Dell EMC PowerScale and Isilon Storage Systems (OneFS API - REST)

Dell EMC Isilon storage systems are discovered using the OneFS API. When a REST API discovery of an IP address finds a storage entity, a Storage Device node representing the Isilon cluster is created. The creation or confirmation of the Storage Device node triggers the appropriate storage discovery pattern. Once discovered, the storage entities are modeled in BMC Discovery.

Supported Platforms

S-Series, X- Series, NL-Series.
Dell EMC Isilon OneFS operating system version 6.5, 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 8.x., 9.x.

Prerequisites

BMC Discovery v12.0 and higher
An Isilon/PowerScale user account with a AuditAdmin role (read-only privileges)
Port 8080 added to the list of HTTPS ports under “Administration → Discovery Configuration.

Initial setup

for OneFS version prior to 9.2

Go to “Manage → Credentials”,
Add new credentials of type “RESTful Web API with basic authentication”
Provide the user account with REST API access
Add port 8080
Click Apply.

for OneFS version 9.2 and higher

Go to “Manage → Credentials”,
Add new credentials of type “Dell EMC PowerScale REST API”
Provide the user account with REST API access
Add port 8080
Click Apply.

Test credentials

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

Go to “Manage → Credentials”
Click the "Action → Test" menu next to the credentials entry
In the Test URL field, type https://<IP> or <HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/platform/3/cluster/config. Port is 8080 by default
Click Test.

If your test is successful, scan the IP Address of the Dell EMC Isilon storage system.

Vendor-specific Information

No known vendor-specific information.

Discovered storage information

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Limitations

Pattern available with BMC Discovery 11.3 and higher only. See BMC Discovery 11.3 Release notes and notices for details.