Hitachi plug-in configuration notes
The CloudPoint plug-in for Hitachi lets you create, delete, export, deport, and restore storage snapshots of a supported Hitachi storage array that is registered with Hitachi Configuration Manager (HCM). The plug-in supports the copy-on-write (COW) snapshot type.
Before you configure the Hitachi plug-in, perform the following steps on the storage system:
Ensure that you create a pool named
flexsnap_poolon the Hitachi storage array. This is required for the CloudPoint plug-in to work.Create a snapshot group named
flexsnap_default_groupon the storage array.Note:
This is not a prerequisite. If you do not create this snapshot group, the plug-in automatically creates it during the configuration.
Ensure that the Hitachi storage arrays are registered with Hitachi Configuration Manager (HCM). CloudPoint uses the HCM REST APIs to communicate with the storage arrays.
Ensure that the Hitachi storage arrays have the necessary licenses that are required to perform snapshot operations.
Ensure that the user account that you provide to CloudPoint has general read permissions as well as the permissions to create, delete, export, deport, and restore snapshots on the storage array.