Monitoring EMC Centera Storage System using OpStor

OpStor provides monitoring and management of EMC Centera Storage Systems.

Features Supported

Prerequisites for Monitoring EMC Centera

• OpStor uses CLI interface to monitor EMC Centera
• Ensure that Centera CLI software is installed in the server in which OpStor is installed (default location is C:\Program Files\EMC\Centera\4_1).
• Copy the following jars to <Opstor Install Dir\classes> directory .
  • C:\Program Files\EMC\Centera\4_1\SystemOperator\lib\CenteraViewer.jar
  • C:\Program Files\EMC\Centera\4_1\SystemOperator\lib\FieldExt.jar
• Ensure that OpStor is restarted (shutdown & started) after copying those jar files.

Steps to add the EMC Centera in OpStor

• Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
• Provide IP Address of Centera array
• Choose the Device Type as 'RAID'
• Choose the Vendor as 'EMC'
• Choose the Model as 'Centera'
• Provide the administrator Username and Password
• If needed, change the Timeout value (default is 5 seconds)
• Click on Add Device

Note : If the Ping facility is disabled for the device, then please uncheck 'Ping the given IP' field.
Note : In case of non discovery of the device, please follow the troubleshooting tips displayed in the webclient and try re-adding the device.

Prerequisites for Monitoring EMC Centera SNMP Traps

• Steps to add OpStor Server IP as a Trap Recipient. 
  • Connect to Centera CLI (Default Location is C:\Program Files\EMC\Centera\4_1\GlobalServices\bin).
  • Execute Centera CLI.exe and type  set snmp <host_name:port >, where host_name is the server in which OpStor is installed.
• Steps to verify whether OpStor Server is configured properly to listen for EMC Centera Traps.
  • show snmp
    • Sample Output

      SNMP Enabled : Enabled
      Management Station : :162
      Community Name :public
      Heartbeat Trap Interval:1 minute