Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring for Nimble Storage Systems via Nimble's REST API.

hardware^[2] nimble^[3] storage^[4]

Target

Typical platform: Nimble

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages: Nimble 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 storage -c +Nimble --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: [ +Nimble ] # 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 Nimble connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• Operating System is Storage System
• The HTTP Request below to the managed host succeeds:
  • GET /versions
  • Request Header:
    Content-Type: application/json
  • The response body contains: "name": *"v1" (regex)
• The HTTP Request below to the managed host succeeds:
  • POST /v1/tokens
  • Request Header:
    Content-Type: application/json
  • Request Body:
    {"data":{"password":"%{PASSWORD}","username":"%{USERNAME}"}}
  • The response body contains: session_token (regex)

Metrics