ZenPacks.zenoss.PS.PowerStore

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Version

Version 1.0.2

Released June 23, 2026

Author

Virtana Professional Services

Prerequisites

The following prerequisites are required before installing this ZenPack:

Prerequisite	Restriction
Product	Zenoss 6.0.0 or higher
Required ZenPacks	ZenPacks.zenoss.ZenPackLib >=2.1.1, ZenPacks.zenoss.PS.Util >=1.14.11, ZenPacks.zenoss.Pythoncollector
Other dependencies	None

Overview

This ZenPack adds monitoring for Dell PowerStore storage appliances and introduces a new device class: /Storage/Dell/PowerStore.

The ZenPack does the following:

Gathers active alerts from the cluster and converts them into events. These events don't clear automatically, so make sure they're included in the events to age, or that someone closes them manually.
Gathers status from most system components. Status values are converted into events, which clear when the status returns to healthy.
Gathers metrics from the cluster and components using two methods. A limited set of metrics is queried directly against each component; by default, these are queried every five minutes. A larger set of metrics is gathered by requesting the device to create a metrics archive containing all data since the last archive. The system then parses the datapoints from the archive. This process is resource-intensive for both the monitored device and the monitoring system, so by default it runs hourly.

Add devices

When you add a new PowerStore cluster, you don't need to set the manageIP on the device. You must configure the following zProperties:

Property	Description
`zApiHost`	The URL of the cluster, using either the API or hostname. You can include a port number if the cluster doesn't use the default port (80 or 443). Example: `https://172.17.0.22:5000`
`zApiEncryptHttp`	Set to `True` if the URL uses HTTPS, or `False` if it uses HTTP.
`zApiRequireValidEncryptionCertificates`	Set to `False` for self-signed certificates, or `True` if your devices use certificates from a well-known CA.
`zPowerStoreApiBase`	Leave at the default (`/api/rest/`) unless your PowerStore devices present the API at a different path.
`zApiAuthUserName`	A user account with at least read-only access and the ability to request metrics archives.
`zApiAuthUserPassword`	Password for the user account specified in `zApiAuthUserName`.

Configuration

This ZenPack uses the following zProperties to control its operation. Defaults are set on the device class and can be customized or overridden at the device class or device level.

Property	Description
`zPowerStoreAlertsCollectionInterval`	Interval between alert queries to devices. Default: `900s`.
`zPowerStoreCollectionInterval`	Interval between individual metric and status queries to devices. Default: `300s`.
`zPowerStoreMetricsArchiveCollectionInterval`	Interval between metrics archive generation cycles. This process is resource-intensive for both the device and the collection process. Don't set this value too low. Default: `3600s`.

Modeler plugins

This ZenPack includes the following modeler plugins:

zenoss.http.powerstore.Appliances
zenoss.http.powerstore.HostsInitiators
zenoss.http.powerstore.VolumeGroups

Device class templates

Devices/Storage/Dell/PowerStore

This section describes the monitoring templates available under the Devices/Storage/Dell/PowerStore device class.

Node

Graphs

Node IOPS
Node Latency

Datapoints

avgLatency
avgReadLatency
avgWriteLatency
readIops
totalIops
writeIops

VolumeStats

Graphs

DEFAULTS
IOPS
Mirror Latency
Read Write Latency
Throughput
Total IOPS
Total Throughput
Volume Used Percent

Datapoints

avgMirrorOverheadLatency
avgMirrorWriteLatency
avgReadLatency
avgWriteLatency
DEFAULTS
mirrorOverheadLatency
mirrorWriteBytes
mirrorWriteIops
mirrorWriteLatency
percentUsed
readBytes
readIops
readLatency
size
totalBandwidth
totalIops
used
writeBytes
writeIops
writeLatency

Initiator

Graphs

DEFAULTS
IOPS
Read Write Latency
Throughput
Total IOPS
Total Throughput

Datapoints

avgReadLatency
avgWriteLatency
DEFAULTS
readBytes
readIops
readLatency
totalBandwidth
totalIops
writeBytes
writeIops
writeLatency

Appliance

Graphs

Appliance IOPS
Appliance Node Count
Avg IO Size
Avg IO Size - Overall
Data Reduction Detail
Efficiency Savings
IO Workload CPU
Logical Provisioned vs Used
Logical Used by Type
Mirror Latency
Physical Capacity
Physical Capacity - Total
Physical Utilization
Read Write Latency
Savings
Shared Space by Type
Throughput

Thresholds

Nodes

Datapoints

avgIoSize
avgLatency
avgMirrorOverheadLatency
avgMirrorWriteLatency
avgReadLatency
avgReadSize
avgWriteLatency
avgWriteSize
dataPhysicalUsed
dataReduction
dataReductionPct
DEFAULTS
efficiencyPct
efficiencyRatio
ioWorkloadCpuUtilization
logicalProvisioned
logicalUsed
logicalUsedFileSystem
logicalUsedVolume
logicalUsedVvol
mirrorWriteBandwidth
mirrorWriteIops
nodes
physicalTotal
physicalUsed
physicalUsedPct
readBandwidth
readIops
reducibleData
reducibleDataReduction
reducibleDataReductionPct
sharedLogicalUsed
sharedLogicalUsedFilesystem
sharedLogicalUsedVolume
sharedLogicalUsedVvol
snapshotSavings
snapshotSavingsPct
systemFreeSpace
thinSavings
thinSavingsPct
totalBandwidth
totalIops
unreducibleData
writeBandwidth
writeIops

Drive

Graphs

Endurance Remaining

Thresholds

Minimum Endurance Critical
Minimum Endurance Error

Datapoints

enduranceRemaining

FCPort

Graphs

Avg IO Size
Avg IO Size - Overall
Current Logins
DEFAULTS
FC Link Errors
IOPS
Read Write Latency
Throughput
Total IOPS
Total Throughput
Unaligned IOPS
Unaligned Throughput

Thresholds

FC Dumped Frames
FC Invalid CRC
FC Invalid TX Word
FC Link Failure
FC Loss of Signal
FC Loss of Sync
FC Protocol Error

Datapoints

avgIoSize
avgLatency
avgReadLatency
avgReadSize
avgWriteLatency
avgWriteSize
currentLogins
DEFAULTS
dumpedFramesPs
invalidCrcCountPs
linkFailureCountPs
lossOfSignalCountPs
lossOfSyncCountPs
primSeqProtErrCountPs
readBandwidth
readIops
totalBandwidth
totalIops
unalignedBandwidth
unalignedIops
unalignedReadBandwidth
unalignedReadIops
unalignedWriteBandwidth
unalignedWriteIops
writeBandwidth
writeIops

Host

Graphs

DEFAULTS
IOPS
Read Write Latency
Throughput
Total IOPS
Total Throughput

Datapoints

avgReadLatency
avgWriteLatency
DEFAULTS
readBytes
readIops
readLatency
totalBandwidth
totalIops
writeBytes
writeIops
writeLatency

Device

Graphs

Avg IO Size
Avg IO Size - Overall
Data Reduction Detail
DEFAULTS
Efficiency Savings
IOPS
Logical Provisioned vs Used
Logical Used by Type
Mirror Latency
Physical Capacity
Physical Capacity - Total
Physical Utilization
Read Write Latency
Savings
Shared Space - Total
Shared Space by Type
Throughput
Total IOPS
Total Throughput

Datapoints

avgIoSize
avgLatency
avgMirrorOverheadLatency
avgMirrorWriteLatency
avgReadLatency
avgReadSizeAvg
avgWriteLatency
avgWriteSize
dataPhysicalUsed
dataReduction
dataReductionPct
DEFAULTS
efficiencyPct
efficiencyRatio
logicalProvisioned
logicalUsed
logicalUsedFilesystem
logicalUsedVolume
logicalUsedVvol
mirrorWriteBandwidth
mirrorWriteIops
physicalTotal
physicalUsed
physicalUsedPct
readBandwidth
readIops
reducibledataReductionPct
reducibleDataReduction
sharedLogicalUsed
sharedLogicalUsedFilesystem
sharedLogicalUsedVolume
sharedLogicalUsedVvol
snapshotSavings
snapshotSavingsPct
systemFreeSpace
thinSavings
thinSavingsPct
totalBandwidth
totalIops
unreducibleData
writeBandwidth
writeIops

Changelog

1.0.2

Bug fixes

SVC-4102: Updated trap parsing transform.

1.0.1

Bug fixes

SVC-4101: Updated event class mappings, transforms, and event classes for templates. Updated the event class and eventkey for alerts downloaded from device.

1.0.0

Initial release.