Dell ECS Object Storage can be managed and monitored by the customer through a variety of interfaces, including the ECS Portal UI or REST API. Use the ECS Portal to view a variety of status and reporting elements, including (but not limited to):
- Object storage requests
- Capacity utilization
- Performance metrics
- Storage efficiency
- Node and disk health
- Alerts
- Audits
Additionally, the customer can use the Monitoring interface to gain further insights into the health of the cluster, recovery operations, and forecasts on capacity consumption.
A full description of all Dell ECS Object Storage management capabilities can be found in the ECS Monitoring Guide and ECS Administration Guide on the Dell ECS InfoHub.
Management of Dell ECS Object Storage is a responsibility of the customer to ensure conformance with ECS General Best Practices found on the Dell ECS InfoHub, including (but not limited to) security hardening, capacity utilization monitoring, workload monitoring, and configuration of specific ECS features.