Dell EMC PowerMax Symmetrix (REST)

Dell EMC PowerMax/Symmetrix Storage Systems are discovered using the Dell EMC PowerMax/Symmetrix REST API. When a Dell EMC PowerMax/Symmetrix REST API discovery of an IP address finds a storage entity, a Storage Device node representing the chassis is created. The creation or confirmation of the Storage Device node triggers the Dell EMC PowerMax/Symmetrix Storage Systems (REST) pattern. The storage discovery pattern continues the discovery of the storage entity using further Dell EMC PowerMax/Symmetrix REST API requests to discover the associated storage components. Once discovered, the storage entities are modeled in BMC Discovery.

Prerequisites

  • The required version of Discovery is 12.0 or higher.
  • Unisphere v10.1.0 to benefit from the “PowerMax enhanced endpoints” brought through TKU 2025-Feb-1
  • The account used must have credentials to perform GET Request.
  • The account must, at least, have a “Monitor” role.

Procedure

  1. Create “REST API with basic authentication” credentials in BMC Discovery by providing the PowerMax user account with REST API access.
  2. Add port 8443 to the list of HTTPS ports in “Administration → Discovery Configuration”.

Supported Platforms

  • PowerMax Series
  • Symmetrix DMX™Serie

Discovered Storage Information

Vendor Specific Information

No known vendor-specific information.

Limitations

No known limitations.

 

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