HyperFlex - Cisco HyperFlex
Overview
Cisco HyperFlex provides hyperconverged compute and storage for hosted workloads where it is deployed.
Monitoring
Method
The audit declares hyperflex-exporter API collection through infra-prometheus, but also records that the exporter needs repair.
Metrics Collected
- Cluster and node health (expected)
- Compute, storage, and capacity indicators (expected)
- Exporter and collection health
Grafana Dashboards
- WxCDI HyperFlex Detail — expected by the audit; no verified dashboard link is recorded.
Logging
Log Source
The audit lists infrastructure events and SNMP traps, but no inventory link is currently recorded.
Splunk Index
infra_events and snmp_traps are expected; verify before use.
Key Log Queries
index=infra_events device_type="hyperflex" device_name="<device_name>"
Alerting
Grafana Alert Rules
| Alert Name | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HyperFlex coverage gap | Gap | Exporter repair and verified target coverage are required. |
| Scrape-down coverage | Gap | The audit currently records this control as disabled. |
Splunk Alerts
| Alert Name | Severity | Description |
|---|---|---|
| HyperFlex event coverage | Gap | Validate actual event ingestion and source metadata before creating searches. |
Notification Flow
HyperFlex → Grafana/Splunk → EMS (KeepHQ) → [notification channels]
Inventory
- Repository: No current HyperFlex inventory link is recorded in the audit.
- Update Method: To be defined with the exporter remediation.
- Update Cadence: Review when HyperFlex coverage is implemented.