Introduction

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This section describes how to monitor Dell EMC Unity storage systems in Skylar One using the Dynamic Applications in the "Dell EMC: Unity" PowerPack.

What is Dell EMC Unity?

Dell EMC Unity is a unified storage array. The "Dell EMC: Unity" PowerPack discovers the storage array and collects health, configuration, performance, and capacity information.

What Does the Dell EMC: Unity PowerPack Monitor?

To monitor Dell EMC: Unity storage devices with Skylar One, you must install the "Dell EMC: Unity" PowerPack. This PowerPack lets you discover, model, and collect data about Unity storage devices using the Unisphere REST API.

The "Dell EMC: Unity" PowerPack includes:

  • Dynamic Applications to discover, model, and monitor performance metrics and collect configuration data for Dell EMC Unity devices

  • Device Classes for each type of Unity device monitored
  • Event Policies that are triggered when Unity devices meet certain status criteria
  • Sample credentials you can use as a template to connect to Unity devices

Installing the PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the "Dell EMC: Unity" PowerPack.

By default, installing a new version of a PowerPack overwrites all content from a previous version of that PowerPack that has already been installed on the target system. You can use the Enable Selective PowerPack Field Protection setting in the Behavior Settings page (System > Settings > Behavior) to prevent new PowerPacks from overwriting local changes for some commonly customized fields. For more information, see the section on Global Settings.

For details on upgrading Skylar One, see the relevant Skylar One Platform Release Notes.

To download and install the PowerPack:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page on the ScienceLogic Support Site (Skylar One > PowerPacks).
  2. In Skylar One, go to the PowerPacks page (System > Manage > PowerPacks).
  3. Click the Actions button and choose Import PowerPack. The Import PowerPack dialog box appears.
  4. Click [Browse] and navigate to the PowerPack file from step 1.
  5. Select the PowerPack file and click Import. The PowerPack Installer modal displays a list of the PowerPack contents.
  6. Click Install. The PowerPack is added to the PowerPacks page.

If you exit the PowerPack Installer modal without installing the imported PowerPack, the imported PowerPack will not appear in the PowerPacks page. However, the imported PowerPack will appear in the Imported PowerPacks modal. This page appears when you click the Actions menu and select Install PowerPack.