Supported CloudPoint operations on HPE XP storage arrays
CloudPoint performs the following management operations on the HPE XP Storage Array:
Table: CloudPoint operations on assets managed by HPE XP
CloudPoint operation | Description |
|---|---|
Discover assets | CloudPoint discovers the Logical Devices (LDEV) created
on the storage array and snapshots inside the snapshot group
named similar to The LDEVs that have "CMD" in their attributes and those without any logical unit number (LUN) mapped are not discovered. |
Create snapshot | For snapshots, CloudPoint uses HPE XP Fast Snap Pairs and triggers a sequence of REST API requests with the required information and snapshot name. The API returns the details of the snapshot. A typical snapshot created by CloudPoint has the following naming convention:
|
Delete snapshot | To delete a snapshot, CloudPoint triggers a sequence of REST API requests with the required snapshot details and confirms that the snapshot has been deleted successfully on the cluster. |
Restore snapshot | To restore a snapshot, CloudPoint triggers a REST API request where the fast snap is restored to the parent volume. |
Export snapshot | Export over iSCSI and FC is supported by CloudPoint. Cloudpoint uses REST API to set LUN path of snapshot. |
Deport snapshot | When a snapshot deport operation is triggered, CloudPoint deletes the export created over the snapshot path at the time of Export operations. It essentially reverts the Export operation. |