Dell EMC Elastic Cloud Storage (ECS) Storage Systems (REST)

Dell EMC ECS storage systems are discovered using the Dell EMC ECS REST API. As part of routine discovery, when a Dell EMC ECS system is encountered, BMC Discovery creates a Storage Device node representing the ECS node and triggers the Dell EMC ECS Storage Systems (REST) pattern. The pattern continues the discovery using further REST API requests. Once discovered, the storage entities are modeled in BMC Discovery.

Prerequisites

• BMC Discovery v12.0 and higher
• A user account with REST API Access
• Port 4443 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 “Dell EMC ECS Web API”
3. Provide the user account with REST API access
4. Add port 4443
5. 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>/vdc/nodes.json. Port is 4443 by default
4. Click Test. 

If your test is successful, scan the IP Address of the ECS nodes.

Vendor-Specific Information

No known vendor-specific information.

Discovered Storage Information

Dell EMC ECS Storage (REST) Discovered Information

Limitations

None.