Setup SMI-S Environment

Overview

This function enables or disables the Storage Management Initiative - Specification (SMI-S).

SMI-S is a standard specification concerning storage management technologies by Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA).

When enabling the SMI-S setting, the storage system can be managed from general storage management applications that support the SMI-S.

Caution

  • To continue using SMI-S when a warning message related to the change of the SSL certificate appears, disable SMI-S and then enable it again.

  • When enabling or disabling of the SMI-S is being performed, the [Setup SMI-S Environment] action cannot be clicked.

  • The SMI-S settings and performance information settings cannot be changed if a CM that is not in the "Normal" state exists.

Note

  • The current SMI-S setting can be checked. Refer to the [System Settings] function for details.

  • The parameter settings for "SSL Certificate" and "Performance Information" are retained even when the "SMI-S" setting is changed from "Enable" to "Disable".

  • To enable the performance information response, start the performance monitoring. Refer to the [Start/Stop Performance Monitoring] function for details.

User Privileges

Availability of Executions in the Default Role

Default role Availability of executions
Monitor  
Admin
StorageAdmin  
AccountAdmin  
SecurityAdmin  
Maintainer

Refer to "User Roles and Policies" for details on the policies and roles.

Settings

SMI-S Settings

Item Description Setting values

SMI-S

Select whether to enable or disable the SMI-S settings.

Enable

Disable (Default)

SSL Certificate

Select the SSL certificate that is used for access from SMI-S via HTTPS.

This item is only available if "Enable" is selected for "SMI-S". Note that "Web GUI SSL Certificate" cannot be selected if both SSL certificates ("self-signed SSL certificate" and "SSL server certificate") for Web GUI are not registered.

  • SMI-S Self-signed SSL Certificate

    An SSL certificate (self-signed SSL certificate) that is registered from SMI-S.

  • Web GUI SSL Certificate

    An SSL certificate ("self-signed SSL certificate" or "SSL server certificate") that is registered from Web GUI.

Caution

  • To change the "SSL Certificate" setting, disable "SMI-S" and then enable it again.

SMI-S Self-signed SSL Certificate (Default)

Web GUI SSL Certificate

Performance Information

Select whether to enable or disable the SMI-S performance information response.

This item is only available if "Enable" is selected for "SMI-S".

Enable

Disable (Default)

Operating Procedures

  1. Click [Setup SMI-S Environment] in [Action].

  2. Select the parameters, and click the [Set] button.

    → A confirmation screen appears.

  3. Click the [OK] button.

    → SMI-S setting starts.

  4. Click the [Done] button to return to the [System Settings] screen.