Abstract
The SNIA/DMTF Swordfish storage management standard provides a rich data set for managing and maintaining awareness of storage infrastructure. In this talk I'll query data from a device conforming to the Swordfish standard API and use the data for common use cases in storage management, reporting, and asset management that we have in our bespoke systems management tools. I'll look at how the data is delivered and how the various data defined by the standard are used to build the relationships we require for those common use cases. We'll also see how the single standard enables data discovery from many diverse devices.
