Dell EMC

Overview

Dell EMC is not one product. It is the storage portfolio Dell assembled from its own lines and the EMC acquisition, and it covers block arrays such as PowerStore, PowerMax and Unity, scale-out NAS in PowerScale (formerly Isilon), object storage in ECS, and purpose-built backup appliances in PowerProtect and Data Domain. Each of those platforms runs its own management software and publishes its own REST API on its own management address, with its own resource names and its own idea of what an object, a volume and a node are.

The ReadyWorks connector is a single authenticated REST client that you point at whichever of those management endpoints you are collecting from. It uses the json_rest_api.php driver, takes an API domain, a username and password and a server-side working path, and authenticates with an HTTP Basic header built from the credentials and Base64-encoded. Because the portfolio has no common API, the connector ships no platform-specific jobs; you define the endpoint, the return data node and the destination table per array family.

Dell hardware is typically the largest single refresh population in an enterprise estate, and storage arrays are the part of it that inventory tools see least well. Pulling array, node, pool and capacity records into ReadyWorks lets you line up serial numbers and models against support contracts and end-of-life dates, tie stored capacity back to the applications and business units that depend on it, and sequence array refreshes against the migration waves that will move data off them.

The connector is registered as bidirectional. Inbound jobs pull into staging tables. The outbound side posts a record from ReadyWorks to an endpoint you nominate and captures status, message and record key from the reply. Both sides ship as empty skeletons.

NOTE: One connection addresses one management endpoint. An estate running PowerStore, PowerScale and Data Domain needs a separate ReadyWorks connection for each, since the credentials, base URL and resource paths all differ.

Connector Properties

Property	Value
Identifier	`DELL EMC`
Name	Dell EMC
Description	Connector for pulling and processing data from Dell EMC storage systems
Job Types	Both Inbound and Outbound
Order	320
Enabled	Yes
Locked	Yes
Block Update	No
Single Authentication	No
Windows Only	No
Connector Version	2026-08-10
Hooks	None
Additional Job Fields	None
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Authentication Methods

Dell EMC offers a single authentication method, cloned from the generic REST username and password pattern.

Method	Identifier	Base Method	Script	Order	Enabled	Config Fields
Basic Authorization: Username / Password	`DELL EMC_f63e7a705a`	`JSON Rest API_user`	`json_rest_api.php`	70	Yes	6

Method 1: Basic Authorization: Username / Password (`DELL EMC_f63e7a705a`)

Connect to a GET method API with a username / password

Sends the connection’s username and password as a Base64-encoded HTTP Basic credential. Most Dell management APIs accept Basic auth for a local or directory-backed administrative account; check which role your target platform requires, because a read-only monitoring role is usually enough and avoids giving ReadyWorks an account that can change array configuration.

Connection Configuration Fields (6)

Order	Label	Type	Required	Default	Max Len	Tooltip
10	API Domain	text	Yes		255	Enter API domain of the Connection
30	Server Temporary Working Path	text	Yes	`storage/etl5`	255	Enter path where temporary files are stored during data processing (exclude starting and ending backslash)
40	Username	text	Yes		1024	Enter username of the Connection
50	Password	password	Yes		64000	Enter password of the Connection
240	Single Authentication	radio	Yes	`0`		Choose if authentication is only to be done once and not on each enumeration or pagination loop
250	Additional Job Fields	fields_list	No			Enter list of additional fields to add to staging data for all jobs

Authentication Configuration

Headers sent on the authentication call:

Header	Value	Base64
`Content-Type:`	`application/json`	Off
`Authorization: Basic`	`%user_name%:%user_pass%`	On

cURL options:

Option	Authentication Call	Data Calls
`USERAGENT`	`Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; Win64; x64; rv:47.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/47.0`	Same
`SSL_VERIFYHOST`	`false`	Same
`SSL_VERIFYPEER`	`false`	Same
`RETURNTRANSFER`	`true`	Same
`FOLLOWLOCATION`	`true`	Same
`FAILONERROR`	`true`	Same

Inbound Job Fields Enabled (44)

Inbound jobs expose the full REST field set, including three levels of enumeration and all five pagination modes.

Order	Label	Type	Required	Default	Tooltip
10	Job Description	text	Yes		Enter description of the Job
20	Job Schedule	lookup	Yes	Daily	Select frequency Job should run
30	Enabled	radio	Yes	Yes	Choose if Job is enabled
40	Use Unparsed Data	radio	No	No	Choose if you wish to parse the incoming data, or leave it in its raw format
50	Log Raw API Calls	radio	Yes	No	Choose if raw API calls are logged
70	Destination Table	text	Yes		Enter name of the destination table
80	Data Identity	text	No		Enter identity of the Job
120	Append New Data to Existing Tables	radio	No	No	Choose if new data will append to the existing destination table, or will create a new destination table
130	Fields to Index	text	No		Enter fields to index
170	Method Type	select	Yes	`GET`	Select method type of the Job
190	API End Point	text	No		Enter API end point of the Job
200	API Data Parameters	fields_list	No		Enter API data parameters of the Job
210	Body Data Sending Method	select	Yes	JSON Encoded Data	Select method for sending the body data
220	Raw JSON Body Data	textarea	No		Enter the raw JSON body to send. Do not use body selections in the API Parameters if this is used.
230	API Return Data Node	text	No		Enter API return data node of the Job
250	Pagination Type	select	No	None	Select request paging type of the Job
270	API Pagination Node	text	No		Enter API pagination node of the Job
280	Pagination Offset Start	text	No		Enter request paging offset start of the Job
290	Pagination Limit	text	No		Enter request pagination limit of the Job
300	Pagination Termination Node	text	No		Enter request paging termination node and value of the Job
310	Maximum API Calls	text	No		Enter maximum number of API calls for the Job to make
320	Enumeration 1 Type	select	No	None	Enter enumeration level 1 type
330	Enumeration 1 ETL Job	lookup	No		Select ETL job for the enumeration values
340	Enumeration 1 Data Type	data_type	No		Select the data type and fields for enumeration 1 values
350	Enumeration 1 Keys End Point	text	No		Enter enumeration 1 keys end point of the Job
360	Enumeration 1 Node	text	No		Enter enumeration 1 node of the Job
370	Enumeration 1 Fields	fields_list	No		Enter enumeration 1 fields of the Job
380	Enumeration 2 Type	select	No	None	Enter enumeration level 2 type
390	Enumeration 2 ETL Job	lookup	No		Select ETL job for the enumeration 2 values
400	Enumeration 2 Data Type	data_type	No		Select the data type and fields for enumeration 2 values
410	Enumeration 2 Keys End Point	text	No		Enter enumeration 2 keys end point of the Job
420	Enumeration 2 Node	text	No		Enter enumeration 2 node of the Job
430	Enumeration 2 Fields	fields_list	No		Enter enumeration 2 fields of the Job
440	Enumeration 3 Type	select	No	None	Enter enumeration level 3 type
450	Enumeration 3 ETL Job	lookup	No		Select ETL job for the enumeration 3 values
460	Enumeration 3 Data Type	data_type	No		Select the data type and fields for enumeration 3 values
470	Enumeration 3 Keys End Point	text	No		Enter enumeration 3 keys end point of the Job
480	Enumeration 3 Node	text	No		Enter enumeration 3 node of the Job
490	Enumeration 3 Fields	fields_list	No		Enter enumeration 3 fields of the Job
500	Pause Enumeration	text	No		Enter values for pausing enumeration every X calls for Y seconds
510	Kill Enumeration on Error	radio	No	No	Choose to stop the enumeration loop on an error or continue processing the loop
520	Additional Fields	fields_list	No		Enter list of additional fields to add to staging data
550	Retry Pause	text	No		Enter values for retrying a failed API connection. Retry X times, waiting Y seconds between each try, with an API timeout of Z seconds.
560	Order	text	Yes		Enter order of the Job

NOTE: Several labels and tooltips in this form carry defects inherited from the shared ETL5 field templates: the Enumeration 1 Node label reads “Enumaration”, the Append New Data label reads “Exisiting”, and the help text on Enumeration 1 Keys End Point and Enumeration 3 Fields both refer to enumeration 2. The underlying fields behave as their labels say.

Outbound Job Fields Enabled (13)

Outbound jobs expose the REST posting field set, including the outbound field list, the return data mapping and an optional raw JSON body template.

Order	Label	Type	Required	Default	Tooltip
10	Job Description	text	Yes		Enter description of the Job
30	Enabled	radio	Yes	Yes	Choose if Job is enabled
50	Log Raw API Calls	radio	Yes	No	Choose if raw API calls are logged
170	Method Type	select	Yes	`GET`	Select method type of the Job
180	Data Sending Method	select	Yes	JSON Encoded Data	Select method for sending the outbound data
190	API End Point	text	No		Enter API end point of the Job
200	API Data Parameters	fields_list	No		Enter API data parameters of the Job
210	Body Data Sending Method	select	Yes	JSON Encoded Data	Select method for sending the body data
260	Return Data Fields List	fields_list	Yes		Enter return data fields of the Job
530	Outbound Fields List	fields_list	Yes		Enter outbound fields of the Job
540	Ignore Empty Outbound Fields	radio	No	Yes	Ignore, and do not include, any outbound fields that are empty and have no data
550	Raw JSON Outbound Template	textarea	No		Enter the raw JSON outbound template to send. This will replace any automated structures defined in the outbound fields.
560	Order	text	Yes		Enter order of the Job

Inbound Job Templates (1)

Dell EMC ships one inbound template, and it is the generic REST skeleton rather than a pull against any particular Dell platform.

#	Job Description	Destination Table	API End Point	Enabled	What It Pulls
1	Rest GET API	`api_data`	`Not set`	No	An empty starting point for a GET request, with no API End Point, no return data node and no pagination, writing to a placeholder staging table called `api_data`. It is the shell you clone once you know which Dell management API you are collecting from.

Job Template Configuration

Settings

Setting	Value
Order	10
Enabled	No
Job Schedule	Daily (15 1 * * *)
Destination Table	`api_data`
Data Identity	`api_data`
Allow Empty Table	Yes
Append Files to Same Destination Table	No
Append New Data to Existing Tables	No
Use Unparsed Data	No
Convert UUID-Keyed Objects to Rows	No
Ignore XML Attributes	No
Log Raw API Calls	No
Method Type	`GET`
Body Data Sending Method	JSON Encoded Data

Outbound Job Templates (1)

One outbound template ships, and it is the matching generic REST skeleton.

#	Job Description	Method	API End Point	Enabled	What It Does
1	Rest POST API	`POST`	`Not set`	No	An empty POST job. It sends a single required string field named `record_key` as a JSON body to an endpoint you supply, and reads `status`, `message` and `data.record_key` back out of the response.

Job Template Configuration

Settings

Setting	Value
Order	10
Enabled	No
Log Raw API Calls	No
Method Type	`POST`
Body Data Sending Method	JSON Encoded Data
Data Sending Method	JSON Encoded Data
Ignore Empty Outbound Fields	Yes

Job Parameters and Enumeration

Rest POST API

Outbound fields list:

Label	Name	Type	Required	Pattern
`Record Key`	`record_key`	String	on

Return data fields:

Label	Name
`Return Status`	`status`
`Return Message`	`message`
`Record Key`	`data.record_key`

Table of Contents

Overview

Connector Properties

Authentication Methods

Method 1: Basic Authorization: Username / Password (`DELL EMC_f63e7a705a`)

Connection Configuration Fields (6)

Authentication Configuration

Inbound Job Fields Enabled (44)

Outbound Job Fields Enabled (13)

Inbound Job Templates (1)

Job Template Configuration

Settings

Outbound Job Templates (1)

Job Template Configuration

Settings

Job Parameters and Enumeration

Attachments

Table of Contents

Overview

Connector Properties

Authentication Methods

Method 1: Basic Authorization: Username / Password (DELL EMC_f63e7a705a)

Connection Configuration Fields (6)

Authentication Configuration

Inbound Job Fields Enabled (44)

Outbound Job Fields Enabled (13)

Inbound Job Templates (1)

Job Template Configuration

Settings

Outbound Job Templates (1)

Job Template Configuration

Settings

Job Parameters and Enumeration

Attachments

Method 1: Basic Authorization: Username / Password (`DELL EMC_f63e7a705a`)