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Foglight for Storage Management Shared 6.3.0 - User Guide

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Introducing Foglight for Storage Management

Performance Monitoring Capacity Monitoring Connectivity and I/O Performance Monitoring

Navigating Foglight for Storage Management Introducing the Storage Monitoring Architecture

Foglight for Storage Management Components

Foglight for Storage Management Storage Collector Agent

Network Ports Used

Sizing Your Monitored Environment Ensuring System Requirements are Met

Small Environment System Requirements Large Environment System Requirements Requirements for Agent Managers

Installed Dashboards and Cartridges

Dashboards Cartridges

Configuring Agent Managers for Storage Collection

Installing External Agent Managers Creating a Lockbox for Foglight for Storage Management Credentials

Supporting an Environment with Separate Fabrics that have Duplicated WWNs Configuring Storage Collector Agents Configuring VMware Performance Agents Configuring Hyper-V Agents Assigning Foglight for Storage Management Roles

Configuring Agents to Monitor Storage Devices

Brocade SAN Switches

Requirements for Brocade SAN Switches

Brocade Switches on FOS 7.0 or later Brocade Switches on earlier versions of FOS

Configuring Agents to Monitor Brocade SAN Switches

Cisco SAN Switches

Requirements for Cisco SAN Switches Ensuring that SSH is Enabled on Switches Configuring Agents to Monitor Cisco SAN Switches

Dell Compellent Arrays

Requirements for Dell Compellent Arrays Configuring Agents to Monitor Dell Compellent Arrays

Dell EqualLogic PS Series Array Groups

Requirements for Dell EqualLogic Arrays Configuring Agents to Monitor Dell EqualLogic Arrays

EMC CLARiiON CX Series Arrays (CLI)

Requirements for EMC CLARiiON CX Series Arrays (CLI) Configuring Agents to Monitor EMC CLARiiON CX Series Arrays (CLI)

EMC CLARiiON, VNX, or VMAX Storage Arrays (SMI-S)

Requirements for EMC CLARiiON or VNX Arrays (SMI-S) Requirements for EMC VMAX Arrays (SMI-S) Configuring Agents to Monitor EMC Storage Arrays (SMI-S) Configuring the SMI-S Provider for EMC CLARiiON or VNX Verifying Statistics Logging is Enabled on EMC Arrays

Enabling Statistics Logging Using Unisphere Enabling Statistics Logging Using Navisphere

Requirements for EMC Isilon Configuring Agents to Monitor EMC Isilon Arrays

Requirements for EMC VPLEX Configuring Agents to Monitor EMC VPLEX Arrays

Hitachi Data Systems AMS, USP, and VSP

Requirements for Hitachi Data Systems AMS, USP, VSP Configuring Agents to Monitor Hitachi Data Systems AMS Configuring Agents to Monitor Hitachi Data Systems USP and VSP Arrays

HP EVA Storage Arrays

Requirements for HP EVA Storage Arrays Configuring Agents to Monitor HP EVA Storage Arrays

Requirements for HP 3PAR Arrays Enabling the SMI-S Provider Configuring Agents to Monitor HP 3PAR Arrays

Requirements for NetApp Filers Configuring Agents to Monitor NetApp Filers

Configuration Procedures

Configuring Agents to Monitor Storage Devices Assigning Credentials

Creating and assigning new credentials Selecting and assigning an existing credential About releasing the Agent Manager lockbox

Resolving Connection Attempt Errors Configuring the Hitachi Tuning Manager Configuring Generic SMI-S Array Agent to Monitor Storage Devices Managing certificates

Managing Agents

Reviewing the Status of Configured Storage Collector Agents Reviewing Agent Alarms Editing Configured Agents

Reviewing Agent Status and Validating Connectivity

Validating Connectivity Properties Panel Port Property Path Property Status of Arrays

Managing Credentials

Editing existing credentials Removing a resource mapping from the Credentials dashboard

Managing Discovered Switches and Arrays

Brocade Discovered Targets Tab Arrays Discovered Targets Tab

Managing CLARiiON Domains and Arrays Managing the Hitachi Tuning Manager

Deploying Storage Agents after an Upgrade

Using Foglight for Storage Management

Verifying StorageCollector/Generic SMIS Storage Agents are Collecting Storage Data

Collecting Storage Data for Virtualized Devices and Servers

Understanding Metric Data in Charts and Tables Modifying and Extending Data Collection Next Steps

Monitoring Storage Performance

Introducing the Storage Environment Dashboard Monitoring Your Storage Environment

Understanding Status, Alarms, and Rules in Foglight for Storage Management Reviewing the Status of All Devices Assessing Storage Alarms Monitoring Fabrics Monitoring Storage Arrays Monitoring Filers

Asking Questions About the Monitored Storage Environment Assessing Connectivity and I/O Performance

Introducing the Virtualization Dashboards Summary of Icons Used in Topology Diagrams Exploring Connectivity with SAN Topology Diagrams Exploring I/O Performance with SAN Data Paths

Monitoring Storage Capacity

Capacity Trending Evaluating Pool Capacity Environment Summary/Monitoring/Summary Capacity Reports Low Capacity Rule Storage Capacity tab

Creating Storage Reports

Investigating Storage Devices

Introducing the Storage Explorer Exploring a Fabric Exploring a Switch Exploring a Cisco VSAN Exploring a Filer Exploring a Storage Array

Non-Clustered Storage Arrays Dell EqualLogic Storage Array EMC VPLEX Storage Array EMC Isilon Storage Array

Common Data for Filers and Storage Arrays

LUNs tab Disks tab Advanced Find

Investigating Storage Components

Introducing Storage Component Dashboards Investigating an Aggregate Investigating an Array/Filer Port Investigating a Controller Investigating a Directory Investigating an EqualLogic Member Investigating an FC Switch Port Investigating an Isilon Node Investigating a LUN Investigating a NASVolume Investigating a Physical Disk Investigating a Pool

Pool belonging to a non-clustered storage array or EqualLogic storage array Pool belonging to an Isilon storage array

Common Component Disk Tab Data

Investigating VPLEX Storage

Introducing VPLEX Virtualization Components Dashboards Investigating Director - Ports Investigating a Virtual Volume Investigating a Storage Volume

Troubleshooting Storage Performance

Starting a Troubleshooting Investigation Analyzing Storage Issues Analyzing the Pool Changing Latency Thresholds Understanding the Troubleshooting Algorithm

Managing Data Collection, Rules, and Alarms

Collecting Virtual Storage-to-SAN Relationships Inferring Physical-Host-to-Storage Relationships

Enabling Dependency Processing Reviewing and Editing Host-Port Assignments Running Dependency Processing Manually Customizing Helper Strings for Dependency Processing Reviewing Inferred Hosts

Modifying Data Collection Schedules

Understanding Data Collection Types and Schedules

Topology collections Performance collections Default data collection schedules

Modifying Data Collection Schedules for Storage Collector Agents

Creating a unique schedule for an agent Assigning a Cloned Schedule to Another Agent

Managing Foglight for Storage Management Rules Managing Alarm Settings

Changing Alarm Sensitivity Configuring Email Notifications for Alarms

Troubleshooting Database Limits

Understanding Metrics

Units of Measurement Performance Metrics

Fabrics and FC Switches — Performance Metrics Storage Arrays and Filers — Disk I/O Performance Metrics Clustered Storage Arrays — Network Performance Metrics

Capacity Metrics

Storage Arrays — Array, Member, and Pool Capacity Metrics

EMC Isilon Only Capacity Metrics

Filers — Filer and Aggregate Capacity Metrics Storage Arrays and Filers — LUN, NASVolume, and Disk Capacity Metrics

Overview of Metrics in Foglight for Storage Management

Summary of SAN Topology Objects Locating SAN Topology Objects in Foglight for Storage Management

Appendix: Supported Storage Devices Table Online-Only Topics

Storage Environment Dashboard Storage Explorer Pool and Aggregate Dashboards

Brocade SAN Switches

Foglight for Storage Management uses the SMI-S interface to collect from Brocade SAN switches.

Brocade switch information is collected using the following namespaces:

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Interop Namespace — interop

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Working Namespace(Brocade) — root/brocade1

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Working Namespace(McData) — root/mcdata

Foglight for Storage Management executes the following SMI-S commands to obtain switch information on all SAN switches or Switch Management applications:

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EnumerateInstanceNames

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EnumerateInstances

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Reference Names

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Associator Names

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For more information, see the following topics:

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Requirements for Brocade SAN Switches

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Configuring Agents to Monitor Brocade SAN Switches

Requirements for Brocade SAN Switches

Requirements differ depending on the version of Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) used by your switch.

Brocade Switches on FOS 7.0 or later

For Brocade switches running FOS 7.0 or later, Foglight for Storage Management collects information from the switches using the Brocade Network Advisor (BNA). Foglight for Storage Management works with either the full commercial version of BNA (license required) or the SMI-S only version of BNA (free).

Your environment must meet the following requirements:

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Brocade Network Advisor is installed, either the full version or the free SMI-S Only mode version.

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Brocade switches are not configured as Access Gateway switches. Foglight for Storage Management does not collect from switches configured as Access Gateway switches.

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Foglight for Storage Management requires a user account with read access. An account with write/admin access is required to add the switch to BNA, but is not required for monitoring.

Brocade Switches on earlier versions of FOS

Foglight for Storage Management collects information from Brocade switches on earlier versions of FOS via a Brocade SMI Agent on a management host. The SMI Agent talks to proxy switches, one in each fabric. These proxy switches are identified through the use of a configuration tool provided by the SMI Agent. Foglight for Storage Management does not perform any configuration of the SMI Agent. The account is native to the SMI Agent.

For information on acquiring, installing, and setting up the Brocade SMI Agent, see:
http://www.brocade.com/services-support/drivers-downloads/smi-agent/index.page

Your environment must meet the following requirements:

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The Brocade SMI server is installed on a server/host other than the server/host running the Foglight for Storage Management Agent Manager.

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The SMI Agent is enabled (it is not enabled by default).

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The SMI Agent requires a CIMOM that is SMI-S 1.1 or 1.2 CTP conformant.

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Brocade switches are not configured as Access Gateway switches. Foglight for Storage Management does not collect from switches configured as Access Gateway switches.

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Foglight for Storage Management requires a user account with read access. An account with write/admin access is required to add the switch to BNA, but is not required for monitoring.

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