Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring for Dell EMC PowerStore systems through the PowerStore Management REST API. It monitors the enclosure and the physical disks as well as the various environment sensors (fans, power supplies, memory modules, batteries and network cards).

dell^[2] emc^[3] hardware^[4] storage^[5]

Target

Typical platform: PowerStore REST

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages: N/A

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 storage -c +DellEMCPowerStoreREST --https --http-port 443 -u USERNAME

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: storage
        connectors: [ +DellEMCPowerStoreREST ] # 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 EMC PowerStore (REST) 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:
  • GET /api/rest/appliance?select=*
  • The response body contains: powerstore (regex)

Metrics