BladeCenter management
The Entuity BladeCenter module allows Entuity to manage IBM BladeCenters in a similar manner to other devices, e.g. switches, routers and hubs.
Entuity groups BladeCenter components into managed associated objects.
| Association | Description |
|---|---|
| Blades | a blade encloses the server hardware. |
| Blowers | BladeCenters usually have two blowers (fans), empty blow bays are not displayed. |
| Management Module | BladeCenter has two management modules, one acts as a backup to the other, inheriting its configuration. By default, this data is polled every twenty-four hours and retained for six months. |
| Power Supplies | BladeCenter holds up to four power modules. For consistency within Entuity, modules are referred to as Power Supply Units and named from one to four, i.e. PSU1, PSU2, PSU3 and PSU4. By default this data is polled every twenty-four hours and retained for six months. Empty power module bays are not displayed. |
| Switch Bays | Entuity monitors ethernet switch modules using an enhanced form of its standard ethernet switch support facilities. For example, the Nortel switch module uses the Nortel proprietary MIB as the source of the port names and these can be defined in the switch configuration. Ports are listed in Entuity using names that reflect their purpose such as connections to specific bays/blades/slots or the main connection to the external network. By default, this data is polled every twenty-four hours and retained for six months. |
BladeCenter attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| BIA | burned-in MAC (BIA) address |
| BladeCenter Name | name of the BladeCenter. |
| Data Rate | data transfer rate to be used over the Ethernet interface. |
| DHCP Enabled | indicates whether DHCP is enabled on this interface. |
| Gateway IP Address | IP address of the default gateway for the blade server (typically configured on a Layer 3 device). The IP address of the gateway/router for the Ethernet interface. |
| Host Name | DNS host name for this interface. |
| IP Address | IP address for the Ethernet interface. |
| LAA | locally administered MAC address. |
| MTU | Maximum Transmission Unit for the Ethernet interface. |
| Name | name. |
| Serial Number | chassis VPD serial number. |
| Subnet Mask | subnet mask for the Ethernet interface. |
| Type | chassis type. |
| Blades | |
| Blade Name | blade slot identifier. |
| Blade Bay | name of the blade taken from the OID. |
| Switch Bays | |
| Bay Name | switch bay name of this switch in the BladeCenter. |
| Bay Number | number of this switch bay. |
BladeCenter stream attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Chassis FRU Number | chassis Field Replacement Unit number. |
| Chassis Hardware Revision | chassis hardware revision. |
| Chassis Manufacturing ID | chassis hardware manufacturer identifier, e.g. IBM. |
| Chassis UUID | chassis Universally Unique Identifier. |
| Chassis +2.5V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +2.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +3.3V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +3.3V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +3.3V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +3.3V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +5V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +5V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +5V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Front Panel Average Temperature | front panel average temperature, in degrees centigrade. |
| Front Panel Maximum Temperature | front panel maximum temperature, in degrees centigrade. |
| Front Panel Minimum Temperature | front panel minimum temperature, in degrees centigrade. |
| Management Module Average Temperature | management module average temperature, in degrees centigrade. |
| Management Module Maximum Temperature | management module maximum temperature, in degrees centigrade. |
| Management Module Minimum Temperature | management module minimum temperature, in degrees centigrade. |
| Model | chassis model. |
| Media Tray FRU Number | Field Replacement Unit number of the media tray. |
| Media Tray Hardware Revision | media trap VPD hardware revision number. |
| Media Tray Manufacturing ID | identifies the media tray manufacturer. |
| Chassis -5V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the -5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis -5V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the -5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis -5V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the -5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +1.8V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +1.8V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +1.8V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +1.8V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +1.8V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +1.8V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +12V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +12V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +12V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +12V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +12V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +12V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +2.5V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +2.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Chassis +2.5V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +2.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Media Tray UUID | media tray Universally Unique Identifier. |
| Revision | hardware revision. |
| FRU Number | Field Replacement Unit number. |
| UUID | Unique Unit Identifier. |
| Blades | |
| Blade +1.25V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +1.25V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +1.25V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +1.25V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +1.25V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +1.25V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +1.5V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +1.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +1.5V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +1.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +1.5V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +1.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +12V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +12V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +12V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +12V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +12V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +12V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +2.5V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +2.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +2.5V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +2.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +2.5V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +2.5V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +3.3V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +3.3V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +3.3V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +3.3V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +3.3V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +3.3V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +5V Rail Average | average power supply voltage reading of the +1.25V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +5V Rail Maximum | maximum power supply voltage reading of the +1.25V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Blade +5V Rail Minimum | minimum power supply voltage reading of the +1.25V rail, expressed in millivolts. |
| Connection Type | blade state. |
| Connection Type | indicates the blade server connection type is none, ethernet, or fiber. |
| CPU1 Temperature | temperature of the blade's first CPU, measured in degrees centigrade. |
| CPU2 Temperature | temperature of the blade's second CPU, measured in degrees centigrade. |
| DASD Temperature | temperature of the blade's DASD, measured in degrees centigrade. |
| Daughter Card Type | type of daughter card held by the blade. |
| Daughter FRU Number | Field Replacement Unit number of the blade daughter card. |
| Daughter Manufacturing ID | daughter card hardware manufacturer identifier, e.g. IBM. |
| Daughter Revision | blade daughter card's hardware revision. |
| Daughter UUID | blade daughter hardware Universally Unique Identifier. |
| Health State | system health state for the blade server, Unknown, Good, Warning, and Bad. |
| Health State Severity | indicates the state of health of the blade server, i.e. Unknown, Good, Warning, and Bad. |
| Health Summary Description | description of the state of health and of the blade server. |
| Machine Type | blade hardware VPD machine type. |
| Manufacturing ID | manufacturing ID. |
| Owns KVM | indicates whether the KVM is owned by the blade, i.e. either false or true. |
| Owns Media Tray | indicates whether the remote media tray is owned by the blade, i.e. either false or true. |
| Power State | indicates whether the server blade specified is powered on or off. |
| Remote KVM Enable | indicates whether the state of the remote keyboard/video/monitor for the blade server is either disabled or enabled. |
| Remote Media Enable | indicates whether the state of the remote media tray for the blade server is disabled or enabled. |
| Remote Power Enable | indicates whether the state of the remote power for the blade server is disabled or enabled. |
| Remote Wake On LAN Enable | indicates whether the state of the remote wake on the LAN for the blade server is either disabled or enabled. |
| Serial Number | Blade Serial Number. |
| Blowers | |
| Blower Speed | speed of the blower as a percentage of its maximum rate. By default, Entuity polls for blower speed every fifteen minutes, rolled up as statistical data and retained for six months. |
| Switch Bays | |
| Firmware Build Date | switch module firmware build date. |
| Firmware Build ID | switch module firmware build identifier. |
| Firmware Revision Number | switch module firmware revision number. |
| Type of Switch Module | type of switch module installed. |
Media Tray
BladeCenter Media Tray displays information on the BladeCenter media tray. By default, this data is polled twenty-four hourly and retained for six months.
Chassis Voltages
BladeCenter Chassis Voltages displays information on the BladeCenter chassis power supply voltage. By default, this data is polled every fifteen minutes, rolled up as statistical data and retained for six months.
Voltage rails are instrumented in the MIB as strings with the measurement shown to two decimal places. In Entuity, the voltage attributes are stored as signed integers representing the voltage in millivolts, e.g. +5.07 volts is represented as 5070 millivolts. This allows the voltages to be plotted graphically.
Chassis Temperature
BladeCenter Temperature displays information on the BladeCenter temperature. By default this data is polled every fifteen minutes, rolled up as statistical data and retained for six months.
Temperatures are instrumented as strings with the measurement shown to two decimal places. Entuity rounds the measurement, allowing easier plotting. The precision of the temperature measurement within a degree is of little relevance the values will be stored in signed integers. This allows the temperatures to be plotted graphically.
BladeCenter blades
There are fourteen bays in a chassis and each bay can accept one blade. A blade encloses the server hardware. BladeCenter Blades tab displays information on the BladeCenter blade server. By default this data is polled every twenty-four hours and retained for six months.
Note, the terms 'blade' and 'bay' are used interchangeably in this article.
Blades inventory
Blades Inventory details the blade and any blade daughter cards. By default, this data is polled every twenty-four hours and retained for six months.
Blade state
The blade state indicates the state of each blade. By default, blade state data is polled every fifteen minutes and retained for one week.
Blade temperature
Blade temperature indicates the temperature of each blade. By default, blade state data is polled every fifteen minutes and retained for one week.
Although temperatures are instrumented as strings with the measurement shown to two decimal places, Entuity displays temperature values as signed integers. The loss of precision is marginal but does allow temperatures to be plotted graphically.
Blade voltages
BladeCenter Blade Voltages displays information on the blade server power supply voltage. By default this data is polled every fifteen minutes, rolled up as statistical data and retained for six months.
Voltage rails are instrumented in the MIB as strings with the measurement shown to two decimal places. In Entuity, the voltage attributes are stored as signed integers representing the voltage in millivolts, e.g. +5.07 volts is represented as 5070 millivolts. This allows the voltages to be plotted graphically.
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