Monitoring IBM N series Storage Systems
OpStor provides monitoring and management of IBM Storage N series System
Models Supported
- N3300
- N3600
- N3700
- N5200
- N5300
- N5500
- N5600
- N7700
- N7900
For monitoring IBM N-Series, OpStor uses two methods
- Monitoring via SNMP
- Monitoring via SDK API
Monitoring via SNMP
Features Supported
| Inventory Details |
Logical Details |
Monitors |
Report Details |
- Raid details
- Fibre channel ports
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- Quota Information
- CPU utilization
- Cluster details
- Volume usage details
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- Fan
- Battery
- Power Supply
- Sensors
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- Capacity Summary
- Availability
- Array performance reports
- Interconnect details
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Prerequisites for monitoring IBM N-series RAID in OpStor
- Ensure SNMP agent is running.
- Register OpStor server IP address as trap destination
Steps to add IBM N-Series RAID in OpStor
- Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
- Provide IP Address of IBM RAID
- Choose Device Type as 'RAID'
- Choose Vendor as 'NetApp'
- Provide SNMP Port and Community string (default is 161 and public)
- If needed, change the Timeout value (default is 5 seconds)
- Click on Add Device
Note : If the Ping facility is disabled for the device, then please uncheck 'Ping the given IP' field.
Note : In case of non discovery of the device, please follow the troubleshooting tips displayed in the webclient and try re-adding the device.
Monitoring via SDK API:
Features supported (when monitored through SDK API)
| Inventory Details |
Logical Details |
Monitors |
Report Details |
|
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- Aggregate
- Volumes
- LUN
- Qtree
- Quota Info
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- Array Status
- Drive status
- Volume status
- Components Status
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- Capacity Summary
- Availability
- Performance
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Prerequisites for monitoring IBM N-series using SDK API
- OpStor uses SDK API to monitor the IBM N-series
- Ensure that the API is installed on the Filer
Steps to add IBM N-series into OpStor(through SDK API)
- Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
- Provide IP Address of NetApp Filer
- Choose the Device Type as 'RAID'
- Choose the Vendor as 'NetApp'
- Choose the Model as 'SDKAPI Supported'
- In Username field enter the SDK API username
- In the Password field enter the SDK API password
- Change the Timeout, if needed
- Click on Add Device.
Note : If the Ping facility is disabled for the device, then please uncheck 'Ping the given IP' field.
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