Description

This connector discovers storage systems and collects performance/capacity metrics for Dell PowerFlex platforms using PowerFlex REST API version 3.

This connector is superseded by:

• DellPowerFlexRESTv4^[3]

dell^[4] emc^[5] enterprise^[6] hardware^[7] storage^[8]

Target

Typical platform: Dell PowerFlex^[9]

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages: PowerFlex REST API version 3

Technology and protocols: HTTP/REST

Examples

metricshub HOSTNAME -t storage -c +DellPowerFlexRESTv3 --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: [ +DellPowerFlexRESTv3 ] # 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 PowerFlex Storage (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/login
  • The response header contains: ScaleIO Gateway (regex)

Metrics