Fujitsu Siemens Computers CentricStor V3.1D, User Manual

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Operating and monitoring CentricStor Operator configuration
5.2.5.2 SNMP and GXCC
Monitoring and operation of CentricStor by GXCC runs independently of SNMP.
In addition, however, CentricStor also offers the basic functions required for management
via an SNMP station. Thanks to the great flexibility of GXCC as regards configuration, when
GXCC is used together with SNMP the monitoring and operation of CentricStor can be
adapted to suit the IT infrastructure and the requirements of the user.
The VLP of CentricStor provides the connection to the outside world. It supports “ping” and
elementary MIB-II. Thus, the operation of the carrier system can be monitored, but not the
functioning of CentricStor.
In addition to standard Traps such as coldStart, linkUp, linkDown etc., when system
messages of priority 5, 6, 7 or 8 (ERROR, CRITICAL, ALERT, EMERGENCY) occur,
CentricStor therefore sends corresponding traps to the management station.
In addition, every 300 seconds a “Global State” with the following values is sent to the
SNMP management station by means of a trap:
1 CentricStor is ready to operate (green).
4 Subcomponents of CentricStor are faulty, operation is still possible (yellow).
7 Operation of CentricStor has been disrupted (red).
Additional functions are made available for installation in management stations of the type
CA Unicenter.
Since GXCC will run on most standard systems, the startup of GXCC for detailed
diagnostics when there is a trap can be largely automated in practically all management
systems.
The current status regarding SNMP support is indicated in a text file. After GUI installation
on a type CA Unicenter management station you can find this file at “...Setup > SNMP
Integration README”.