Retrieved inventory data
The Snow Integration Connector for IBM PowerVM retrieves the inventory data from IBM HMC REST APIs in a standard format which is compatible with SnowXML schema. For more information refer to the XML file schema
located in the installation directory of the Snow Integration Manager.
The following sections list the properties that are used in the SnowXML schema, and what information from HMC REST APIs they are populated with.
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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IsHypervisorPlugin | Always set to "true" |
Source | Always set to "IBMPOWERVM" |
Site | Set to user defined string |
ClientType | Always set to "SIEDP" |
IsVirtual | Always set to "0" |
PowerState | State |
LastUpdate | Always set to "DateTime.Now" |
BiosSerialNumber | SystemName |
ID | id |
Manufacturer | Manufacturer |
BiosVersion | SystemFirmware |
Model | Model |
HostName | Hostname or SystemName |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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Name | Always set to "IBM Power Server" |
Manufacturer | Always set to "IBM" |
BuildType | Always set to "64-bit" |
Version | SystemFirmware |
ComputerName | Hostname or SystemName |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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TotalPhysical | InstalledSystemMemory |
FreePhysical | CurrentAvailableSystemMemory |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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IPAddress | PrimaryIPAddress |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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NumberOfProcessors | InstalledSystemProcessorUnits |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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Name | Set to user-defined string |
HypervisorType | Always set to constant value "7" |
DatacenterName | Set to user-defined string |
DatacenterID | Management_Console_ID |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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Name | AssociatedSystemCapabilities |
IsActive | Status |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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HostName | Hostname or SystemName |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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PowerState | PartitionState |
OperatingSystem | OperatingSystemVersion |
IpAddress | ResourceMonitoringIPAddress |
ComputerName | PartitionName |
Uuid | id |
TotalMemory | CurrentMaximumMemory |
CpuCount | AllocatedVirtualProcessors |
Field in SnowXML | Field in IBM HMC REST API |
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ElementName | Always set to "VirtualMachine" |
Result | Always set to "Success" or “Failed” |
Message Content | Always set to a custom message based on scan result |