IBM Director Agent 5.10.x - Windows – Hardware Sentry Documentation

IBM Director Agent 5.10.x - Windows

Description

This connector provides hardware monitoring through the IBM Director Agent version 5.10.x which supports almost all IBM Netfinity and xSeries servers.

Connector ID: Director5NT

This connector supersedes:

IpmiTool

Target

Typical platform: IBM xSeries

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: IBM Director Agent 5.10.x

Technology and protocols: WMI

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t win -f Director5NT --wmi -u USER

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: win
  selectedConnectors: [ Director5NT ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  wmi:
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The IBM Director Agent 5.10.x - Windows connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

Operating System is Microsoft Windows
The Windows service TWGIPC is running
The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
- Namespace: root
- WQL Query: SELECT Name FROM __NAMESPACE
- Result contains: ^ibmsd;*$ (regex)
The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
- Namespace: root\ibmsd
- WQL Query: SELECT Version FROM IBMPSG_DirectorAgent
- Result contains: ^5\.[01].* (regex)
The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
- Namespace: root\ibmsd
- WQL Query: SELECT ProductName FROM IBMPSG_ComputerSystemDetails

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes (Labels)
Enclosure	`hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="open"}` `hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="present"}`	`model` `type` `vendor`
Disk Controller	`hw.status{hw.type="disk_controller",state="present"}`	`bios_version` `driver_version` `model` `vendor`
Processor	`hw.cpu.speed.limit{limit_type="max"}` `hw.status{hw.type="cpu",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="cpu",state="present"}`	`model` `vendor`
Fan	`hw.fan.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.fan.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}` `hw.fan.speed` `hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="present"}`	`sensor_location`
Logical Disk, RAID	`hw.logical_disk.limit` `hw.status{hw.type="logical_disk",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="logical_disk",state="present"}`	`raid_level`
Memory Module	`hw.memory.limit` `hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="present"}`	`serial_number` `type` `vendor`
Physical Disk	`hw.physical_disk.size` `hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="physical_disk",state="present"}`	`model` `serial_number` `vendor`
Power Supply	`hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="present"}`
Temperature Sensor	`hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="present"}` `hw.temperature` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}`	`sensor_location`
Voltage Sensor	`hw.status{hw.type="voltage",state="present"}` `hw.voltage` `hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="low.critical"}`	`sensor_location`

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