Pure Storage FlashBlade data collector

03/31/2025 Contributors

Data Infrastructure Insights uses the Pure Storage FlashBlade data collector to gather inventory and performance data from FlashBlade clusters that expose version 2 of their REST API

Terminology

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

Vendor/Model Term	Data Infrastructure Insights Term
Drive (SSD)	Disk
Array	Storage
Blade	Storage Node
File System	Internal Volume
Object storage bucket	Qtree
Initiator,Target	Volume Mask

Vendor/Model Term

Data Infrastructure Insights Term

Drive (SSD)

Disk

Array

Storage

Blade

Storage Node

File System

Internal Volume

Object storage bucket

Qtree

Initiator,Target

Volume Mask

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

Requirements

Storage system IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name
API token, ideally with an infinite lifespan. A readonly level user should suffice.
Port requirement: HTTPS 443

Configuration

Field	Description
FlashBlade Host IP Address	IP address of the storage system
User name	User name to help Data Infrastructure Insights admins remember for which user their API token belongs to
API token	API token

Field

Description

FlashBlade Host IP Address

IP address of the storage system

User name

User name to help Data Infrastructure Insights admins remember for which user their API token belongs to

API token

Advanced configuration

Field	Description
Connection type	Choose HTTP or HTTPS. Also displays the default port.
Override TCP port	If blank, use the default port in the Connection Type field, otherwise enter the connection port to use
Inventory poll interval (min)	The default is 60 minutes
Performance Poll Interval (sec)	The default is 300

Field

Description

Connection type

Choose HTTP or HTTPS. Also displays the default port.

Override TCP port

If blank, use the default port in the Connection Type field, otherwise enter the connection port to use

Inventory poll interval (min)

The default is 60 minutes

Performance Poll Interval (sec)

The default is 300

Troubleshooting

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

Inventory

Problem:	Try this:
"Invalid login credentials" with error messages “Policy doesn't allow” or “You are not authorized”	Validate Pure user account and password via Pure http interface

Problem:

Try this:

"Invalid login credentials" with error messages “Policy doesn't allow” or “You are not authorized”

Validate Pure user account and password via Pure http interface

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