Configuring the NetApp RCU monitor adapter

Note

Before adding an adapter configuration, ensure that you have completed all the prerequisite tasks.

To configure the monitor adapter

Log on to Grid Manager.
To access the adapters page, click the Manage tab, and then click the Adapters tab.
On the Adapters in the Repository list, select the bmc-adapter-netapp-rcu-monitor check box.
To include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list, click Add to Grid.
Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following steps to specify the properties for the new adapter:
1. Enter a name for the adapter.
  Tip
  
  Use NetAppRCUMonitor as the adapter name, which is the default adapter name used by the processes in the AO-AD-NetApp_Rapid_Cloning_Utility module.
2. Enter a description for the adapter.
3. Under Properties, enter the adapter configuration properties in an XML format, including all the required elements as indicated in the following table.
  The Properties text box must contain a valid XML configuration node for the adapter, as shown in XML sample for configuring the NetApp Rapid Cloning Utility monitor adapter. The sample shows all the possible elements. If the default value for an optional element is acceptable, omit the element. Do not include any empty elements.
4. Click OK.
  A confirmation message is displayed on the Adapters page when the changes are saved.

Node elements required to configure the NetApp Rapid Cloning Utility monitor adapter

Element	Description	Required
`<target>`	Specifies the target server on which the Data Fabric Manager (DFM) server is running	Yes
`<username>`	Specifies the user name required to log on to the server	Yes
`<password>`	Specifies the password that corresponds to the user name You can encrypt the password by specifying the encryption type attribute. For example: `<password encryption-type = "Base64">cGFzc3dvcmQ=</password>`	Yes
`<protocol>`	Specifies the protocol that the adapter uses to contact the DFM server Valid values: http (default), https	No
`<netapp-server-port>`	Specifies the port on which the adapter contacts the DFM server The value depends on the protocol that you select. Default values: 8088 for http protocol 8488 for https protocol	No
`<port>`	Specifies the port on which to listen for SNMP traps	Yes
`<version>`	Specifies the SNMP version	Yes
`<mibs-directory>`	Specifies the location of the SNMP MIBS directory Note: This directory should include the following MIBS files: NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB.mib: Available on the internet as a generic download dfm.mib: Can be downloaded from the NetApp community sites	No

The following figure provides a sample XML for configuring the monitor adapter:

XML sample for configuring the NetApp Rapid Cloning Utility monitor adapter

 <config>
  <target>172.11.11.111</target>
  <user-name>Username</user-name>
  <password>password</password>
  <protocol>http</protocol>
  <netapp-server-port>8088</netapp-server-port>
  <port>1620</port>
  <version>1</version>
  <mibs-directory>C:netapp-mibs</mibs-directory>
</config>

Configuring the NetApp RCU monitor adapter

To configure the monitor adapter

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