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SMI-S Compliant SAN Switches

Description

This connector discovers the enclosure and fiber-channel ports of SAN switches as well as various environment sensors (temperatures, fans, power supplies, etc.). It relies on the WBEM technology and supports SMI-S compliant switches only.

Connector file name: MS_HW_SMISSwitch.hdf

This connector is superseded by:

Target

Typical platform: Any SMI-S compliant SAN switch

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages: SMI-S Agent provided by the switch vendor

Technology and protocols: WBEM

Connector Activation Criteria

The SMI-S Compliant SAN Switches connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • The WBEM query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: Automatic
    • WQL Query: SELECT Dedicated FROM CIM_ComputerSystem
    • Result contains: ^5|;*$ (regex)
  • The WBEM query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: Automatic
    • WQL Query: SELECT PortType FROM CIM_FCPort
    • Result contains: ^\(14\)\|\(15\)\|\(16\)\|\(17\)\|\(18\);$ (regex)

Monitors

Object Type Collected Parameters Discovered Properties
Enclosure (MS_HW_ENCLOSURE)
  • Status
  • Model
  • Serial Number
  • Type
  • Vendor
Fan (MS_HW_FAN)
  • Status
    Network Card, FC Port (MS_HW_NETWORK)
    • Link Status
    • Status
    • Additional Information 1
    • Bandwidth
    • Device Type
    • Model
    • Physical Address
    • Physical Address Type
    • Serial Number
    • Vendor
    Other Device (MS_HW_OTHERDEVICE)
    • Status
    • Additional Information 1
    • Additional Label
    • Device Type
    Power Supply (MS_HW_POWERSUPPLY)
    • Status
      Temperature Sensor (MS_HW_TEMPERATURE)
      • Status
      • Temperature
      • Alarm Threshold
      • Warning Threshold
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