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Installation Prerequisites

REST API and SNMP need to be enabled on the Dell PowerProtect System

One device represents one Dell PowerProtect System. Following configuration parameters must be set for the device:

REST API Access

  • Dell PowerProtect System Name : The Dell PowerProtect system name is defined by the user and must be unique across all configurations.

  • Dell PowerProtect Hostname/IP : Hostname or IP to connect Dell PowerProtect.

  • REST API Username : The user used for REST API connections.

  • REST API Password : The password used for REST API connections.

  • REST API Port : The port used for REST API connections.

  • Verify HTTPS: Ensures the connection is secure using HTTPS.

SNMP Access

  • Dell PowerProtect System Name : The Dell PowerProtect system name is defined by the user and must be unique across all configurations.

  • Dell PowerProtect Hostname/IP : Hostname or IP to connect SNMP host.

  • SNMP Port : SNMP port to connect SNMP host (default : 161).

  • SNMP Max Timeouts : To configure the number of retries

  • SNMP Timeout : Timeout for each SNMP request (default: 5s).

  • SNMP Community : The community string for the SNMP connection. This is not available for SNMP version v3 (default : public).

  • SNMP Version : SNMP version options are v1, v2c ans v3 (default: v2c).

  • SNMP Authentication Type : The security requirements of the SNMP connection. This is only available for SNMP version v3. Options are no_auth_no_priv, auth_no_priv and auth_priv.

  • SNMP User Name : The user for the SNMP connection. This is only available for SNMP version v3.

  • SNMP Auth Password : The authentication password used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if Authentication Type is not set to no_auth_no_priv.

  • SNMP Auth Protocol : The authentication protocol used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if Authentication Type is not set to no_auth_no_priv.Options are MD5, SHA, SHA224, SHA256, SHA384 and SHA512 (default : MD5).

  • SNMP Privacy Password : The privacy password used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if Authentication Type is set to auth_priv.

  • SNMP Privacy Protocol : The privacy protocol used for the SNMP connection. This is only available if Authentication Type is set to auth_priv. SNMP privacy_type options are DES, AES, AES192, AES256, AES192c and AES256c (default : DES).

  • SNMP Context Name : The context name for the SNMP connection. This is only available for SNMP version v3.

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