Hi, I am Nancy Berliner from HPE Technical Marketing Engineering.
In this video, I will demo a new feature of InfoSight for HPE Primera and 3PAR:
the ability to create customized views of multiple systems. You can use it to
keep track of your favorite metrics across your environment or to gather
data for further analysis. And once you have created a few, it's easy
to share it with your colleagues. So let's get started.
When you first log in to InfoSight for Primera and 3PAR, it displays
a summary tab of all systems in your organization or organizations.
Three additional tabs are available, focusing on capacity, performance, and
service and support. What's new is the ability to add your own tab by clicking
on the plus sign.
There are more than 200 metrics to choose from, allowing you to create
a custom page that exactly fits your needs. The fields are organized into
various categories to make it easier to find the ones you are looking for,
or you can search on something specific. For example, Remote Copy, if you'd like
to create a tab to monitor replication across your environment. There is a lot
of information in InfoSight's database-- even many metrics that are not
currently displayed in InfoSight. So I encourage you to check this out and
explore the list.
One way to use custom tabs is to create a custom view of an existing tab.
For example, to create a tab focusing on, say, SSD capacity, you would pick
the Capacity template and tailor it to your needs. The selected columns
are on the right and so you would move anything you don't want back over to the left.
The Capacity category includes a number of fields that aren't included
in the standard tab. There are some that apply to SSDs so I can drag and drop
those over to the right, or use the arrows to move them to the bottom
of the list and then reorder them.
If you want to include all the columns in a category, you can use the double arrows
to move everything over. And you can adjust the order of the columns
in the view, either by dragging and dropping them one at a time or by using
the up arrow to move multiple columns at once. Every field has a detailed
explanation, so there is no need to go searching elsewhere to find out exactly
what they mean. For example, data reduction has information about
how it's calculated, even including a link to the appropriate white paper.
When you are satisfied with the columns you have selected, you can click Create
and immediately see your new tab in action.
If you want to export the data for further analysis, you can send it
to a CSV file. That's one way to share information with a colleague,
but another option is to export your new tab and then share it. You just click
the pencil icon on your custom tab and then choose Export. This will save
the structure as a JSON file, which you can then share with someone else
by emailing it or another method.
The recipient would simply create a new tab and choose Import
to bring in the list of columns you sent them. Here on my PC is the SSD Capacity tab
I just saved as well as another one called My Favorites that I created earlier.
After I import it, I can make any changes I want and click Create
to add the new tab.
If you are finished with your analysis, you can decide whether to keep your tab
permanently or delete it if it's no longer needed. And lastly, clicking
on the blinking green dot brings up a short tour of the custom tab feature.
You can view the tour as many times as you like until you click Finish,
which will make the green dot disappear. Look for these feature walkthroughs
throughout the portal as they are a great way to stay up to date
with new functionality. I hope you enjoyed this video.
For more information, visit hpe.com/storage.