Python has a great package manager called “pip”. I guess if you have come to this page you don’t need many introductions. As we know it is a good practice to deploy Python applications in their own virtual environments. When running a virtual environment we typically have to […]
I recently got access to a Cisco MDS switch in the lab and I had the opportunity to play with it before it went into production. In particular it was a Connectrix MDS 9396T, which is a 32GB FC switch with up to 96 ports. The setup was […]
This blog is the continuation of Ansible with DellEMC storage multi-part blog. In the last (6th Part) of this blog series, we discussed how to prepare Ansible Tower/AWX with Dell EMC storage credentials. In this blog post, we will install Dell EMC PowerStore collection on Ansible AWX and go […]
In the last few weeks I have spent some time creating a small emulator of the DellEMC PowerStore’s REST API. This was done for some educational requirement, but it might benefit other people out there, hence I am making it public The emulator provides: 2 API calls to […]
There are many use cases where VxRAIL manager, VMware vCenter Console, or vSuite will not be enough for your goals in mind. So, for monitoring and management of your VxRAIL cluster, you can utilize the VxRAIL REST API for achieving your end goal in mind. There are multiple […]
When we think about automation use cases we typically think about automated provisioning and software releases. But this is only a portion of what engineers have to deal with. Sooner or later things break, pagers ring (yes, I guess I am old enough to know what a pager […]
In this article we will explore how to create incidents in ServiceNow using the REST API. This article was a stepping stone for this video that shows how to integrate ServiceNow, Microsoft Teams and alerts from infrastructure. You might also be interested in the second post in this […]
This article is part of a series that discusses the REST API’s of various DellEMC storage platforms. In a previous article we introduced the PowerStore REST API and showed a few tricks and best practices. In this article we will show a step-by-step example of using the DellEMC […]
This blog post is 4th part of REST API with DellEMC Storage blog series. In earlier posts we discussed what is REST API and how to use it with XtremIO, PowerMax and Unity. In this post, we will discuss how you can manage Dell EMC PowerStore storage system […]
Today we will be discussing the details and artefacts of Project Vision. This project leverages Postman’s import collection capabilities to provide sample API calls. It provides API examples for the following products: PowerMax XtremIO Unity PowerFlex(formerly ScaleIO and VxFlex) PowerStore PowerOne VPLEX – Courtesy of Ankur Patel […]