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Data Collection Setup
Metrics are collected via Cisco UCS Central and Manager REST APIs
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LDAP / Domain Username Format
If your UCSC/UCSM credentials are for a Domain User, they should follow the ucs-{LDAP source}{LDAP username} format.
Network Requirements
Port: 80 (TCP) HTTP or 443 (TCP) HTTPS to the UCS Fabric Interconnect or UCS Central server.
Least Privileged User
Assigning Cisco UCS User Privileges
To create a least-privileged user (LPU), you must assign the read-only role in UCS Manager/Central to the Cisco UCSM and/or UCSC user you plan to use as your credentials.
UCS Manager
Log in to UCS Manager as an administrator, then navigate to Settings > User Management > User Services > Locally Authenticated Users (or Remotely Authenticated Users for domain users), then select the user you plan to use for your monitoring credentials.
In the General tab, under Roles, ensure that the read-only role is selected.
Click Save.
UCS Central
Log in to UCS Central as an administrator, then navigate to Settings > User Settings.
In the UCS Central Users Administration window that appears, click the Local Users (or Remote Users for domain users) tab, then select the user you plan to use for your monitoring credentials.
Click the Roles tab and ensure the Read Only role is selected.
The SSL mode to use when connecting to the target. Can be configured to not use SSL (No SSL), use SSL but do not verify the target's certificate (No Verify), and use SSL and verify the target's certificate (Verify).
Collect Events
Controls whether events are collected and returned.
Max Events
The maximum number of events to collect.
Event Cutoff Time
Events before this time will not be collected.
Request Timeout (seconds)
The number of seconds to allow for the API to return a response.
Maximum Connections Per Host
Turned Off Resources
A comma-separated list of resource kinds that will not be discovered
Object Naming Convention
The naming convention to be used for displaying the resource name.