Configuring the BMC Atrium Orchestrator monitor adapter for NetApp Storage

You configure an adapter in BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager. The configuration provides information about how the adapter interacts with the NetApp DataFabric Manager application. Although each adapter must have a unique name, you can create multiple adapters with the same adapter type to allow for different configuration properties.

The form view provides an easy-to-use interface for configuring adapters. The form view prevents errors that might occur when you copy the configuration XML from the adapter documentation into the UI during configuration. You can switch to the XML view to configure those elements and attributes that are not available as fields or to configure all the elements and attributes using XML only. However, after you switch to the XML view and save the configuration in the XML from that view, you cannot thereafter use the form view for modifying that configuration.

To configure the monitor adapter

1. Log on to BMC Atrium Orchestrator Grid Manager.
2. Access the adapters page by clicking the Manage tab; then click the Adapters tab.
3. In the Adapters in Repository list, select the bmc-adapter-netapp-storage-monitor check box to add a monitor adapter.
4. Click Add to Grid to include the adapter in the Adapters on Grid list.
5. Click Configure corresponding to the newly added adapter.
6. On the Add an Adapter Configuration page, perform the following steps to configure the adapter by using the form view or skip to step 7 to configure the adapter by using the XML view:

   1.  Enter a name for the adapter. 

      Tip

      Use NetAppMonitor as the monitor adapter name, which is the default adapter name used by the processes in the AO-AD-NetApp_Storage module.

   2. Enter a description for the adapter.
   3. Under Properties, enter or select values for the configuration elements.
       The configuration elements for the monitor adapter are described in the following table. Required elements are indicated with an asterisk (*).

7. ( Optional ) Click Switch to XML View and use the following steps to specify elements and attributes that are not in the form view. 

   Note

   Switching to the XML view to specify those elements and attributes not included in the form means that you cannot thereafter use the form for modifying that configuration.

8. On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.
9. In the Properties text box, use XML format to enter the configuration elements and attributes not available as fields in the form view.
10. Click OK.
11. ( Optional ) Configure the adapter in the XML view, using the following steps:
    1. Enter a name and a description for the adapter.
    2. Click Switch to XML View.
    3. On the Warning message that appears, click Switch View.

    4. Copy the configuration elements and attributes from the XML sample into the Properties text box, and then click OK. 

       Note

       If the default value for an optional element is acceptable, omit the element. Do not include empty elements.

    5. On the Warning message that appears, click Save.
       
       This saves the adapter configuration with settings in the XML view permanently. The newly configured adapter is now listed in the Adapters on Grid list.
       
       The following table describes the configuration node elements and attributes for the monitor adapter for NetApp Storage that you can specify using the form view, XML view, or both. You cannot use the form view to configure elements and attributes that do not have an entry in the UI label column.
       
       
       Node elements required for configuring the monitor adapter
       

       UI label	Element	Description	Required
       None	<config>	Specifies a container element for all other elements.	Yes
       Target	<target>	Specifies the target server on which the Data Fabric Manager (DFM) server is running	Yes
       User Name	<user-name>	Specifies the user name to be used for server authentication	Yes
       Password	<password>	Specifies the password that corresponds to the <user-name> The password element can contain an encryption-type attribute.	Yes
       Encryption Type	<encryption-type>	Indicates whether the password specified is encrypted; is an attribute of the < password > element, not an element itself Valid values: Base64, Plain (default)	No
       Protocol	<protocol>	Specifies the protocol which the adapter uses to contact the DFM server Valid values: http (default), https.	No
       Netapp Server Port	<netapp-server-port>	Specifies the port on which the adapter will contact the DFM server The value depends upon the protocol selected. Default value: 8088(for "http" protocol), 8488(for "https" protocol).	No
       Port	<port>	Specifies the port on which to listen for SNMP traps Note (UNIX only) If the SNMP-based monitor adapter for NetApp Storage is configured with a port number less than 1024, you must ensure that the peer is configured with administrator or root privileges.	Yes
       Version	<version>	Specifies the SNMP version Default value: 1	Yes
       Mibs Directory	<mibs-directory>	Specifies the directory location for SNMP MIBS Note This directory should include the following mib files: NETWORK-APPLIANCE-MIB.mib: Available on internet as a generic download. dfm.mib: Can be downloaded from NetApp community sites.	Yes

The following figure shows an XML sample for configuring the adapter with the plain password

XML sample template for configuring the monitor adapter with the plain password

The following figure shows an XML sample for configuring the adapter with the encrypted Base64 password

XML sample template for configuring the monitor adapter with the encrypted Base64 password