User Guide

Storage IBM

The nep-storage-ibm provides common basic template to manage Storage IBM systems listed below:

Minimum supported environment

This package can be installed on systems running the software described below. Systems with equivalent components are also suitable for installation.

Required software

Requirements

NetEye

Version 4.21+

NetEye modules

Core

Package requirements

Objects shipped with package nep-storage-ibm require the following nep:

  • nep-common

  • nep-storage-base

  • nep-centreon-plugins-base

Setup instructions

To setup Package nep-storage-ibm, just use the Setup Utility:

nep-setup install nep-storage-ibm

After the installation is complete, add the support for the required Notification Channel by installing the related NEP.

Others custom steps is required for user management on IBM V* series storage:

  • create a user named “icinga” with monitor privileges

create icinga user
  • copy the file /neteye/local/icinga2/data/spool/icinga2/.ssh/id_rsa.pub in the icinga user properties

icinga user setup ssh-key

The plugin centreon-plugin-Hardware-Storage-Ibm-Ds3000-Smcli need the installation of SMcli command. See Centreon Documentation above.

Available Objects

This section contains a description of all the Objects from this package that can be used to build your own monitoring environment.

Director Objects

The Package contains the following Director Objects.

Data Lists

The following Data Lists can be freely customized by the End User. Their purpose is to provide easy data filling to better describe the monitoring environment.

Datalist name

Description

[NX] Centreon IBM Storage Storwize Mode List

Used to provide the list of check available for IBM Storage Storwize

[NX] Centreon Storage IBM DS Mode List

Used to provide the list of check available for IBM DS 3000/4000/5000

Service Templates

The following Service Templates can be used to freely create Service Objects, Service Apply Rules or Service Sets. Remember to not edit these Service Templates because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP Package update.

Template name

Run on Agent

Description

nx-st-agentless-cli-centreon-storage-ibm-ds

No

Checks all base monitoring DELL Switch N40XXX using Centreon Plugins

nx-st-agentless-ssh-centreon-storage-ibm-storwize

No

Checks all base monitoring DELL Switch OS10 using Centreon Plugins

Service Sets

The following Service Sets can be used to freely monitor Host Objects. Remember to not edit these Service Sets because they will be restored/updated at the next NEP Package update.

Service Set name

Description

nx-ss-storage-centreon-ibm-ds

Service Set providing all Base monitoring IBM Storage DS3000

nx-ss-storage-centreon-ibm-storwize

Service Set providing all Base monitoring IBM Storage Storwize

ITOA Dashboards

The Package does not provide any ITOA Dashboards right now.

Package’s objects list

Object Type

Object Name

Do not edit

Containing File

Director Data List

[NX] Centreon IBM Storage Storwize Mode List

Yes

baskets/import/nep-storage-ibm-01-datalist.json

Director Data List

[NX] Centreon Storage IBM DS Mode List

Yes

baskets/import/nep-storage-ibm-01-datalist.json

Director Service Set

nx-ss-storage-centreon-ibm-storwize

No

baskets/import/nep-storage-ibm-05-serviceset.json

Director Service Set

nx-ss-storage-centreon-ibm-ds

No

baskets/import/nep-storage-ibmr-05-serviceset.json

Director Service Template

nx-st-agentless-cli-centreon-storage-ibm-ds

No

baskets/import/nep-storage-ibm-04-service.json

Director Service Template

nx-st-agentless-ssh-centreon-storage-ibm-storwize

No

baskets/import/nep-storage-ibm-04-service.json