Introduction

NetApp StorageGRID is a software-defined, object based storage solution that supports industry standard object APIs like the Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). It allows you to build a single namespace across up to 16 data centers worldwide, with customizable service levels for metadata-driven object lifecycle policies. The integrated lifecycle management policies optimize where your data lives throughout its lifecycle.

StorageGRID optimizes the durability and availability of your data across multiple geographies. Whether your data is on premises or in a public cloud, it enables hybrid cloud workflows to fit your business demands with access to Amazon Simple Notification Service (SNS), Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure Blob,Amazon Glacier, Elasticsearch, and similar services.

Key Use cases

Discovery Use cases

  • It discovers the NetApp StorageGRID components. The following are the resource structure.

    • Grid
              - StorageGRID Site
                    - StorageGRID Node
                            - StorageGRID Node Disk
                            - StorageGRID Node Volume
              - StorageGRID Tenant
                    - StorageGRID Bucket
  • Publishes relationships between resources to have a topological view and ease of maintenance.

Monitoring Use cases

  • Provides metrics related to job scheduling time and status etc..
  • Concern alerts will be generated for each metric to notify the administrator regarding the issue with the resource.

Pre-Requisites

  • OpsRamp Classic Gateway 13.0.0 and above.
  • Provided IpAddress/hostname, Credentials should work for StorageGrid Management REST Apis.

Hierarchy of NetApp StorageGRID resources

    Grid
            - StorageGRID Site
                    - StorageGRID Node
                           - StorageGRID Node Disk
                           - StorageGRID Node Volume
      - StorageGRID Tenant
                    - StorageGRID Bucket

Default Monitoring Configurations

NetApp storageGRID has default Global Device Management Policies, Global Templates, Global Monitors and Global metrics in OpsRamp. You can customize these default monitoring configurations as per your business use cases by cloning respective global templates and global Device Management Policies. OpsRamp recommends performing the below activity before installing the application to avoid noise alerts and data.

  1. Default Global Device Management Policies

    OpsRamp has a Global Device Management Policy for each Native Type of NetApp StorageGRID. You can find those Device Management Policies at Setup -> Resources -> Device Management Policies, search with suggested names in global scope. Each Device Management Policy follows below naming convention:

    {appName nativeType - version}

    Ex: netapp-storagegrid StorageGRID - 1 (i.e, appName = netapp-storagegrid, nativeType =StorageGRID, version = 1)

  2. Default Global Templates

    OpsRamp has a Global template for each Native Type of NetApp StorageGRID. You can find those templates at Setup -> Monitoring -> Templates, search with suggested names in global scope. Each template follows below naming convention:

    {appName nativeType 'Template' - version}

    Ex: netapp-storagegrid StorageGRID Template - 1 (i.e, appName = netapp-storagegrid , nativeType = StorageGRID, version = 1)

  3. Default Global Monitors

    OpsRamp has a Global Monitors for each Native Type which has monitoring support. You can find those monitors at Setup -> Monitoring -> Monitors, search with suggested names in global scope. Each Monitors follows below naming convention:

    {monitorKey appName nativeType - version}

    Ex: Netapp StorageGrid Grid Monitor netapp-storagegrid StorageGRID 1 (i.e, monitorKey = Netapp StorageGrid Grid Monitor, appName = netapp-storagegrid , nativeType = StorageGRID 1 , version= 1

Configure and install the integration

  1. From All Clients, select a client.

  2. Go to Setup > Integrations and Apps. Click Manage Apps.

    Notes:

    • If there are already installed applications, it will redirect to the INSTALLED APPS page, where all the installed applications are displayed.
    • If there are no installed applications, it will navigate to the ADD APP page.
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  1. Click + ADD on the INSTALLED APP page. The ADD APP page displays all the available applications along with the newly created application with the version.

    Note: You can even search for the application using the search option available. Also you can use the All Categories option to search.

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  1. Click ADD in the NetApp StorageGRID application.
  2. In the Configurations page, click + ADD. The Add Configuration page appears.
  3. Enter the below mentioned BASIC INFORMATION:
Object NameDescription
NameEnter the name for the configuration.
IP Address/Host Name of the Primary Admin NodeHost name or the IP address provided for the Primary Admin Node.
API PortAPI Port information
IP Address/Host Name of the GRIDHost name or the IP address provided for the GRID.
CredentialsSelect the credentials from the drop-down list.
Note: Click + Add to create a credential.

Notes:

  • By default the Is Secure checkbox is selected.
  • Select App Failure Notifications: if turned on, you will be notified in case of an application failure that is, Connectivity Exception, Authentication Exception.
  1. Select the below mentioned CUSTOM ATTRIBUTE:
Object NameDescription
Custom AttributeSelect the custom attribute from the drop down list box
ValueSelect the value from the drop down list box.

Note: The custom attribute that you add here will be assigned to all the resources that are created by the integration. You can add a maximum of five custom attributes (key and value pair).

  1. In the RESOURCE TYPE section, select:
    • ALL: All the existing and future resources will be discovered.
    • SELECT: You can select one or multiple resources to be discovered.
  2. In the DISCOVERY SCHEDULE section, select Recurrence Pattern to add one of the following patterns:
    • Minutes
    • Hourly
    • Daily
    • Weekly
    • Monthly
  3. Click ADD.
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  1. Now the configuration is saved and displayed on the configurations page after you save it.

    Note: From the same page, you may Edit and Remove the created configuration.

  2. Click NEXT.

  3. In the Installation page, select an existing registered gateway profile, and click FINISH.

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The application is now installed and displayed on the Installed Integration page. Use the search field to find the installed application.

Modify the Configuration

View the NetApp StorageGRID details

The discovered resource(s) are displayed in Infrastructure > Resources > Storage, with Native Resource Type as StorageGRID. You can navigate to the Attributes tab to view the discovery details, and Metrics tab to view the metric details for NetApp StorageGRID.

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Resource Type Filter Keys

Resource TypeSupported Input Keys
All TypesresourceName
hostName
aliasName
dnsName
ipAddress
macAddress
os
make
model
serialNumber

Custom attributes keys

Resource TypeSupported Input Keys
StorageGRID S3 BucketTenant Name
StorageGRID Tenantcapabilities
description
StorageGRIDStorageGRID Name
StorageGRID OID
StorageGRID Type
StorageGRID SiteStorageGRID Site Name
StorageGRID Site OID
StorageGRID Site Type
StorageGRID NodeStorageGRID Node Type
StorageGRID Site Name
StorageGRID Node DiskStorageGRID Node Name
StorageGRID Site Name
StorageGRID Node VolumeStorageGRID Node Name
StorageGRID Site Name

Supported Alert Custom Macros

  • Customize the alert subject and description with below macros to generate alerts based on customisation. Supported macros keys:

                                ${resource.name}

                                ${resource.ip}

                                ${resource.mac}

                                ${resource.aliasname}

                                ${resource.os}

                                ${resource.type}

                                ${resource.dnsname}

                                ${resource.alternateip}

                                ${resource.make}

                                ${resource.model}

                                ${resource.serialnumber}

                                ${resource.systemId}

                                ${Custome Attributes in the resource}

                                ${parent.resource.name}

Supported metrics

Native TypeResource TypeMetricsMetric Display nameMetric UnitMetric Description
GridStoragenetapp_storagegrid_grid_StateNetApp StorageGRID Grid StateNetApp Grid connection state. Possible values are- 0 : connected,1: administratively-down,2: unknown
netapp_storagegrid_grid_SeverityNetApp StorageGRID Grid SeverityThe highest current alarm severity affecting the grid. Possible values are: 4: critical,3: major,2: minor,1: notice,0: normal
StorageGRID SiteDATA_CENTERnetapp_storagegrid_site_StateNetApp StorageGRID Site StateNetApp StorageGrid Site connection state. Possible values are- 0 : connected,1: administratively-down,2: unknown
netapp_storagegrid_site_SeverityNetApp StorageGRID Site SeverityThe highest current alarm severity affecting the site or any of its descendants. Possible values are: 4: critical,3: major,2: minor,1: notice,0: normal
StorageGRID NodeServernetapp_storagegrid_node_ ConnectionStateNetApp StorageGRID Node Connection StateNetApp StorageGrid Node connection state. Possible values are- 0 : connected,1: administratively-down,2: unknown
netapp_storagegrid_node_SeverityNetApp StorageGRID Node SeverityThe highest current alarm severity affecting the Node or any of its descendants. Possible values are: 4: critical,3: major,2: minor,1: notice,0: normal
netapp_storagegrid_node_StorageObjectDataUsageNetApp StorageGRID Node Object Data UsageBytesNetApp StorageGRID Node Object data usage.
netapp_storagegrid_node_StorageObjectMetadataUsageNetApp StorageGRID Node Object Metadata UsageBytesNetApp StorageGRID Node Object Metadata usage.
netapp_storagegrid_node_CpuUtilizationNetApp StorageGRID Node Cpu Utilization%NetApp StorageGRID Node Cpu Utilization.
netapp_storagegrid_node_MemoryUsageNetApp StorageGRID Node Memory UsageGBNetApp StorageGRID Node Memory Usage
netapp_storagegrid_node_MemoryUtilizationNetApp StorageGRID Node Memory Utilization%NetApp StorageGRID Node Memory Utilization
netapp_storagegrid_node_SwapMemoryUsageNetApp StorageGRID Node Swap Memory UsageBytesNetApp StorageGRID Node Swap Memory Usage
netapp_storagegrid_node_SwapMemoryUtilizationNetApp StorageGRID Node Swap Memory Utilization%NetApp StorageGRID Node Swap Memory Utilization
netapp_storagegrid_node_network_InTrafficNetApp StorageGRID Node Network Receive TrafficKbpsNetApp StorageGRID Node Network In traffic rate
netapp_storagegrid_node_network_OutTrafficNetApp StorageGRID Node Network Transmit TrafficKbpsNetApp StorageGRID Node Network Out traffic rate
netapp_storagegrid_node_network_InpacketsNetApp StorageGRID Node Network Receive Packetspackets/secNetApp StorageGRID Node Network In packet rate
netapp_storagegrid_node_network_OutPacketsNetApp StorageGRID Node Network Transmit Packetspackets/secNetApp StorageGRID Node Network Out packet rate
netapp_storagegrid_node_network_SpeedNetApp StorageGRID Node Network SpeedNetApp StorageGRID Node Network speedGb
StorageGRID Node DiskStoragenetapp_storagegrid_node_disk_IOLoadNetApp StorageGRID Node Disk IO Load%NetApp StorageGRID Node Disk IO Load
netapp_storagegrid_node_disk_ReadRateNetApp StorageGRID Node Disk ReadRateBytes/secNetApp StorageGRID Node Disk Read rate
netapp_storagegrid_node_disk_WriteRateNetApp StorageGRID Node Disk WriteRateBytes/secNetApp StorageGRID Node Disk Write rate
StorageGRID Node VolumeVolumenetapp_storagegrid_node_volume_StatusNetApp StorageGRID Node Volume StatusNetApp StorageGRID Node volume status. Possible values are - 0: Unknown,1: Offline,2: Online
StorageGRID TenantAccountnetapp_storagegrid_tenant_DataBytesNetApp StorageGRID Tenant DataBytes UsageBytesNetApp StorageGRID Tenant data bytes usage
netapp_storagegrid_tenant_ObjectCountNetApp StorageGRID Tenant Object CountcountNetApp StorageGRID Tenant object count
StorageGRID S3 BucketAWS_S3_BUCKETnetapp_storagegrid_bucket_DataBytesNetApp StorageGRID Bucket DataBytes UsageBytesNetApp StorageGRID Bucket data bytes usage
netapp_storagegrid_bucket_ObjectCountNetApp StorageGRID Bucket Object CountcountNetApp StorageGRID Bucket object count
## Risks, Limitations & Assumptions - Application can handle Critical/Recovery failure notifications for below two cases when user enables **App Failure Notifications** in configuration - Connectivity Exception - Authentication Exception - Application will not send any duplicate/repeat failure alert notification until the already existing critical alert is recovered. - Using metrics for monitoring the resources and generating alerts when the threshold values are breached. - Application cannot control monitoring pause/resume actions based on above alerts. - This application supports only Classic Gateway and NextGen Gateway. Not supported with Cluster Gateway. - No support of showing activity log and applied time.