Monitoring IBM switches

OpStor provides monitoring and management of IBM switches

Models Supported

• IBM SAN Switch Model 2109  
• IBM System Storage 2498B24
• IBM System Storage 2498B40
• IBM System Storage2498B80
• IBM TotalStorage SAN-32M
• IBM Flex System FC3171

Features supported

Prerequisites for monitoring IBM Switches

• Ensure SNMP agent is running in the IBM switch
• By default OpStor uses snmp port 161 and read community public for discovery.
• If the settings are different , please provide the same details while adding the switch in OpStor
• Make sure the IP of the server running OpStor is included in the SNMP access list of the IBM Switch
• The following command can be used to know the snmp community & access list configurations in IBM switches.
• In older versions of Fabric OS, run the command  agtcfgdefault via CLI  console of the switch
• In newer versions of Fabric OS, run the command snmpConfig --set accessControl to add OpStor Server IP Address to the Access Control List. Use the command snmpConfig --show accessControl to verify whether you have successfully added OpStor Server IP Address to the access control list.
• Register OpStor server IP address as a trap destination for the IBM Switch.
• In older versions of Fabric OS , use agtcfgset command in the Fabric OS command line interface to specify the Trap Recipient. 
• In newer versions of Fabric OS, use the command snmpconfig --set snmpv1 to add OpStor Server IP Address to the Trap Recipients list. Use the command snmpconfig --show snmpv1 to verify whether you have successfully added OpStor Server IP Address to the Trap Recipients list.

Note : We strongly recommend you to refer the IBM OS Reference Manual before executing the above commands.

Steps to add IBM Switch in OpStor

• Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
• Provide IP Address of IBM Switch
• Choose Device Type as 'FCSwitch'
• Choose Vendor as 'SNIA FCMGMT'
• Provide SNMP Port and Community string (default is 161 and public)
• If needed change the Timeout value (default value is 5 seconds)
• Click on Add Device.

Note : If the Ping option 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.