Fabric Watch Monitoring in a DRM Environment - Application Notes

Fabric Watch Configuration Setup

14 Application Notes – Fabric Watch Monitoring in a DRM Environment

• Query and modify threshold and alarm configurations. Use the Telnet command fwConfigure

to view the default and customized settings.

• Upload and download the configuration file through the configUpload and

configDownload commands.

After the Fabric Watch license is activated, the software runs based on the default settings. These

default settings cannot be altered. Instead, custom settings are assigned and Fabric Watch is configured

to use those settings. To configure Fabric Watch:

• Configure the SNMP switch agent.

• Choose elements to monitor (for example, switch temperature may be monitored as part of the

environment class).

• Place limits on the acceptable behavior of those elements (configure threshold boundaries).

• Choose circumstances under which Fabric Watch identifies the behavior of an element as errant

(configure behavior types).

• Turn Fabric Watch on (configure status) to enable or disable thresholds.

• Choose if and how Fabric Watch notifies you of errant behavior (configure alarms).

Configure SNMP Switch Agent

The SNMP switch agent must be configured with the agtcfgSet Telnet command to allow traps to

be sent to specified recipients. Example Display 1 shows the fields that must be filled out. Changes

will not be shown until the switch is restarted.

Example Display 1

admin> agtcfgset

Customizing MIB-II system variables ...

At each prompt, do one of the followings:

o <Return> to accept current value,

o enter the appropriate new value,

o <Control-D> to skip the rest of configuration, or

o <Control-C> to cancel any change.

To correct any input mistake:

<Backspace> erases the previous character,

<Control-U> erases the whole line,

sysDescr: [Fibre Channel Switch.]

sysLocation: [End User Premise]

sysContact: [Field Support.]

swEventTrapLevel: (0..5) [0]

authTrapsEnabled (true, t, false, f): [false]

SNMP community and trap recipient configuration:

Community (rw): [Secret Code]