Host Template: Infrastructure - Cisco UCS - Fabric
Overview Copied
Monitor your Cisco UCS Fabric with metrics for Fabric Extender health, Fabric Interconnect health, and a detailed summary of faults.
This Host Template includes the following Service Checks:
Service Check Name | Description | Default Thresholds (Metric: Warning, Critical) | UOM |
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UCS - Fabric - Extenders | Information about the Fabric Extenders that are part of this Fabric | N/A | N/A |
UCS - Fabric - Extender Faults | Information about the Faults on this Fabric Extender | N/A | N/A |
UCS - Fabric - Interconnects | Information about the Fabric Interconnects that are part of this Fabric | N/A | N/A |
UCS - Fabric - Interconnect Faults | Information about the Faults on this Fabric Interconnect | N/A | N/A |
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See details about Monitoring Plugin thresholds here.
Usage Instructions Copied
Please review the overall Infrastructure - Cisco UCS Opspack documentation for details on prerequisites, known issues, and other necessary configurations that apply to all Host Templates in the Opspack.
Add this Host Template Copied
Add the Infrastructure - Cisco UCS - Fabric Host Template to your Opsview Monitor host. If the resource you’re monitoring has no hostname or public IP, then open the Advanced settings pane and change Host Check Command to Always assumed to be UP.
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For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Host Templates to Hosts.
Add and configure Variables Copied
The Service Checks in this Host Template use the following variables, and they will be added to your Opsview Monitor instance alongside the Host Template:
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For more information, refer to the documentation on Adding Variables to Hosts.
Apply Changes Copied
Apply Changes and the system will now be monitored:
Available Variables Copied
UCS_CREDENTIALS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your credentials.
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | UCS Credentials | The credentials for your Cisco UCS |
--api-server-url |
Arg1 | UCS API Server URL | The server URL for your Cisco UCS Manager or CIMC Supervisor |
--username |
Arg2 | UCS Username | The username for your Cisco UCS user |
--password |
Arg3 | UCS Password | The password for your Cisco UCS user |
UCS_FAULT_SETTINGS Copied
The Value is not used and therefore can be set to anything. Override the arguments with your settings. The fault severity must be one of; ‘critical’, ‘major’, ‘minor’, ‘warning’, ‘info’, ‘cleared’ (default: ‘major’). The fault limit, limits the number of faults displayed (default: ‘10’). Leave this blank to display all faults.
Plugin Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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N/A (Opsview UI Only) | Value | UCS Fault Settings | Optional configuration options for fault service checks |
--fault-severity |
Arg1 | UCS Fault Severity | The minimum severity level of faults to display |
--fault-limit |
Arg2 | UCS Fault Limit | The maximum number of faults to display |
SSL Certificates: UCS_CERTIFICATES Copied
Opsview Cloud
For Opsview Cloud customers, please contact ITRS Support for assistance with setting up certificate files, as they require Orchestrator access.
Additionally, you can use the UCS_CERTIFICATES variable to pass in your SSL certificates for use when connecting to the service provider to gather metrics:
Parameter | Position in Variable | Name | Description |
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--ca-path |
Arg1 | CA Certificate Path | Path to the CA Certificate |
--client-cert |
Arg2 | Client Certificate Path | Path to the Client Certificate |
--client-key |
Arg3 | Client Key Path | Path to the Client Key |
Plugin help Copied
Plugin: check_cisco_ucs
Secure Args
This plugin uses the Secure Args feature for argument passing.
For mode-specific help, run the plugin with the -h -m <mode>
flags. This will list the required and optional Variable Arguments for that mode.
The appropriate mode for each Service Check is listed here:
Service Check Name | Mode |
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UCS - Fabric - Extenders | UCS.Fabric.Extenders |
UCS - Fabric - Extender Faults | UCS.Fabric.Ext.Faults |
UCS - Fabric - Interconnects | UCS.Fabric.Interconnects |
UCS - Fabric - Interconnect Faults | UCS.Fabric.Int.Faults |