Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Systems

Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Systems are discovered using the Dell EMC PowerStore REST API. As part of routine discovery, when a Dell EMC PowerStore storage system is detected, BMC Discovery creates a storage device node representing the cluster and triggers the Dell EMC PowerStore 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

• Requires BMC Discovery v12.0 and higher.
• A Dell EMC PowerStore user account with REST API access. The user account must have the permission to perform POST and GET requests
• 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 “REST API with basic authentication”
3. Providing the user account with REST API access
4. Add port 443
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>/api/rest/cluster?select=id,global_id,name. Port is 443 by default
4. Click Test. 

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

Vendor Specific Information

No known vendor specific information.

Discovered Storage Information

Dell EMC PowerStore Storage Systems Discovered Information

Limitations

No known limitation.