IBM Director Agent 6 - Windows – Hardware Sentry Documentation

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IBM Director Agent 6 - Windows

Description

This connector provides hardware monitoring through the IBM Director Agent version 6

Connector ID: Director61NT

This connector supersedes:

IpmiTool

Target

Typical platform: IBM xSeries

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: IBM Director Agent 6

Technology and protocols: WMI

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t win -f Director61NT --wmi -u USER

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: win
  selectedConnectors: [ Director61NT ] # 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 6 - 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 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: $^6\.1\.[2-9].*$\|$^6\.[2-9].*$ (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="present"}`	`model` `serial_number` `type` `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`
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"}`
Memory Module	`hw.memory.limit` `hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="memory",state="present"}`	`info`
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"}`
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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