Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring for SuperMicro Systems via Redfish REST API. It monitors the enclosures and physical disks as well as various environment sensors (CPUs, temperatures, fans, power supplies, memory modules and network cards).

This connector supersedes:

• IpmiTool^[2]

Target

Typical platform: SuperMicro

Operating system: Out-Of-Band

Prerequisites

Leverages: SuperMicro Baseboard Management Controller 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 management -c +SuperMicro --https --http-port 443 -u USERNAME

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: management
        selectConnectors: [ SuperMicro ] # 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 SuperMicro (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 /redfish/v1/Systems/1
  • Request Header:
    Authorization: Basic %{BASIC_AUTH_BASE64}
  • The response body contains: Supermicro (regex)

Metrics