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IBM Director Agent 5.10.x - Windows

Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring through the IBM Director Agent version 5.10.x which supports almost all IBM Netfinity and xSeries servers.

Connector file name: MS_HW_Director5NT.hdf

This connector supersedes:

Target

Typical platform: IBM xSeries

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: IBM Director Agent 5.10.x

Technology and protocols: WMI

Connector Activation Criteria

The IBM Director Agent 5.10.x - Windows connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • Operating System is Microsoft Windows
  • The Windows service TWGIPC is running
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root
    • WQL Query: SELECT Name FROM __NAMESPACE
    • Result contains: ^ibmsd;*$ (regex)
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root\ibmsd
    • WQL Query: SELECT Version FROM IBMPSG_DirectorAgent
    • Result contains: ^5\.[01].* (regex)
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root\ibmsd
    • WQL Query: SELECT ProductName FROM IBMPSG_ComputerSystemDetails

Monitors

Object Type Collected Parameters Discovered Properties
Enclosure (MS_HW_ENCLOSURE)
  • Intrusion Status
  • Model
  • Type
  • Vendor
Disk Controller (MS_HW_DISKCONTROLLER)
  • BIOS Version
  • Driver Version
  • Model
  • Vendor
Processor (MS_HW_CPU)
  • Status
  • Maximum Speed
  • Model
  • Vendor
Fan (MS_HW_FAN)
  • Speed
  • Alarm Threshold
  • Fan Type/Location
  • Warning Threshold
Logical Disk, RAID (MS_HW_LOGICALDISK)
  • Status
  • RAID Level
  • Size
Memory Module (MS_HW_MEMORY)
  • Status
  • Serial Number
  • Size
  • Type
  • Vendor
Physical Disk (MS_HW_PHYSICALDISK)
  • Status
  • Model
  • Serial Number
  • Size
  • Vendor
Power Supply (MS_HW_POWERSUPPLY)
  • Status
    Temperature Sensor (MS_HW_TEMPERATURE)
    • Temperature
    • Alarm Threshold
    • Sensor Type/Location
    • Warning Threshold
    Voltage Sensor (MS_HW_VOLTAGE)
    • Voltage
    • Lower Threshold
    • Upper Threshold
    • Voltage Type
    No results.