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IBM FlashSystem 700/800

Description​

This connector discovers the enclosure(s) and the disks of IBM FlashSystem 700/800s as well as various environment sensors (temperatures, fans, power supplies). It relies on the SNMP protocol.

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Enterprise Connector

This connector requires the Enterprise edition of MetricsHub.

Target​

Typical platform: IBM FlashSystem

Operating system: Storage System

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Prerequisites​

Leverages: IBM FlashSystem 700/800 SNMP Agent

Technology and protocols: SNMP

Examples​

CLI​

metricshub HOSTNAME -t storage -c +IBMFlash800 --snmp v2c --community public

metricshub.yaml​

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: storage
        connectors: [ +IBMFlash800 ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          snmp:
            version: v2c # Read documentation for v1, v2c and v3
            community: public # or probably something more secure

Connector Activation Criteria​

The IBM FlashSystem 700/800 connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • An SNMP GetNext on the OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.8378.10.1 must return a non-empty value

Metrics​

TypeCollected MetricsSpecific Attributes
batteryhw.status{hw.type="battery", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="battery", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name
enclosurehw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="present"}		id
info
model
name
type
fanhw.fan.speed
hw.fan.speed_ratio
hw.status{hw.type="fan", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="fan", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name
networkhw.network.bandwidth.limit
hw.network.up
hw.status{hw.type="network", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name
physical_address
physical_address_type
physical_diskhw.physical_disk.size
hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name
power_supplyhw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name
temperaturehw.status{hw.type="temperature", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="temperature", state="present"}
hw.temperature		hw.parent.type
id
name
voltagehw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name