User's Guide (Linux) Express5800 Series NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.
Contents Contents ............................................................................................................................................................... 2 Notations Used in This Document ........................................................................................................................ 4 Notations used in the text ................................................................................................................... 4 Trademarks .....................
.1. Changing the Setting of Destination ID .................................................................................... 38 3.1.1. Address Setting of Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) .................................................... 39 3.1.2. Address Setting of Manager (TCP_IP Out-of-Band) ............................................. 41 3.1.3. Schedule Setting................................................................................................... 43 3.2. Adding Destination ID ................
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NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.5 1 Products Overview This chapter explains products overview of NEC ESMPRO Agent.
Products Overview NEC ESMPRO Manager and NEC ESMPRO Agent are software packages for server management aimed at the stable operation and the efficient management of servers. This software tracks configuration information and operation statuses of the server resources, detects server failures, and reports the alert to the system administrator, to prevent or quickly respond to such failures.
NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.5 2 Monitoring Features This chapter explains monitoring features of NEC ESMPRO Agent. 1. Monitoring Setting 2. General Properties 3. CPU Load Monitoring 4. Syslog Monitoring 5. Storage Monitoring 6. File System Monitoring 7. Network (LAN) Monitoring 8. OS Stall Monitoring 9. Shutdown Monitoring 10.
1. Monitoring Setting This section explains the monitoring function that NEC ESMPRO Agent offers. To change the setting of each monitoring function, use Control Panel (ESMagntconf). There is the case that Mylex is displayed by Control Panel, but does not monitoring it. Tips Do not start Control Panel from plural consoles. It cannot start from the console which it executed later. Method of starting Control Panel (ESMagntconf) 1. Log in to the system as the root user. 2.
2. General Properties Functions From NEC ESMPRO Manager, You can use setting using SNMP, the setting of the Shutdown / Reboot, the setting of the community name to use, the registration of the rack name with the rack mount model, a housing identification function. Settings With the screen which you choose "General" of Control Panel (ESMagntconf), and is displayed [General Properties], setting is possible.
and it send SNMP Trap. The community name displayed in the list is the community name registered in SNMP configuration file (snmpd.conf). Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Select the community name that has at least the privilege to “read” or “read write” from localhost. The "read" authority becomes the same state when it make "Enable the Manager to modify SNMP Setting" setting not to enable, and it is not possible for the threshold changes from NEC ESMPRO Manager to this plane.
3. CPU Load Monitoring Functions When NEC ESMPRO Agent detects a high-loaded CPU, it will issue a message to syslog and will report the alert to NEC ESMPRO Manager. You can check which CPU has unusual usage when you refer to NEC ESMPRO Manager. Since the function monitors load statuses either by individual CPUs or CPU total, you can monitor a server as one package regardless of the individual CPUs. CPU load monitoring is not performed at default settings.
Sample Interval(s) Specify CPU load monitoring cycle. Sample Interval can be set to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, or 60 seconds. Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Default value is 10 seconds. Utilization Rate Specify the utilization rate of CPU load monitoring. Utilization Rate can be set to Load for 1 min, 5 min, 30 min, 1 hour, 1 day, or 1 week. Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Default value is 1 minute.
4. Syslog Monitoring Functions When a set keyword is recorded in a syslog ("/var/log/messages"), Syslog Monitoring function reports an alert to NEC ESMPRO Manager. syslog to be targeted for monitoring is only "/var/log/messages", a change cannot add it. In addition, the file name after logrotate targeted for monitoring is as follows. "dateext" is not defined by /etc/logrotate.conf : /var/log/messages.n [n=1, 2, 3 ...] "dateext" is defined by /etc/logrotate.
Monitor Interval Specify the monitoring interval of Syslog Monitoring. Range is 10 to 3600 seconds. Default value is 300 seconds. Default Monitoring Object A change from "/var/log/messages", the deletion are not possible. Custom Monitoring Object Set the monitoring object which does not include "/var/log/messages" character string with the absolute pass which becomes with less than 255 bytes of length of the pass. The setting in the relative path is not possible.
5. Storage Monitoring Functions When the storage monitoring function detects the error of the hard disk drive using S.M.A.R.T. function (Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology) of the hard disk drive, It record the information that detected an error to a syslog and do an alert report to NEC ESMPRO Manager. With S.M.A.R.T.
Sample Interval(s) Specify the sampling interval. Range is 1 to 3600 seconds. Default value is 60 seconds. [Default] When you press [Default], the sample interval will be set to default value. HD Pre-failure Prediction To enable the monitoring function of HD Pre-failure Prediction, check this field. Push the space key. This field is checked by default. You cannot set the mode of each hard disk drive individually.
Settings are saved and this screen closes. [cancel] This screen closes without saving changes.
6. File System Monitoring Functions When File System Monitoring function detects space capacity lack of file system mounted by a system, this function does an alert report to a syslog to record and NEC ESMPRO Manager of the detection information. You can confirm a short mount point of the space capacity when you refer to NEC ESMPRO Manager. When it meets all the following conditions, File System Monitoring function is targeted for monitoring. *1 - In the case of the following file system device types .
Sample Interval(s) Specify the sampling interval. Range is 1 to 3600 seconds. Default value is 60 seconds. [Default] When you press [Default], the sample interval will be set to default value. Filesystem Select a file system to change threshold and/or monitoring mode, using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Disable Threshold When checked, the free space of the file system is not monitored. Set using space key. Enable Threshold (The amount of free bytes) When checked, the free space of the file system is monitored.
[ok] Settings are saved and this screen closes. [cancel] This screen closes without saving changes.
7. Network (LAN) Monitoring Functions The network (LAN) monitoring function reports an alert to record and NEC ESMPRO Manager of the detection information to a syslog at time beyond the threshold that a destruction packet and the error packet that occurred during a monitoring interval were set.
packets per monitoring cycle. Specify 0 when you want a report as soon as the error is detected. When the network cable is pulled out or HUB power switch is off, a Network Hardware error occurs. Each error occurs for the following reasons. Error Reason Alignment Errors Broken packets for collision FCS Errors Broken packets for collision Carrier Sense Errors Cable disconnected, Cable defect, or Transceiver defect Range is 0 to 100 percent. Default value is 50 percent.
8. OS Stall Monitoring Functions OS stall monitoring function watches the movement situation of OS by a server management driver updating Watch-dog timer (timer for software stall monitoring) regularly. When Watch-dog timer is not updated, a timer becomes the time-out and judges it with the state that OS stops and does movement setting for "Action When Timeout". It does movement setting for "Action After Timeout" afterwards.
Interval(s) Specify Watch-dog timer reset interval. Range is 30 to 60 seconds. Default value is 30 seconds. When the timeout is 180 seconds and interval is 30 seconds, timeout occurs between 150 seconds and 180 seconds. Action When Timeout Specify “Action When Timeout”, using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. none Dose nothing. NMI NMI occurs. *NMI: Non-maskable Interrupt - the highest-priority interrupt. Default value is as follows.
9. Shutdown Monitoring Functions Shutdown Monitoring function watches time from start of shutdown to power-off/reset processing by a server management driver updating Watch-dog timer (timer for software stall monitoring).When Watch-dog timer is not updated, a timer becomes the time-out and judges it with the state that OS stops and does movement setting for "Action When Timeout". It does movement setting for "Action After Timeout" afterwards.
none Dose nothing. NMI NMI occurs. *NMI: Non-maskable Interrupt - the highest-priority interrupt. Action After Timeout Specify “Action After Timeout”, using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Default value is "none". none Dose nothing. Hard Reset The system is reset and tries to reboot. Power Down Powers off the system. Power Cycle Powers off the system once and on again. [ok] Settings are saved and this screen closes. [cancel] This screen closes without saving changes.
10. Shared Sensor Monitoring Functions When it detected an obstacle about the shared sensor, it performs message registration to syslog and a report to the manager. When it operate plural OS / NEC ESMPRO Agent in the same housing that there is a joint ownership sensor, it repeat, and a report is performed by the plural agents. You can restrain those reports by performing this setting. In the server without the joint shared sensor, this setting item is not displayed.
NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.5 3 Report Features This chapter explains report features of NEC ESMPRO Agent. 1. Report Setting 2. Base Setting 3. Destination Setting 4. Agent Events Setting 5.
1. Report Setting This section explains the report setting for where and when an event is to be reported. To change the report setting, use Control Panel (ESMamsadm). A method to report to a manager includes following three kinds. - Manager (SNMP) NEC ESMPRO Agent transmits original SNMP Trap (UDP Trap). It can report it to a manager supporting SNMP Trap reception except NEC ESMPRO Manager. - Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) NEC ESMPRO Agent reports it to a manager using TCP/IP.
completed by setting IP address of NEC ESMPRO Manager for the base setting. Refer to chapter 3 "2.1.1. Base Setting of Manager (SNMP)" for details of the setting. To report the alert by using the report methods other than SNMP Set it according to the following flows. 1) Perform Base Setting. (Base Setting) Refer to chapter 3 "2.1.2. Base Setting of Manager (TCP_IP In-Band)" for the basic setting to report the alert by using TCP_IP In-Band as the report method. Refer to chapter 3 "2.1.3.
2. Base Setting Functions Here you set enabling/disabling reporting methods, trap destinations of Manager Report (SNMP), enabling/disabling the shutdown function in the event of an error, and waiting time before the shutdown. When you disable a reporting method, the method will not perform reporting for any monitoring items.
2.1. Setting of Report Method Enable/Disable reporting methods and set the trap destinations of Manager Report (SNMP). 2.1.1. Base Setting of Manager (SNMP) Enable/Disable Manager Report (SNMP) and set the trap destinations for this method. Select "Manager (SNMP)" on [Base Setting] screen, then [SNMP Trap Setting] screen opens. Enable the function Enable/Disable Manager Report (SNMP). When checked, it is active. Set using space key. This field is checked by default.
2.1.2. Base Setting of Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) Enable/Disable Manager Report (TCP_IP In-Band). Select "Manager (TCP_IP In-Band)" on [Base Setting] screen and [Enable/Disable] screen opens. Enable the function Enable/Disable Manager (TCP_IP In-Band). When checked, it is active. Set using space key. [ok] Settings are saved and this screen closes. [cancel] This screen closes without saving changes. 2.1.3. Base Setting of Manager (TCP_IP Out-of-Band) Enable/Disable Manager Report (TCP_IP Out-of-Band).
2.2. Other Setting Specify the time that elapses before shutdown. Select "Shutdown Delay" on [Base Setting] screen and [Shutdown Setting] screen opens. Enable the function Enable/Disable the shutdown function. When checked, it is active. Set using space key. This field is checked by default. Shutdown Delay Range is 0 to 1800 seconds. Default value is 20 seconds.
3. Destination Setting Select "Destination ID Setting" on Control Panel (ESMamsadm) and [Destination ID Setting] screen opens. ID Name The list of the registered Destination ID is displayed. Message Method: The report method of ID selected from "ID Name" is displayed. Address: The address information of ID selected from "ID Name" is displayed. [Add...] New Destination ID is added. Press this button to open [ID Setting] screen.
3.1. Changing the Setting of Destination ID Change the setting of Destination ID registered in the list. Select Destination ID you want to change from "ID Name" on [Destination ID Setting] screen and press [Modify...] to open [ID Setting] screen. The setting steps are different by the report methods. [Setting Method] Press [Address...] and [Schedule...] to set where and when to report. While modifying the settings, you cannot modify "ID" and "Method".
3.1.1. Address Setting of Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) When [Address...] is pressed when "Manager (TCP_IP In-Band)" has been selected as "Method" on [ID Setting] screen, [Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) Setting] screen opens. If own hostname is unestablished in /etc/hosts, NEC ESMPRO Agent acquires IP address of the origin of TRAP transmission using socket communication of UDP.
[cancel] This screen closes without saving changes.
3.1.2. Address Setting of Manager (TCP_IP Out-of-Band) When [Address...] is pressed when "Manager (TCP_IP Out-of-Band)" has been selected as "Method" on [ID Setting] screen, [Manager (TCP_IP Out-of -Band) Setting] screen opens. If own hostname is unestablished in /etc/hosts, NEC ESMPRO Agent acquires the IP address of the origin of TRAP transmission using socket communication of the UDP.
Note Open ports through your access limit to allow access to localhosts. [Default] The port number will be set to default value (31134). [ok] Settings are saved and this screen closes. [cancel] This screen closes without saving changes.
3.1.3. Schedule Setting Set the report Schedule for each Destination ID. Retry Interval Set the retry interval. Range is 1 to 30 minutes. Default value is 5 minutes. Reporting Expiration Time Set the maximum retry time. Range is 0 to 240 hours. Default value is 72 hours. If you set 0 hour, no report is reported. Reporting Time Table Set the reportable time periods. Only the alerts that occur during the reportable time are reported. It is possible to specify a time period of 1 hour.
3.2. Adding Destination ID Add Destination ID to the list. The setting steps differ by the report methods. [Setting Method] 1. It input half size alphanumeric character or half size space, half size hyphen (-), half size under bar (_) in Input ID in less than 31 characters. 2. Select a report method. Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. 3. Press [Address...] to set the address on displayed screen. 4. Press [Schedule...] to set the report schedule on displayed screen. 5. Press [ok].
4. Agent Events Setting Functions Set monitor events of NEC ESMPRO Agent and associate monitor events with report destinations. If monitor events of NEC ESMPRO Agent occur, alerts will be sent to destinations set up here. Tips In the following servers, a source the event of ESMCOMMONSERVICE is a report event for exclusive use of Express Report Service. Do not add "SNMP", "TCP_IP IN-BAND" and "TCP_IP OUT-OF-BAND" to the report destination.
When you do the following setting, you choose "OFF". - When, for Event ID of "Source" that you chose, you set report and a monitoring event. Event ID Event ID from the source selected in "Source" is displayed. Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. When "ON" is selected in "Operation on source", "ALL" is displayed in "Event ID". Trap Name The trap name of Event ID selected from "Event ID" is displayed. [Set...
4.1. Setting Destination (Agent Event) The following are the methods of specifying the report destination: 1) Specify the report destination for each monitor event individually. 2) Specify the same report destination for all Event ID under each source at the same time. 4.1.1. To specify the report destination for each monitor event individually Not only the report destination but also Action After Report, Deal Method, etc., can be set. [Setting Method] 1.
6. Select ID to be reported from "Destination ID List". 7. Pressing [Add] moves ID to "Report to". 8. To delete ID from "Report to", select ID from "Report to" and press [Remove] to move ID to "Destination ID List". 9. Press [ok]. Action After Report Select either "Shutdown", "Reboot", or "None" from the list and specify an action after report. Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Deal Method Specify the action method to the reported item. The limit is 507 alphanumeric characters.
4.1.2. To specify the same report destination for all event ID under each source at the same time Even if [Monitor Event Setting] screen is opened again after this setting is done, nothing is displayed in "Report to". Confirm the setting individually in each event. [Setting Method] 1. Start Control Panel (ESMamsadm), and select "Agents Events Setting". [Agents Events Setting] screen opens. 2. Select the source name from "Source". Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. 3.
6. Pressing [Add] moves ID to "Report to". 7. To delete ID from "Report to", select ID from "Report To" and press [Remove] to move ID to "Destination ID List". 8. Press [ok].
5. Syslog Events Setting Functions You can link the setting of Syslog Monitoring Event with the report to monitoring events. If monitor events occur, alerts will be sent to destinations set up here. You can arbitrarily add and delete new event sources and new monitoring events in addition to events registered beforehand according to the system environment. Monitoring syslog events is preformed at intervals of 5 minutes. You can change the monitoring interval of Syslog event monitoring.
Event ID When "OFF" is selected in "Operation on source", Event ID list from the source selected in "Source" is displayed. When "ON" is selected in "Operation on source", "ALL" is displayed in "Event ID". [Test] When "OFF" is selected in "Operation on source", for the test report, press this button. Not only the report but also "Action After Report" works. Therefore be careful about the choice of the report to test because it may be shut down depending on setting.
5.1. Setting Destination (Syslog Event) The following are the methods of specifying the report destination: 1) Specify the report destination for each monitor event individually. 2) Specify the same report destination for all Event ID under each source at the same time. 5.1.1. To specify the report destination for each monitor event individually Not only the report destination but also Action After Report, Deal Method, etc., can be set. [Setting Method] 1.
6. Select ID to be reported from "Destination ID List". 7. Pressing [Add] moves ID to "Report to". 8. To delete ID from "Report to", select ID from "Report to" and press [Remove] to move ID to "Destination ID List". 9. Press [ok]. Action After Report Select either "Shutdown", "Reboot", or "None" from the list and specify an action after report. Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. Deal Method Specify the action method to the reported item within 507 alphanumeric characters.
5.1.2. To specify the same report destination for all event ID under each source at the same time Even if [Syslog Application Setting] screen is opened again after this setting is done, nothing is displayed in "Report to". Confirm the setting individually in each event. [Setting Method] 1. Start Control Panel (ESMamsadm) and select "Syslog Events Setting". [Syslog Events Setting] screen opens. 2. Select the source name from "Source". Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. 3.
5. Select ID to be reported from "Destination ID List". 6. Pressing [Add] moves ID to "Report to". 7. To delete ID from "Report to", select ID from "Report to" and press [Remove] to move ID to "Destination ID List". 8. Press [ok].
5.2. Adding of Syslog Monitoring Event Sources According to the system environment, you can arbitrarily add new event sources. Add new event sources here when you want to monitor the event that applications other than NEC ESMPRO Agent register. You register the first new monitoring event, when registering a new event source. The maximum number of events that can be registered is 1,024.
4. Input Source, Event ID, Keyword, Trap Name and Deal Method. 5. Press [Done]. It sets Action After Report: None and Report Count: 1 than. Source (need) Specify the source name within 40 alphanumeric characters. The source name converts it into a capital letter to use a capital letter even if you set a small letter for a source name, but "Type" to display with AlertViewer comes to remain an alphanumeric character which you set.
Syslog, the full text of the message is reported to NEC ESMPRO Manager. It is displayed in "Details" column of AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager. The detection range in one is from a head of a line to 1024Byte. Trap Name (need) Specify the outline of the report message within 79 alphanumeric characters. It is displayed in "Outline" column of AlertViewer of NEC ESMPRO Manager. Deal Method Specify the action method to the reported item within 507 alphanumeric characters.
5.3. Adding of Syslog Monitoring Event Responding to the system environment, you can add a new Syslog Monitoring Event under Syslog Monitoring Event Source that has already been registered. [Setting Method] 60 1. Start Control Panel (ESMamsadm) and select "Syslog Events Setting". [Syslog Events Setting] screen opens. 2. Select the source name from "Source". Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. 3. Select "OFF" from "Operation on source". Set using space key. 4. Press [Add...
5.4. Deleting of Syslog Monitoring Event Sources The source of Syslog Monitoring Event can be deleted from Syslog Event watch. When you delete an event source, all monitoring events contained in that source will be deleted. Certain monitoring event resources are registered with NEC ESMPRO Agent by default. You cannot delete them. [Setting Method] 1. Start Control Panel (ESMamsadm) and select "Syslog Events Setting". [Syslog Events Setting] screen opens. 2.
5.5. Deleting of Syslog Monitoring Event You can delete an event source from Syslog Monitoring Event. The predetermined watch event that NEC ESMPRO Agent registers cannot be deleted. [Setting Method] 62 1. Start Control Panel (ESMamsadm) and select "Syslog Events Setting". [Syslog Events Setting] screen opens. 2. Select the source name from "Source". Select using "UP/DOWN" arrow keys. 3. Select "OFF" from "Operation on source". Set using space key. 4.
NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.5 4 Additional Features This chapter explains additional features of NEC ESMPRO Agent. 1. OS Stall Monitoring by using OpenIPMI 2.
1. OS Stall Monitoring by using OpenIPMI This section explains OS Stall Monitoring by using OpenIPMI. Functions You can monitor OS Stall condition by regularly updating watchdog timer (timer for software stall monitoring) mounted machine. In case there is no response due to OS stall or, timer is not updated or other reasons, Watchdog timer expires and the system reboot automatically. Note Confirm the movement situation of OpenIPMI by all means before setting this chapter.
1.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 to 5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Supported OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL4) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (RHEL5) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2 (SLES10SP2) SUES Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3 (SLES10SP3) Settings Stall Monitoring Setting Log in to the system as the root user. 1) Install necessary packages in advance. 1-1) Install the following OpenIPMI packages. RHEL4, RHEL5 SLES10SP2, SLES10SP3 OpenIPMI-*.rpm OpenIPMI-*.rpm OpenIPMI-tools-*.
The presence designated at timeout period, you can confirm it in having explanation or not of watchdog-timeout of "man watchdog.conf".
# chkconfig: - 27 46 # description: software watchdog # # Source function library. . /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions <= Delete for SLES10SP2, SLES10SP3 prog=/usr/sbin/ResetWDT case "$1" in start) echo -n "Starting watchdog daemon: " ${prog} & success "Starting watchdog daemon" <= Delete for SLES10SP2,SLES10SP3 echo ;; *) echo "Usage: watchdog {start}" exit 1 ;; esac ---------------------------------------* Specify the path of WDT Update program in ‘prog=’ 3-4) Copy WDT Update program script.
2) Set that WDT Update program is possible to stop automatically. 3) Restart the system. Deletion Procedure Log in to the system as the root user. 1) Invalidate function of stall monitoring. 2) Delete watchdog package is installed, delete it. If it is not installed, do the following.
1.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 to 7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Supported OS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (RHEL6) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (RHEL7) SUES Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (SLES11SP1) Settings Stall Monitoring Setting Log in to the system as the root user. 1) Install necessary packages in advance. 1-1) Install the following OpenIPMI packages. RHEL6, RHEL7, SLES11SP1 OpenIPMI-*.rpm ipmitool-*.rpm 2) Set OpenIPMI.
[2:0] 000b = reserved 001b = BIOS FRB2 010b = BIOS/POST 011b = OS Load 100b = SMS/OS 101b = OEM Other = reserved 0x01 : Timer Actions (Hard Reset) [7] [6:4] reserved pre-timeout interrupt 000b = none 001b = SMI 010b = NMI/Diagnostic interrupt 011b = Messaging Interrupt Other = reserved [3] [2:0] reserved timeout action 000b = no action 001b = Hard Reset 010b = Power Down 011b = Power Cycle Other = reserved 0xa : Pre-timeout interval 0x3e : Timer Use Expiration flags clear 0x08 : Initial countdown value,
# description: software watchdog # # Source function library.
2) Restart the system. Deletion Procedure Log in to the system as the root user. 1) Set that WDT Update program is possible to stop automatically. 2) Delete WDT Update program and WDT Update program script. 3) Restart the system.
2. Configuration tool NEC ESMPRO Agent provides configuration tool (this tool) to the /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/tools subordinates. 1) NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.4 or later is necessary to use this tool. It installs by all means NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.4 or later and operates it. 2) Root authority is necessary to use this tool. Log in by all means in a user with the root authority. 3) It cannot use plural these tools at the same time.
2.1. esmamset command Functions By esmamset command, it can set the following. 1) The rack name can be set when the server is a rack mount type. 2) Select SNMP community name. 3) Enable/Disable Manager Report (SNMP). 4) Add/Remove SNMP Trap Destination IP address. 5) Enable/Disable Manager (TCP_IP In-Band). 6) Add/Remove Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) IP address. 7) Port Number of Manager (TCP_IP In-Band). 8) Enable/Disable the shutdown function. Settings The usage of esmamset command is as follows.
Option Explanation character string with the absolute pass which becomes with less than 255 bytes of length of the pass. It becomes only a file output with a format same as a syslog. --fmo Set the monitoring object which does not include "/var/log/messages" character string with the absolute pass which becomes with less than 255 bytes of length of the pass. -s ON|OFF -d Enable/Disable Manager Report (SNMP).
keyname(Capital letter) Explanation CUSTOM-MONITORING-OBJECT It is the same as -cmo option. FILE-MONITORING-OBJECT It is the same as -fmo option. SNMP It is the same as -s option. DELIP It is the same as -d option. ADDIP It is the same as -a option. IN-BAND It is the same as -t option. IN-BANDIP It is the same as -i option. IN-BANDPORT It is the same as -p option. SHUTDOWN It is the same as -o option.
full path (length<=255). And the full pass and reading authority of Custom cannot be set Monitoring Object. "/var/log/messages". Or filename exceeds max length (255 byte). And cannot be set “/var/log/messages”. Please input a readable file's Cannot acquire a parameter of "-fmo" (File name after "--fmo" option with Monitoring Object). It is necessary the full full path (length<=255). And pass and reading authority of File Monitoring cannot be set Object. "/var/log/messages".
2.2. esmsysrep command Functions By esmsysrep command, it can set the following. 1) Adding of Syslog Monitoring Event. 2) Setting of Syslog Monitoring Event. 3) Deleting of Syslog Monitoring Event. Settings The usage of esmsysrep command is as follows. It is necessary restart of NEC ESMPRO Agent service to reflect the setting that you executed by esmsysrep command in working NEC ESMPRO Agent. # cd /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/tools/ # .
-o Set ON/OFF of the TCP/IP OUT-OF-BAND report method. [OFF] -t Set the trap name. [""] -d Set the deal method. [""] -w Set the watch time. ["0-24"] -c Set the report count. [1] -r Set the action after a report. [NONE] * --list is supported by NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.10-1 or later. Command use example # .
Option ReportCount Explanation It displays the outbreak number of times of the applicable event necessary for a report in the monitoring time with a number of 1 to 65535. AfterReport It displays an action after report. (“NONE”, “SHUTDOWN” or “REBOOT”) --help It display help (Usage :). * --list is supported by NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.10-1 or later. [SOURCE] Designation It appoints the following options. It cannot omit it.
Option Explanation -d It set the dealmethod. It can use it to 507 bytes. [ACTION] at the time of --add, a default is "" (blank). -w It set watch time. When it appoint a plural number, it set it at comma (,) end. [ACTION] at the time of --add, a default is "0^24". -c It set the report count (1 to 65535). [ACTION] at the time of --add, a default is "1". -r It set the Action After Report. sets any of the following.
Message Explanation Return value Other program is accessing the syslog Because other programs such as ESMamsadm 1 events setting. access to Syslog Event Setting, cannot access it. "/" already Sourcename / Event ID which "--add" exists. appointed has already existed. "/" doesn’t Sourcename / Event ID which "--mod" or “--del” exist. appointed does not exist. Access "/" [ACTION] is failed. failed.
NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.5 5 Notes This chapter explains notes of NEC ESMPRO Agent. 1. Common of NEC ESMPRO Agent 2. Instructions of NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware 3. Instructions of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 4. Instructions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 When it does not list Update and Service Pack of OS, a version in "Requirements", it becomes a target to depend on Update and SP, the version.
1. NEC ESMPRO Agent It is instructions about NEC ESMPRO Agent it does not depend on OS or become the same phenomenon by the plural OS. A t t h e t i m e o f O S o r s e r vi c e s t o p , s e g f a u l t s o m e t i m e s o c c u r s Requirements: Less than NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.8-1 Correction: NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.8-1 Description: When ESMcmn, ESMlan or ESMsmsrv service stops, by a timing of the internal processing, segfault occurs.
# /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/bin/ESMRestart A t t h e t i m e o f O S s t a r t , s e g f a u l t s o m e t i m e s o c c u r s i n E S M a m vm a i n . Requirements: Less than NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.2-1. Correction: NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.2-1. Description: By a timing, segfault occurs that the start of Syslog monitoring thread every service start competes with monthly HeartBeat report to carry out when ESMamvmain service starts and refers to unjust address.
1) After having executed collectsa.sh, stop iptables service. # /etc/rc.d/init.d/iptables stop 2) Renew the script of collectsa.sh not to gather this information in iptables when not in use. if [ -z `which iptables 2>/dev/null` ] ; then echo "There is no iptables in this machine!" > ./iptables.err else iptables --list > ./iptables-list 2>&1 fi if [ -z `which iptables 2>/dev/null` ] ; then echo "There is no iptables in this machine!" > ./iptables.
Description : Drive slot is not in rebuild progress. Solution: Read it in "Drive slot has been stopped rebuilding or rebuilding has been completed." T h e p o w e r s u p p l y u n i t w h i c h i s n o t e q u i p p e d w i t h i s n o t s o m e t i m e s d i s p l a ye d Requirements: NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver.4.5.2-2 Description: When a power supply unit is attached, NEC ESMPRO Agent rebuilds internal data.
Description: File System Monitoring function confirms a mount point every monitoring interval and, using the statfs() function that is the function of OS, acquires file system information. 1) Confirm a mount point. 2) Acquire information using statfs() function for the cause at a mount point. When a mount point was unmounted between things of 1) and 2) mentioned above, we confirmed that the file system information of the mount point in the high rank was returned not error from statfs() function.
Start of File System Monitor service. (Check the mount point.) It detect mount [point A], and setting it is continuation use. It not detect mount [point B], and setting it is delete. The monitor is not intended. (auto) mount [point B] Next monitor interval of File System Monitoring service. Check the mount point. It detect mount [point B], and setting it is a default value. New mount point and recognition.
portmap (or rpcbind) were performed during NEC ESMPRO Agent use, NEC ESMPRO Agent cannot work normally. Solution: Execute the following command so that NEC ESMPRO Agent restarts. # /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/bin/ESMRestart T h e r e i s t i m e w h e n t h e m e s s a g e o f N E C E S M P R O A g e n t i s r e c o r d e d i n a s ys l o g a t t h e t i m e o f t h e s ys t e m o r s e r v i c e s t o p . Requirements: NEC ESMPRO Agent all versions.
reported at the time of OS start by the timing when the phenomenon of the report object occurs. Solution: Confirm the message which is displayed after the above for 5 minutes to AlertViewer after OS started. W h e n r e p o r t m e a n s o f S N M P i s n o t e f f e c t i ve , t h e r e i s t h e t h i n g t h a t S N M P r e p o r t i s transmitted. Requirements: All OS.
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Description: The sensor of the temperature / voltage / fan which does not have information such as a state, a current value, number of revolutions, the threshold by a model exists. Therefore it may be displayed as follows when you referred to an applicable sensor in NEC ESMPRO Manager. - In [Information of server state/constitution] of NEC ESMPRO Manager, a state is displayed with "unknown".
Requirements: All OS. Description: The transmission speed of the network might not be correctly displayed on [Constitution Information] - [Network], according to the specification of hardware and the specification of driver. Solution: It is influence only for display, and there is not the influence for a monitor function of NEC ESMPRO Agent. I n t e r f a c e t yp e o f t h e n e t w o r k . Requirements: All OS.
by the practice result of the dmidecode command. Handle 0x000C, DMI type 8, 9 bytes Port Connector Information Solution: It is influence only for display, and there is not the influence for a monitor function of NEC ESMPRO Agent. M o u s e i n f o r m a t i o n i s n o t d i s p l a ye d . Requirements: VMware ESX 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Asianux Server 3, MIRACLE LINUX V4.0.
UUID/GUID is different. Example) A value of SMBIOS Ver2.6 12345678 ABCD EFGH IJKL MNOPQRSTUVWX It work part-time at a 4bytes 2bytes 2bytes unit, and the part of the wave underline is changed. 78563412 CDAB GHEF IJKL MNOPQRSTUVWX Solution: In NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.5.28 or later, the problem registered as separate servers is revised in both Management Controller management and SNMP management are effective.
2. NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware It is instructions of NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware. (It includes NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware Infrastructure 3.) When it does not mention Update and the version of OS in "Requirements", it is object without depending on Update and a version. Download NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware of the most recent version from the following websites. http://itpf.zpf.nec.co.jp/AsQV2/Page/2744/Show ESMPROforvSphere4_basic_module.zip ESMPROforvSphere4_latest_module.
Requirements: glibc-2.5-42 in VMware ESX 4 Description: Memory leak occurs when it use following API of net-snmp. It is used by NEC ESMPRO Agent. - dlopen - dlclose When you use Local Polling function of NEC ESMPRO Manager, memory leak of ESMcmn of NEC ESMPRO Agent occurs. Solution: Memory leak occurs when it use following API of glibc. It is used by NEC ESMPRO Agent.
Description: Because VMware ESX 4 cannot handle a device of USB connection dynamically, storage information increases when you repeated the exclusion and adding of the device. NEC ESMPRO Agent refers to a /proc/scsi/scsi file, but this phenomenon occurs by the problem of OS. Solution: Use "client device" or "datastore ISO file" to influence it when it use optical drive from Guest OS. Logical CPU information and Memory Usage . Requirements: VMware ESX 4.
3. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server It is instructions about NEC ESMPRO Agent for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. When it does not mention Update and version of OS in "Requirements", it is object without depending on Update and a version. In a kernel-2.6.32.54-0.3.1, it cannot displa y constitution information and the operation situation of NEC ESMPRO Manager. Requirements: NEC Express5800/A1080a, A1040a working on kernel-2.6.32.54-0.3.1, you use NEC ESMPRO Manager Ver.4 or Ver.5 (Windows GUI version).
the state that started NEC ESMPRO Manager, It can not update the state in NEC ESMPRO Agent. Solution: When you install/remove a device (fan or power supply unit) corresponding to the hot swap, execute the following command and restart NEC ESMPRO Agent service. # /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/bin/ESMRestart A f i l e a f t e r s ys l o g r o t a t e d o e s n o t b e c o m e t a r g e t e d f o r m o n i t o r i n g . Requirements: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.
function. Solution: Log at the time of OS start comes to be output by /var/log/messages by stopping boot.klogd service in the following procedures and gets possible to report the phenomenon that the software reports it, and cooperate detected at the time of OS start from NEC ESMPRO Agent. #insserv -r boot.crypto #insserv -r boot.klog Specifications of packages in Linux OS Memory leak occurs when it uses specific API of net -snmp. Requirements: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP3.
4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux It is instructions about NEC ESMPRO Agent for Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Specifications of NEC ESMPRO Agent T h e r e i s t i m e w h e n a n e t - s n m p - r e l a t e d m e s s a g e i s r e c o r d e d i n a s ys l o g a t t h e t i m e o f t h e s ys t e m s t a r t . Requirements: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Description: There is time when the following messages are recorded in a syslog at the time of the system start.
[A setting method] 1) Reboot snmpd service after setting in /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf in the following. dontLogTCPWrappersConnects yes 2) Reboot snmpd service after setting in /etc/snmp/snmpd.options in the following. OPTIONS="-Lsd -Lf /dev/null -p /var/run/snmpd.pid" Reference: How to disable the excessive logging of snmpd in Red Hat Enterprise Linux System? https://access.redhat.com/site/solutions/3465 Memory leak occurs when it uses specific API of glibc include d in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3.
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-19.el5_1.4.x86_64.rpm Carry out the following rpm commands on the occasion of application. # rpm -Uvh --oldpackage *.rpm M e m o r y l e a k o c c u r s b y s e r vi c e o f n e t - s n m p i n c l u d e d i n R e d H a t E n t e r p r i s e L i n u x 5.3. Requirements: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3. Correction: net-snmp-5.3.2.2-5.el5_3.1 or later.
Requirements: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Correction: net-snmp-5.3.2.2-9.el5_5.1 or later (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6) Description: It is defective in snmpd included in net-snmp and is caused by the closing of the file leaking out by the processing that snmpd searches MIB data regularly. It may not be possible for communication about NEC ESMPRO Manager to generate a communication socket newly because I have used up the file descriptor that can open by 1 process under this influence.
NEC ESMPRO Agent Ver. 4.5 6 Common Questions This chapter explains common questions of NEC ESMPRO Agent. In this chapter, it explains a common question about NEC ESMPRO Agent. NEC ESMPRO Agent for Linux supports a function same as NEC ESMPRO Agent for VMware.
Fail in automatic discovery from NEC ESMPRO Manager. Confirm the setting of the access limit. When it watches NEC ESMPRO Agent from NEC ESMPRO Manager, you use the following ports. When an access limit is effective, make setting to admit access for the following ports. snmp 161/udp snmp-trap 162/udp Confirm that snmpd starts. Check that running of snmpd. # ps ax | grep snmpd - When snmpd starts, it is not necessary to do anything. - When snmpd does not start, start snmpd. # /etc/init.
address" of the server which you are going to register. When these are piled up, you cannot register. C o n f i r m t h e c o n t e n t s o f t h e / e t c / h o s t s . d e n y, / e t c / h o s t s . a l l o w f i l e s . Confirm the setting contents of /etc/hosts.deny and the /etc/hosts.allow file. When you set the principle prohibition in /etc/hosts.deny, make setting to admit access for snmpd in /etc/hosts.allow file. Confirm the setting situation of SELinux.
rwcommunity public default An ESMPRO-related message is recorded to a syslog, and the start of OS takes time. The possibility that the port which portmap (or rpcbind) is not started as for the cause that the following message is displayed or Agent uses is not thrown open is thought about. ###ERR### Please check /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/work/ESMntserver.ready or fopen is failed (errno:2) Confirm the following. - The portmap (or rpcbind) started. - It confirms contents of /etc/sysconfig/iptables.
# /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/bin/ESMRestart start [When you restart it] Execute ESMRestart command. # /opt/nec/esmpro_sa/bin/ESMRestart snmpd does not start or stop. Teach the information about a function and specifications of NEC ESMPRO Agent. When it perform a change of the time of the OS (push forward time or dela y it) , p l e a s e t e l l m e a b o u t i n f l u e n c e t o g i ve N E C E S M P R O Ag e n t .
T e a c h W i n d o w s ve r s i o n o f N E C E S M P R O Ag e n t a n d a f u n c t i o n d i f f e r e n c e s h a r e f o r Linux. In NEC ESMPRO Agent for Linux, the following functions are non-support. - Indication of the disk array information with Information of server state / constitution. Support only a report function using Syslog Monitoring function by introducing RAID management utility.
127.0.0.1 server1 localhost.localdomain localhost 10.1.2.2 server2 [Example 3] The transmission former IP address of the trap is 10.1.2.1. 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 10.1.2.1 server1 10.1.2.2 server2 T e a c h t h e m e s s a g e w h i c h N E C E S M P R O A g e n t r e c o r d s i n a s ys l o g . Refer to "Report Message" of SNMP Trap List for the message which NEC ESMPRO Agent records in a syslog.
one idea. Show the item with the need to set again when you changed setting. Change the password of the user with the root authority. - The item which changes setting of NEC ESMPRO Agent There is not the item changing setting. - The item which changes setting of NEC ESMPRO Manager There is not the item changing setting. Change the IP address of NEC ESMPRO Agent machine. - The item which changes setting of NEC ESMPRO Agent There is not the item changing setting.
Change IP address of NEC ESMPRO Manager set to a screen to the new IP address. Change the host name of NEC ESMPRO Manager machine. - The item which changes setting of NEC ESMPRO Agent When you appoint IP Address of NEC ESMPRO Manager in a manager report (TCP IP), change report setting from Control Panel (ESMamsadm) with reference to chapter 3 with less than it. 3.1.1. Address Setting when Manager (TCP_IP In-Band) is used as a report method 3.1.2.
Question about the obstacle information collection tool (collectsa.sh). W h e n a p r o b l e m o c c u r s f o r m o ve m e n t o f N E C E S M P R O A g e n t . When a problem occurs for movement of NEC ESMPRO Agent, you collect information in the obstacle information collection tool (collectsa.sh), and, contact us. - How to use the obstacle information collection tool (collectsa.sh) 1) Log in to the system as the root user. 2) Move to any directory.
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