Description

This connector discovers the enclosures, controllers and their associated hardware components through Dell Storage Manager REST API. The IP address of the proxy should be specified.

Target

Typical platform: Dell Compellent

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages: Dell Compellent Storage Manager REST API

Technology and protocols: HTTP/REST

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Examples

metricshub HOSTNAME -t linux -c +DellCompellentStorageManager --https --http-port 443 -u USERNAME

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: linux
        selectConnectors: [ DellCompellentStorageManager ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          http:
            https: true
            port: 443 # or probably something else
            username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
            password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The Dell Compellent Storage Manager - Unisphere For Storage Center connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The HTTP Request below to the managed host succeeds:
  • POST /api/rest/ApiConnection/Login
  • Request Header:
    ${file::embeddedFile-1}
  • The response body contains: sessionKey (regex)

Metrics