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IBM XIV and FlashSystem A9000 | Scan Requirements

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Matan Siman Tov
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Preparation for Scanning IBM FlashSystem (XIV / A9000)

StorageGuard collects configuration data from IBM XIV and A9000 storage systems by running read-only XCLI commands on a host installed with IBM XIV management tools (aka XCLI proxy host).

The following table lists the requirements for scanning IBM storage systems:

# Description
1 Provide the name or IP address of XCLI proxy hosts.
2 Provide a user account (and password) for each XCLI proxy host.
3 Provide the network name or IP address for each XIV / A9000 storage system.
4 Provide an array user account (and password) for each XIV / A9000 storage system
5 The user account should be assigned with an unlimited read-only role, capable of running all “list” and “get” commands. Examples of read-only commands used:
  • xcli -m <array IP/name> -u <user> -p <passwd> access_list
  • xcli -m <array IP/name> -u <user> -p <passwd>audit_config_get
  • xcli -m <array IP/name> -u <user> -p <passwd> domain_list
6 Verify IP connectivity through SSH (default is port 22) is available between the StorageGuard server and each XCLI proxy host.
7 Verify IP connectivity is available between the XCLI proxy host and each XIV / A9000 array that it scans.
 

 

Creating a User Account for Scanning IBM FlashSystem (XIV / A9000)

The following suggested method can be used to create a user account with appropriate privileges:

user_define user=cntuser password=<password> password_verify=<password> category=<role_name>

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