Enable CIM server on MDS Cisco switch

Want to add your shiny MDS Cisco switch into HTnM (Hitachi Tuning Manager) – that’s very easy. All you have to do is to enable cim, preferably secure cim server, and configure agtw (SAN agent) using HTnM cli. How I did it…

  1. ssh into a switch to configure CIM server. First I copied SSL certificate (self-signed will do well) to configure secure cim server:
    2. # copy scp://username@ssh_host/path_to_ssl_certificate_file bootflash:simserver.pem
# configure t
# cimserver certificate bootflash:simserver.pem
# cimserver enableHttps
operation cimserver enableHttps():  status: Please restart cimserver for this request to take effect
# no cimserver enableHttp
# no feature cimserver
# feature cimserver
# show cimserver status
 cimserver is enabled
# show cimserver httpSStatus
 cimserver Https is enabled
# show cimserver httpStatus
 cimserver Http is not enabled
  2. Go to the server’s console of your server to do HTnM part.
    3. # /opt/jp1pc/tools/jpcinssetup agtw -inst mds_swicth_name
Connection Destination ( 1:Brocade(DCFM SMI Agent) or 2:Brocade(SMI Agent for FOS) or 3:Brocade(SMI Agent for EOS) or 4:Cisco(Seed Switch) ) : 4
IP Address                                     : ip_address
 Secure Communication (Y/N) [N]                : Y
 Symbolic name of the fabric [mds_switch_name] :
 Login ID                                      : htnm
 Login Password                                :
                                      Re-enter :
 Store Version            [2.0]                :
KAVE05080-I The instance environment is now being created. (servicekey=Switch, inst=mds_switch_name)
KAVE05081-I The instance environment has been created. (servicekey=Switch, inst=mds_switch_name)
  3. Check /opt/jp1pc/agtw/agent/mds_switch_name/jpcagt.ini to make sure that you have port 5989 and secure option enabled in it./


    4. SEED_SECURE_COMMUNICATION=Y
    EOS_PORT_NUMBER=5989

  4. Start the agent.
    5. # /opt/jp1pc/tools/jpcstart agtw inst=mds_switch_name
KAVE06007-I The service will now start. (service=Agent Store for SANSwitch, inst=mds_switch_name)
KAVE06007-I The service will now start. (service=Agent for SANSwitch, inst=mds_switch_name)

Job done. Wait for the next round of data collection and enjoy the graphs and stats from your MDS box.

Posted on February 7, 2012 at 11:21 pm by sergeyt · Permalink
In: Linux, SAN

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