Discovery

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The following sections describe the steps required to discover Dell EMC XtremIO storage devices in SL1:

Discovering Dell EMC XtremIO Component Devices

To model and monitor your Dell EMC XtremIO storage devices, you must run a discovery session to discover the XtremIO Management Server (XMS) device and XtremIO clusters that SL1 will use as the root devices for monitoring the applications.

After the discovery session completes, the Dynamic Applications in the Dell EMC: XtremIO PowerPack automatically align to the XMS device, and then the PowerPack discovers, models, and monitors the remaining XtremIO storage devices.

To discover the XtremIO devices that you want to monitor, perform the following steps:

  1. Go to the Discovery Control Panel page (System > Manage > Classic Discovery).

  1. On the Discovery Control Panel, click the Create button.

  1. The Discovery Session Editor page appears. On the Discovery Session Editor page, define values in the following fields:
  • IP Address/Hostname Discovery List. Enter the IP address or hostname for the XtremIO storage device or devices that you want to discover.

  • SNMP Credentials. Select the SNMP credential that you are using for XtremIO.
  • Other Credentials. Select the Basic/Snippet or SOAP/XML credential that you created for your XtremIO storage devices.
  • Initial Scan Level. Select 5. Deep Discovery.
  • Detection Method & Port: Select TCP: 443 - https.
  • Discover Non-SNMP. Select this checkbox.
  • Model Devices. Select this checkbox.
  • Duplication Protection. Select this checkbox.
  1. Optionally, you can enter values in the other fields on this page. For more information about the other fields on this page, see the Discovery & Credentials section.
  2. Click the Save button to save the discovery session and then close the Discovery Session Editor window.
  3. The discovery session you created appears at the top of the Discovery Control Panel page. Click its lightning-bolt icon () to run the discovery session.
  4. The Discovery Session window appears. After the devices are discovered, click the device icon () to view the Device Properties page for each device.

Verifying Discovery and Dynamic Application Alignment

To verify that SL1 has automatically aligned the correct Dynamic Applications during discovery:

  1. After discovery has completed, click the device icon for the XMS device (). From the Device Properties page for the XMS device, click the Collections tab. The Dynamic Application Collections page appears.

  1. All applicable Dynamic Applications for the XMS device are automatically aligned during discovery.

It can take several minutes after the discovery session has completed for Dynamic Applications to appear in the Dynamic Application Collections page.

You should see the following Dynamic Applications aligned to the XMS device:

Dynamic Application Credential Type
Dell EMC: XtremIO Cluster Discovery SOAP/XML
Dell EMC: XtremIO XMS Config SOAP/XML

If the listed Dynamic Applications have not been automatically aligned during discovery, you can align them manually. To do so, perform the following steps:

  • Click the Action button and then select Add Dynamic Application. The Dynamic Application Alignment page appears.
  • In the Dynamic Applications field, select the Dynamic Application you want to align.
  • In the Credentials field, select the credential specified in the table.
  • Click the Save button.
  • Repeat steps 1-4 for the other unaligned Dynamic Applications.

Viewing Dell EMC XtremIO Component Devices

In addition to the Device Manager page (Devices > Classic Devices, or Registry > Devices > Device Manager in the classic SL1 user interface), you can view the Dell EMC XtremIO storage devices in the following places in the user interface:

  • The Device View modal page (click the bar-graph icon [] for a device, then click the Topology tab) displays a map of a particular device and all of the devices with which it has parent-child relationships. Double-clicking any of the devices listed reloads the page to make the selected device the primary device:

  • The Device Components page (Registry > Devices > Device Components) displays a list of all root devices and component devices discovered by SL1 in an indented view, so you can easily view the hierarchy and relationships between child devices, parent devices, and root devices. To view the component devices associated with Dell EMC XtremIO, find the XtremIO component device and click its plus icon (+):

  • The Component Map page (Classic Maps > Device Maps > Components) allows you to view devices by root node and view the relationships between root nodes, parent components, and child components in a map. This makes it easy to visualize and manage root nodes and their components. SL1 automatically updates the Component Map as new component devices are discovered. The platform also updates each map with the latest status and event information. To view the map for an Dell EMC XtremIO devices, go to the Component Map page and select the map from the list in the left NavBar. To learn more about the Component Map page, see the section on Views.