APTARE IT Analytics Data Collector Installation Guide for Fabric Manager
- Fabric Manager Data Collection overview
- Pre-Installation setup for Brocade switch
- Pre-Installation setup for Brocade switch
- Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Brocade switch)
- Upgrade troubleshooting: Brocade BNA SMI-S (CIM) server and Java 11
- Supported switches
- Brocade switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
- Installation overview (Brocade switch)
- Brocade switch Data Collector policy
- Pre-Installation setup for Cisco switch
- Pre-Installation setup for Cisco switch
- Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Cisco switch)
- Upgrade troubleshooting: Cisco DCNM SMI-S (CIM) server and Java 11
- Cisco switches: Default ports and firewall considerations
- Installation overview (Cisco switch)
- Cisco switch Data Collection policy
- Before you start Cisco switch Data Collection
- Pre-Installation setup for Brocade Zone alias
- Pre-Installation setup Cisco Zone alias
- Installing the Data Collector software
- Introduction
- Installing the WMI Proxy service (Windows host resources only)
- Testing WMI connectivity
- Installing Data Collector software: From the internet
- Installing Data Collector software: No internet available from the Data Collector server
- Installing Data Collector software on Windows portal platform
- Installing Data Collector software on Linux portal platform
- Validating Data Collection
- Uninstalling the Data Collector
- Manually starting the Data Collector
- Appendix A. Firewall configuration: Default ports
Prerequisites for adding Data Collectors (Brocade switch)
64-bit OS. See the Certified Configurations Guide for supported operating systems.
Verify the rpm fontconfig is installed. Fontconfig is a library designed to provide system-wide font configuration, customization and application access. If the rpm fontconfig is not installed, the installer will not be able to load User Interface Mode. This is a prerequisite for a new Data Collector installation.
Support Amazon Corretto 11. Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multi-platform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK).
For performance reasons, do not install Data Collectors on the same server as the APTARE IT Analytics Portal. However, if you must have both on the same server, verify that the Portal and Data Collector software do not reside in the same directory.
Install only one Data Collector on a server (or OS instance).
A single Data Collector can include all supported switches--Brocade, and Cisco. In fact, this single Data Collector can be used for other enterprise objects, such as backup products and storage arrays.
The Data Collector accesses the SMI agent server to retrieve data, so the user ID and password for that server is required.
A single Data Collector can be installed for multiple backup, storage, and fabric products.
Verify that a host-based SMI agent is installed. The SMI agent must be installed on a host that can communicate with the Fabric. See the relevant switch vendor documentation for details.
The following are the prerequisites if REST API / Command Line Interface option is selected for Collection Method.
Same user ID and password should be configured on all the switches in the Fabric. Users with Read-Only access can login.
To collect the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) responses, client must be registered on each Brocade switch from which traps are to be collected.
In Brocade REST API / Command Line Interface Server Address(es), in Brocade Switch Data Collector policy, configure switch IP address / fully qualified switch name.
Note:
For Configured Switch, Collector also collects Switch information from all other Switches in the Fabric. Collector uses the same User ID and Password, as configured in the Policy, to connect to other Switches.
Enable session-based connection. The REST API Collection Method uses session-based approach to connect to the switch. If the login session is successful, it utilizes the session to collect the required data and then logs out to release the session.
The following URIs should be accessible on Switches:
Note:
The Status column of Collection Status page displays warning message if any of the following URL/s is not accessible.
/rest/running/fabric/fabric-switch OR /rest/running/brocade-fabric/fabric-switch
/rest/running/switch/fibrechannel-switch OR /rest/running/brocade-fibrechannel-switch/fibrechannel-switch
/rest/running/brocade-interface/fibrechannel
/rest/running/brocade-chassis/chassis
/rest/running/brocade-fru/blade
/rest/running/brocade-fibrechannel-trunk/trunk
/rest/running/brocade-fru/fan
/rest/running/brocade-fru/power-supply
/rest/running/brocade-media/media-rdp
/rest/running/brocade-name-server/fibrechannel-name-server
/rest/running/zoning/defined-configuration OR /rest/running/brocade-zone/defined-configuration
/rest/running/zoning/effective-configuration OR /rest/running/brocade-zone/effective-configuration
/rest/running/brocade-fibrechannel-configuration/fabric
/rest/brocade-fru/sensor /rest/running/brocade-interface/fibrechannel-statistics/
/rest/running/brocade-chassis/ha-status
/rest/running/logical-switch/fibrechannel-logical-switch OR /rest/running/brocade-fibrechannel-logical-switch/fibrechannel-logical-switch
The following is the list of commands that must be accessible for Command Line Interface.
fabricshow, lscfg --show -n
switchshow, dnsConfig --show
bannershow, uptime
, portshow -i %min-index%-%max-index% -f
ipaddrshow, chassisshow, trunkshow, fanshow, psshow, sfpshow -all
, nsshow -t, zoneshow, configure --show
, fabricPrincipal --show, sensorshow, haShow, firmwareshow, islshow, errdump, agshow, ag --show
, licenseshow, configshow, mapsdb --show
, seccertmgmt show -cert https