How do I configure IBM BladeCenter 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 IBM BladeCenter system through the Advanced Management Module using SNMP. Entuity discovers the chassis, blades, processors, memory, physical disks, disk controllers, IO modules, as well as power supplies and fans, of each system. To do so, the Entuity collector uses port 161 (which must be open bidirectionally between the Entuity server/agent and the IBM BladeCenter system) and an SNMP community string or user account. 

Supported devices

• IBM BladeCenters

To create an SNMP community string or user account:

1. Log into the Advanced Management Module web interface with administrator-level credentials.
2. Navigate to MM Control > Network Protocols > Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). 
3. Enable the SNMP version that you want to use (Traps are not required as the agent patrols the device.).
4. For SNMPv3, skip to the next step. Otherwise, for SNMPv1 and SNMPv2c, enter a read-only community string name, GET, and the IP address of the Entuity server/agent.
5. For SNMPv3, create an SNMP user account:
   1. Under MM Control, navigate to Login Profiles and click a user profile that is not used.  
      The SNMP v3 Access is listed at the bottom of the Login Profile Creation page.
   2. Enter a user name in the Context name field.
   3. Select the auth protocol and privacy protocol that you want for the account, and provide passwords for each, as necessary.
   4. Change the Access type to GET.
6. Click Save. 

Configuration details to specify when adding the asset to Entuity

When you add the system 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 IBM Blade Center from the Asset Type drop-down field.
• In the Asset Details section, enter the Management Module IP address in the Polled Name/IP Address field.
• In the Hardware Monitoring section, select IBM Blade Center (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 appropriate SNMP version, 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.