Description

This connector discovers the QLogic HBAs of a server. It relies on the WBEM technology.

Connector ID: QlogicHBA

This connector supersedes:

• QlogicSCLI

Target

Typical platform: Any system with QLogic

Operating systems: Linux, Out-of-Band

Prerequisites

Leverages: QLogic CIM Agent for VMware ESX

Technology and protocols: WBEM

Examples

hws HOSTNAME -t linux -f QlogicHBA --wbem -u USER

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: linux
  selectedConnectors: [ QlogicHBA ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  wbem:
    protocol: https
    port: 5989
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The QLogic HBAs - VMware ESX 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: qlogic/cimv2
  • WQL Query: SELECT PortType FROM QLogicFC_Port
  • Result contains: \(0\)\|\(1\)\|\(10\)\|\(11\)\|\(12\); (regex)