How do I configure IBM Power AIX SSH monitoring?

Supported devices

To create a monitoring user account

Configuration details to specify when adding the asset to Entuity

Entuity supports hardware monitoring on IBM Power Systems running AIX operating systems (OSes) through IBM AIX SSH commands. Entuity discovers the enclosure, LPARs, SAS enclosures,  power supplies and fans, processors, disk controllers, memory modules, network interfaces, ports, and physical disks of each system. To do so, the Entuity collector uses port 22 (which must be open bidirectionally between the Entuity server/agent and the IBM Power System) and a monitoring user account. 

Supported devices

• IBM Power Systems running the AIX OS

To create a monitoring user account:

Prerequisite: 

Sudo must be installed on the system before you can create a monitoring user account.

Note, the italicized text in the code examples of this procedure represent variables. Replace the variables in the examples with values that are applicable to your environment. 

1. As root, create a new user account on the system.

   # useradd -m <username>
   
   

2. Create a temporary password for the new user. 

   # passwd <username> 
   
   

3. Enter and confirm the password.
   Note, AIX makes the user change this password at their first login.
4. Run visudo and edit the /usr/local/etc/sudoers file:

   1. Run the following command to open visudo.

      # visudo

       

   2. Under the Groups of users section (about line 20 in the file), create a User_Alias and set the value as the new user.
      In the following example, replace TESTALIAS with your own alias, such as ADMINS or USERS.

      User_Alias TESTALIAS=<username>
      
      TESTALIAS ALL=NOPASSWD:/usr/bin/su -c /usr/lpp/diagnostics/bin/usysfault

       

   3. Press Shift +: to save the /usr/local/etc/sudoers file.
   4. Enter wq to save and exit visudo.

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 Power from the Asset Type drop-down field.
• In the Asset Details section, enter the IBM Power System IP address in the Polled Name/IP Address field.
• In the Hardware Monitoring section, select IBM Power AIX (SSH) from the Connection Method drop-down field. 
• On the Credential form (accessed by clicking the Credential field in the Hardware Monitoring section), enter the newly created user account name and password in the appropriate fields.