Description

This connector discovers Emulex HBAs of servers running UNIX or Linux using the hbacmd utility provided with the Emulex Drivers.

Connector ID: EmulexHbacmd

This connector supersedes:

• CpqHBA
• SMISHBA

Target

Typical platform: Any system with Emulex

Operating systems: Linux, Oracle Solaris

Prerequisites

Leverages: Emulex's hbacmd utility

Technology and protocols: System Commands

This connector requires advanced privileges on the managed host for the command below:

• hbacmd

This connector therefore needs to run as root or you need to configure a privilege-escalation mechanism like sudo on the managed host to allow the monitoring account to run the command listed above.

Sample of /etc/sudoers to allow the above command to be run as root by the hwsagent account:

hwsagent ALL=(root) NOPASSWD: hbacmd

Examples

hws HOSTNAME -t linux -f EmulexHbacmd --ssh -u USER --sudo-command-list hbacmd

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: linux
  selectedConnectors: [ EmulexHbacmd ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  ssh:
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt
    useSudo: true
    useSudoCommands: [ "hbacmd" ]

Connector Activation Criteria

The Emulex HBAs (hbacmd) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The command below succeeds on the monitored host
  • Command: hbacmd ListHBAs
  • Output contains: Port WWN (regex)