Configuring and running the Storage Devices Inventory data provider
Setting up the configuration
To configure the data provider:
- In the Administration application go to Integration > Data Providers and open the Storage Devices Inventory data provider for editing.
- Create a configuration in the Configurations grid.
- On the General page:
- Specify a path where storage inventory files are located in the Path to Directory that Contains Storage Inventory File(s) field. You can provide either local or network path that is accessible to the worker selected in the Data Gateway field.
- Select the Include subdirectories checkbox for the worker to also search for storage inventory files in subdirectories.
- Select the Delete uploaded files checkbox to delete processed files from their source directories.
- Specify the organizational unit to which imported storage devices will be assigned in the Organizational Unit field.
- Make sure the Enable import checkbox is selected.
- Save the configuration.
- Run the Enable and Activate action for the data provider.
Checking the import results
Click the configuration of the Storage Devices Inventory data provider to open its preview.
The Last Result field on the preview shows if the import was successful or not. The preview also displays all jobs, workflow instances, and import logs for the selected configuration.
You can also review jobs, workflow instances, and import logs on the Import History tab of the configuration dialog.
After the successful execution of the data provider, you can also find XML files with imported data in the Matrix42 root folder under Messages/Data/StorageInventory/LastResult.