SRM: Enable an HPE Alletra 9000 array

This article explains how to enable the HPE Alletra 9000 storage arrays so they can be monitored with SolarWinds Storage Resources Monitor (SRM). Monitoring is performed through SMI-S and REST APIs on the array.

This topic should be used in conjunction with the Add your storage array for monitoring with SRM topic in Success Center documentation.

For further information, see the documentation that came with your HPE Alletra 9000 array, visit the HPE support site, or contact your vendor. 

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Prerequisites:

• Running CIM server (instructions below)
• Running WSAPI server (instructions below)

To start the CIM server:

1. Download PuTTY from the internet.
2. Open PuTTY.
3. Enter the IP address of the HPE Alletra 9000 array and enter the session name.
   
4. Click Save > Already created session > Load > Open.
5. Log in using the username and password that were set up on the array. 
   Default username: 3paradm
   Default password: 3pardata
6. Enter startcim. This command starts the CIM server because it is not running by default. This command requires 'Super,' 'ServiceAny,' or any role granted the startcim right.
7. To verify that the CIM server has started, enter the showcim command.
   

To start the WSAPI server:

1. Download PuTTY from the internet.
2. Open PuTTY.
3. Enter the IP address of the HPE Alletra 9000 array and enter the session name.
4. Click Save > Already created session > Load > Open.
5. Log in using the username and password that were set up on the array.
   Default username: 3paradm
   Default password: 3pardata
6. Enter startwsapi. This command starts the WSAPI server because it is not running by default. This command requires 'Super,' 'ServiceAny,' or any role granted the wsapi_set right.

To start monitoring HPE Alletra 9000, use the browse user role, which is the last privileged permission type for SRM.

To enroll the array, ensure you have the following information:

FOR SMI-S:

• IP address or hostname for the array
• Credential name
• Provider username
  Default username: 3paradm
• Provider password
  Default password: 3pardata
• Advanced settings:
  • Protocol
    Default: HTTPS
  • HTTP port
    Default: 5988
  • HTTPS port
    Default: 5989
  • Interop namespace
    Default: /root/pg_interop
  • Array namespace
    Default: /root/tpd

For REST API:

• IP address or hostname for the array
• Credential name
• Array API username
  Default username: 3paradm
• Array API password
  Default password: 3pardata
• Protocol
  Default: HTTPS
• API port
  Default: 443