Introduction

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This section describes how to monitor Dell EMC VMAX devices in SL1 using the EMC: VMAX PowerPack.

The "EMC: VMAX" PowerPack uses an older VMAX protocol. For newer VMAX releases, see the "Dell EMC: VMAX and PowerMax Unisphere API" PowerPack.

Overview of the EMC: VMAX PowerPack

To monitor Dell EMC VMAX storage systems using SL1, you must install the EMC: VMAX PowerPack, which enables you to discover, model, and collect data about VMAX storage arrays and their components.

The EMC: VMAX PowerPack includes:

  • An example credential you can use to create Basic/Snippet credentials to connect to the Dell EMC VMAX system

  • Dynamic Applications to discover and monitor the VMAX system
  • Device Classes for each type of device in the VMAX system monitored by SL1
  • Event Policies and corresponding alerts that are triggered when devices in the VMAX system meet particular criteria

The EMC: VMAX PowerPack is installed by default in SL1.

Installing the EMC: VMAX PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the EMC: VMAX 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.)

The minimum required MySQL version is 5.6.0.

To download and install the PowerPack:

  1. Search for and download the PowerPack from the PowerPacks page (Product Downloads > PowerPacks & SyncPacks) at the ScienceLogic Support Site.
  2. In SL1, 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.