCAL Administrator Type User Description a Friday December 19 2014 11 48 46 AM User logged event INFOJF Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 2014 Ctl SAS Addr 5000000012345678 Description Policy change on VD 01 1 Event Type Description A general user event occurred on the host Possible Causes user initiated an action on the host Related events There are no r lated events 3 Highlight and click the event to be viewed as shown in the preceding figure The detailed information appears in the lower section of the window Click the Target hyperlink to navigate directly to the host machine that is responsible for this event This information helps you take corrective action NOTE To view the new events refresh the Event Console by using the refresh button 4 2 1 Exporting the Events 1 Click the icon to export the events list into the clipboard 2 Click the arrow mark The Export Events dialog appears Nytro XM EMS vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 26 Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Event Console Figure 20 Export Events Export Events 5 Type _ User 2 System Users Events Severity V Error i Information Y Warning Last 1 Hours v Time _ F
15. cations based on the platform used OnWindows lt OS DISK gt ProgramData VMware vSphere Web Client serviceability logs Onlinux var log vmware vsphere client Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In Issues lam unable to view the events in my event console This could be because of one of the following reasons You might not have copied the Nytro XM EMS plug in package You might not have correctly installed the Nytro XM EMS plug in You might not have enabled Event Monitoring Perform the following steps to enable Event Monitoring 1 Goto Home icon gt Administration gt Client Plug Ins 2 Check if the Nytro XM plug in is enabled If it is not enabled go back to the home screen click the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service icon 3 Log on with your vCenter credentials and remember to click Enable Event Monitoring Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 28 www seagate com Glossary Glossary This appendix provides a glossary for terms used in this document C Controller D Device ID Drive group Drive state G GUI P Product name V VC Virtual drive W WD Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 A chip that controls the transfer of data between the microprocessor and memory or between the microprocessor and a peripheral device such as a drive RAID controllers perform RAID functions such as striping and mirroring to provide data protection A controller or drive property indicating
16. gt Disable from the context menu 3 Click Yes 4 Click Yes on the Reload vSphere Web Client dialog that appears Unregistering the Nytro XM EMS Plug In You can unregister the Nytro XM EMS plug in that you had previously registered with the vCenter server You can manually delete the extension for more information look up for com Seagate vCenterPlugin nytro xm ems by using the vCenter Managed Object Browser MOB interface in your Web browser refer to the vCenter documentation for the MOB interface usage Unregistering a Nytro XM EMS plug in package on the vCenter server does not delete the Nytro XM EMS plug in package files that are installed locally on the vSphere Web Client Virgo server The files are not used after you unregister the package To remove the files for clean up purposes you must delete the Nytro XM EMS plug in package files manually Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 12 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Logging On to the VMware vSphere Web Client Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In This chapter helps you configure setup the Nytro XM plug in and perform all of the controller related operations The plug in enables you to perform the following operations Viewing the health and status of the controllers Viewing the information of the events generated Issuing management and administration commands to the VDs Creating configuring or deleting VDs Discovering the controllers
17. her information Figure 4 Nytro XM Plug in Summary View Summary Physical Logical Event Logs vw General Properties Ll Firmware Properties Li Health Optima 5 Firmware Version 3 3 0 05 3498 Product Name NWO 7304 40 1024 BIOS Version AS 44 00 00_4 16 08 00_0x460205 Vendor ID Ox 1000 Online Firmware Update Enabled Device ID OxSE SAS Address 0x500605B8012345678 Cache Flush Interval 4 Sec Chip Temperature f2 C Alarm Enabled Disabled Alarm Present No Battery Backup Present No Somede Device ID Shows the device ID SAS Address Shows the SAS address for the drive Cache Flush Interval The interval in seconds at which the contents of the on board data cache are flushed The default is 4 seconds Chip Temperature Shows the controller temperature based upon this value the controller functionality can be monitored and managed Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 15 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment 3 2 3 Controller Physical View The Physical view shows the hierarchy of physical devices that are a part of the controller Figure 5 Controller Physical View Summa Physical Logical Event Log Slot 6 SATA Nytro SFM 446 62 GB Slot 6 Nytro SFM SATA 446 62 GB Siot5 Nytro SFM SATA 446 62 GB j 100 0 og L O Siot4 Nytro SFM SATA 446 62 GB Siot7 Nytro SFM SATA 446 62 GB General Properties R
18. ical support Global Support Services telephone numbers amp business hours m Authorized Service Centers For information regarding Warranty Support visit http www seagate com support warranty and replacements For information regarding data recovery services visit http www seagate com services software data recovery services For Seagate OEM and Distribution partner portal visit http www seagate com partners For Seagate reseller portal visit http www seagate com partners my spp dashboard Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 Chapter 1 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Overview www seagate com Supported Controllers Chapter 1 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Overview The Nytro XM vCenter plug in enables you to manage the Seagate controllers in the vSphere environment to provide all of the major system integrators or OEMs with a single window to manage the Seagate controllers in the VMware ESXi operating system The plug in coexists with the VMware ecosystem to provide seamless control over the Seagate controllers The Nytro XM vCenter plug in includes the Nytro XM plug in and Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service EMS plug in hereon called Nytro XM EMS plug in m The Nytro XM plug in enables you to create basic configuration rename the virtual drive VD and monitor the health status of the controllers The plug in leverages the core vCenter server capabilities such as authentication The plug in includes storage monitoring ha
19. ice Plug In Operations Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In This chapter helps you monitor the connected controllers by using the events generated on the controllers You can view the generated events in a single interface 4 1 Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In Operations The plug in enables you to perform the following operations m View the run time events in the Event console m Fetch and view the event logs up to a maximum of 32 events per ESXi host 4 2 Navigating to the Event Console 1 Click the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service icon marked in blue arrow in Figure 1 If you are the first user for the day the following window appears Figure 17 Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Seagate GI vCenter Server IP 10 201 42 156 User Name Administrator vsphere lo Password Submit Enable Event Monitoring Fetch Event Logs A 2 Enter the vCenter server IP your user name and password that are provided to you and click Submit 3 Click Enable Event Monitoring Nytro XM EMS vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 24 Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Event Console If the Nytro XM EMS plug in is running the following window appears Figure 18 Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service a Seagate C Disable Event Monitoring Fetch Event Logs To navigate to the Event console perform the foll
20. ide of the U S Seagate reserves the right to change without notice product offerings or specifications Contents Seagate Technology Support Services M W WR JANSEN 4 Chapter 1 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Overview A GAD RAEADR OAN OU 5 eA SUDDORLEG CON MOEN See 5 1 2 UuUDpored ON AA AS re 6 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenterPlug ln 9 999GCeedn nn DOD OaD 7 2 Hardware dand Software REGUITEMENIS sc a Y ale heen Y Od IF eee eae a ee 7 2 DDOLIG Platforme de LG NR UL teed ee lane clon nadine A O AU No no 7 2 2 Prerequisites to Use the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In V FFF FFF GG FA uad 7 2 3 Deploying the Nytro AMV CENTER PIG a a Y ar AA a Gow ee 8 24 Installing the No XM Plug vr GY CT YY Y YE 8 2S REGIStCHING the yao AM PIG HIN gu a RY DW Arn 8 ZO ENA lin he Nycro XM PIUG H oi GY sp agate va YY DN FY YY GN GY GI FO 9 2 7 Disabling the Nyro AM Plug lDs aa RR LI UN NS NT DAR CEE AG 9 2 6 Unredistenmg che Nymo XM Ple lm RY aw eee O UU UR OG YE UN AND Y OD I Yy 9 2 Installing the Nytro AM EMS PIG TN oc case cys cowie y dy SW aoe ere fU A eee 10 2 10 Redistening the Nycro XNIFEMS Pluag IT sa aaret Gere WYAU ONR YU FY OU OD NO Ed 11 2A LEnaolimno uen yro DV EMS PIN Save NG 11 2 12 Disablina the No AM EMS Plug ln a GO Monee A A NAC ED MOD GO MYNNY FU 12 2 13 Unregistering EN FO XM EMS Plug In Vvs 12 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In a ee aW a a GR Gn YRR Y CT A Y Y AAG 13 3 Logging
21. ith the Seagate controllers attached ESXi host must be configured as a part of a domain Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 7 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In www seagate com Deploying the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In 2 3 2 4 2 5 Deploying the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In You can deploy the Nytro XM vCenter plug in by performing one of the two methods installing or registering the Nytro XM plug in and Nytro XM EMS plug in as mentioned in this chapter Installing the Nytro XM Plug In To install the Nytro XM plug in perform the following steps 1 Extract the contents of the nytro xm zip into the nyt ro xm folder NOTE Make sure that the plug in contents are in the same path as mentioned under the nytro xm zip folder structure that is the plug in contents must not be in any intermediate folder 2 Stop the vSphere web client service 3 Copy the nytro xm folder into the following locations based on the operating systems used On the Windows server Program Files VMware Infrastructure vSpherewebClient plugin packages On the Linux server usr lib vmware vsphere client plugin packages 4 Start the vSphere web client service 5 Logon to vSphere Web Client 6 To use the Nytro XM plug in navigate to the vCenter gt Host gt Manage tab and click the Nytro XM tab Registering the Nytro XM Plug In To register the Nytro XM plug in perform the following steps 1 Pick up
22. olicy Direct IO Disk Cache Policy None Health The virtual drive health The virtual drive health information Read ve Read policy ie the virtual drive Write Policy Write policy of the virtual drive Indicates the status of the drive RAID Level The RAID level of the virtual drive Capacity I O Policy The amount of storage space on a virtual drive The I O policy on a specific virtual drive Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Managing the Storage Device 3 2 5 Controller Events Log View This window shows the firmware event log entries The new event log entries appear during the session Each entry has an ID an error level indicating the severity of the event the timestamp and date and a brief description of the event You can filter the view based on your reguirement To access the event log entries perform the following steps 1 Click the Event Log tab Figure 8 Controller Event Log Summary Physical Logical EventLog Filter By ap I Jeg MO Event Leve ime Desaiptiarn 0 267 i Information Wed Jul 02 09 30 21 2014 Firmware initialization started PCI ID 007e1000 027 eni 1 266 dp Information Wed Jul 02 08 34 08 2014 Firmware initialization started PCI ID 007e 1000 027e 1 2 255 iJ Information Tue Jul 01 12 30 30 2014 Firmware initialization started PCI ID 007e 1000 027 e 1 3 264 i Information Tue Jul 01 12 29 19 2014 Deleted L
23. on Vendor ID mine Firmware Update Ena Device ID Ta x 3 2 1 Controller Grid The Grid view shows an overview of the system and shows the controller name controller firmware version the SAS address of the controller and device ID After you log onto the vCenter server in the Managed Hosts page select any controllers as shown in the following figure The selected controller is highlighted Figure 3 Controller Grid Nytro PCle Flash 2 NWD7302 4C2048 Bus 2 Dev 0 ta et i NWD7302 4C2048 Bus 2 Dev 0 3 370 05 3104 0x5000000012345678 Ox5b i l WarpDr ive MFH 160U 8d Bus 0 Dev 0 106 250 01 00 Dx500605B012341234 Ux e O The following table shows the GUI icons that appear in the Nytro XM plug in application Wc gt oO Alarm to indicate the critical status a Alarm to indicate the warning status LED status of the controller Indicates that the controller temperature is critical Indicates normal temperature Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 14 Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Nytro XM Plug In environment 3 2 2 Controller Summary View The summary view is the default window This view shows the information about the selected controller The information on this dialog is read only and cannot be modified directly The available operations on the Nytro XM plug in are viewing the controller properties drive properties VD properties health information and ot
24. oring ly 3 B E t Task Console Event Console Host Profiles WM Storage Customization vCenter Policies Specification Operations Manager Manager Administration B A bh o Roles Licensing vCenter Nytro XM Event Solutions Monitoring Manager Service Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 www seagate com 2 10 2 11 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Registering the Nytro XM EMS Plug In Registering the Nytro XM EMS Plug In To register the Nytro XM EMS plug in perform the following steps 1 Pick up the respective zip file nyt ro xm ems zip bundled within the release package Host the nytro xm ems zip onan HTTP location To ensure that the HTTP location is working correctly type the URL for example http lt Webserver IP gt Port nytro xm ems zip ina browser and press Enter Downloading starts 4 Inthe PluginExtension xml XML file change the package location URL zip file downloadable HTTP location with the HTTP path provided in Step 2 and then save the XML file on the machine where you have the vSphere Client 5 5 installed NOTE vSphere Client 5 5 is a pre reguisite to register the Nytro XM EMS plug in 5 Modify the web client properties file webclient under C ProgramData VMware vSphere Web Client on the vCenter machine to add a new line as shown in the following example allowHttp true 6 Run vSphere client and connect it to the vCenter server 7 GotoPlug ins g
25. owing steps 1 Click the f icon on the top of the window The Home window as shown in Figure 1 appears 2 _On the Home window lick Event Console see marked in red arrow in Figure 1 or click the Macy the left pane of the Nytro XM EMS plug in window The Event Console window appears Nytro XM EMS vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 25 Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In www seagate com Navigating to the Event Console Figure 19 Event Console a Event Console Description Type Date Time ek Target Lise CH User logged event INFOJFri Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 2 User 1219 2014 11 49 AM g 10 201 43 141 VSPHERE LOCAL Administrator er User logged event IMFO Fri Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 amp User 12 19 2014 11 48 AM Eg 10 201 43 141 VSPHERE LOCAL Administrator er User logged event INFOJFri Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 amp User 12 19 2014 11 49 AM g 10 201 43 141 VSPHERE LOCALVdministrator er User logged event INFO Fri Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 5 User 1219 2014 11 49 AM ul 10 201 43 141 VSPHERE LOCAL Administrator cy User logged event IMFOIIFri Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 4 User 12 19 2014 11 49 AM 5 10 201 43 141 VSPHERE LOCAL Administrator g User logged event INFOJFT Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 A User 42 19 2014 11 49 AM 10 201 43 141 VSPHERE LOCAL Administrator a Userlogged event INFOJFN Dec 19 06 26 38 IST 201 g Usar 12192014 11 49 AM g 10 201 43 141 WSPHERE LOCALWdministrator ES User logged event INFO Fri De
26. rdware status management and monitoring of physical and virtual resources and alert notifications The Nytro XM plug in empowers you to effectively manage your storage resources that is your physical and virtual storage infrastructure through a vSphere web client See Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In m The Nytro XM EMS plug in enables you to view all of the controller events occurring at the vCenter level in a single common event console You can monitor the connected controllers by using the events generated on the controllers See Chapter 4 Using the Nytro XM Event Monitoring Service Plug In You can use the Nytro XM vCenter plug in without any additional hardware resources 1 1 Supported Controllers Nytro XP 6209 Nytro XP 6210 Nytro XP730X WDELP4X100 WDELP4X200 NWD BLP4 1365 NWD RLP4 1860 NWD 6210 4A2048 MLSI800M MLSI400S NWD BLP3 300 NWD WLP3 300 NWD BLP3 600 NWD BLP4 800 NWD WLP4 200 NWD WLP4 400 NWD BLP4 400 NWD BLP4 800 NWD BLP4 1600 NXD BLP4 400 NXD BLP4 800 NWD BFH8 3200 NWD 6209 4A1024 NWD BFH6 1200 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 5 Chapter 1 Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Overview www seagate com Supported Operations NWD BFH8 1600 m NXD BLP4 1600 m NWD 6210 4A2048 1 2 Supported Operations The Nytro XM vCenter plug in supports the operations provided in the following table Erase physical drive PD Not supported Supported Clear configuration Not supported Supported Event Monitoring
27. rom To Number of events to retrieve Limits 2 All matching events Description vi Type v Date Time Columns vi Task Target v User Deselect all columns rants mae COU D aa ar Fm 3 Select the required columns or fields to be included in the list and then click Generate CSV Report The following table provides the error icons with their description DESCRIPTION Indicates error in the controller Indicates the warning status of any of the components of the controller E Indicates that the event type is user e Indicates that the event type is information Nytro XM EMS vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 27 bb Appendix A Troubleshooting the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Issues www seagate com A 1 A 2 Appendix A Troubleshooting the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Issues Nytro XM Plug In Issues The Nytro XM plug in uses the logging framework which is used by vSphere Web Client plug ins If there are any issues while retrieving the data the Nytro XM plug ins log the debug statements to a log file These logs can provide useful information to debug the issues if any This log file can be identified by the timestamp vSphere_client_virgo If you face any issues while working with the Nytro XM plug in retrieve the log file from its location and contact Seagate Technical Support for further assistance at http www seagate com about contact us technical support m You can find the Log file in the following lo
28. t Manage Plugins The Plug in Manager dialog appears 8 Right click the blank space in the dialog and select New Plug in The Register Plug in dialog appears 9 Click the Browse button and select the path to the PluginExtension xml file as provided in Step 3 in Section 2 9 Installing the Nytro XM EMS Plug In 10 Click Register Plug in 11 Open a new web client session to the vCenter and click the Nytro XM EMS tab under Manage This action triggers the deployment of the plug in on the web client host Enabling the Nytro XM EMS Plug In You can access the Nytro XM EMS plug in interfaces in a separate tab when an ESXi host is selected To enable the Nytro XM EMS plug in perform the following steps 1 From the Applications menu select System Administration gt Plug in Management 2 Right click the Nytro XM EMS plug in and select Other gt Enable from the Context menu 3 Click Yes NOTE By default the plug in is enabled Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 11 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In www seagate com Disabling the Nytro XM EMS Plug In 2 12 2 13 Disabling the Nytro XM EMS Plug In You can disable the Nytro XM EMS plug in The plug in remains installed but will be inoperative You can re enable the plug in anytime later 1 From the Applications menu select System Administration gt Plug in Management 2 Right click Nytro XM EMS Plug in and select Other
29. that are i lled locally on the vSphere Web Client Virgo server The files are not used after you unregister the packag ft pfremove the files for clean up purposes you must delete the Nytro XM plug in package files manually Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 9 www seagate com 2 9 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In Installing the Nytro XM EMS Plug In Installing the Nytro XM EMS Plug In To install the Nytro XM EMS plug in perform the following steps 1 Extract the contents of the nytro xm ems zip into the nyt ro xm ems folder Make sure that the plug in contents are in the same path as mentioned under the nytro xm ems zip folder structure that is the plug in contents must not be in any intermediate folder NOTE 2 Stop the vSphere web client service 3 Copy the nytro xm ems folder into the following locations based on the operating systems used On the Windows server Program Files VMware Infrastructure vSpherewebClient plugin packages On the Linux server usr lib vmware vsphere client plugin packages Start the vSphere web client service Log on to vSphere Web Client To use the Nytro XM EMS plug in click the home ft icon on the top of the window The following window appears Figure 1 Nytro XM EMS Home Page Getting Started Home Inventories m P 3 3 Se O i E yCenter Hosts and VMs and Storage Networking vCenter Clusters Templates Orchestrator Monit
30. the respective zip file nytro xm zip bundled within the release package Host the nytro xm zip on an HTTP location To ensure that the HTTP location is working correctly type the URL for example http lt Webserver IP gt Port nytro xm zip ina browser and press Enter Downloading starts 4 Inthe PluginExtension xml XML file change the package location URL zip file downloadable HTTP location with the HTTP path provided in Step 2 and then save the XML file on the machine where you have the vSphere Client 5 5 installed NOTE vSphere Client 5 5 is a prerequisite to register the Nytro XM plug in 5 Modify the web client properties file webclient under C ProgramData VMware vSphere Web Client on the vCenter machine to add a new line as shown in the following example allowHttp true 6 Run vSphere client and connect it to the vCenter server 7 Goto Plug ins gt Manage Plugins The Plug in Manager dialog appears Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 8 Chapter 2 Installing and Registering the Nytro XM vCenter Plug In www seagate com Enabling the Nytro XM Plug In 2 6 2 7 2 8 8 Right click the blank space in the dialog and select New Plug in The Register Plug in dialog appears 9 Click the Browse button and select the path to the PluginExtension xml file as provided in Step 3 in Section 2 4 Installing the Nytro XM Plug In 10 Click Register Plug in 11 Open a new web client session to the vCenter and
31. virtual drive on the controller if you want to reuse that space for a new virtual drive If multiple virtual drives are defined on a single drive group you can delete a VD without deleting the whole drive group 1 Click the Logical tab 2 Expand the drive group and select the VD that you want to delete 3 Right click the VD that you want to delete 4 Select Delete as shown in the following figure Figure 13 Delete Virtual Drive summary Physical Logical EventLog Virtual Drive 0 StorageVolume 1 74 TB v Pool 2 RAID 0 Virtual Drive 0 BU 1 7 Optimal No read ahead Always write through Direc TB Health Read Policy Write Policy IO Po Y Properties State Optimal Read Policy No read ahead Raid Level RAID 0 Current Write Policy Always write throu 5 When the warning messages appear click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the virtual drive Nytro XM vCenter Plug In User Guide v1 0 21 www seagate com NOTE of the VD 3 3 4 Physical Drive Secure Erase Chapter 3 Using the Nytro XM Plug In Managing the Storage Device The secure erase operation is supported only on the Nytro XP7302 controller card Figure 14 Secure Erase Physical Drive summary Physical Logical EventLog You are asked for a confirmation if you want to delete a VD to avoid accidental deletion Slot4 Nyro SFM SAT TT Erase Slots Nytro SFM SA Optimal 0 Slots Nytro SFM SATA 18
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