Managing and Monitoring Data Collection > Brocade Switch Data Collector Policy
   
Version 9.1.01
Brocade Switch Data Collector Policy
Prerequisites: A Data Collector must exist in the Portal, to which you will add Data Collector Policies. For specific prerequisites and supported configurations, see the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide.
1. Click Add and select Brocade Switch.
Best Practices: Interconnected switches should be configured in the same Data Collector policy.
2. Enter or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Field
Description
Sample Value
Collector Domain
The domain of the collector to which the collector backup policy is being added. This is a read-only field. By default, the domain for a new policy will be the same as the domain for the collector. This field is set when you add a collector.
 
Policy Domain
The Collector Domain is the domain that was supplied during the Data Collector installation process. The Policy Domain is the domain of the policy that is being configured for the Data Collector. The Policy Domain must be set to the same value as the Collector Domain.
The domain identifies the top level of your host group hierarchy. All newly discovered hosts are added to the root host group associated with the Policy Domain.
Typically, only one Policy Domain will be available in the drop-down list. If you are a Managed Services Provider, each of your customers will have a unique domain with its own host group hierarchy.
To find your Domain name select Admin > Hosts and Domains > Domains.
yourdomain
Brocade SMI agent address*
Enter the IP address of the Brocade SMI agent and port number in the format: <ip_address>:port_number The port number is NOT required if you want to use the default port numbers: 5988 (http) or 5989 (https).
192.1.1.1
User ID*
Use the User ID and passcode for accessing the switch. This typically would be an administrator privilege, but must be a minimum privilege of a view-only user.
Administrator
Password*
Note: The password is encrypted prior to saving in the database and is never visible in any part of the application.
Password1
Exclude Switches
Enter a switch WWN - e.g., 10:00:00:60:69:90:04:9F, 100000606990049F
Colons within the WWN are NOT required. A comma-separated list is supported.
10:00:00:60:69:90:04:9F, 100000606990049F
Switch Details
Click the check box to collect switch details.
Click the clock icon to create a schedule. Every Minute, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, and Monthly schedules may be created. Relative schedules are relative to when the Data Collector is restarted. Advanced use of native CRON strings is also available.
Examples of CRON expressions:
*/30 * * * * means every 30 minutes
*/20 9-18 * * * means every 20 minutes between the hours of 9am and 6pm
*/10 * * * 1-5 means every 10 minutes Mon - Fri.
 
FC Port statistics Active
Click the check box to collect FC Port statistics. This may have a performance impact, which can be optimized with the FC Port statistics schedule.
Click the clock icon to create a schedule.
 
 
Cisco Switch Data Collector Policy
Prerequisites: A Data Collector must exist in the Portal, to which you will add Data Collector Policies. For specific prerequisites and supported configurations, see the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide
 
1. Click Add, and then select Product Type—in this case, Cisco Switch.
Requirement: Interconnected switches, which share the same VSAN, must be configured in the same Data Collector policy for Cisco Switches.
NOTE: Data collection for Cisco switches uses SMI, however, a non-default port number is not configurable. See also, Before You Start Cisco Switch Data Collection.
2. Specify Data Collector Properties.
3. Add or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Field
Description
Sample Value
Domain
The domain identifies the top level of your host group hierarchy. The name was supplied during the installation process. All newly discovered hosts are added to the root host group associated with this domain. Typically, only one Domain will be available in the drop-down list.
If you are a Managed Services Provider, each of your customers will have a unique domain with its own host group hierarchy.
To find your Domain name select Admin > Hosts and Domains > Domains.
yourdomain
Cisco switch or DSNM SMI Agent IP address*
Enter the IP address of the Cisco switch. Multiple switch IP addresses, separated by commas, can be entered for this field. Interconnected switches, which share the same VSAN, must be included in the same Data Collector policy.
If you are using the Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) for central control, a separate Data Collector policy is needed for each DCNM. Enter the DCNM SMI agent address (and optionally, its port number) in the format: <ip_address>:<port_number>
For DCNM v6.2.x, you will need a valid (or temporary) license in order for the SMI agent to be able to get data.
192.1.1.1
User ID*
Use the User ID and passcode for accessing the switch. This typically would be an administrator privilege, but must be a minimum privilege of a view-only user.
Administrator
Password*
Note: The password is encrypted prior to saving in the database and is never visible in any part of the application.
Password1
Switch Details
Click the check box to collect switch details.
Click the clock icon to create a schedule. Every Minute, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, and Monthly schedules may be created. Relative schedules are relative to when the Data Collector is restarted. Advanced use of native CRON strings is also available.
Examples of CRON expressions:
*/30 * * * * means every 30 minutes
*/20 9-18 * * * means every 20 minutes between the hours of 9am and 6pm
*/10 * * * 1-5 means every 10 minutes Mon - Fri.
 
FC Port Statistics Active
Click the check box if you want to collect FC Port statistics. This may have a performance impact, which can be optimized with the FC Port schedule.
 
Before You Start Cisco Switch Data Collection
The Data Collector uses SMI-S to communicate with the Cisco switches to gather data. To ensure that the SMI-S provider is running, be sure to enable the Common Information Model (CIM) Server on the switch using the following CLI commands:
cimserver status
To execute this command, you need to be in enable mode.
show cimserver
 
config t
This puts you into configuration mode.
cimserver enable
Once you are in configuration mode, this command turns on the SMI-S provider.