Storage layer

The storage layer incorporates the implementation of underlaying interfaces for the management function, initially following the SMI-S approach.

StorMan functions are transformed into the corresponding interface calls, called by StorMan accordingly. According to their registration StorMan will call the corresponding vendor specific interfaces.

Standardization: SMI-S

SMI-S is SNIA's standard in the domain of storage management.

The main functions for storage management used by StorMan are defined in SMI-S and provided by storage vendors (e.g. Fujitsu).

Vendor specific interfaces

StorMan additionally supports vendor specific interfaces. Therefor StorMan incorporates proprietary interfaces of storage vendors (e.g. CLIs or SNMP) in its storage layer, e.g. to monitor Tape Storage on SE servers.