How do I configure Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect SNMP monitoring?

Supported devices

To create an SNMP community string or user account

Configuration details to specify when adding the asset to Entuity

Entuity supports hardware monitoring on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) systems managed by Cisco UCS Manager software through the Fabric Interconnects with SNMP. Entuity discovers the whole chassis, blades, rack servers, fabric interconnects, and all internal/associated components of a Cisco UCS system. To do so, the Entuity collector uses port 161 (which must be open bidirectionally between the Entuity server/agent and the Fabric Interconnects) and an SNMP community string or user account. 

Supported devices

• Cisco UCS Chassis
• Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
• Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects

To create an SNMP community string or user account:

1. Log into the Cisco UCS Manager web interface with administrator-level credentials and navigate to navigate to the Admin page. 
2. Expand All > Communication Management > Communication Services. 
3. Select Communication Services and scroll to the SNMP section. 
4. Ensure that Admin State is enabled, and that the port is 161.
5. For SNMPv3, skip to the next step. Otherwise, for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c, enter a read-only community string.
6. For SNMPv3, create an SNMP user account:
   1.  Under the SNMP Users area, click +.
   2. Configure the user account for read-only access, and fill out the following fields, as applicable:
      • no auth, no priv – does not need authorization or privacy password.
      • auth, no priv – requires only authorization password and protocol.
      • auth, priv – requires both authorization and privacy passwords and protocols.
7. Select OK and Save Changes.

Configuration details to specify when adding the asset to Entuity

When you add the server to Entuity from the Asset Management page, specify the following information on the Add Asset form:

• In the Management Level section, select Server from the Asset Category drop-down field, and Cisco UCS from the Asset Type drop-down field.
• In the Asset Details section, enter the Fabric Interconnect IP addresses, separated by a comma with no spaces, in the Polled Name/IP Address field. 
• In the Hardware Monitoring section, select Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect (SNMP) from the Connection Method drop-down field.
• On the Credential form (accessed by clicking the Credential field in the Hardware Monitoring section), select the applicable SNMP version from the Credential Type drop-down field, and then enter either the newly created community string (SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c) or the newly created user account (SNMPv3) name and password in the appropriate fields.