Configure Cloud Based Analytics (CBA)

Cloud Based Analytics (CBA) provides an overview of the health of your DXi4800 system. Use CBA to send RAS notifications and Admin Alerts to a specified server, log capture requests and download System Diagnostic Collect Logs, Storage Diagnostic Collect Logs, Dell Diag Report Logs or DAR Exports from your DXi4800.

Note: Contact your network administrator for the proper settings for your network environment. See Set Proxy Server.

To configure Cloud Based Analytics:

  1. Click the Configuration menu and click the System tab, then click the CBA tab.

  2. Select the following features using the check boxes as applicable:

    3. Feature Description

    Enable Cloud Based Analytics

    Enable CBA for this system.
    Send Events (RAS and Admin Alerts) Enables the DXi4800 to automatically send Admin Alerts and Service Tickets (RAS) to the CBA server.
    Process Job Requests (Log capture and upload) Allows Service personnel to retrieve logs from the DXi4800. Logs that can be retrieved include the System Diagnostic Log, Storage Array Diagnostics Log, Dell Diag Report, and DXi4800 Advanced Reporting Log.
    Send Telemetry

    Enables Quantum Service personnel to send analytic data to the CBA Server to monitor system health.

  3. Enter the Proxy Server name, formatted according to your environment. Example: http://60.20.240.128 or ftp://myproxyserver.com.
  4. Enter the Proxy Server Port number. This is the number of the port connected to the Proxy server: a value from 1 to 65535.
  5. Click on Test CBA Server to test your system's connection to the CBA server.
  6. Click Apply to enable your CBA configuration with your system.