Monitoring Dell PV - PowerVault tape libraries using OpStor

OpStor provides monitoring and management of Dell PV series tape libraries like DELL PV 132T & Dell PV 136T

Models Supported

• DELL PV132T
• DELL PV136T
  

• Inventory information of physical components ,
• Tape Drives
• Logical configuration details
  
• Movers
• Monitoring
• Tape library status
  
• Tape drive status
• Mover status
• Reports:
• Availability reports for Tape library .
• Monitoring and alarm generation for faulty conditions (via SNMP traps)
  
• Tape library state
• Door state
• MailBox state
• Error notification
• Shutdown notification
• Service Action Code (SAC) notification

• In the RemoteManagementUnit (RMU) ensure that the SNMP agent is running.
• Register OpStor server IP address as trap destination
• Has the snmp community name configured as  "public" ?  To ensure this check the value of Public Name under Configuration tab->SNMP Configuration area. (If a different community is used , it needs to be specified when you add the device via OpStor.)
• Details are available  in ADIC Scalar 100 User's Guide (Dell PV 136T is essentially a rebranded version of ADIC scalar 100 tape library)  at,
  http://www.adic.com/us/collateral/omS100UsersGuide.pdf
  Refer the section "Configuring SNMP" in  Chapter-11 (Using the Remote Management Unit) .
  

• Navigate to 'Admin tab' --> 'Manage Storage Devices' link in OpStor Webclient
• By default 'None' option will be selected
• Provide the IP Address of the DELL PV 132T / 136T tape library IP in the "IP Address" text fields
• If the read community is other than "public" , choose 'SNMP' option and specify it in the "community" field
  
• Click "Add Device'.