HPE Nimble data source

The HPE Nimble data collector supports inventory and performance data for HPE Nimble storage arrays.

Terminology

OnCommand Insight acquires the following inventory information from the HPE Nimble data source. For each asset type acquired by Insight, the most common terminology used for this asset is shown. When viewing or troubleshooting this data source, keep the following terminology in mind:

Vendor/Model Term	Insight Term
Array	Storage
Disk	Disk
Pool	Storage Pool
Volume	Volume
Initiator	Storage Host Alias
Controller	Storage Node
Fibre Channel Interface	Controller

Note: These are common terminology mappings only and might not represent every case for this data source.

Requirements

The array must be installed and configured, and reachable from the client through its fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or array management IP address.
The array must be running NimbleOS 2.3.x or later.
You must have a valid user name and password to the array.
Port 5392 must be open on the array.

Configuration

Field	Description
Array Management IP Address	Fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or array management IP address.
User Name	User name for the Nimble array
Password	Password for the Nimble array

Advanced configuration

Field	Description
Port	Port used by Nimble REST API. The default is 5392.
Inventory Poll Interval (min)	Interval between inventory polls (default 60 minutes)

Note: The default performance poll interval is 300 seconds and can not be changed. This is the only interval supported by Nimble.