Dell EMC VPLEX Storage Systems
EMC VPLEX storage systems are discovered by using SSH and EMC VPLEX REST API. The appropriate storage pattern is triggered on each host running the startpar process. The VPLEX commands (both cluster-specific and node-specific) are performed on each host to retrieve the cluster/node details. Then, each cluster/node is modeled in BMC Discovery. The storage discovery pattern continues the discovery of the storage entity by using further REST API requests to discover the associated storage components.
Prerequisites
SSH and REST API credentials are valid for the storage device. SSH credentials should be entered as host and REST API credentials for EMC VPLEX REST; see Creating a user on a Dell EMC VPLEX system.
Each node of the cluster should be scanned in the same way as a UNIX server would be. BMC Discovery recognizes the custom UNIX server and creates an EMC VPLEX Management Console software instance, which creates an EMC VPLEX storage cluster.
Test credentials
To prevent discovery issues due to invalid credentials, test your credentials before running a scan:
- Go to Manage > Credentials.
- Click Action > Test.
- In the Test URL field, type https://<IP> or <HOSTNAME>:<PORT>/vplex/engines/*
- Click Test.
The default port value is 443.
If your test is successful, scan the IP address of the storage device.
Vendor-specific information
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