spectrum-virtualize-exporter

This Prometheus Exporter collects metrics from storage solutions which are built with the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software. Storage solutions built with the IBM Spectrum Virtualize software are the IBM FlashSystem V9000 system, the IBM SAN Volume Controller and the IBM Storwize Family

Usage

Flag	Description	Default Value
config.file	Path to configuration file	spectrumVirtualize.yml
web.telemetry-path	Path under which to expose metrics	/metrics
web.listen-address	Address on which to expose metrics and web interface	:9119
web.disable-exporter-metrics	Exclude metrics about the exporter itself (promhttp_, process_, go_*)	true
--collector.name	Collector are enabled, the name means name of CLI Command	By default enabled collectors: lssystem and lssystemstats.
--no-collector.name	Collectors that are enabled by default can be disabled, the name means name of CLI Command	By default disabled collectors: lsnodestats, lsmdisk, lsmdiskgrp, lsvdisk and lsvdiskcopy.

Building and running

• Prerequisites:

  • Go compiler

• Building:

  • binary

    export GOPATH=your_gopath
    cd your_gopath
    wget github.com/mentholpopsicle/spectrum-virtualize-exporter
    cd spectrum-virtualize-exporter
    go build
    go install (Optional but recommended. This step will copy spectrum-virtualize-exporter binary package into $GOPATH/bin directory. It will be connvenient to copy the package to Monitoring docker image)
    

• Running:

  • Run Locally

    ./spectrum-virtualize-exporter --config.file=/etc/spectrumVirtualize/spectrumVirtualize.yml
    

  • Visit http://localhost:9119/metrics

Configuration

The spectrum-virtualize-exporter reads from spectrumVirtualize.yml config file by default. Edit your config YAML file, Enter the IP address of the storage device, your username, and your password there.

targets:
  - ipAddress: IP address
    userid: user
    password: password

Exported Metrics

CLI Command	Description	Default	Metrics	Total number of metrics
-	Metrics from the exporter itself.	Disabled	List	35
lssystem	Get a detailed view of a clustered system (system).	Enabled	List	57
lssystemstats	Get the most recent values of all node statistics in a system.	Enabled	List	49
lsnodestats	Ge the most recent values of statistics for all nodes.	Disabled	List	46
lsmdisk	Get a detailed view of managed disks (MDisks) visible to the clustered system.	Disabled	List	1
lsmdiskgrp	Get a detailed view of storage pools that are visible to the clustered system.	Disabled	List	16
lsvdisk	Get detailed view of volumes that are recognized by the system.	Disabled	List	1
lsvdiskcopy	Get volume copy information.	Disabled	List	1
lshostvdiskmap	Get host information.	Disabled	List	1

References

• IBM Spectrum Virtualize RESTful API For FS9xxx

• IBM Spectrum Virtualize Interfacing Using the RESTful API