Salient features of SSMC

This topic describes the various features or capabilities of SSMC. For more information, see HPE SSMC User Guide.
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Some SSMC features require a specific HPE Storage OS version. See the HPE SSMC Release Notes for OS-dependent details.

GENERAL

Includes the Dashboard, Activity, Schedule, and Settings screens.

  • Dashboard – View key properties and health of connected storage systems using standard panels, optional panels, and user-created panels. Use existing dashboard configuration, or customize your own.

  • Activity – View all user- and system-generated activities for the connected storage systems. Mark and acknowledge activity.

  • Schedules – View the displayed list of scheduled tasks. You can edit, delete, resume, or suspend a task.

  • Settings – Edit the following global settings:

    • Capacity Formats (PiB or PB, TiB or TB, GiB or GB, MiB or MB, and decimals)

    • Main Menu compact View (customize menu items)

    • System Reporter (server details, scheduling, and email settings)

    • SMTP (server details, default email recipients)

    • Other Formats (date and time, WWNs)

    • Preferences (includes sounds, display settings, port options, and timeout settings)

    • Data Tables (size and appearance)

    • Dialog Window Default Display (customize default view of Block Persona items)

    • Application (version information for SSMC)

    • HPE InfoSight (connecting with HPE InfoSight)

BLOCK PERSONA

Manage activities related to Hosts, Host Sets, Virtual Volumes, App Volume Sets, Virtual Volume Sets, Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs), and Policies, and Restore Points (snapshots). Views and actions for each category include the following:

Hosts
  • Overview
  • Host details
  • Exports
  • Performance
  • Activity
  • Map
Host Sets
  • Overview
  • Exports
  • Performance
  • Activity
  • Map
Virtual Volumes
  • Overview
  • Capacity
  • Settings
  • Copies
  • Exports
  • Performance
  • Restore Points
  • Analytics
  • Activity
  • Map
App Volume Sets
  • Overview
  • Capacity
  • Exports
  • Performance
  • Activity
  • Map
Virtual Volume Sets
  • Overview
  • Capacity
  • Exports
  • Performance
  • Activity
  • Map
Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs)
  • Overview
  • Settings
  • Activity
  • Map
Policies
  • Overview
  • Activity
Table 1: SSMC management console available actions for Block Persona

Feature/

Available Actions

Hosts/Host Sets

Virtual Volumes

App Volume Sets

Virtual Volume Sets

Common Provisioning Groups (CPGs)

Policies

Add to virtual volume set 

X

    
Compact    

X

 
Convert 

X

    
Create and Edit

X

X

X

X

X

X

Create clone 

X

    
Create similar  

X

    
Create snapshot 

X

X

X

  
Delete

X

X

X

X

X

X

Estimate compression savings 

X

    
Estimate dedup savings 

X

    
Export and Unexport

X

X

X

X

  
Manage snapshot name patterns and schedules      

X

Promote clone  

X

    
Promote snapshot 

X

 

X

  
Refresh capacity efficiency    

X

 
Restart tune 

X

    
Resync clone  

X

    
Rollback tune  

X

    
Save as policy 

X

    
Start Peer Motion

X

X

 

X

  
Stop clone  

X

    
Tune 

X

    
  • FILE PERSONA – Manage activities related to File Shares, File Stores, Virtual File Servers, File Provisioning Groups (FPGs), and File Persona Configuration. Views and actions for each category include the following. View choices differ based on protocol (FTP, Object, SMB, NFS).
    File Shares
    • Overview
    • NFS Export Settings
    • NFS Audit Events
    • Activity
    • Map
    File Stores
    • Overview
    • File Snapshots
    • Antivirus
    • Data Retention
    • Activity
    • Map
    Virtual File Servers
    • Overview
    • Quotas
    • Antivirus
    • File Snapshots
    • Reclamation Tasks
    • Data Retention
    • File Access Audit Settings
    • Admin Path Audit Logs
    • Activity
    • Map
    File Provisioning Groups
    • Overview
    • Reclamation Tasks
    • Activity
    • Map
    File Persona Configuration
    • Overview
    • Authentication Settings
    • Antivirus Settings
    • Network Settings
    • File Persona Route Settings
    • Protocol Settings
    • User Mappings
    • Compliance Requests
    • Activity
    • Map
    Table 2: SSMC management console available actions for File Persona

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    File Shares

    File Stores

    Virtual File Servers

    File Provisioning Groups

    File Persona Configuration

    Activate   

    X

    		 
    Configure File Persona     

    X

    Create antivirus scan  

    X

    X

    		  
    Create, Edit, and Delete

    X

    X

    X

    X

    		 
    Create file share

    X

    X

    X

    		  
    Create file snapshot  

    X

    X

    		  
    Create file store  

    X

    X

    		  
    Configure local groups    

    X

    Configure local users    

    X

    Create virtual file server   

    X

    X

    X

    Deactivate   

    X

    		 
    Delete File Persona node pair    

    X

    Delete file snapshot  

    X

    		   
    Delete LDAP configuration     

    X

    Edit user mappings    

    X

    Export user mappings     

    X

    Edit protocol settings    

    X

    Failover remote copy group   

    X

    		 
    Grow  

    X

    X

    		 
    Leave active directory     

    X

    Manage admin path audit logs   X   
    Manage antivirus quarantine  

    X

    X

    		  
    Manage compliance requests    

    X

    Manage data retention files

    X

    X

    X

    		  
    Manage data retention scans 

    X

    		   
    Manage existing antivirus scans  

    X

    X

    		  
    Manage file access audit logs   

    X

    		  
    Manage file snapshot reclaim tasks    

    X

    		 
    Manage local groups    

    X

    Manage local users    

    X

    Manage protocol settings    

    X

    Manage quotas  

    X

    		  
    Manage user mappings    

    X

    Modify antivirus policy   

    X

    		  
    Node failover    

    X

    		 
    Pause File Persona node    

    X

    Reassign   

    X

    		 
    Reclaim file snapshot space  

    X

    X

    		 
    Recover   

    X

    		 
    Recover file provisioning groups     

    X

    Recover Remote Copy group    

    X

    		 
    Restore Remote Copy group    

    X

    		 
    Resume File Persona node     

    X

    Schedule data retention scan

    X

    X

    		   
    Unmount   

    X

    		 
    Upgrade on-disk version   

    X

    		 
    Update virus definition    

    X

  • STORAGE OPTIMIZATION – Views and actions for each category include the following:
    Adaptive Flash Cache
    • Overview
    • Activity
    Adaptive Optimization
    • Overview
    • Activity
    • Map
    Priority Optimization
    • Overview
    • Activity
    • Map
    Table 3: SSMC management console available actions for Storage Optimization

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    Adaptive Flash Cache

    Adaptive Optimization

    Priority Optimization

    Create 

    X

    X

    Delete 

    X

    X

    Disable

    X

    		 

    X

    Edit

    X

    X

    X

    Enable  

    X

    Enable all volumes

    X

    		  
    Enable volume sets

    X

    		  
    Schedule 

    X

    		 
  • DATA PROTECTION – Manage Remote Copy Configurations, Remote Copy Groups, RMC Instances, and Restore Points (snapshots). Views and actions for each category include the following:
    Remote Copy Configurations
    • Overview
    • Targets
    • Links
    • Groups
    • Activity
    Remote Copy Groups
    • Overview
    • Volume Pairs
    • Source Volumes
    • Target Volumes
    • Activity
    • Map
    RMC Instances
    • Overview
    Restore Points
    • Overview
    • Exports
    Table 4: SSMC management console available actions for Data Protection

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    Remote Copy Configurations

    Remote Copy Groups

    RMC Instances

    Restore Points

    Add  

    X

    		 
    Add links

    X

    		   
    Add Target

    X

    		   
    Attach   

    X

    Configure quorum witness

    X

    		   
    Create

    X

    X

    		  
    Delete 

    X

    		 

    X

    Detach   

    X

    Edit

    X

    X

    X

    		 
    Edit target

    X

    		   
    Failover 

    X

    		  
    Manage Certificates

    X

    		   
    Recover 

    X

    		  
    Remove  

    X

    		 
    Remove links

    X

    		   
    Remove quorum witness

    X

    		   
    Remove targets

    X

    		   
    Restore 

    X

    		 

    X

    Reverse 

    X

    		  
    Revert failover 

    X

    		  
    Start 

    X

    		  
    Start Peer Motion 

    X

    		  
    Stop 

    X

    		  
    Switch failover  

    X

    		  
    Switchover 

    X

    		  
    Sync 

    X

    		  
  • STORAGE SYSTEMS – Includes options for managing Systems, Controller Nodes, Ports, Drive Enclosures, and Physical Drives. Views and actions for each category include the following:
    Systems
    • Overview
    • Configuration
    • Capacity
    • Capacity Savings
    • Capacity Forecasting
    • Encryption
    • System Reporter
    • Settings
    • Services
    • Software
    • Fabrics
    • Licenses
    • Layout
    • Analytics
    • Saturation Forecasting
    • Performance
    • Diagnostics
    • Activity
    • Map
    Controller Nodes
    • Overview
    • Schematic
    • Adapter Cards
    • Power Supplies
    • Microcontroller
    • System Fans
    • Internal Drive
    • Batteries
    • Performance
    • Activity
    • Map
    Ports
    • Overview
    • Schematic
    • Settings
    • Hosts
    • Sessions
    • Performance
    • Activity
    • Map
    Drive Enclosures
    • Overview
    • Schematic
    • Magazines
    • Interface Cards
    • Power Supplies
    • Cooling Fans
    • Physical Drives
    • SFPs
    • Activity
    • Map
    Physical Drives
    • Overview
    • Schematic
    • Performance
    • Activity
    • Map
    Table 5: SSMC management console available actions for Storage Systems

    Actions

    Systems

    Controller Nodes

    Ports

    Drive Enclosures

    Physical Drives

    Add license

    X

    		    
    Check EKM servers

    X

    		    
    Check health

    X

    		    
    Clear  

    X

    		  
    Collect support data

    X

    		    
    Disable  

    X

    		  
    Download Eventlog

    X

    		    
    Edit

    X

    		 

    X

    X

    		 
    Edit label  

    X

    		  
    Enable  

    X

    		  
    Enable encryption

    X

    		    
    Export backup file

    X

    		    
    Initialize  

    X

    		  
    Locate

    X

    X

    X 1

    X

    X

    Ping  

    X

    		  
    Reboot

    X

    		    
    Refresh snapshot efficiency

    X

    		    
    Rekey encryption

    X

    		    
    Reload firmware  

    X

    		  
    Reset battery test log 

    X

    		   
    Restart call home service

    X

    		    
    Restore backup file

    X

    		    
    Set EKM servers

    X

    		    
    Set SP Credentials

    X

    		    
    Show battery test log 

    X

    		   
    Shutdown

    X

    		    
    Stop locate

    X

    X

    X

    X

    X

    Sync to name server  

    X

    		  
    Tune

    X

    		    
    Update firmware

    X

    		    
    Update HPE Storage OS

    X

    		    
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    Depends on system/port abilities.

  • FEDERATION & MIGRATION – Manage Federation & Migration Configurations and Peer Motions. Views and actions for each category include the following:

    Federation & Migration Configuration
    • Overview
    • Peer Links
    • Recommended Zones
    • Activity
    • Zone
    • Map
    Peer Motions
    • Overview
    • Virtual Volumes
    • Virtual Volume Sets
    • Activity
    Table 6: SSMC management console available actions for Federations

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    Federation & Migration Configuration

    Peer Motions

    Abort 

    X

    Add migration

    X

    		 
    Change priority 

    X

    Create

    X

    		 
    Delete

    X

    X

    Edit

    X

    		 
    Edit migration

    X

    		 
    Migrate source settings

    X

    		 
    Refresh external systems

    X

    		 
    Remove migration

    X

    		 
    Resume 

    X

    Retry 

    X

    Start Peer Motion

    X

    		 
    Sync federation

    X

    		 
    Take over 

    X

    Upgrade

    X

    		 
  • SYSTEM REPORTER – Manage reports, threshold alerts, and advanced analytics. Views and actions for each category include the following:
    Reports
    • Charts
    • Schedules
    • Summary
    • Activity
    Threshold Alerts
    • Overview
    • Activity
    Advanced Analytics
    • Saturation
    • Latency
    • Throughput
    • Workload outliers
    Table 7: SSMC actions available for System Reporter

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    Reports

    Threshold alerts

    Create

    X

    X

    Create multiple reports

    X

    		 
    Delete

    X

    X

    Disable email notification X
    Disable threshold alert 

    X

    Edit

    X

    X

    Enable email notification 

    X

    Enable threshold alert 

    X

    Export to CSV

    X

    		 
    Export to PDF

    X

    		 
    Export reports

    X

    		 
    Import reports

    X

    		 
    Make private

    X

    		 
    Make public

    X

    		 
    Reset zoom

    X

    		 
    Start real time

    X

    		 
    Stop real time

    X

    		 
    IMPORTANT:

    Some System Reporter functionality is only available on systems running a particular HPE Storage OS version. For best performance, Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends upgrading to the latest HPE Storage OS version.

  • SECURITY – Manage Users, LDAP, Roles, Connections, and Domains. Views and actions for each category include the following:
    Users
    • Overview of current users, system, domain, and role
    LDAP
    • Overview
    • Authorizations
    • Activity
    Roles
    • Overview of system name, role, and a brief description
    Connections
    • Overview of currently connected users
    Domains
    • Overview
    • Activity
    • Map
    Table 8: SSMC actions available for Security

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    Users

    LDAP

    Roles

    Connections

    Domains

    Copy LDAP configuration 

    X

    		   
    Create

    X

    X

    		  

    X

    Delete

    X

    X

    		 

    X

    X

    Edit 

    X

    		  

    X

    Edit authorization

    X

    X

    		   
    Edit password

    X

    		    
    Test connection 

    X

    		   
  • VMware – Create and delete VMware storage containers, and view VMware virtual machines configured for use with SSMC.
    Storage Containers
    • Overview
    • Virtual Machines
    • VMware vVols
    • Activity
    • Performance
    • Map
    Virtual Machines

    For VMFS:

    • Overview
    • Topology

    For VVOL:

    • Overview
    • VMware vVols
    • Performance
    • Map
    Table 9: SSMC actions available for VMware

    Feature/

    Available Actions

    Storage Containers

    Virtual Machines

    Create

    X

    		 
    Delete

    X

    		 
    Edit

    X

    		 

For more information on the windows associated with each bulleted item, see Management Console quick tours in HPE SSMC User Guide.

For instructions on using these features, see HPE SSMC Online Help.

More Information

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