PRTG Manual: Redfish Virtual Disk Sensor
The Redfish Virtual Disk sensor monitors the virtual disk of a Redfish Scalable Platforms Management API (Redfish)-capable server.
This sensor is in beta status. The operating methods and the available settings are still subject to change. Do not expect that all functions work properly, or that this sensor works as expected at all.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: Redfish Virtual Disk
- French: Disque virtuel Redfish
- German: Redfish Virtueller Datenträger
- Japanese: Redfish 仮想ディスク
- Portuguese: Disco físico Redfish
- Russian: Виртуальный диск Redfish
- Simplified Chinese: Redfish 虚拟磁盘
- Spanish: Disco virtual Redfish
- This sensor requires that the Beta Sensors experimental feature is enabled.
- This sensor requires credentials for Redfish in settings that are higher in the object hierarchy.
- This sensor supports IPv6.
- This sensor has a very low performance impact.
- This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels.
- Supporters of the Redfish standard include Dell, Eaton, Emerson, Fujitsu, HPE, Intel, Lenovo, NetApp, Supermicro, and VMware.
- Knowledge Base: I want to know which of my systems support the PRTG Redfish sensors. Can you help me?
Requirement |
Description |
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This sensor requires that the Beta Sensors experimental feature of PRTG is enabled.
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Setting |
Description |
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Sensor Name |
Enter a name to identify the sensor. By default, PRTG shows this name in the device tree, as well as in alarms, logs, notifications, reports, maps, libraries, and tickets.
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Parent Tags |
The tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.
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Tags |
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
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Priority |
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority ( |
The information in the Redfish Specific settings reflect the status of the system at the time of sensor creation. If any setting changes after creation, the Redfish Specific settings do not reflect the change. Add the sensor anew to update the displayed settings.
Setting |
Setting |
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Virtual Disk Name |
The name of the virtual disk that this sensor monitors. |
Capacity |
The capacity of the virtual disk that this sensor monitors. |
RAID Level |
The RAID level of the virtual disk that this sensor monitors. |
Physical Disks Count |
The number of physical disks connected to the virtual disk that this sensor monitors. |
System Name |
The name of the system that the virtual disk belongs to. |
Setting |
Setting |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Scanning Interval.
Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Access Rights.
Which channel units are available depends on the sensor type and the available parameters. If no configurable channels are available, this field shows No configurable channels.
For more information, see section Root Group Settings, section Channel Unit Configuration.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Capacity |
The capacity of the virtual disk |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
Physical Disks "Critical" |
The number of physical disks in the critical status
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Physical Disks "Offline" |
The number of physical disks in the offline status
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Physical Disks "OK" |
The number of physical disks in the OK status |
Physical Disks "Warning" |
The number of physical disks in the warning status
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Virtual Disk Status |
The virtual disk status
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