Managed Object - SrmStorage

Property of: SrmServiceInstanceContent
See also: SrmAdapterConnectionSpec, SrmArrayManager, SrmDiscoverDevicesTask, SrmStorageAdapter
Since: SRM API 5.0

Managed Object Description

External Interface to Site Recovery Manager - Storage.

Properties

Name	Type	Description
None

Methods

Methods defined in this Managed Object
CreateArrayManager_Task, DiscoverDevices, QueryArrayManagers, QueryStorageAdapters, ReloadAdapters_Task, RemoveArrayManager_Task

CreateArrayManager_Task

Creates ArrayManager object. Performs array discovery as part of array manager creation and fails if array discovery fails.

Required Privileges: VcDr.Storage.com.vmware.vcDr.Configure
Since: SRM API 11.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the SrmStorage used to make the method call.
name P	xsd:string	The name of the Array Manager *Since* SRM API 11.0
uuid P	xsd:string	Universally unique identifier of the SRA *Since* SRM API 11.0
connectionSpec P	SrmAdapterConnectionSpec[]	SRA-specific connection parameters for the underlying storage management system *Since* SRM API 11.0

PRequired privilege - see tooltip for details

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a SrmExtApiTask

Faults

Type	Description
vmodl.RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
SrmFaultStorageAdapterNotFound
SrmFaultStringArgumentTooLong

Events

Type
None

DiscoverDevices

This method starts a loop through all array managers (for local and remote sites) and for each array pair call discoverDevices. Array managers for which user does not have privilege will be skipped.

Required Privileges: VcDr.Storage.com.vmware.vcDr.Configure

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the SrmStorage used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a SrmDiscoverDevicesTask

Faults

Type	Description
vmodl.RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

QueryArrayManagers

Returns all available ArrayManagers.

Required Privileges: System.View
Since: SRM API 8.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the SrmStorage used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference[] to a SrmArrayManager[]

Faults

Type	Description
vmodl.RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

QueryStorageAdapters

List of Storage Replication Adapters (SRAs) infos, successfully loaded into SRM.

Required Privileges: System.View
Since: SRM API 11.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the SrmStorage used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference[] to a SrmStorageAdapter[]

Faults

Type	Description
vmodl.RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.

Events

Type
None

ReloadAdapters_Task

Scans SRA installation directory and re-loads SRAs.

Required Privileges: VcDr.Storage.com.vmware.vcDr.Configure
Since: SRM API 11.0

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
_this	ManagedObjectReference	A reference to the SrmStorage used to make the method call.

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a SrmExtApiTask

Faults

Type	Description
vmodl.RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
vim.fault.TaskInProgress

Events

Type
None

RemoveArrayManager_Task

Deletes ArrayManager object. Array managers deletion is deferred until all the tasks currently in progress are complete.

Required Privileges: VcDr.Storage.com.vmware.vcDr.Configure
Since: SRM API 11.0

Parameters

Name

Type

Description

_this

ManagedObjectReference

A reference to the SrmStorage used to make the method call.

arrayManager P

ManagedObjectReference
to a SrmArrayManager

ArrayManager object to delete.

Since SRM API 11.0

P Required privilege: arrayManager

Return Value

Type	Description
ManagedObjectReference to a SrmExtApiTask

Faults

Type	Description
vmodl.RuntimeFault	Thrown if any type of runtime fault is thrown that is not covered by the other faults; for example, a communication error.
vim.fault.TaskInProgress

Events

Type
None