Preparation for Scanning Dell EMC VPLEX
StorageGuard collects configuration data from EMC VPLEX by running read-only REST API and CLI calls through HTTP/HTTPS and SSH on the VPLEX system.
The following table lists the requirements for scanning EMC VPLEX:
# | Description |
1 | Provide the name or IP address of each VPLEX management server. |
2 | Provide a user account (and password) for each VPLEX management server. |
3 | Verify IP connectivity through HTTP/HTTPS (443) and SSH is available between the StorageGuard server and each VPLEX management server. |
4 | The user should be assigned with unlimited read-only rights, enabling it to query all VPLEX configuration objects |
5 | Verify Read-Only access to REST API V1 and V2 on the management server and SSH access to the management server with ability to cat any file. |
Creating a User Account for Scanning Dell EMC VPLEX
The following suggested method can be used to create a user account with appropriate privileges:
- user add -u cntuser
- Change role to readonly (monitor) and the shell-access to true
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