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IBM DS6000/8000 Disk Arrays
Connector file name: MS_HW_IBMDS68DiskArray.hdf
This connector supersedes:
Description
This connector discovers the enclosure and the disks of IBM SAN disk arrays, as well as the storage pools and storage volumes. It will also discover and monitor the FC ports, physical and logical disks of the array. It relies on the WBEM technology and supports SMI-S compliant disk arrays only.
Target
Typical platforms: IBM DS6000, DS8000
Operating system: Storage System
Prerequisites
Leverages: IBM SMI-S Agent (IBM System Storage DS6000/DS8000 Storage Manager)
Technology and protocols: WBEM
Connector Activation Criteria
The IBM DS6000/8000 Disk Arrays 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:
root/ibm
- WQL Query:
SELECT Name,Dedicated FROM IBMTSDS_StorageSystem
- Namespace:
- The WBEM query below to the managed host succeeds:
- Namespace:
root/ibm
- WQL Query:
SELECT DeviceID FROM IBMTSDS_DiskDrive
- Namespace:
Monitors
Object Type | Discovered Properties | Collected Parameters |
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Enclosure (MS_HW_ENCLOSURE) |
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Logical Disk, RAID (MS_HW_LOGICALDISK) |
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Network Card, FC Port (MS_HW_NETWORK) |
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Other Device (MS_HW_OTHERDEVICE) |
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Physical Disk (MS_HW_PHYSICALDISK) |
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