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Dell iDRAC - Storage

Description​

This connector enables hardware monitoring for Dell iDRAC storage systems through the Dell's iDRAC Management Card for Dell servers with iDRAC7 or higher.

dell hardware storage

Enterprise Connector

This connector requires the Enterprise edition of MetricsHub.

Superseded Connector

This connector is superseded by:

Target​

Typical platform: Dell PowerEdge

Operating system: Out-Of-Band

Prerequisites​

Leverages: Dell iDRAC Management Card (iDRAC7 or Later)

Technology and protocols: SNMP

Examples​

CLI​

metricshub HOSTNAME -t oob -c +DelliDRACStorage --snmp v2c --community public

metricshub.yaml​

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: oob
        connectors: [ +DelliDRACStorage ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          snmp:
            version: v2c # Read documentation for v1, v2c and v3
            community: public # or probably something more secure

Connector Activation Criteria​

The Dell iDRAC - Storage connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • An SNMP GetNext on the OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.5.5.1.20.130.4 must return a non-empty value

Metrics​

TypeCollected MetricsSpecific Attributes
batteryhw.status{hw.type="battery", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="battery", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
disk_controllerhw.status{hw.type="disk_controller", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="disk_controller", state="present"}		controller_number
driver_version
firmware_version
hw.parent.type
id
model
name
enclosurehw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="present"}		id
model
name
serial_number
type
vendor
fanhw.status{hw.type="fan", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="fan", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
logical_diskhw.logical_disk.limit
hw.status{hw.type="logical_disk", state="degraded|failed|ok"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
raid_level
other_devicehw.status{hw.type="other_device", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="other_device", state="present"}		device_type
hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
physical_diskhw.physical_disk.size
hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk", state="present"}		firmware_version
hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
serial_number
vendor
power_supplyhw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name