# 📚 FAQ: End-to-End Monitoring of Enterprise Storage with Dynatrace

**URL:** <https://community.dynatrace.com/t/faq-end-to-end-monitoring-of-enterprise-storage-with-dynatrace/52172>\
**Category:** Open Q&A\
**Tags:** getting-started, network-monitoring\
**Created:** [June 19, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/faq-end-to-end-monitoring-of-enterprise-storage-with-dynatrace/52172 "2025-06-19T16:23:54Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 19, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.dynatrace.com/t/faq-end-to-end-monitoring-of-enterprise-storage-with-dynatrace/52172/1 "2025-06-19T16:23:54Z")

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Dynatrace provides a flexible, scalable foundation for SAN monitoring via its extension framework. With the right SNMP/API integration, it delivers deep insights into storage health, performance, and anomalies—empowering storage, infra, and SRE teams alike.

**Monitoring capabilities**

**[Does the tool support agentless and agent-based monitoring for SAN environments?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/280569)**

**[Can it monitor performance metrics such as IOPS, throughput (MBps), and latency at different levels?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/281563)**

**[Does it provide health status of SAN components like controllers, switches, HBAs, and interconnects?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/281683)**

**[Can it detect path failures, fabric issues, or degraded RAID groups?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/281764#M1305)**

**[What types of availability metrics are tracked?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282027#M1312)**

**[Does it track performance degradation over time or provide anomaly detection?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282400#M1322)**

**[Are historical trends and baseline thresholds supported for proactive analysis?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282475#M1325)**

**Architecture & scalability**

**[What is the architecture of the monitoring solution (centralized vs distributed)?](https://community.dynatrace.com/post/280855)**

**[How many SAN devices and ports can the solution monitor without performance degradation?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282916)**

**[Can it handle distributed environments across data centers or regions?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/283093#M1335)**

**[How does it scale horizontally/vertically to meet enterprise storage growth?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/283153)**

\*\*Integration

[What SAN storage vendors and models are natively supported?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/280952#M1297)\*\*

**[Can it interface with virtualization layers (VMware vCenter, Hyper-V)?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282595#M1327)**

**[Is API access available for custom integrations?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282706#M1329)**

\*\*[Are firmware/software compatibility checks available?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/284876#M1363)

Maintenance\*\*

**[How frequently does it collect and refresh performance data?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/282250#M1317)**

**[How easy is it to onboard new SAN systems or discover changes automatically?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/283797)**

**[How are custom dashboards or alert policies created and maintained?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/284930#M1365)**

**UX**

**[How intuitive is the user interface for storage teams?](https://community.dynatrace.com/topic/283235)**