Unofficial Dell Unity / Unisphere REST API Emulator while Community Ed. License server is down

Hi all,

I have created a small unofficial Dell Unity / Unisphere REST API emulator for anyone who needs to test Unity REST API calls, scripts, integrations, or monitoring workflows but currently cannot activate a UnityVSA Community Edition appliance while the licence page isn't working.

GitHub repo:

https://github.com/mackayd/Unity-API-Emulator

The emulator is written in Python and provides mock Unity / Unisphere REST API endpoints with sample storage, system, network, alert, metric, NAS, LUN, pool, host, and hardware-style data. It supports HTTPS with a generated self-signed certificate, Basic authentication, Unity-style headers/cookies, field selection, filtering, pagination, action POST flows, and some metric query handling.

I created it while testing VMware Aria Operations Management Pack Builder workflows, but it is not limited to that use case. It may also be useful for testing:

• PowerShell, Python, curl, or Postman API calls

• REST integration logic

• monitoring/collection workflows

• field mapping and object discovery

• error-handling and authentication flows

Important note: this is not a Dell product and does not emulate real storage behaviour. It should not be used to validate production automation, destructive actions, or real operational outcomes. It is only intended as a local mock API target for development and testing.

Hopefully this helps anyone else who is blocked by the current UnityVSA CE licensing issue.