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Registering NAS Devices

When you register a NAS device in CA SRM as a new object, the wizard creates a computer object. If the volumes of this computer are accessible from proxy collector, file scanning is possible. The CA SRM data collection creates these volumes that are based on the volume definition of the NetApp filer and EMC Celerra devices.

You can run the CA SRM NAS Registration Wizard from any Windows Client and can collect data.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the CA SRM Windows Client.
2. Select Open Systems, Register, Network Storage, and NAS Device.

   The CA SRM NAS Filer Registration Wizard dialog opens.

3. Click Next.

   The Setting Provider Credentials dialog opens.

4. Provide the following information:
   • Name and IP address of the application host.
   • User name and password of a user that is used on the SMI-S provider software.
   • Port number on which the application host is listening for information.
   • Select the Secure Connection check box to establish a secured connection. Use 5989 port for a secured connection.
   • Specify how often you want CA SRM to perform data collection on the NAS device.

     Note: By default, CA SRM collects data once a day. Use the ellipsis button to open the Data Collection Frequency dialog that lets you set the data collection frequency.

   • Select the proxy collector from the drop-down list.

     Note: If you want to use a computer as a proxy collector, register the computer with CA SRM. For more information about registering a computer with CA SRM, see the Registering New Objects.

     Important! If a proxy collector (other than Application Server) manages an already registered NetApp device, update the agent software on the proxy collector to r12.7 or later.

5. Click Next.

   The Devices Managed by the NAS Application dialog populates all NAS devices that are managed by the SMI-S provider.

6. Select how you want CA SRM to handle mixed volumes (either Windows or UNIX) from the drop-down list.
7. Select the Fast Scan check box, if you want the file storage analysis on NetApp volumes.

   Note: You can alter / disable / enable the file storage analysis flags from the Windows Client view by right-clicking the NetApp filer and selecting the File & Storage Analysis option.

8. Select the NAS devices that you want to register.

   Note: For NetApp devices, select filers that you want to register. For EMC Celerra, select control stations that you want to register.

9. Click Next to continue the registration process.

   The Set Organization and Location dialog opens.

10. (Optional) Edit the fields if you want to add a different location, organization, or contact.

    Location

    Select a location from the drop-down list.

    You can also click New Location to add the details of the new location.

    Organization

    Select an organization from the drop-down list.

    You can also click New Organization to add the details of the new organization.

11. Click Next.

    The Summary dialog displays the number of available licenses you have.

12. Click Register.
13. Click Close to close the wizard.

    CA SRM populates the registered NetApp and EMC Celerra devices data in the Object Tree.

Note:

• SMI-S collects data only for the Filers that have a valid license.

You can collect the storage performance statistics for already registered NetApp device using the API/protocols such as ONTAPI/SSH/telnet/SNMP/RSH.