Configuring NetApp Storage monitoring
You must configure the NetApp Storage agent to monitor the health and performance of NetApp storage systems. You can configure the agent on Windows and Linux systems.
Before you begin
- Review the hardware and software prerequisites. For the up-to-date system requirement information, see the Software Product Compatibility Reports (SPCR) for the NetApp Storage agent.
- Ensure that the following components are installed on your system:
- OnCommand Unified Manager
- OnCommand Performance Manager
- OnCommand API Services
- Ensure that the versions of the OnCommand API Services, the OnCommand Unified Manager, and the
OnCommand Performance Manager are compatible. For example, to configure the OnCommand API Services
V1.0, pair the OnCommand Unified Manager V6.2, V6.1, or V6.0 with the OnCommand Performance Manager
V1.1. For compatible product versions, see the Interoperability
Matrix Tool
. - Ensure that the user, who connects to the OnCommand Unified Manager, has the GlobalRead privilege for the NetApp storage system that is being monitored. Use an existing user ID with this privilege, or create a new user ID. For more information, see the NetApp documentation.
- Ensure that the user, who configures the OnCommand API Services, is an administrator or a monitor. These user types have default permissions to run the rest API.
- Download the NetApp Manageability SDK JAR file (manageontap.jar) from the NetApp website and install the file in the monitoring agent lib directory by completing the steps that are mentioned in Downloading and installing the NetApp Manageability SDK JAR file.
About this task
The NetApp Storage agent is a multiple instance agent. You must create the first instance, and start the agent manually.
- To configure the agent on Windows systems, you can use the IBM Performance Management window or the silent response file.
- To configure the agent on Linux systems, you can run the script and respond to prompts, or use the silent response file.