Introduction

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The following sections provide an overview of the Dell EMC: VMAX and PowerMax Unisphere API PowerPack:

What Does theDell EMC: VMAX and PowerMax Unisphere API PowerPack Monitor?

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

For information about the EMC: VMAX PowerPack, which uses a Dell EMC SMI-S Provider to monitor VMAX systems, see the section on Monitoring Dell EMC VMAX.

The Dell EMC: VMAX and PowerMax Unisphere API PowerPack includes:

  • An example Credential you can use to create SOAP/XML credentials to connect to your Dell EMC VMAX or PowerMax system

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

Installing the Dell EMC: VMAX and PowerMax Unisphere API PowerPack

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