Dell EMC Isilon

Monitor Dell EMC Isilon Scale-Out Network Attatched Storage

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Data Collection Setup

Collect metrics via the REST API on the Isilon OneFS host.

Network Requirements

Port: 8080 (TCP) to the Dell EMC Isilon Virtual IP (VIP)
HTTP connection to the REST API

Least Privileged User

You must create a read-only monitoring user in the Isilon management console with the following permissions assigned:

* Auth
  * CloudPool
  * Devices
  * Events
  * HDFS
  * NFS
  * Network
  * Platform API
  * Quota
  * SMB
  * SmartPools
  * Statistics

Supported Versions

Dell EMC Isilon with OneFS: 8.0.1+

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Active Directory Authentication Support

Active Directory authentication is only available on OneFS 8.1+.

Connection Parameters

NameRequired?Description
HostRequiredThe hostname/IP of an Isilon server
PortThe HTTPS port to use (default 8080)
UsernameRequiredThe username to connect to the server
PasswordRequiredThe password to connect to the server
SSL ConfigurationThe SSL mode to use when connecting to the target. Can be configured to not use SSL (No SSL), use SSL but do not verify the target's certificate (No Verify), and use SSL and verify the target's certificate (Verify).
Connection TimeoutThe number of seconds to allow for connecting to the target.
Max Concurrent RequestsThe maximum number of requests allowed simultaneously
Max RetriesThe maximum number of times to try connecting to the specified host
Collect EventsControls whether events are collected and returned.
Event SeverityThe severity level to collect events with. Supports Information, Warning, Critical, and Fatal.
Max EventsThe maximum number of events to collect.
Event Cutoff TimeEvents before this time will not be collected.
Collect ClusterWhether to collect the resource type Cluster. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect NodeWhether to collect the resource type Node. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect Access ZoneWhether to collect the resource type Access Zone. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect NFSWhether to collect the resource type NFS. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect SMBWhether to collect the resource type SMB. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect Hadoop Distributed File SystemWhether to collect the resource type Hadoop Distributed File System. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect Storage PoolWhether to collect the resource type Storage Pool. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect Cloud PoolWhether to collect the resource type Cloud Pool. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect QuotaWhether to collect the resource type Quota. Options are COLLECT and OFF
Collect Network InterfaceWhether to collect the resource type Network Interface. Options are COLLECT and OFF

Metrics

Access Zone

NameDescription
GroupnetGroupnet identifier
IDThe ID of the resource.
NameSpecifies the access zone name.
PathSpecifies the access zone base directory path.
SystemTrue if the access zone is built-in.
Zone IDSpecifies the access zone ID on the system.

Cloud Pool

NameDescription
DescriptionA brief description of this pool
IDThe ID of the resource.
NameA unique name for this pool
StateIndicates whether this pool is in a good state ("OK") or disabled ("disabled")
TypeThe type of cloud protocol required. E.g., "isilon" for EMC Isilon, "ecs" for EMC ECS Appliance, "virtustream" for Virtustream Storage Cloud, "azure" for Microsoft Azure and "s3" for Amazon S3
VendorA string identifier of the cloud services vendor

Cluster

NameDescription
Compliance Mode EnabledIf true, the cluster is in compliance mode. Compliance mode clusters do not allow root access and have stricter WORM (Write Once Read Many) features for retaining data in compliance with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rule 17a-4.
CPU Utilization (%)The percentage CPU utilization.
DescriptionCustomer configurable description.
Disk Busy (%)Average busy
Disk In (Bytes per Second)Traffic to disk.
Disk Out (Bytes per Second)Traffic from disk.
Estimated Deduplicated Space (Bytes)Estimated deduplicated space.
External IPsExternal IPs
FTP Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for FTP operations.
GUIDThe GUID of the resource.
HDFS Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for HDFS operations.
HTTP Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for HTTP operations.
IDThe ID of the resource.
IFS Available (%)Percent of /ifs filesystem available for storage
IFS Free (%)Percent of /ifs filesystem free for the system
IFS In Rate (Operations per Second)Cumulative operation rate into /ifs
IFS Out Rate (Operations per Second)Cumulative operation rate out of /ifs
IFS Reserved Drive (Bytes)Reserved space per drive
IFS Reserved Snapshots (Bytes)Space reserved for snapshots
IFS Space Available (Bytes)Space available in the /ifs filesystem
IFS Space Free (Bytes)Space free in the /ifs filesystem
IFS Space Total (Bytes)Total space in the /ifs filesystem
IFS Space Used (Bytes)Space used in the /ifs filesystem
IFS Throughput In Rate (Bytes per Second)Cumulative throughput rate into /ifs
IFS Throughput In Rate Maximum (Bytes per Second)Cumulative maximum throughput rate into /ifs
IFS Throughput Out Rate (Bytes per Second)Cumulative throughput rate out of /ifs
IFS Throughput Out Rate Maximum (Bytes per Second)Cumulative maximum throughput rate out of /ifs
IFS Utilization (%)Percent of /ifs filesystem used for storage
Is Virtualtrue if the cluster is deployed on a desktop VMWorkstation
Local Serial NumberDevice serial number of the queried node.
Logical Deduplicated Space (Bytes)The logical space deduplicated.
NameThe name of the resource.
Network In Rate (Bytes per Second)In Throughput for all external interfaces
Network Out Rate (Bytes per Second)Out Throughput for all external interfaces
Network Traffic In (Bytes per Second)Incoming network traffic for all operations.
Network Traffic Out (Bytes per Second)Outgoing network traffic throughput for all operations.
NFS Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for NFS (NFS3 & NFS4) operations.
Nice CPU Average (%)Cluster average of nice CPU usage
Nice CPU Maximum (%)Maximum cluster average of nice CPU usage
Node CountNumber of configured nodes in the cluster
Nodes Currently DownNumber of cluster nodes currently down
Nodes Currently UpNumber of cluster nodes currently up
PathTimezone hierarchical name.
Release VersionKernel release number.
RevisionOneFS build number.
SMB Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for SMB (SMB1 & SMB2) operations.
SSD Free (%)Percent of SSD space in /ifs filesystem free for the system
SSD Space Free (Bytes)Free space on SSDs in the /ifs filesystem
SSD Space Total (Bytes)Total space on SSDs in the /ifs filesystem
SSD Space Used (Bytes)Used space on SSDs in the /ifs filesystem
SSD Utilization (%)Percent of SSD space in /ifs filesystem used for storage
System CPU Maximum (%)Maximum cluster average of sytem CPU usage
System CPU Utilization (%)Cluster average of system CPU usage
Total Protocol Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for all protocols listed.
Total Space Used (Bytes)Space Used on the cluster.
TypeKernel release type.
User CPU Maximum (%)Maximum cluster average of user CPU usage
User CPU Utilization (%)Cluster average of user CPU usage

Hadoop Distributed File System

NameDescription
IDThe ID of the resource.
IP PoolsArray of IP pool names to use for serving clients from client_ip_ranges.
NameName of the rack

Network Interface

NameDescription
IDThe ID of the resource.
Inbound Throughput (Bytes per Second)Inbound Throughput for this interface
IP AddressesList of IP addresses.
LNNLogical Node Number
NameThe name of the interface.
NIC NameNIC name
Outbound Throughput (Bytes per Second)Outbound Throughput for this interface
StatusStatus of the interface
TypeInterface type. The '*gige' types stand for 'gigabit ethernet'. 'gige' itself is occasionally also referred to in other places as 'ext' for 'external'. 'ib' and 'ib_qdr' are internal Infiniband interface types. 'vlan' and 'vmxnet3' are virtual interface types that appear on virtual nodes. 'loopback' is an interface for failover addresses and should only appear if failover is configured.

NFS

NameDescription
Block Size (Blocks)Specifies the block size returned by the NFS statfs procedure.
DescriptionSpecifies the user-defined string that is used to identify the export.
IDThe ID of the resource.
Is Read OnlyTrue if the export is set to read-only.
PathsThe paths associated with the NFS export.
ZoneSpecifies the zone in which the export is valid.

Node

NameDescription
Cached Memory (Bytes)Amount of physical system memory that are in use for cache.
ChassisName of this node's chassis.
ClassClass of this node (storage, accelerator, etc.).
Code NameCode name of this node if applicable (Minnetonka, MiniHuron, Huron, Union, Tahoe, Superior, Unknown). If not supported: Unknown. If Logic to determine code name fails: Unknown. If PSI_Get fails: Unknown. PSI_Get can fail if PSI not initialized, or key does not exist.
Connected FTP ClientsNumber of connected FTP clients
Connected HDFS ClientsNumber of connected HDFS clients
Connected HTTP ClientsNumber of connected HTTP clients
Connected NDMP ClientsNumber of connected NDMP clients
Connected NFS ClientsNumber of connected NFS clients
Connected SMB ClientsNumber of connected SMB clients
CPU ModelManufacturer and model of this node's CPU.
CPU Utilization (%)The percentage CPU utilization.
Disk Busy Average (%)Average disk busy
Disk In (Bytes per Second)Traffic to disk.
Disk In Rate Average (Bytes per Second)Average write throughput for all disks
Disk Out (Bytes per Second)Traffic from disk.
Disk Out Rate Average (Bytes per Second)Average read throughput for all disks
Disk Transfers Rate Average (Operations per Second)Average transfer rate for all disks
Drive Bay CountNumber of drive bays (maximum disk count)
Free Memory (Bytes)Amount of physical system memory that are free.
FTP Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for FTP operations.
GUIDThe GUID of this node
Hardware Generation NameIsilon hardware generation name.
HDFS Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for HDFS operations.
HTTP Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for HTTP operations.
IDThe ID of the resource.
IFS Free (%)Percentage of free space on /ifs on the node
IFS Space Free (Bytes)Free space on /ifs on the node
IFS Space Total (Bytes)Total size of /ifs on the node
IFS Space Used (Bytes)Used space on /ifs on the node
IFS SSD Free (%)Percentage of free space on SSDs on /ifs on the node
IFS SSD Space Free (Bytes)Free space on SSDs on /ifs on the node
IFS SSD Space Total (Bytes)Total size of SSD space in /ifs on the node
IFS SSD Space Used (Bytes)Used space on SSDs on/ifs on the node
IFS SSD Utilization (%)Percentage of used space on SSDs on /ifs on the node
IFS Utilization (%)Percentage of used space on /ifs on the node
Is Read OnlyThe current read-only user mode status for the node. NOTE: If read-only mode is currently disallowed for this node, it will remain read/write until read-only mode is allowed again. This value only sets or clears any user-specified requests for read-only mode. If the node has been placed into read-only mode by the system, it will remain in read-only mode until the system conditions which triggered read-only mode have cleared.
Is UpTrue if this node is still available to the cluster.
Memory Free (%)Percentage of free memory on the node
Memory Utilization (%)Percentage of used memory on the node
ModelIsilon node model identifier string (S200, X410, Infinity-H500, etc.).
Network Traffic In (Bytes per Second)Incoming network traffic for all operations.
Network Traffic Out (Bytes per Second)Outgoing network traffic for all operations.
NFS Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for NFS (NFS3 & NFS4) operations.
Nice CPU Average (%)Node average of nice CPU usage.
Nice CPU Maximum (%)Node Maximum of nice CPU usage.
ProductIsilon product name.
Release VersionOneFS release.
Serial NumberSerial number of this node.
SeriesSeries of this node (X, I, NL, etc.).
SMB Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for SMB (SMB1 & SMB2) operations.
Storage ClassStorage class of this node (storage or diskless).
System CPU Average (%)Node average of system CPU usage.
System CPU Maximum (%)Node Maximum of system CPU usage.
TierPlatform tier level of this node if applicable (1-4 are defined, 0 for unknown or not supported, -1 for error). If not supported: 0. If Logic to determine tier fails: 0 for unknown. If PSI_Get fails: -1 for error. PSI_Get can fail if PSI not initialized, or key does not exist.
Total Connected ClientsThe total number of clients connected to FTP, HTTP, HDFS, NFS, and SMB
Total Protocol Throughput (Bytes per Second)The total throughput for all protocols listed.
Total Ram (Bytes)Size of RAM.
Used Memory (Bytes)Amount of physical system memory that are in use.
User CPU Average (%)Node average of user CPU usage.
User CPU Maximum (%)Node Maximum of user CPU usage.

Quota

NameDescription
Advisory Threshold (Bytes)Usage space at which notifications will be sent but writes will not be denied.
Advisory Threshold ExceededTrue if the advisory threshold has been hit.
Hard Threshold (Bytes)Usage space at which further writes will be denied.
Hard Threshold ExceededTrue if the hard threshold has been hit.
IDThe ID of the resource.
Include SnapshotsIf true, quota governs snapshot data as well as head data.
Is EnforcedTrue if the quota provides enforcement, otherwise a accounting quota.
Is Up To DateTrue if the accounting is accurate on the quota. If false, this quota is waiting on completion of a QuotaScan job.
Logical Used Space (Bytes)Apparent space used by governed data.
PathThe /ifs path governed.
Persona IDSpecifies the serialized form of a persona, which can be 'UID:0', 'USER:name', 'GID:0', 'GROUP:wheel', or 'SID:S-1-1'.
Physical Used Space (Bytes)Space used for governed data and filesystem overhead.
Soft Threshold (Bytes)Usage space at which notifications will be sent and soft grace time will be started.
Soft Threshold ExceededTrue if the soft threshold has been hit.
Thresholds Include OverheadIf true, thresholds apply to data plus filesystem overhead required to store the data (i.e. 'physical' usage).
TypeThe type of quota.
Utilization (%)Percent of quota used based on hard threshold.

SMB

NameDescription
Access Zone IDNumeric ID of the access zone which contains this SMB share.
DescriptionDescription for this SMB share.
IDThe ID of the resource.
NameShare name.
PathPath of share within /ifs.

Storage Pool

NameDescription
Available HDD Space (Bytes)Available free space remaining in the pool on HDD drives when virtual hot spare is taken into account.
Available SSD (Bytes)Available free space remaining in the pool on SSD drives when virtual hot spare is taken into account.
BalancedWhether or not the pool usage is currently balanced.
Can Disable L3Indicates if disabling L3 is possible.
Can Enable L3Indicates if enabling L3 is possible. L3 cannot be enabled if there are unprovisioned drives.
Free HDD Space (Bytes)Free space remaining in the pool on HDD drives.
Free Space (Bytes)Free space remaining in the pool.
Free SSD Space (Bytes)Free space remaining in the pool on SSD drives.
HDD Utilization (%)Percentage of usable space on HDD drives in the pool which is used.
IDThe ID of the resource.
L3 Status'storage' if the 'l3' option is disabled. If the l3 option is enabled, 'migrating' if any SSDs in this node pool have not yet been migrated to L3. If all SSDs have been migrated, 'l3'.
LNNsThe nodes that are part of this pool.
Manually ManagedWhether or not the node pool is manually managed.
NameThe pool name.
SSD Utilization (%)Percentage of usable space on SSD drives in the pool which is used.
Total Available Space (Bytes)Available free space remaining in the pool when virtual hot spare is taken into account.
Total HDD Space (Bytes)Total space in the pool on HDD drives.
Total Space (Bytes)Total space in the pool.
Total SSD Space (Bytes)Total space in the pool on SSD drives.
Total Used Space (Bytes)Used space in the pool.
Total Utilization (%)Percentage of usable space in the pool which is used.
TypeThe pool type.
Usable HDD Space (Bytes)Total space in the pool on HDD drives when virtual hot spare is taken into account.
Usable Space (Bytes)Total space in the pool drives when virtual hot spare is taken into account.
Usable SSD (Bytes)Total space in the pool on SSD drives when virtual hot spare is taken into account.
Used HDD Space (Bytes)Used space in the pool on HDD drives.
Used SSD Space (Bytes)Used space in the pool on SSD drives.
Virtual Hot Spare Space (Bytes)Space available on the virtual hot spare.