Configuration and Credentials

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The following sections describe how to configure and discover Dell EMC Unity storage arrays for monitoring by SL1 using the Dell EMC: Unity PowerPack:

Prerequisites for Monitoring Dell EMC Unity

Before you can monitor Dell EMC Unity systems using the Dell EMC: Unity PowerPack, you must have the following information about the Unisphere REST API: 

  • Username and password for a user with access to the Unisphere REST API
  • IP address for the Unisphere REST API

Creating a SOAP/XML Credential for Dell EMC Unity

To configure SL1 to monitor Dell EMC Unity storage arrays, you must first create a SOAP/XML credential. This credential allows the Dynamic Applications in the Dell EMC: Unity PowerPack to use the Unisphere REST API. An example SOAP/XML credential that you can edit for your own use is included in the Dell EMC: Unity PowerPack. 

To configure the SOAP/XML credential to access the Unisphere REST API:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).

  1. Locate the Dell EMC: Unity Example credential, and then click its wrench icon (). The Edit SOAP/XML Credential page appears:

  1. Complete the following fields:
  • Profile Name. Type a new name for the credential.

  • HTTP Auth User. Type the username for a user with access to the Unisphere REST API.
  • HTTP Auth Password. Type the password for the user you specified in the HTTP Auth User field.

NOTE: The HTTP Headers that are included in the example credential are required to receive a response from the Unisphere REST API. Do not delete or edit them.

  1. Click Save As.
  2. When the confirmation message appears, click OK.