Configuration and Discovery

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The following sections describe how to configure and discover IBM SVC systems for monitoring by SL1 using the "IBM: SVC"PowerPack:

Prerequisites for Monitoring IBM SVC

To configure the SL1 system to monitor IBM SVC systems using the "IBM: SVC" PowerPack, you must first have the following information about an IBM SMI-S Provider that has already been properly installed and configured: 

  • The username and password for a user with access to the SMI-S Provider
  • IP address and port for the SMI-S Provider

Creating a Basic/Snippet Credential for IBM SVC

To configure SL1 to monitor an IBM: SVC system, you must first create a Basic/Snippet credential. This credential allows the Dynamic Applications in the "IBM: SVC" PowerPack to communicate with your IBM: SVC system.

The PowerPack includes an example Basic/Snippet credential that you can edit and save for your own use.

To create a Basic/Snippet credential:

  1. Go to the Credentials page (Manage > Credentials).
  2. Locate the "IBM: SVC-S Example" credential, then click its Actions icon () and select Duplicate from the drop-down field. The "IBM: SVC-S Example copy" credential appears.
  3. Click the Action icon () for the "IBM: SVC-S Example copy" credential, then select Edit. The Edit Credential page appears.

    4. Edit the IBM: SVC Basic/Snippet credential

  4. Enter values in the following fields:
  • Name. Enter a new name for the credential. This field is required.
  • All Organizations. Toggle on (blue) to align the credential to all organizations, or toggle off (gray) and then select one or more specific organizations from the Select the organizations the credential belongs to drop-down field to align the credential with those specific organizations.
  • Timeout. Enter the time, in milliseconds, after which SL1 will stop trying to communicate with the Dell EMC VNX device. The default value is 10. This field is required.
  • Hostname/IP.Keep the default. The default is %D.
  • Port. Keep the default. The default value is "5989".
  • Username. Enter the username associated with the IBM: SVC administrator account.
  • Password. Enter the password associated with the IBM: SVC administrator account.
  1. Click Save & Close.

Creating a Basic/Snippet Credential for IBM SVC in the SL1 Classic User Interface

To configure SL1 to monitor IBM SVC systems, you must first create a Basic/Snippet credential. This credential allows the Dynamic Applications in the "IBM: SVC" PowerPack to connect with an IBM SMI-S Provider.

The PowerPack includes an example Basic/Snippet credential that you can edit for your own use.

To configure a Basic/Snippet credential to access an IBM SMI-S Provider:

  1. Go to the Credential Management page (System > Manage > Credentials).
  2. Locate the "IBM: SVC SMI-S Example" credential, then click its wrench icon (). The Edit Basic/Snippet Credential modal page appears.

  1. Complete the following fields:
  • Credential Name. Type a name for the IBM SVC credential.

  • Username. Type the username for a user with access to the SMI-S Provider.
  • Password. Type the password for the SMI-S Provider account username.
  1. Click the Save As button.

Discovering IBM SVC Component Devices

To monitor your IBM: SVC system, you must run a discovery session to discover the server on which IBM: SVC is installed.

To create and run a discovery session that will discover an IBM: SVC appliance:

  1. Go to the Devices page () or the Discovery Sessions page (Devices > Discovery Sessions) and click the Add Devices button.
  2. Click the Unguided Network Discovery Workflow button. Additional information about that requirements for discovery appears in the General Information pane to the right.

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  3. Click Select. The three-step wizard appears starting with the Step 1 Basic Information tab.
  4. Complete the following fields:
  • Discovery Session Name. Type a unique name for this discovery session. This name is displayed in the list of discovery sessions on the Discovery Sessions tab.
  • Description.Optional. Type a short description of the discovery session. You can use the text in this description to search for the discovery session on the Discovery Sessions tab.
  • Select the organization to add discovered devices to. Select the name of the organization to which you want to add the discovered devices.
  1. Click Next. The Step 2 Credential Selection tab of the wizard appears.
  2. On the Credential Selection tab, locate and select the Basic/Snippet credential you created for IBM: SVC appliances.
  3. Click Next. The Step 3 Discovery Session Details tab of the wizard appears.
  4. Complete the following fields:
  • List of IP/Hostnames. Type the IP address for the IBM: SVC appliance.
  • Which collector will discover these devices?. Required. Select an existing collector to monitor the discovered devices.
  • Run after save. Toggle on (blue) to run this discovery session as soon as you save the session.
  • Advanced options. Click the down arrow () to complete the following fields:
    • Discover Non-SNMP. Toggle on (blue) to enable this setting.
    • Model Devices. Toggle on (blue) to enable this setting.
    • Select Device Template. If you configured an IBM: SVC device template, select it here. Otherwise, leave the default selection.
  1. If you enabled the Run after save option, click the Save and Run button. The discovery session will run and the Discovery Logs page will display any relevant log messages. If the discovery session locates and adds any devices, the Discovery Logs page will include a link to the Device Investigator page for the discovered device.
  2. If you did not enable the Run after save option, click the Save and Close button. The Discovery Sessions page (Devices > Discovery Sessions) will display the new discovery session.

Discovering IBM SVC Component Devices in the SL1 Classic User Interface

To discover an IBM SVC system:

  1. Go to the Discovery Control Panel page (System > Manage > Classic Discovery or System > Manage > Discovery in the classic user interface).
  2. In the Discovery Control Panel, click the Create button. The Discovery Session Editor page appears.

  1. In the Discovery Session Editor page, complete the following fields:
  • Name. Type a name for the discovery session.
  • IP Address/Hostname Discovery List. Type the IP address for the SMI-S Provider.

  • Other Credentials. Select the Basic/Snippet credential you created for the SMI-S Provider.
  • Discover Non-SNMP. Select this checkbox.
  • Model Devices. Select this checkbox.
  1. Optionally, you can enter values in the other fields on this page. For more information about the other fields on this page, see the Discovery & Credentials section.
  2. Click the Save button to save the discovery session and then close the Discovery Session Editor window.
  3. The discovery session you created appears at the top of the Discovery Control Panel page. Click its lightning-bolt icon () to run the discovery session.
  4. The Discovery Session window appears. When the cluster root device(s) are discovered, click the device icon () to view the Device Properties page for each device.

Aligning the Dynamic Applications

To align the IBM SVC Dynamic Applications:

  1. After discovery has completed, click the device icon for the IBM SVC device (). From the Device Properties page for the IBM SVC device, click the Collections tab. The Dynamic Application Collections page appears.

It can take several minutes after the discovery session has completed for Dynamic Applications to appear in the Dynamic Application Collections page.

  1. Click the Action button and then select Add Dynamic Application. The Dynamic Application Alignment page appears.
  2. In the Dynamic Applications field, select the "IBM: SVC/Storwize Statistics Cache" Dynamic Application.
  3. In the Credentials field, select the credential you created.
  4. Click the Save button.
  5. Repeat steps 1-5 for the "IBM: SVC/Storwize Array Discovery" Dynamic Application, followed by the "IBM: SVC/Storwize Components Config" Dynamic Application.

NOTE: The "IBM: SVC/Storwize Array Stats" Dynamic Application requires that a few polling cycles of the "IBM: SVC/Storwize Statistics Cache" Dynamic Application complete before it begins the Array Stats collection. The "IBM: SVC/Storwize Array Stats" Dynamic Application is the cache consumer and the "IBM: SVC/Storwize Statistics Cache" Dynamic Application is the cache producer.

Viewing IBM SVC Component Devices

In addition to the Device Manager page (Devices > Classic Devices, or Registry > Devices > Device Manager in the classic SL1 user interface), you can view the IBM SVC system and all associated component devices in the following places in the user interface:

  • The Device View modal page (click the bar-graph icon [] for a device, then click the Topology tab) displays a map of a particular device and all of the devices with which it has parent-child relationships. Double-clicking any of the devices listed reloads the page to make the selected device the primary device.

  • The Device Components page (Devices > Device Components) displays a list of all root devices and component devices discovered by SL1 in an indented view, so you can easily view the hierarchy and relationships between child devices, parent devices, and root devices. To view the component devices associated with an IBM SVC system, find the IBM SVC device and click its plus icon (+).

  • The Component Map page (Classic Maps > Device Maps > Components) allows you to view devices by root node and view the relationships between root nodes, parent components, and child components in a map. This makes it easy to visualize and manage root nodes and their components. SL1 automatically updates the Component Map as new component devices are discovered. The platform also updates each map with the latest status and event information. To view the map for an IBM SVC system, go to the Component Map page and select the map from the list in the left NavBar. To learn more about the Component Map page, see the section on Views.