Virtual Fabric Vision

Alby

Hello

General question about stor2rrd and VF

Installed STOR2RRD version7.95 for monitoring 620, configured , connection test Ok, use snmpv3

620 created 3 VF + default , each context has switchname and fabricname ; one IP in default context ( this IP created new SAN switch )

lscfg --show -n

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Switch Information

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FID: 128

SwitchType: DS

DomainID: 155

SwitchName: MAIN

FabricName: DEFCONT

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FID: 24

SwitchType: LS

DomainID: 215

SwitchName: S4-M3-R27-Bottom-VM

FabricName: VM

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FID: 2

SwitchType: LS

DomainID: 1

SwitchName: switch_2

FabricName: PROD

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FID: 4

SwitchType: LS

DomainID: 1

SwitchName: switch_4

FabricName: S4-M3-TEST

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ipaddrshow

SWITCH

Ethernet IP Address: 10.246.178.160

Ethernet Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

Gateway IP Address: 10.246.178.1

DHCP: Off

In SAN configuration I select "VM" fabricname

As result after ./load/sh in left menu created SAN switch MAIN - that is default context switchname

But there are no others anywhere virtual switchname and fabricname . All ports all context visible .

In MAIN Configuration list correct port distribution between VF .

Is this the correct behavior stor2rrd or am I doing something wrong?

It would be desirable to see a list of all virtual switch .

WBR Andrew .

Karel

Hi,

in stor2rrd you will always see only default switch and under it all ports from all Virtual Fabrics.

We know it is not the best solution.

In our new brand tool Xormon NG, we do it better.

There you can configure each Virtual Fabric/Switch separately.

You can specify VF:ID you want to monitor.

https://xormon.com/

Alby

Thank's for clarification

Alby

Hi !

Install NG , work more or less

Whats limitation of NG for SAN ?

Karel

Hi Alby,

what exactly doesn't work?

https://xormon.com/support-ng.php

--> SAN

Alby

Hi Karel

NG work with VF fine , no problem

I don't like that each context has to be created as separate switch. As result in left side we hav a long list of pseudo-switch . This is in my opinion.

Question about limits of free version of your product

Pavel

it is like monitoring server virtualization.

Instead of having in the left menu only physical machines then we put there even virtual machines. Users like that.

same concept trough whole product.

We put there even virtual storage devices, as per your logic there should be only disks on physical machines.