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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.

Client

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
IsHypervisorPluginAlways set to "true"
SourceAlways set to "IBMPOWERVM"
SiteSet to user defined string
ClientTypeAlways set to "SIEDP"
IsVirtualAlways set to "0"
PowerStateState
LastUpdateAlways set to "DateTime.Now"
BiosSerialNumberSystemName
IDid
ManufacturerManufacturer
BiosVersionSystemFirmware
ModelModel
HostNameHostname or SystemName

OperatingSystem

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
NameAlways set to "IBM Power Server"
ManufacturerAlways set to "IBM"
BuildTypeAlways set to "64-bit"
VersionSystemFirmware
ComputerNameHostname or SystemName

Memory

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
TotalPhysicalInstalledSystemMemory
FreePhysicalCurrentAvailableSystemMemory

NetworkAdapter

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
IPAddressPrimaryIPAddress

Processor

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
NumberOfProcessorsInstalledSystemProcessorUnits

Datacenter

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
NameSet to user-defined string
HypervisorTypeAlways set to constant value "7"
DatacenterNameSet to user-defined string
DatacenterIDManagement_Console_ID

Datacenterfeature

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
NameAssociatedSystemCapabilities
IsActiveStatus

Datacentermember

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
HostNameHostname or SystemName

VirtualMachine

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
PowerStatePartitionState
OperatingSystemOperatingSystemVersion
IpAddressResourceMonitoringIPAddress
ComputerNamePartitionName
Uuidid
TotalMemoryCurrentMaximumMemory
CpuCountAllocatedVirtualProcessors

ScanStatusReport

Field in SnowXMLField in IBM HMC REST API
ElementNameAlways set to "VirtualMachine"
ResultAlways set to "Success" or “Failed”
Message ContentAlways set to a custom message based on scan result