ServerView Agents 8.40 for Windows - Fujitsu

1 ; ,Tomcat,Apache,theApachefeather, ' (OperationsManagerforshort) (SUSEandRedHat)orwhichserveashostsforvir tualmachines(VMs) , ,includingcriticalhardwarecomponentssuch asprocessors,RAM,harddisks, , :lGlobalusermanagementviaanLDAP directoryservice(LightweightDirectoryAcc essProtocol)lRole-BasedAccessControl(RBA C)lSingleSign-On(SSO)basedonaCentralized AuthenticationService(CAS) , :lHigherproductivitythankstohighfailsafe tyoftheserverslReducedcoststhroughautoma tedmonitoringoftheITinfrastructurelFlexi bleexpansionpossibilitiesfortheservers,a sOperationsManagercanbeeasilyadjustedtoc hangedconditionslShorterdowntimesthankst osimplifiederroranalysislGuaranteesenerg y-efficientand,wherepossible, (TCO)throughefficientuseofnetworkcompone ntsandtheirresourceslVeryeasyoperationth ankstoergonomicsoftware:clearlylaidout, ,acentralmanagementstation(CMS).

2 (CMS) ,suchasVirtualIO-Manager, (andthusServerViewOperationsManagerwithi tscomponents)mayalsoruninWindows-basedor Linux-basedvirtualmachines(VM)thatusehyp ervisorssuchasVMwareESXi,MicrosoftHyper- V, :lApacheDSlMicrosoftActiveDirectoryDurin gtheinstallationofServerViewOperationsMa nageryouhavetheoptiontochooseServerView sinternaldirectoryservice(ApacheDS)orane xistingexternaldirectoryservice(Activedi rectory).Forfurtherinformationabouttheus eofdirectoryserviceswithServerView,seeth e"UserManagementinServerView" :lSQLS erver2014 ExpressunderWindowsServerlPostgreSQLunde rLinuxHowever, :lInstallingServerViewOperationsManagerS oftwareunderWindowslInstallingServerView OperationsManagerSoftwareunderLinuxManag edserversOnthemanagedservers,ServerViewA gents,ServerViewCIMP roviders,orServerViewAgentlessServicesho uldbeinstalled, (VMs) ,Linux, ,Linux.

3 LServerViewAgentsforWindowslServerViewAg entsforLinuxlInstallationServerViewESXiC IMP roviderlServerViewCIMP rovidersforWindows,Linux, , ,WindowsServer2012, :lOntheDVDswitchtothedirectorySVSS oftware Software ServerView Windows ;InfounderServerView :lWindowsServer2008(x64)withSP2lWindowsS erver2008 EnterpriseEdition(x64)withSP2lWindowsSer ver2008 DatacenterEdition(x64) ' ' " ", :lThetechnicalrequirementshasbeenupdated ,see"Technicalrequirements" "Architecture" , ,linksareofferedonthefollowingtopics: (BIOS,firmware,drivers,ServerViewAgentsa ndServerViewUpdateAgent) ,linksareofferedonthefollowingtopics.

4 NotationalconventionsIndicatesIndicatesv arioustypesofrisks,namelyhealthrisks, , <abc>Indicatesvariableswhichmustbereplacedwit hrealvalues.[abc]Indicatesoptionsthatcan bespecified(syntax).[key] ,theShiftkeyisspecified,forexample[Shift ]+[A] , ,thefollowingpreparationsmustbemadeonthe managedserver:lOnlyforPRIMERGY:Certainse ttingsmustbemadeintheBIOS oneachmanagedserver,see"ConfiguringtheBI OSandFirmware" ,youmustmakeconfigurationsettings,see"Co nfiguringservers" , "SNMP securityconcept" , , "ConfiguringSNMP services" , , ,see"InstallingServerViewAgents" (VMs) "ServerViewUpdateManagement" , , \system32\drivers\ , "RAIDM anagement" , (forWindows)

5 InExpertmode,youcanchoosewhethertoinstal ladditionalcomponents,includingAssetCLI, ConfigurationTools,PrimeCollect,ServerVi ewSystemMonitorWebInterface, (BIOS andfirmwareaswellasdriversandServerViewA gents)isavailableornecessary, "ServerViewSystemMonitor" , , "ServerViewCIMP rovidersforthemanagementofPRIMERGY servers"userguide, ,dependingonwhichsystemboardisused, "BIOSS etupUtility" , , (includingtheServerViewAgents). , [F2]or[DEL] , , ,however, , , , ( ).ThetimeintervalcanalsobesetviatheOpera tionsManager(seealsosection"ASR&R"in"Ser verViewOperationsManager"userguide).

6 , ( ) , (POST) (CANbus).(Note:StorageExtensionisnotavai lableonallservers) , (iRMC) , , , , [F1]. ,onthemanagedserverwithWindowsServer2008 selectStart AllPrograms Fujitsu ServerViewSuite Agents , , [F1].lWindowsServer2012: , ,see"ServerViewOperationsManager" , ,youcandothefollowing:lReadthemostimport antdataoftheserver, (presetondelivery). , , ,see"ConfiguringSNMP services" ,"InstallingServerViewAgents" ,"InstallingServerViewAgents" , , (includingAdministrator).Youneedtodecide inadvance, ,permittedtoexecuteSEToperations, , , :UserauthenticationIfyouhaveassignedapas swordtoauser,forreasonsofsecurity,wereco mmendthatyouenterthepasswordhereaswell(S etPassword).

7 TheoptionAlwaysAskforPasswordallowsyouto specifywhetherusernameandpasswordarerequ iredaftereachchangemadetothesettings, , "ServerViewOperationsManager" ,specifictotheoperatingsystemandagentver sions, ,allSNMPSET sarerefused,regardlessoftheSETtoolusedto executethem.(Shownonthemanagementstation inOperationsManageronthetabsRestartSetti ngsandPowerON/OFFinthesettingsunderSetEn abledonserver). ( ) ,see"InstallingServerViewAgents" :lCommunitystringforacceptingSNMP requestsTheCommunityname(Communitystring ) , , SecurePRIMERGYS erverManagement.

8 ( ,read-write).Ifyouwanttousetheentirerang eofOperationsManagerfunctions, (read-only) (CMS). ,youarerecommendedtoadditionallyaddthema nagednodeitself(byitsownIPaddressorlocal host) (requiredbythereportandtheinventoryagent ). , ,WindowsServer2012,orWindowsServer2016on theserver,youmustperformthefollowingstep sbeforeyouinstalltheServerViewAgents, ControlPanel AdministrativeTools , , , :CalltheServerManager(ifnotalreadyisopen ed)byclickingStart ControlPanel AdministrativeTools , , ,entertheIPaddressorthedomainnameofthema nagementstationforthespecifiedcommunity, :Foreachcommunitythatshouldhaveaccesstot heSNMP Agents , ,enteravalidcommunityname( ) (inthecaseofadefaultentryforpublic).

9 :YoucanselectthemanagedserverfromwhichSN MP packetsaretobeaccepted, , , , ,theGUIbasedmanagementtoolofMicrosoftman agementconsole(MMC) ,Windows7,WindowsServer2016,WindowsServe r2012, ,anotherWindowsterminal(installedotherth anServerCoreofWindowsServer2008) ,executethefollowingcommand,tocheckwheth erSNMPS erviceisinstalledandhasstarted.>scqueryS NMPWhenSNMP serviceisnotinstalledexecutethefollowing command,toinstalltheSNMP service.> , >netshfirewallsetserviceremoteadminenabl e>netshadvfirewallsetcurrentprofilesetti ngsremotemanagementenableOnanotherWindow sterminal, , , (ServerCore)in" " \\ \c$ / > , (PublicKeyInfrastructure) "UserManagementinServerView" , , , ,themanagementstationcannotmonitortheser vers(forfurtherinformation,see"Configuri ngSNMP services"onpage23).

10 Beforeyoustartinstallation, ,see"SNMP securityconcept" , (default:C:\ProgramFiles\ Fujitsu \ServerV iewSuite\ Agents ). "Installingviathecommandlineinterface" , , , ,thepresentconfigurationissaved, ,thewindowshownbelowwillbeopened:Figure3 :SetupLevelwindowThesetuplevelwindowoffe rsthefourdefaultlevelsforagentinstallati on:lTypical(Highsecurity)lTypical(Admini stratoraccountbasedsecurity) (Withoutanysecurity)lExpert(Advanceduser s)Ifyouchooseoneofthefirstthreedefaultin stallationmodes, ,theSNMP agentsrequiredforOperationsManagerandthe maintools( ,Maintenance,Diagnostic)willbeinstalled, see"Installedtools" (Advancedusers) , ,Typical(Highsecurity) (Highsecurity) ,forexamplebyassigningread/writerightsto thecommunity, (Administratoraccountbasedsecurity)Inthi sstandardinstallationmode, , , (Withoutanysecurity)Inthisstandardinstal lationmode, (Advancedusers)