EMC PowerFlex Storage Systems

Dell EMC ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex storage systems are discovered using the Dell EMC ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex REST API. As part of routine discovery, when a ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex Gateway is encountered, BMC Discovery creates the Dell EMC ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex Gateway software instance and triggers the Dell EMC ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex Storage Systems pattern. The pattern continues the discovery using further REST API requests. Once discovered, the storage entities are modeled in BMC Discovery.

Supported Platforms

• Dell EMC ScaleIO
• Dell EMC vxFlex
• Dell EMC PowerFlex

Prerequisites

• Requires BMC Discovery v12.0 and higher.
• ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex user account with REST API Access. Note that a user account with the “Monitor” role is sufficient.
• SSH/Windows credentials to first discover the Host on which the ScaleIO/PowerFlex Gateway Software (PowerFlex version lower than 4.0) is running.
• 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 “Dell EMC ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex REST API” or “Dell EMC Powerflex REST API (version 4)” for Dell EMC Powerflex 4.0 or higher
3. Provide the ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex 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/instances/. Port is 443 by default
4. Click Test. 

If your test is successful, scan the IP Address of the Dell EMC PowerStore system. Dell EMC ScaleIO/VxFlex/PowerFlex Gateway Host (version lower than 4). For PowerFlex (version 4 or higher) scan directly the PowerFlex Manager System.

Vendor-Specific Information

No known vendor-specific information.

Discovered Storage Information

DELL EMC ScaleIO VxFlex PowerFlex REST Discovered Information vbase

Limitations

None.