Dell PowerVault TL2000/4000 Tape Libraries

Description

This connector enables the monitoring for Dell PowerVault TL2000 and TL4000 tape libraries through SNMP.

dell hardware storage

Enterprise Connector

This connector requires the Enterprise edition of MetricsHub.

Target

Typical platform: Dell PowerVault

Operating system: Storage System

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Prerequisites

Leverages: Dell SNMP Agent (DELL-SHADOW-MIB)

Technology and protocols: SNMP

Examples

CLI

metricshub HOSTNAME -t storage -c +DellTL2000 --snmp v2c --community public

metricshub.yaml

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: storage
        connectors: [ +DellTL2000 ] # 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 PowerVault TL2000/4000 Tape Libraries 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 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10893.2.102.2 must return a non-empty value

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes
enclosure	hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="present"}	bios_version id info model name type vendor
robotics	hw.status{hw.type="robotics", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="robotics", state="present"}	hw.parent.type id info model name robotics_type serial_number vendor
tape_drive	hw.errors{hw.type="tape_drive"} hw.status{hw.type="tape_drive", state="present"} hw.tape_drive.operations{type="mount"}	hw.parent.type id info model name serial_number vendor