Monitoring IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) using OpStor

OpStor provides monitoring and management of IBM SAN Volume Controllers(SVC).

Features supported

Prerequisites for monitoring IBM SAN Volume Controllers (SVC)

• OpStor uses IBM SAN Volume Controller(SVC) SMI-S provider for monitoring the storage.
• This provider is by default embedded in each cluster
• Ensure that the SMI-S provider is properly running.

Prerequisites for monitoring IBM SVC SNMP Traps

• Connect to IBM SVC Web Interface with an administrator account.
• Click on Settings.
• Click on Event Notifications.
• Click on SNMP.
• Enter the fully qualified domain name or IP Address of the Server in which OpStor is installed, in the IP Address section.
• Now specify the Port Number as 162. 
• Now check all the Event Notifications checkbox. 

Steps to add IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) in OpStor

• Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
• Provide IP Address of the cluster where SMI-S provider is running.
• Choose the Device Type as 'RAID'
• Choose the Vendor as 'IBM'
• Choose the Model as 'SVC'
• In the Username field, provide the SMI-S provider's username.
• In the Password field, provide the SMI-S provider's password.
• Provider the port number at which the CIM agent is running (5989 or 5988)
• Check whether SSL should be Enabled (https) or Disabled (http)
• Provide the namespace to connect to the provider. (by default root/ibm)
• If needed change the Timeout value (default is 180 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.