Monitoring Nimble Storage Appliances with Monitoring Studio

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Introduction

This article explains how to import the pre-built configuration into Monitoring Studio to monitor Nimble Storage appliances.

Monitored Parameters

The pre-built configuration collects the following metrics:

PATROL Console

Collected Parameters

Array Available Capacity FC Port Count Pending Delete Bytes Raw Capacity Snap Compression Snap Saved Snap Space Reduction Snap Usage Usable Capacity Usage Vol Compression Vol Saved Vol Usage Disks Disk State RAID State Size FC Interfaces Link Status Link Speed Operational Status State Jobs Job State Network Interfaces Link Speed Link Status Shelves Fan Status Current Speed Temperature Status Current Temperature Volumes Read IOPS Read Latency Read Throughput Size State Total Usage Volume Usage Compressed Volume Usage Uncompressed Write IOPS Write Latency Write Throughput

Importing the Pre-Built Configuration

Pre-requisites

Before using the pre-built configuration, make sure that:

• The PATROL Agent 9.6 or later is installed and properly configured,
• Monitoring Studio KM 9.4 or higher is installed with the latest patches and loaded on the PATROL Agent.

Procedure

1. Download the NimbleCS-for-MSv94 -<version>.zip file, unzip the cfg file and copy it on the server where the PATROL Agent and the Monitoring Studio KM is installed.
2. Right-click on the main Monitoring Studio icon > KM Commands > Configuration > Import Configuration…
   

   Importing the pre-built configuration

3. Locate the folder where the downloaded .cfg file is saved and select the NimbleCS-for-MSv94 -<version>.zip configuration file.
   

   Selecting the configuration file to import

4. Indicate the username and password to connect to the Nimble REST API. The TOKEN group constant is not required since this value will be retrieved by Monitoring Studio at the first collect. Click Next.
   

   Setting Group Constants

5. Monitoring Studio indicates the number of hosts found in the configuration file that require specific information before being imported. You can click the Hosts button to view the list. Click Next.
   

   Verifying the Host Information

6. Provide the hostname or IP address of the Nimble Storage appliance to be monitored and click Next.
   

   Providing the Hostname or IP Address of the Nimble Storage Appliance to be Monitored

7. Specify the credentials of the Nimble host to be monitored and click Next.
   

   Providing the Credentials to Connect to the Nimble Storage Appliance to be Monitored

8. Review the Import Summary and click Next.
   

   Reviewing the import summary

9. Click Finish to launch the discovery.

Learn More

To learn more about the monitor types used in this configuration template, please refer to the Specifying the Monitors Used section of the user documentation.

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