VAST DataStore data collector

12/10/2024 Contributors

Data Infrastructure Insights uses the VAST DataStore data collector to gather inventory and performance data.

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
Carriers	Disks (disk shelf part of location field)
Cluster	Storage
CNodes	StorageNode (type = cnode)
DNodes	StorageNode (type = dnode)
NVRAMs	Disks
Protected Paths	Internal Volume Sync
QOS Policies	Internal Volume (QOS limits)
Quotas	Quota
SSDs	Disks
Tenants	Storage Virtual Machine
ViewPolicies	FileShare (for permissions)
Views	Internal Volume

Vendor/Model Term

Data Infrastructure Insights Term

Carriers

Disks (disk shelf part of location field)

Cluster

Storage

CNodes

StorageNode (type = cnode)

DNodes

StorageNode (type = dnode)

NVRAMs

Disks

Protected Paths

Internal Volume Sync

QOS Policies

Internal Volume (QOS limits)

Quotas

Quota

SSDs

Disks

Tenants

Storage Virtual Machine

ViewPolicies

FileShare (for permissions)

Views

Internal Volume

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

Requirements

VAST DataStore system IP address or Fully Qualified Domain Name
Username / Password to access the VAST system
Port requirement: HTTPs 443

Configuration

Field	Description
VAST DataStore Storage IP/Hostname	IP address or FQDN of the storage system
User	VAST Storage User Name
Password	VAST Storage Password

Field

Description

VAST DataStore Storage IP/Hostname

IP address or FQDN of the storage system

User

VAST Storage User Name

Password

VAST Storage Password

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.