Configuring the IBM XIV/A9000 data collector

05/20/2024 Contributors

IBM XIV and A9000 (CLI) data collector uses the XIV command-line interface to collect inventory data while performance collection is accomplished by making SMI-S calls to the XIV/A9000 array, which runs a SMI-S provider on port 7778.

Terminology

Vendor/Model Term	Cloud Insights Term
Disk	Disk
Storage System	Storage
Storage Pool	Storage Pool
Volume	Volume

Vendor/Model Term

Cloud Insights Term

Disk

Storage System

Storage

Storage Pool

Volume

Requirements

The following requirements must be met to configure and use this data collector:

Port requirement: TCP port 7778
Read-only user name and password
The XIV CLI must be installed on the AU

Performance requirements

The following are requirements for performance collection:

SMI-S Agent 1.4 or higher
SMI-S compatible CIMService running on array. Most XIV arrays have a CIMServer installed by default.
User login must be provided for the CIMServer. The login must have full read access to the array configuration and properties.
SMI-S namespace. Default is root/ibm. This is configurable in the CIMServer.
Port Requirements: 5988 for HTTP, 5989 for HTTPS.
Refer to the following link on how to create an account for SMI-S performance collection: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/products?topic=/com.ibm.tpc_V41.doc/fqz0_t_adding_cim_agent.html

Configuration

Field	Description
XIV IP address	IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the XIV storage
User Name	User name for the XIV storage
Password	Password for the XIV storage
Full Path to XIV CLI Directory	Full path to the folder containing the XIV CLI
SMI-S Host IP Address	IP address of the SMI-S host

Field

Description

XIV IP address

IP address or fully-qualified domain name of the XIV storage

User Name

User name for the XIV storage

Password

Password for the XIV storage

Full Path to XIV CLI Directory

Full path to the folder containing the XIV CLI

SMI-S Host IP Address

IP address of the SMI-S host

Advanced configuration

Field	Description
Inventory Poll Interval (min)	Interval between inventory polls. The default is 40 minutes.
SMI-S Protocol	Protocol used to connect to the SMI-S provider. Also displays the default port.
Override SMI-S Port	If blank, use the default port in the Connection Type field, otherwise enter the connection port to use
Username	User name for the SMI-S Provider Host
Password	Password for the SMI-S Provider Host
Performance Poll Interval (sec)	Interval between performance polls. The default is 300 seconds.

Field

Description

Inventory Poll Interval (min)

Interval between inventory polls. The default is 40 minutes.

SMI-S Protocol

Protocol used to connect to the SMI-S provider. Also displays the default port.

Override SMI-S Port

If blank, use the default port in the Connection Type field, otherwise enter the connection port to use

Username

User name for the SMI-S Provider Host

Password

Password for the SMI-S Provider Host

Performance Poll Interval (sec)

Interval between performance polls. The default is 300 seconds.

Troubleshooting

Additional information on this Data Collector may be found from the Support page or in the Data Collector Support Matrix.