Managing ProLiant servers with Linux HOWTO

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Sub-agent Description
IDE Agent
(cmaided)
The IDE Agent gathers data for the IDE MIB. The data includes:
• IDE host controller information
• ATA disk information
• ATAPI device information
The IDE Agent is located in /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/storage/bin/cmaided. The suggested poll_time is
15 seconds. The minimum recommended poll_time is 5 seconds.
FCA Agent
(cmafcad)
The FCA agent gathers data for the FCA MIB. The data includes:
• FCA host controller information
• FCA array controller information
• FCA array accelerator information
• FCA logical drive information
• FCA physical drive information
• FCA storage system chassis information
• FCA storage system power supply information
• FCA storage system fan information
• FCA storage system temperature information
• FCA storage system backplane information
The FCA Agent is located in /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/storage/bin/cmafcad. The suggested poll_time is
15 seconds (default). The minimum recommended poll_time is 5 seconds.
SCSI Agent
(cmascsid)
The SCSI Agent gathers data for the SCSI MIB. The data includes:
• SCSI host controller information
• SCSI disk drive information
• SCSI tape drive information
The SCSI Agent is located in /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/storage/bin/cmascsid. The suggested poll_time
is 15 seconds. The minimum recommended poll_time is 5 seconds.
SAS Agent
(cmasasd)
The SAS Agent gathers data for the SAS MIB. The data includes:
• SAS host controller information
• SAS disk drive information
• SAS tape drive information
The SAS Agent is located in /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/storage/bin/cmasasd. The suggested poll_time is
15 seconds. The minimum recommended poll_time is 5 seconds.
Event Daemon
(cmaeventd)
The Event Daemon gathers storage hardware events from the firmware and passes them on to other
agents upon request. The Event Daemon is located in /opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/storage/bin/cmaeventd.
1-2-3 NIC Agent (cmanic)
The NIC Agent collects information from network interface controllers at periodic intervals, makes the
collected data available to the SNMP agent, and provides SNMP alerts. The NIC Agent gathers data
for the NIC MIB from supported NIC device drivers. The data includes:
• Physical mapping and configuration data for each network interface.
• Network statistics for Ethernet interfaces. Information is provided for HP controllers. Limited
information may be provided for third-party NICs.