Monitoring and Management of IBM ESS Shark series in OpStor

OpStor provides monitoring and management of IBM ESS Shark series

Models Supported

• ESS 2105-800
• ESS 2105-750
• ESS 2105-F20

Features supported

Prerequisites for monitoring IBM ESS Shark Array

• OpStor uses the IBM Common Information Model (CIM) Agent for ESS to monitor the IBM ESS Shark Array
• The IBM ESS CIM agent can be installed on any server that is pingable from the server where OpStor is installed
• IBM CIM agent install requires esscli utility is already installed in the server
• The ESS CIM Agent is downloadable from the IBM site at
  http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/storage/support/software/cimess/downloading.html
• Installation details for the ESS CIM Agent are available in the above page itself
• Disable DigestAuthentication by setting DigestAuthentication flag to false in cimom.properties file
  Note : Default directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\cimagent
• Start the ESS Provider service CIM Object Manager - DS Open API from the Windows services menu

Steps to add IBM ESS Shark Array in OpStor

• Navigate to Admin Tab --> Manage Storage Devices link in OpStor client
• Provide IP Address of server where IBM ESS CIM Agent is running
• Choose the Device Type as 'RAID'
• Choose the Vendor as 'IBM'
• In Username field enter the ESS CIM Agent username
• In the Password field enter the ESS CIM Agent password
• Provide the Port number at which the CIM Agent is running(5989 or 5988)
• Choose whether the SSL should be Enabled(https) or Disabled(http)
• Provied the name space (by default root/ibm)
• Enter the timeout
• 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.