HCI monitoring

Hi,

is there a way to monitor HCI via SNMP or API?

many thanks
Oliver

Yes, both SNMP and API are available for monitoring HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure) systems.

SNMP Monitoring:
HCI systems from Nutanix, Dell EMC, and other vendors support SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) monitoring, which allows you to use SNMP-enabled network management tools to monitor the health and performance of the HCI infrastructure. You can use SNMP to monitor metrics such as CPU usage, memory usage, disk usage, network throughput, and other performance indicators.

API Monitoring:
HCI systems also provide APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) that allow you to programmatically interact with the HCI infrastructure using scripting languages like PowerShell or Python. By using APIs for monitoring HCI systems through scripts or automation tools like Ansible or Chef can provide real-time monitoring for critical metrics such as CPU usage or disk space utilization for proactive alerting.

Yes, you can integrate it to Solar Winds or other SNMP.

you can use and explore 3rd party monitoring tools like SNMP. or try if the following tools are compatible with the setup:
- Paessler PRTG Network monitor
- ManageEngine OpManager
- Checkmk
- Progress WhatsUp Gold
- LibreNMS

Hi, you can monitor Sangfor HCI (Hyper-Converged Infrastructure) using both SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) with specific prducts (i recommend zabbix and checkmk) and APIs (Application Programming Interfaces).

Here’s the teps to configure SMNP and API access:


Simple Network Management Protocol

SNMP Monitoring:
HCI systems from vendors like Nutanix, Dell EMC, and others support SNMP monitoring.
SNMP allows you to use network management tools that are SNMP-enabled to monitor various metrics, including:
CPU usage
Memory usage
Disk usage
Network throughput
Other performance indicators.

API Monitoring:
HCI systems also provide APIs that allow you to programmatically interact with the infrastructure.
Using scripting languages like PowerShell or Python, you can:
Retrieve real-time data on critical metrics (e.g., CPU usage, disk space utilization).
Set up proactive alerting based on these metrics.

Yes, there are two main ways to monitor Sangfor HCI:

1. SNMP:

    Supported: Sangfor HCI offers built-in SNMP support, allowing you to monitor various aspects of your cluster using standardized tools like Nagios, Cacti, or WhatsUpGold.
    MIB Files: Sangfor provides downloadable MIB files that define the different OIDs (Object Identifiers) you can use to query specific information.
    Community Forum: The Sangfor community forum has discussions and guides on monitoring aCloud (HCI) via SNMP on popular tools. Check out this thread: https://labs.sangfor.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1324

2. API:

    Available: Sangfor HCI offers a RESTful API for programmatic access to cluster information and management tasks.
    Documentation: The API documentation is available on the Sangfor website. Here's the link: https://community.sangfor.com/fo ... thread&tid=1771
    Learning Curve: Using the API requires some programming knowledge and understanding of RESTful principles.
    Customization: The API offers greater flexibility and customization compared to SNMP, allowing you to retrieve specific data and automate tasks.

Choosing the Right Method:

The best method for monitoring your Sangfor HCI depends on your technical skills and specific needs:

    SNMP: Choose SNMP for a simpler setup and compatibility with widely used monitoring tools. However, customization is limited.
    API: Opt for the API if you need more granular control, automation, or integration with custom scripts or applications. Requires programming knowledge.

Hi,

For SNMP, you need to set the version of snmp (V1 or V3) to use and the community with authentication or not according with snmp version you choose.
For this you should to have the Mibs file to know the OIDs that you want to query so you can get the correct information.
After this you can use any tool that can query snmp to get all information from HCI.

Thanks.

you can use third party software like Solarwind for SNMP
and can use API using scripting languages like PowerShell or Python

Yes, it is possible to monitor Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) systems via SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) or API (Application Programming Interface). Many HCI vendors provide SNMP support, enabling users to monitor various performance metrics, such as CPU usage, memory utilization, disk I/O, and network traffic, among others. Additionally, vendors often expose APIs that allow for programmatic access to HCI system data, facilitating integration with monitoring tools or custom scripts for more comprehensive monitoring and management of HCI environments. These methods offer administrators valuable insights into the health and performance of their HCI deployments, aiding in proactive maintenance and troubleshooting efforts.

Host health monitoring monitors whether the system disks and memory of hosts in the
cluster are in a healthy state. This features will automatically reduce the priority of
unhealthy host in the process of VM startup, HA, and other tasks. Only support to detect
the host memory ECC/UECC failure, HDD bad sector, SSD remaining lifetime, and system
disk read-only issue.