HPE StoreOnce NAS Services Test

The HP StoreOnce Backup system is designed as the target storage for backup applications that need rapid restores and reduced backup windows. The target backup system offers flexibility to use network-attached storage (NAS) targets in non-tape environments. The NAS target is dedicated file storage that enables multiple users and heterogeneous client devices to retrieve data from centralized disk capacity. The NAS targets consist of one or more file shares that appear to the backup application as standard CIFS drive shares while still supporting data deduplication, replication, flash storage, and multiprotocol access. When using NAS targets, only files that are bigger than 24MB will be deduplicated. If the NAS suddenly becomes unavailable or stops abruptly, the data stored in that NAS share may become inaccessible to the users. To ensure continuous availability of data, it is essential to monitor the status of the NAS data service on the target HPE StoreOnce Backup system. The HPE StoreOnce NAS Services test helps administrators in this regard!

This test monitors the NAS data services on the target HPE StoreOnce Backup appliance and reports the current status, health, replication health, and replication status. Besides, this test also reports the maximum shares and remaining shares on the NAS service.

Target of the test : HPE StoreOnce Backup 4.x

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the HPE StoreOnce Backup 4.x appliance being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The host for which the test is to be configured.

Port

The port at which the host is listening. By default, this is set to Null.

Username and Password

By default, the eG agent executes REST APIs on the target HPE StoreOnce Backup 4.x appliance to collect the required metrics. For the eG agent to execute the REST APIs, a special user with an Observer role is required. Specify the credentials of such a user in the Username and Password text boxes.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password by retyping it here.

Timeout Seconds

Specify the duration (in seconds) beyond which the test will timeout in this text box. The default value is 120 seconds.
Measurements made by the test
Measurement Description Measurement Unit Interpretation

NAS status

Indicates the current status of the NAS service on the target appliance.

 

The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are tabulated below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Online 1
Running 2
Unknown 4

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values that indicate the current status of the NAS service. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Health level

Indicates overall health of the NAS service on the target appliance.

 

The values that this measure can report and the states they indicate are tabulated below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Unknown 0
OK 1
Information 2
Warning 3
Critical 4

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values that indicate the overall health of the NAS service. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Replication health level

Indicates the current replication health of the NAS service on the target appliance.

 

The values that this measure can report and the states they indicate are tabulated below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Unknown 0
OK 1
Information 2
Warning 3
Critical 4

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values that indicate the current replication health of the NAS service. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Replication status

Indicates the current replication status of the NAS service on the target appliance.

 

The values that this measure can report and the states they indicate are tabulated below:

Measure Value Numeric Value
Online 1
Running 2
Non-Replicating 3
Unknown 4

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values that indicate the current replication status of the NAS service. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents of the measure values as mentioned in the table above.

Maximum shares

Indicates the maximum number of shares that can be created on the NAS service on the target appliance.

Number

  

Remaining shares

Indicates the remaining number of new shares that can be created on the NAS service.

Number

This measure denotes the number of new shares that can be created until maximum number is attained.