Configuring the EMC ECS data collector

10/16/2024 Contributors

This data collector acquires inventory and performance data from EMC ECS storage systems. For configuration, the data collector requires an IP address or hostname of the ECS cluster and a username and password.

Dell EMC ECS is metered at a different Raw TB to Managed Unit rate. Every 40 TB of unformatted ECS capacity is charged as 1 Managed Unit (MU).

Terminology

Data Infrastructure Insights acquires the following inventory information from the ECS data collector. For each asset type acquired, the most common terminology used for this asset is shown. When viewing or troubleshooting this data collector, keep the following terminology in mind:

Vendor/Model Term	Data Infrastructure Insights Term
Cluster	Storage
Tenant	Storage Pool
Bucket	Internal Volume
Disk	Disk

Vendor/Model Term

Data Infrastructure Insights Term

Cluster

Storage

Tenant

Storage Pool

Bucket

Internal Volume

Disk

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

Requirements

An IP address or hostname of the ECS cluster
A username and password for the ECS system
Port 4443 (HTTPS). Requires outbound connectivity to TCP port 4443 on the ECS system.

Configuration

Field	Description
ECS Host	IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the ECS system
ECS Host Port	Port used for communication with ECS Host
ECS User ID	User ID for ECS
Password	Password used for ECS

Field

Description

ECS Host

IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the ECS system

ECS Host Port

Port used for communication with ECS Host

ECS User ID

User ID for ECS

Password

Password used for ECS

Advanced configuration

Field	Description
Inventory Poll Interval (min)	The default is 360 minutes.

Field

Description

Inventory Poll Interval (min)

The default is 360 minutes.

Troubleshooting

Some things to try if you encounter problems with this data collector:

Inventory

Problem:	Try this:
Error: User authentication failed.	Make sure your credentials for this device are correct.

Problem:

Try this:

Error: User authentication failed.

Make sure your credentials for this device are correct.

Performance

Problem:	Try this:
Error: No enough data collected.	• Check collection timestamp in log file and modify polling interval accordingly • Wait for longer time
Error: Performance polling interval is too big.	Check collection timestamp in log file ${logfile} and modify polling interval accordingly

Problem:

Try this:

Error: No enough data collected.

• Check collection timestamp in log file and modify polling interval accordingly
• Wait for longer time

Error: Performance polling interval is too big.

Check collection timestamp in log file ${logfile} and modify polling interval accordingly

Additional information may be found from the Support page or in the Data Collector Support Matrix.