Monitoring EMC Elastic Cloud using Monitoring Studio KM

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  • Apr. 19, 2018
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How to monitor EMC Elastic Cloud Storage with Monitoring Studio v9.4 and higher.

Configuration Template ECS EMC Elastic Cloud

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EMCECSv3-for-MonitoringStudio94-v1.zip

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Introduction

This article explains how to import the pre-built configuration into Monitoring Studio to monitor EMC ECS v3.0.

Important Note: This pre-built configuration does not cover all the monitoring aspects of EMC ECS. It is provided as an example and can be used as a working base for advanced monitoring. No support will be provided for this pre-built configuration. Should you need further assistance to customize it, please contact our Professional Services team.

Monitored Parameters

The pre-built configuration was developed for EMC ECS v3.0 and collects the metrics listed below. If you are using older versions, the objects discovered may differ.

Important Note: The monitors “Authenticate” and “Set Token” should never be modified!

Metrics collected for EMC Elastic Cloud Storage

  • Buckets
    • Locked Status
  • Cluster Capacity
    • Total Free Space
    • Total Provisioned Space
  • Disks
    • Allocated Space
    • Allocated Space Percentage
    • Free Space
    • Total Space
    • Health Status
  • LocalZone
    • Bad Disks
    • Bad Nodes
    • Geo Copy Avg Size
    • Recovery Rate
    • Replication Egress Traffic Bandwidth
    • Replication Ingress Traffic Bandwidth
    • Transaction Read Bandwidth
    • Transaction Read Latency
    • Transaction Read TPS
    • Transaction Write Bandwidth
    • Transaction Write Latency
    • Transaction Write TPS
  • Nodes
    • Disk Read Bandwidth
    • Disk Space Allocated Percentage
    • Disk Space Free
    • Disk Space Offline
    • Disk Space Total
    • Disk Write Bandwidth
    • Health Status
    • Memory Utilization Mbytes
    • Memory Utilization Percent
    • Nic Bandwidth Percent
    • Node Cpu Utilization Percent
    • Number of Bad Disks
    • Total Number of Disks
    • Number of Good Disks
    • Transaction Read TPS
    • Transaction Write TPS
    • Transaction Errors per Sec
    • Transaction Read Bandwidth
    • Transaction Read Latency
    • Transaction Write Bandwidth
    • Transaction Write Latency
  • RG Links
    • Failover Progress Percent
    • Failover State
    • Journal Pending Failover Rereplication Total Size
    • Journal Pending Replication Total Size
    • Link Status
    • Repo Pending Failover Rereplication Total Size
    • Repo Pending Replication Total Size
  • Storage Pools
    • Bad Disks
    • Bad Nodes
    • Disk Space Allocated
    • Disk Space Allocated Percentage
    • Disk Space Total
    • Disk Space Free
    • Nodes with Sufficient Disk Space

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 9.4.00 or higher is installed with the latest patches and loaded on the PATROL Agent
  • You have access to the EMC ECS API running on port 4443 from the server running the PATROL Agent.

Procedure

  1. Download the configuration file, unzip and copy it on the server where the PATROL Agent is installed and loaded with the Monitoring Studio KM.

  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 EMC ECS configuration file.

    Selecting the configuration file to import

  4. Leave the TOKEN constant value empty and click Next.

    Setting the Token Group

  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 EMC ECS cluster to be monitored and click Next.

    Providing the hostname or IP address of the EMC ECS cluster to be monitored

  7. Specify the credentials to access the EMC ACS API and click Next.

    Providing the credentials to access to the EMC ECS to be monitored

  8. Review the Import Summary and click Next.

    Reviewing the import summary

  9. Click Finish.

  10. Once the configuration is loaded, right-click on the ECS v3 group icon and click Refresh Parameters. This will generate a new token to access the API. This new token will be used in the Web Requests.

Important: The monitors “Authenticate” and “Set Token” should never be modified!
Note: Thresholds are not set by default. We recommend you set them according to your specific requirements.

Learn More

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

Please refer to Professional Services page to learn more about the consulting services available.

Configuration Template ECS EMC Elastic Cloud