Managing Host Data Collection > Setting a Host’s Priority
  
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Setting a Host’s Priority
Hitachi Storage Viewer can collect host data from multiple vendor products (subsystems), such as Veritas NetBackup and IBM XIV. When host data is collected from more than one subsystem, host reports will display the data from the primary subsystem. Hitachi Storage Viewer provides a default ranking for subsystems. When a host is collected, that rank order is referenced to determine if the collected host is coming from the primary subsystem.
An Administrator can override that default ranking and configure a different source subsystem as primary by using the following instructions to customize the ranking for your enterprise.
1. Log on to the Portal Server as user aptare.
2. At the command prompt, type: sqlplus <pwd>/<pwd>
3. Execute the following at the SQL prompt to view the default host ranking. In this table, the Product Types translate to: 1 = backup, 2 = capacity, 4 = virtualization, 8 = replication, 16 = fabric, 32 = file analytics.
SQL> SELECT * from apt_host_source_rank;
Table 1 Default Host Source Ranking Table
hds_product_type
product_vendor
priority
product_vendor_name
 
 
100
UI
1
1
202
Veritas NetBackup
1
4
203
Tivoli Storage Manager
1
3
204
EMC NetWorker
1
5
205
CommVault Simpana
1
6
206
HP Data Protector
1
2
207
Veritas Backup Exec
1
9
208
Generic Backup
1
7
209
EMC Avamar
4
51
301
VMware
4
52
302
IBM VIO
2
41
201
Host Resource
2
21
401
Hitachi Data Systems
2
211
402
Hitachi NAS
2
22
403
EMC
2
221
404
EMC CLARiiON
2
222
405
EMC Symmetrix
2
223
406
EMC VNX (Celerra)
2
225
407
EMC Isilon
2
231
408
NetApp Cluster-Mode
2
23
409
NetApp
2
24
410
HP
2
241
411
HP 3PAR
2
25
412
IBM
2
26
413
NetApp E-Series
2
27
414
IBM SVC
2
28
415
HP EVA
2
254
416
IBM XIV
2
29
417
Dell Compellent
8
61
501
NetApp SnapMirror
8
62
502
NetApp SnapVault
16
701
601
Brocade Switch
16
702
602
McData Switch
16
703
603
Cisco Switch
32
801
700
File Analytics
1
32
701
EMC Data Domain
 
 
800
HBA CSV Load
 
 
801
CSV Load
4. Execute the following to customize the host source subsystem ranking for your enterprise. This command can be repeated for as many vendor products (subsystems) as needed in your environment. It updates a custom host source ranking table, which is specific to your environment. See Determining Host Ranking.
SQL> INSERT INTO apt_host_user_source_rank (domain_id, aptare_product_type, product_vendor, priority, product_vendor_name) VALUES (<domain_id_value>, <aptare_product_type_value>, <product_vendor_value>, <priority_value>, '<product_vendor_name_value>');
SQL> Commit;
where:
<domain_id_value>
Most environments have only one Domain ID, however, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) will have a different Domain ID for each of their customers.
To list the currently configured Domain IDs, use the following SQL SELECT statement:
SQL> SELECT * from apt_domain;
<aptare_product_type_value>
The product type is a number that represents the Hitachi Storage Viewer product, such as Storage Viewer for Capacity.
1 = backup, 2 = capacity, 4 = virtualization, 8 = replication, 16 = fabric, 32 = file analytics
<product_vendor_value>
This number represents the vendor and subsystem from which the host data is collected.
<priority_value>
This number sets the priority ranking for the host. Priority numbers used by customers should be between 1 and 99.
'<product_vendor_name_value>'
This name corresponds to the vendor_number; for example, EMC Avamar. This must be entered exactly as it is listed in the Default Host Ranking Table. See Default Host Source Ranking Table.
Note: The product vendor name is not mandatory when the product vendor (number) is available. In this case, a null value within single quotes can be used for the product vendor name value.
Example:
INSERT INTO apt_host_user_source_rank (domain_id, aptare_product_type, product_vendor, priority, product_vendor_name) VALUES (100396, 1, 1, 88, 'Veritas NetBackup');
Commit;
5. Execute the following to view the host ranking that you customized for your enterprise:
SQL> SELECT * from apt_host_user_source_rank;
6. To update a rank that you have customized, use the following steps. Refer to the Default Host Source Ranking Table for column names.
SQL> update apt_host_user_source_rank set <column_name> = <value> where <column_name> = <Value>;
Example:
update apt_host_user_source_rank set priority = 91 where product_vendor = 1;