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Dell EMC PowerStore (REST)

Description

This connector provides hardware monitoring through the PowerStore Management REST API. It monitors the Enclosure and Physical Disks as well as the various environment sensors (fans, power supplies, memory, batteries and network cards).

Connector ID: DellEMCPowerStoreREST

Target

Typical platform: PowerStore REST

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages:

Technology and protocols: HTTP/REST

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

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t storage -f DellEMCPowerStoreREST --https --http-port 443 -u USERNAME

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: storage
  selectedConnectors: [ DellEMCPowerStoreREST ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  http:
    https: true
    port: 443 # or probably something else
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-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

Type Collected Metrics Specific Attributes (Labels)
Enclosure
  • hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="present"}
  • model
  • serial_number
  • type
  • vendor
Disk Controller
  • hw.status{hw.type="disk_controller",state="present"}
  • serial_number
Battery
  • hw.status{hw.type="battery",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="battery",state="present"}
    Fan
    • hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
    • hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="present"}
      Memory Module
      • hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
      • hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="present"}
      • serial_number
      Network Card, FC Port
      • hw.network.bandwidth.limit
      • hw.network.up
      • hw.status{hw.type="network",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
      • hw.status{hw.type="network",state="present"}
      • logical_address
      Physical Disk
      • hw.physical_disk.size
      • hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
      • hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk",state="present"}
      • model
      • serial_number
      Power Supply
      • hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="ok|degraded|failed"}
      • hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="present"}
      • info
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