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Multi-Vendor Storage Management

OpStor is a heterogeneous storage infrastructure monitoring solution that helps enterprises to monitor their storage resources.
  • Multi-vendor storage infrastructure management
  • Pro-active Fault and Performance monitoring
  • Visualize SAN availability and health
  • Detect problems with utilization and availability of storage devices.
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Monitoring Cisco MDS 9000 series switches

OpStor provides monitoring and management of Cisco MDS switches

Models Supported

  • Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches
  • Cisco SN 5428-K9 Storage Router

Features supported
Inventory Details Performance Details Monitors Report Details
  • Fabric Switch
  • Fabric switch ports
  • Total Throughput
  • Rx Throughput
  • Tx Throughput
  • Errors
  • Tx Traffic
  • Rx Traffic
  • Fabric Switch Status
  • Switch Port status
  • Availability
  • Switch Summary
  • Switch Zoning
  • Switch Port statistics
  • Interconnect details
  • Real Time graphs

Prerequisites for monitoring Cisco MDS Switches
  • OpStor by default uses 'public' snmp community for discovery. This community should have read access right.
  • In case your read community is different , please provide the same while adding switch in OpStor.
  • You can check the community names (and their access rights) configured in your MDS switch by issuing the command "show snmp community" via telnet to switch.
  • To set the access rights for a community in your cisco switch , you need to do the following ,
    • Go to config mode , by typing the command config t
    • Set the snmp community by typing the command snmp-server community <community> <rw | ro>
      • For example, to set read-only access right to "public" community you can type ,
        • snmp-server community public ros
  • Register OpStor server IP address as a trap destination for the Cisco Switch.
  • Check if the server running OpStor is registered as a trap destination in the switch by issuing the command
    "show snmp host
    " via telnet to switch.
  • This should have an entry with OpStor server IP and port 162
  • If entry is not available, use snmp-server host <host_address> traps command to specify Trap Recipient.

Note : For more details check Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Guide guide at
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5989/
products_command_reference_chapter09186a00801cb4df.html#wp1249775


Steps to add Cisco Fabric Switch in OpStor
  • Navigate to Admin Tab-->Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor
  • Provide IP Address of Cisco MDS Switch
  • Select SNMP option
  • Provide snmp port and community string
  • Click Add Device