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IBM Director Agent 6 - Windows Enterprise

Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring through the IBM Director Agent version 6.

This connector supersedes:

hardware[3] ibm[4] windows[5]

Target

Typical platform: IBM xSeries

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: IBM Director Agent 6

Technology and protocols: WMI/WinRM

Examples

CLI

metricshub HOSTNAME -t win -c +Director61NT --wmi -u USER

metricshub.yaml

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: win
        connectors: [ +Director61NT ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          wmi:
            username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
            password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The IBM Director Agent 6 - Windows connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • Operating System is Microsoft Windows
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root
    • WQL Query: SELECT Name FROM __NAMESPACE
    • Result contains: ^ibmsd;*$ (regex)
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root\ibmsd
    • WQL Query: SELECT Version FROM IBMPSG_DirectorAgent
    • Result contains: \(^6\.1\.[2-9].*\)\|\(^6\.[2-9].*\) (regex)
  • The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
    • Namespace: root\ibmsd
    • WQL Query: SELECT ProductName FROM IBMPSG_ComputerSystemDetails

Metrics

Type Collected Metrics Specific Attributes
cpu
  • hw.cpu.speed.limit{limit_type="max"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="cpu", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="cpu", state="present"}
  • hw.parent.id
  • hw.parent.type
  • id
  • model
  • name
enclosure
  • hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="present"}
  • id
  • model
  • name
  • serial_number
  • type
  • vendor
fan
  • hw.fan.speed
  • hw.fan.speed.limit{limit_type="low.critical"}
  • hw.fan.speed.limit{limit_type="low.degraded"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="fan", state="present"}
  • hw.parent.id
  • hw.parent.type
  • id
  • name
memory
  • hw.memory.limit
  • hw.status{hw.type="memory", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="memory", state="present"}
  • hw.parent.id
  • hw.parent.type
  • id
  • info
  • name
power_supply
  • hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
  • hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="present"}
  • hw.parent.id
  • hw.parent.type
  • id
  • name
temperature
  • hw.status{hw.type="temperature", state="present"}
  • hw.temperature
  • hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}
  • hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}
  • hw.parent.id
  • hw.parent.type
  • id
  • name
voltage
  • hw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="present"}
  • hw.voltage
  • hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}
  • hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="low.critical"}
  • hw.parent.id
  • hw.parent.type
  • id
  • name
  • sensor_location
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