NetApp E-Series Storage Battery Test

This test monitors the batteries in the target NetApp E-Series Storage system and reports the batteries that had expired/failed/removed. In addition, this test helps the administrators identify the battery that is the oldest in terms of battery age.

Target of the test : NetApp E-Series Storage

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each battery in the NetApp E-Series Storage that is currently launched.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameters Description

Test Period

How often should the test be executed.

Host

The nick name of the NetApp E-Series Storage component for which this test is to be configured.

Port

Refers to the port at which the specified host listens to. By default, this is Null.

Rest API Port

This is the port at which REST API connectivity is provided. By default, port 4443 is used.

Username and Password

To collect performance metrics from the target storage device, the eG agent should be configured with the credentials of a user who is vested with "read-only" privileges to access REST API of the target storage device. Specify the credentials of such a user in the Username and Password text boxes.

Confirm Password

Confirm the password by retyping it here.

SSL

Set the SSL flag to Yes, if SSL (Secured Socket Layer) is to be used to connect to the target Storage System, and No if it is not.

Timeout Seconds

Specify the time duration for which this test should wait for a response from the storage system in the Timeout text box. By default, this is 120 seconds.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Battery status

Indicates the status of this battery.

 

The values that this measure can report and their corresponding numeric values are discussed in the table below:

Numeric Value Measure Value
100 Optimal
95 Learning
90 Maintenance Charging
85 Full Charging
80 Replacement Required
75 Near Expiration
70 Expired
65 Over Temperature
60 Config Mismatch
55 Not In Config
50 Unknown
45 Undefined
40 Removed
35 Failed

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned Measure Values while indicating the battery status of the target NetApp E-Series Storage. However, the graph of this measure will be represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Battery age

Indicates the number of days this battery is in use.

Days