Cohesity Storage Systems (REST)

Cohesity Storage Systems are discovered using the Cohesity REST API. During routine discovery, when a storage entity is identified, BMC Discovery creates a Storage Device node representing the Cohesity storage system and triggers the Cohesity Storage Systems (REST) pattern. The pattern continues the discovery using additional REST API requests to identify associated storage components. Once discovered, the storage entities are modeled in BMC Discovery.

Supported Platform

Any Cohesity storage systems model.

Prerequisites

1. BMC Discovery v12.0 and higher.
2. A Cohesity user account with REST API Access.
3. Port 443 added to the list of HTTPS ports under “Administration → Discovery Configuration

Procedure

Initial Setup

1. Go to “Manage → Credentials”,
2. Add new credentials of type "Cohesity REST API"
3. Add port 443
4. Click Apply.

Test Credentials

To prevent discovery issues due to invalid credentials, it is recommended to test your credentials before running a scan:

1. Go to “Manage → Credentials”
2. Click the "Action → Test" menu next to the credentials entry
3. In the Test URL field, type https://<IP> or <HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/irisservices/api/v1/public/node/status. Port is 443 by default
4. Click Test.

If your test is successful, scan the IP address of the Cohesity storage system.

Vendor Specific Information

No known vendor specific information.

Discovered Storage Information

Cohesity Storage Systems (REST) Discovered Information

Limitations

No known limits from the vendor.