ZenPack:Brocade SAN Switches

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Organization

Zenoss, Inc.

ZenPack name

ZenPacks.zenoss.BrocadeMonitor

Devices Monitored:

• Brocade SAN switches

Brocade SAN Switches ZenPack

BrocadeMonitor allows you to monitor Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) switches.

Warning

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Support

This ZenPack is included with commercial versions of Zenoss and enterprise support for this ZenPack is provided to Zenoss customers with an active subscription.

Releases

Version 2.1.1- Download

Released on 2014/10/23

Compatible with Zenoss Resource Manager 4.1.x, Zenoss Resource Manager 4.2.x, Zenoss Resource Manager 5.0.x

Background

The ZenPacks.zenoss.BrocadeMonitor ZenPack monitors Brocade Storage Area Network (SAN) switches.

Prerequisites

Prerequisite	Restriction
Product	Zenoss platform 4.x
Required ZenPacks	ZenPacks.zenoss.BrocadeMonitor, ZenPacks.zenoss.StorageBase

Configuring Brocade Devices to Allow SNMP Queries

Configure the Brocade devices to allow SNMP queries from the Zenoss platform server, and send SNMP v1 or SNMP v2 traps to the Zenoss platform server.

Configuring Zenoss platform

All Brocade devices must exist under the /Devices/Storage/Brocade device class.

1. Navigate to the device or device class in the Zenoss platform interface.
   • If applying changes to a device class:
     1. Select the class in the devices hierarchy.
     2. Click Details.
     3. Select Configuration Properties.
   • If applying changes to a device:
     1. Click the device in the device list.
     2. Select Configuration Properties.
2. Edit the appropriate configuration properties for the device or devices.

   Brocade Configuration Properties

   Name	Description
   zSnmpCommunity	Consult with your storage administrators to determine the SNMP community permitted
   zSnmpMonitorIgnore	This should be set to False
   zSnmpPort	The default port is 161
   zSnmpVer	This should be set to v2c

   
   

3. Click Save to save your changes. You will now be able to start collecting the Brocade switch metrics from this device.

Viewing Fibre Channel Port Information

To view the virtual servers, select Brocade Details.

Daemons

Type	Name
Modeler	zenmodeler
Performance Collector	zenperfsnmp

Changes

2.1.1 (2014-10-23)

• Improve performance of FCPort component grid on Zenoss 5.

Installation

Normal Installation (packaged egg)

1. Download the appropriate egg file for the version of Zenoss you are running.
2. Ensure you are logged in as the zenoss user:

   $ sudo su - zenoss

3. Install the ZenPack:

   $ zenpack --install ZenPacks.zenoss.BrocadeMonitor-*.egg

4. Restart these services:

   $ zenoss restart

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