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Storage Inventory import template

Import data format 

Raw data must be formatted in XML, but can be provided in different files with random name at the location configured for the data provider.

Format

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<dataset>
    <devices>
        <record>
            <Disk/>
            <DeviceName/>
            <IPAddress/>
            <Manufacturer/>
            <Model/>
            <Revision/>
            <SerialNo/>
            <DiskGroupName/>
            <PoolName/>
            <ArrayID/>
            <WWN/>
            <TotalCapacity/>
            <UsedCapacity/>
            <Type/>
        </record>
    </devices>
    <systems>
        <record>
            <DeviceName/>
            <DnsName/>
        </record>
    </systems>
</dataset>

Capacity data must be provided in Gigabyte (GB).

See Storage inventory attribute mapping for understanding how this data is imported. 

Example

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<dataset>
    <devices>
        <record>
            <Disk>1.3</Disk>
            <DeviceName>ABC</DeviceName>
            <IPAddress>10.11.12.123</IPAddress>
            <Manufacturer>SAMSUNG</Manufacturer>
            <Model>MZILT960HBHQ0D3_1</Model>
            <Revision>3556</Revision>
            <SerialNo>0123456789</SerialNo>
            <DiskGroupName>GRP_1_9999_ABC_1C2</DiskGroupName>
            <PoolName>N/A</PoolName>
            <ArrayID>DG1_F_2</ArrayID>
            <WWN>12345678901234567890123456789012</WWN>
            <TotalCapacity>1024</TotalCapacity>
            <UsedCapacity>512</UsedCapacity>
            <Type>SAS-SSD</Type>
        </record>
    </devices>
    <systems>
        <record>
            <DeviceName>ABC</DeviceName>
            <DnsName>SQLSERVER01</DnsName>
        </record>
        <record>
            <DeviceName>ABC</DeviceName>
            <DnsName>SQLSERVER02</DnsName>
        </record>
    </systems>
</dataset>
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