Cisco MDS9000 Series (SSH)

Description

This connector discovers the enclosure and fiber-channel ports of SAN switches as well as the various environment sensors (temperatures, fans, power supplies, etc.).

Connector ID: CiscoSSH

This connector supersedes:

Target

Typical platform: Cisco SAN

Operating system: Storage System

Prerequisites

Leverages: Commands on the Cisco Bay Controller

Technology and protocols: System Commands

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t storage -f CiscoSSH --ssh -u USER

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: storage
  selectedConnectors: [ CiscoSSH ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  ssh:
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The Cisco MDS9000 Series (SSH) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

The command below succeeds on the monitored host
- Command: show version
- Output contains: Cisco (regex)

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes (Labels)
Enclosure	`hw.enclosure.energy` `hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="present"}`	`model` `serial_number` `type` `vendor`
Blade	`hw.status{hw.type="blade",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="blade",state="present"}`	`model` `blade_name`
Fan	`hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="present"}`
Network Card, FC Port	`hw.errors{hw.type="network",type="zero_buffer_credits"}` `hw.errors{hw.type="network"}` `hw.network.bandwidth.limit` `hw.network.bandwidth.utilization` `hw.network.full_duplex` `hw.network.io{direction="receive"}` `hw.network.io{direction="transmit"}` `hw.network.packets{direction="receive"}` `hw.network.packets{direction="transmit"}` `hw.network.up` `hw.status{hw.type="network",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="network",state="present"}`	`physical_address` `remote_physical_address`
Other Device	`hw.status{hw.type="other_device",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="other_device",state="present"}`	`device_type`
Power Supply	`hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="present"}`
Temperature Sensor	`hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="present"}` `hw.temperature` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}`

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