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Network Storage Objects

CA SRM manages the following Network Storage objects:

Domains

Network domains as defined by the supported operating systems.

Computers

NetWare servers, Windows servers or computers, and UNIX file servers.

Shares

Objects that represent Windows shared directories.

Mounted Drives

The point at which the network storage object is installed. It can also refer to a partition without an allocated drive letter.

Volumes

Logical storage entities as defined by the supported operating system.

Volume Groups

(UNIX only) Object represents collections of physical disks managed as a single resource by the Logical Volume Manager (LVM).

Physical Disks

Object represents physical drives on which data resides. Physical disks are usually subdivided into partitions that can map to different logical volumes.

Files

Files on any network server. CA SRM collects both size and space information about files:

• File size shows the amount of actual data in the file.
• File space is the space occupied by the file on the disk. File space is less than (smaller than) file size if the file is compressed or if it is a sparse NetWare file. File space typically exceeds file size by an amount that depends on the block size used by the file system.

Users

Object represents network users.

Note: Do not confuse network users with CA SRM Users. The supported operating systems define network users while CA SRM users are users with the authority to log on to CA SRM.

Quotas

Objects that represent disk allocation and usage by users.

Traps

Objects that collect specific data and send it to management consoles. You can send traps to one or more consoles. Trap data can include errors, critical errors, and emergency notifications. You can specify the type and severity level of traps to collect.

NetApp

Objects that represent storage items on Network Appliance filers (NetApp filers). For more information about managing NetApp filer objects, see the chapter “Managing Network Appliance Filer Objects.”

Disk Arrays

Objects that represent disk array storage items. For more information about managing disk array objects, see the chapter “Managing Disk Arrays.”

SAN Fabric

Objects that represent SAN storage items. For more information about managing SAN network objects, see the chapter “Managing SAN Fabric.”