Description

This connector provides hardware monitoring through the PowerVault Management REST API. It monitors the enclosure, controllers, physical disks, and the various environment sensors (fans, power supplies, network cards, voltages, and temperature).

Connector ID: DellEMCPowerVaultREST

Target

Typical platform: PowerVault 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

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

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: storage
  selectedConnectors: [ DellEMCPowerVaultREST ] # 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 PowerVault (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/%{SHA256_AUTH}
  • Request Header:
    datatype: json
  • The response body contains: response-type":"Success (regex)