Administrator Guide

Telemetry overview
Document 418
Table of contents
Revisions............................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of contents ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Executive summary ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
1 Telemetry overview ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Terms and definitions ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Prerequisites ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
2 Configuring telemetry ................................................................................................................................................... 7
Workflow example configuring telemetry using Redfish ..................................................................................... 8
Workflow example configuring telemetry using RACADM ................................................................................. 9
2.2.1 Workflow example configuring telemetry using SCP .......................................................................................... 9
2.2.2 Workflow example configuring RSyslog ............................................................................................................. 9
2.2.3 Workflow example configuring triggers ............................................................................................................ 10
3 Receiving telemetry reports ........................................................................................................................................ 12
Redfish client using subscription method ......................................................................................................... 12
3.1.1 Redfish client using SSE method ..................................................................................................................... 14
3.1.2 Redfish Client Using Pull Method ..................................................................................................................... 16
3.1.3 Remote syslog server using syslog protocol .................................................................................................... 16
3.1.4 Report generation behavior and limitations ...................................................................................................... 16
Troubleshooting and Tips ................................................................................................................................. 17
Best practices ................................................................................................................................................... 17
A Technical support and resources ............................................................................................................................... 19
B MetricIDs .................................................................................................................................................................... 20
B.1 AggregationMetrics Report ............................................................................................................................... 20
B.2 CPUMemMetrics Report ................................................................................................................................... 20
C Sample Metric Report - PowerMetrics .............................................................................................................. 26