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Title
Storage: Why is pool summary displaying more pools than expected -
Description
When monitoring EMC storage arrays, Foglight Management Server lists the Snap pool and Spare storage Devices that are not listed under UniSphere tool.Navigation Panel | homes| Storage Environment | Monitoring | Storage Array | Select the storage array | Pools | pool Inventory.Example:-----------Additionals:POOL_1, POOL_2, SNAP_POOL_1, SNAP_POOL_2
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Cause
By default Foglight captures those additional Storage Pools and displays them in the inventory, like the Snap storage Pool and the Spare device Storage Pool. -
Resolution
WORKAROUND:
The additional storage pool listed are the Snapshot pool on EMC and the Spare Storage device pool are the devices set up for automatic replacement if a production disk fail.
Foglight does not have a parameter or switch to dishonor those Storage Pools listed in the inventory collection.
An enhancement VFGLS-3353 was created, the Parameter to remove additional storage pools, has been filed and will be considered for a future release of Foglight
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Defect ID
VFGLS-3553 -
Additional Information
For examples: https://jira.labs.quest.com/browse/VFGLS-3553