Introduction

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This section describes how to monitor NetApp devices in SL1 using the "NetApp: ONTAP REST" PowerPack.

The following sections provide an overview of NetApp and the "NetApp: ONTAP REST" PowerPack:

What is NetApp ONTAP?

ONTAP data management software offers unified storage for applications that read and write block or file data. Options in storage configurations range from high-speed flash to lower-priced spinning media to cloud-based object storage.

What Does the NetApp: ONTAP REST PowerPack Monitor?

The "NetApp: ONTAP REST" PowerPack uses REST API to monitor NetApp ONTAP devices on version 9.14.1 and later and includes the following features:

  • Dynamic Applications that discover, model, and collect data from NetApp ONTAP devices using REST API.
  • Device classes for each of the NetApp component devices monitored.
  • An event policy and a corresponding alert that trigger when NetApp component devices meet certain status criteria.
  • A run book action policy and a run book automation policy for aligning a Dynamic Application.
  • Sample credentials and guided discovery for discovering NetApp component devices.

Installing the NetApp: ONTAP REST PowerPack

Before completing the steps in this section, you must import and install the latest version of the "NetApp: ONTAP REST" PowerPack.

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.