IBM FlashSystem and SVC | Scan Requirements

[ Applies to ] StorageGuard 9.x and later   /   IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller (SVC)   /   IBM Storage Virtualize CLI

StorageGuard collects configuration data from IBM FlashSystem and SAN Volume Controller (SVC) systems by running read-only CLI commands over SSH. This article describes the requirements and how to create the scan account.

Requirements

Create a scan account

The following procedure is a suggested way to create a user group with a read-only role and a user in that group. The examples use cntgrp and cntuser; you can use any names.

1. Log in to the system CLI over SSH with an administrator account.

2. Create a user group with a read-only role. Replace <role> with the role name, for example Monitor:

   mkusergrp -name cntgrp -role <role>

3. Create the user in that group. Replace <password> with the account password:

   mkuser -name cntuser -usergrp cntgrp -password <password>

4. Repeat these steps on each IBM system that StorageGuard scans.