NetApp E-Series Storage Fan Test

This test monitors the fans in the target NetApp E-Series Storage system and reports the status of each fan. Administrators can instantly get alerted when a fan had failed/removed.

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 fan 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

Fan status

Indicates the status of this fan.

 

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 Removed
90 Unknown
85 Undefined
80 Failed

Note:

By default, this measure reports the Measure Values discussed above to indicate the status of the fan. In the graph of this measure however, status is represented using the numeric equivalents only.