Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server Support

This chapter describes the standard profiles supported by Cisco DCNM SMI-S. The Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server also supports extensions to these profiles to support features in Cisco MDS NX-OS that are not available from the standard profiles.

This chapter includes the following sections:

Managing SANs Through SMI-S

SANs are created in a multivendor environment. Hosts, fabric elements (switches, directors), and data storage devices are integrated from different vendors to create an interoperable storage network. Managing these elements from different vendors is problematic to the network administrator. Each element has its own management interface that may be proprietary. A network administrator must work with these disparate management APIs to build a cohesive management application that controls and monitors the SAN.

The SMI-S addresses this management problem by creating a suite of flexible, open management API standards based on the vendor- and technology-independent CIM. Using the SMI-S APIs, collected in profiles of common management classes, a network administrator can create a simplified management application CIM client to control and monitor the disparate SAN elements that support SMI-S and CIM. With Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers either embedded on the SAN elements or supported by a proxy Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server, these elements are accessible to the network administrator’s CIM client application.

SMI-S uses the Service Location Protocol version 2 (SLPv2) to discover Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers. Once the Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers are identified, the CIM client determines which profiles are supported on Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers through the Server profile. This profile is mandatory on all Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers.

Besides the control and monitoring support provided by profiles, the Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server also supports asynchronous delivery of events through CIM indications. Indications provide immediate notification of important occurrences such as when an interface goes down.

Service Location Protocol

The first step in managing a network of SAN elements with Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server is discovering the location and support available on Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers. The SLPv2 provides this discovery mechanism. A CIM client uses SLPv2 to discover Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers, gathering generic information about what services Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers provides and the URL where these services are located.

Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server supports SLPv2 as defined in RFC 2608.

Server Profile

Once the CIM client discovers the Cisco DCNM SMI-S Servers within the SAN, the CIM client must determine the level of support each Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server provides. The Server profile defines the capabilities of the Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server. This includes providing the namespace and all profiles and subprofiles supported by Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server.

For each supported profile, the Server profile instantiates the RegisteredProfile class. Each instance of this class gives the CIM client the profile name and unique ID that is supported by Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server. Similarly, Cisco DCNM SMI-S Server lists all supported optional subprofiles, using the RegisteredSubProfile class and the SubprofileRequiresProfile association class to associate the subprofile with the profile.

Switch Profile

The Switch profile models the logical and physical aspects of switches. The Computer System class constitutes the center of the switch model. The switch includes discovery components including ports, port statistics, product information, software, and chassis information. It also includes configuration of the switch including switch and port state change, port speed, switch name, symbolic names, and DomainID. Figure 2-1 shows the switch profile from a communication perspective.

The Switch profile also supports the optional Blade subprofile (see the “Blade Subprofile” section) and the optional Access Point Subprofile (see the “Access Point Subprofile” section). Figure 2-2 shows the switch profile from a communication perspective and switch access point subprofile.

Figure 2-1 Switch Profile in Communication Perspective

 

Figure 2-2 Switch Profile in Configuration Perspective and Switch Access Point Subprofile

Table 2-1 shows how to use the classes and association classes of Switch profile.

 

Table 2-1 CIM Elements for Switch Profile

Class
How Used

CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_ComputerSystem

Identifies the switch, with the Dedicated property set to Switch.

CISCO_ComputerSystemPackage:CIM_ComputerSystemPackage

Associates PhysicalPackage to the ComputerSystem (Switch).

CISCO_SwitchElementCapabilities:CIM_ElementCapabilities

Associates FCSwitchCapabilities to the ComputerSystem (Switch).

CISCO_SwitchInstalledSoftwareIdentity:CIM_InstalledSoftwareIdentity

Associates the switch and its software identity.

CISCO_SwitchSettingData: CIM_ElementSettingData

Associates FCSwitchSettings to ComputerSystem.

CISCO_FCPortSettingData: CISCO_ElementSettingData

Associates FCPortSettings to FCPort.

CISCO_FCPortElementCapabilities:CISCO_ElementCapabilities

Associates the CISCO_FCPort and CISCO_FCPortCapabilities.

CISCO_FCPortStatisticalData:CISCO_ElementStatisticalData

Associates the FCPortStatistics to the FCPort.

CISCO_StatisticsMemberOfCollection:CIM_MemberOfCollection

Associates the NetworkPortStatistics (fcportstatistics) to the StatisticsCollection.

CISCO_TCPProtocolEndPoint:CIM_TCPProtocolEndPoint

A protocol endpoint that is dedicated to running TCP.

CISCO_FCIPTCPEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates the CISCO_FCIPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_TCPProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_SANTCPEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates the CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_TCPProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_TCPElementSettingData:CIM_ElementSettingData

Associates the CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_IPSettings.

CISCO_FCIPPEBasedOn:CISCO_Component

Associates the membership relationships between a fcipprofile and the fcip protocol endpoints within that switch.

CISCO_FCIPProtocolEndpoint :CIM_ProtocolEndpoint

A protocol endpoint that is dedicated to running fcipport.

CISCO_FCIPElementSettingData:CISCO_ElementSettingData

Associates the CISCO_FCIPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_FCIPSettings.

CISCO_FCPortProtocolEndPoint:CIM_DeviceSAPImplementation

Associates the CISCO_FcPort with CISCO_LANEndpoint.

CISCO_EthernetPortProtocolEndpoint:CIM_DeviceSAPImplementation

Associates CISCO_EthernetPort with CISCO_LANEndpoint.

CISCO_PortChannel:CIM_RedundancySet

Displays port aggregation for Fibre Channel trunking.

CISCO_PortChannelsInSwitch :CIM_HostedCollection

Aggregates the PortChannels in switch.

CISCO_FCPortsInPortChannel :CIM_MemberOfCollection

Aggregates the fcports for port channeling (Trunking).

CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint: CIM_IPProtocolEndPoint

A protocol end point that is dedicated to running IP.

CISCO_LANEndpoint:CIM_ProtocolEndpoint

A communication endpoint which, when its associated interface device is connected to a LAN, may send and receive data frames. LAN Endpoints include Ethernet, Token Ring and FDDI interfaces.

CISCO_EthernetPortProtocolEndpoint:CIM_DeviceSAPImplementation

Associates a CISCO_EthernetPort with CISCO_LANEndpoint.

CISCO_SANFCIPEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates between CISCO_FCIPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_SANIPEndpoint : CIM_BindsTo

Associates between CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_RemoteFCIPServiceAccessPoint.

CISCO_IPEthernetEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates between CISCO_IPProtocollEndpoint and CISCO_LANEndPoint.

CISCO_TCPIPEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates between CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_TCPProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_IPElementSettingData:CIM_ElementSettingData

Associates between CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_IPSettings.

CISCO_Product:CIM_Product

CISCO_Product is a concrete class that aggregates PhysicalElements, software (SoftwareIdentity and SoftwareFeatures), services and/or other products, and is acquired as a unit.

CISCO_FCPort:CIM_FCPort

Identifies Fibre Channel switch port.

CISCO_logicalfcport:CIM_FCPort

Identifies logical aspects of the port link and the data layers.

CISCO_FCSwitchSettings:CIM_FCSwitchSettings

Identifies Fibre Channel switch settings.

CISCO_FCSwitchCapabilities:CIM_FCSwitchCapabilities

Identifies Fibre Channel switch capabilities.

CISCO_FCPortSettings:CIM_FCPortSettings

Identifies Fibre Channel port settings.

CISCO_FCPortCapabilities:CIM_FCPortCapabilities

Defines configuration options supported by the ports.

CISCO_EthernetPort:CIM_EthernetPort

Identifies Ethernet port.

CISCO_EthernetPortStatistics:CIM_EthernetPortStatistics

Identifies Ethernet port statistics.

CISCO_FCPortStatistics:CIM_FCPortStatistics

Identifies Fibre Channel port statistics.

CISCO_StatisticsCollection :CIM_StatisticsCollection

Collection to aggregate Fibre Channel port statistics to Fibre Channel switch.

CISCO_SwitchSoftwareIdentity:CIM_SoftwareIdentity

Associates switch and its software identity.

CISCO_StatisticsHostedCollection:CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates the statistics collection to the computersystem representing the switch.

CISCO_EndPortsInHostComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Identifies end ports in host device.

CISCO_EthernetPortsInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Identifies Ethernet port in switch.

CISCO_FCPortsInLogicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Identifies logical Fibre Channel ports in logical computer system in VSAN.

CISCO_TCPEndPointStatisticalData: CIM_ElementStatisticalData

Aggregates the statistics data for TCP end point.

CISCO_IPEndPointStatisticalData: CIM_ElementStatisticalData

Aggregates the statistics data for IP end point.

CISCO_EthernetPortStatisticalData: CISCO_ElementStatisticalData

Aggregates the statistics data for Ethernet end point.

CISCO_TCPSettings:CIM_TCPSettings

Defines TCP transport layer global settings.

CISCO_TCPEndPointStatistics:CIM_TCPEndpointStatistics

Defines the statistics for the TCP end point.

CISCO_IPSettings:CIM_IPSettings

Defines the operational settings for an IP implementation that are configured on a system-wide basis.

CISCO_IPEndPointStatistics:CIM_IPEndpointStatistics

Records the statistics for an CIM_IPProtocolEndpoint.

 

Table 2-2 shows the services supported by the switch profile.

Table 2-2 Switch Profile Services
Device Name
Description

Enable Fcport

Describes how to enable a port on a Fibre Channel switch.

Disable fcport

Describes how to disable a port on a Fibre Channel switch.

Setportspeed

Describes how to modify the speed of a port on a Fibre Channel switch.

Setporttype

Describes how to modify the port type on a Fibre Channel switch.

Setswitchname

Describes how to modify the name of a Fibre Channel switch.

Setportname

Describes how to modify the name of a port on a Fibre Channel switch.

Blade Subprofile

This subprofile describes how blades in a director class switch can be discovered and managed.

The CIM client uses the optional Blade subprofile to model the physical and logical aspects of a supervisor module, switching module, or services module in a switch. Combining the Blade subprofile with the Switch profile, the CIM client gains a chassis-level view into the switch, associating ports to modules and modules to a switch. Figure 2-3 shows the switch blade subprofile.

Figure 2-3 Switch Blade Subprofile

 

 

Table 2-3 shows how to use the classes and association classes of Blade subprofile.

 

Table 2-3 CIM Elements for Blade Subprofile

Class
How Used

CISCO_LogicalModule:CIM_LogicalModule

Identifies a blade, supervisor module, switching module, or services module as an aggregation point for the switch ports.

CISCO_ModuleFcPort: CISCO_ModulePort

Associates the logical module to the Fibre Channel port.

CISCO_ModuleEthernetPort:CISCO_ModulePort

Associates the logical module to the Ethernet port.

CISCO_ProductPhysicalComponent:CIM_ProductPhysicalComponent

Associates the physical element with product.

CISCO_LogicalModulesInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem and blade.

CISCO_PhysicalPackageLogicalModuleRealizes :CISCO_Realizes

Associates CISCO_PhysicalPackage and CISCO_LogicalModule.

CISCO_PhysicalPackage:CIM_PhysicalPackage

Associates the physical package within which the logical module is stored as rack.

CISCO_LogicalModulesInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates the logical module to the switch.

CISCO_EthernetPortsInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates Ethernet ports in PhysicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_FCPortsInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates fcports in PhysicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_PhysicalElementEthernetPortRealizes :CISCO_Realizes

Associates Ethernetports in PhysicalElement.

CISCO_PhysicalElementFcPortRealizes:CISCO_Realizes

Associates Fcports in PhysicalElement.

Access Point Subprofile

The CIM client uses the Access Point subprofile to return the URL to access the switch and install or launch Cisco DCNM-SAN or Device Manager. If Cisco DCNM-SAN or Device Manager have not been installed, then the URL gives the option to install them. If Cisco DCNM-SAN or Device Manager have been installed, then the URL gives the option to launch either of them.

For Access Point subprofile, see Figure 2-2.

Table 2-4 shows how to use the classes and association classes of Access Point subprofile.

 

Table 2-4 CIM Elements for Access Point Subprofile

Class
How Used

CISCO_RemoteServiceAccessPoint:CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoint

A ServiceAccessPoint for management tools. Returns the URL for the switch that can be used to install or launch Cisco DCNM-SAN or Device Manager.

CISCO_RemoteIPServiceAccessPoint:CIM_RemoteServiceAccessPoint

A ServiceAccessPoint for management tools. Returns the URL for the switch that can be used to install or launch Cisco DCNM-SAN or Device Manager.

CISCO_SANIPEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates CISCO_IPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_RemoteFCIPServiceAccessPoint.

CISCO_ComputerSystemRemoteService:CISCO_HostedAccessPoint

Associates CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem and CISCO_RemoteServiceAccessPoint.

CISCO_SAPAvailableForElement:CIM_SAPAvailableForElement

Associates between CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem and CISCO_RemoteServiceAccessPoint. CISCO_SAPAvailableForElement conveys the semantics of a Service Access Point that is available for a ManagedElement.

CISCO_RemoteFCIPPort:CIM_RemotePort

Adds port information to the access data (such as IP address) that is specified in and inherited from RemoteServiceAccessPoint.

CISCO_SANFCIPEndpoint:CIM_BindsTo

Associates between CISCO_FCIPProtocolEndpoint and CISCO_RemoteFCIPPort.

CISCO_RemoteTCPPort:CIM_RemotePort

Adds port information to the access data (such as IP address) that is specified in and inherited from RemoteServiceAccessPoint.

Switch Partitioning Subprofile

The Switch Partitioning subprofile is used when a switch is implemented for multiple instances of a profile. The instances of the profile can be a mix of Switch profile and a different profile or a Switch Profile and a Extender Profile. The switch representing the entire set of systems is called the Partitioning System and the system that it is hosting is called the Partitioned System. For virtual fabrics, ANSI T11 calls the partitioning system the Core Switch and the partitioned system the Virtual Switch. Figure 2-4 shows the switch partitioning subprofile.

Figure 2-4 Switch Partitioning Subprofile

 

Table 2-5 shows how to use the classes and association classes of Switch Partitioning subprofile.

Table 2-5 CIM Elements for FabricSwitchPartitioning

Class
How Used

CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_ComputerSystem

The partitioning computer system (core switch).

CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem:CISCO_ComputerSystem

The partitioned computer system that acts like switch (virtual switch).

CISCO_LogicalComputerSystemsInAdminDomain:CISCO_Component

Associates CISCO_AdminDomain and CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_LogicalForPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedDependency

Associates the partitioning computer system and partitioned computer system.

CISCO_LogicalSwitchElementCapabilities:CISCO_ElementCapabilities

Represents the association between managed elements and their capabilities.

CISCO_LogicalSwitchInstalledSoftwareIdentity : CISCO_InstalledSoftwareIdentity

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_LogicalSwitchSoftwareIdentity.

CISCO_LogicalSwitchSoftwareIdentity:CISCO_SoftwareIdentity

Software details of the logical switch.

CISCO_LogicalSwitchSettingData:CISCO_ElementSettingData

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_FCLogicalSwitchSettings.

CISCO_FCLogicalSwitchSettings:CIM_FCSwitchSettings

Depicts the switch settings class.

CISCO_ProtocolEndPointLogicalComputerSystem

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_SwitchHostedFCIPAccessPoint:CIM_HostedAccessPoint

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_FCIPProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_SwitchHostedIPAccessPoint: CIM_HostedAccessPoint

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_IPProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_SwitchHostedTCPAccessPoint: CIM_HostedAccessPoint

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_TCPProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_VsanComputerSystemComponent : CISCO_Component

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_Vsan.

CISCO_ZoneInLogicalComputerSystem :CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_Zone.

CISCO_ZoneSetInLogicalComputerSystem : CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_ZoneSet.

CISCO_FCPortsInLogicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem and CISCO_LogicalFCPort.

CISCO_HostComputerSystem : CISCO_ComputerSystem

The partitioned computer system which acts like the host (the host computer).

CISCO_EndPortsInHostComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates CISCO_HostComputerSystem and CISCO_EndPort.

CISCO_HostComputerSystemsInAdminDomain:CISCO_Component

Associates CISCO_HostComputerSystem and CISCO_admindomain.

CISCO_LogicalPortGroupInHostComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates CISCO_HostComputerSystem and CISCO_LogicalPortGroup.

CISCO_ProtocolEndPointHostComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedAccessPoint

Associates CISCO_HostComputerSystem and CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_EndPort:CIM_FCPort

Identifies the switch port that connects to the host.

CISCO_EndPortControlledByPortController:CIM_ControlledBy

This association represents the relationship between an end port and CIM_PortControllerclass.

CISCO_EndPortSAPImplementation:CISCO_DeviceSAPImplementation

This association represents the relationship between an end port and CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_FCNodeMemberOfCollection:CIM_MemberOfCollection

This association represents the relationship between an end port and CISCO_LogicalPortGroup.

CISCO_LogicalFCPort:CIM_FCPort

Fibre Channel port in the logical computer system.

CISCO_FCPortSAPImplementation:CISCO_DeviceSAPImplementation

Associates Cisco_Logicalfcport and CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint.

CISCO_FCPortsInLogicalComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates Cisco_logicalfcport and CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_LogicalFCPortForFCPort:CISCO_HostedDependency

Associates Cisco_logicalfcport and CISCO_FCPort.

Fan Profile

The fan profile describes the fan management in the switch.This profile includes classes which model for fan capabilities, fan relationship with switches, and its status. Figure 2-5 displays the fan profile.

Figure 2-5 Fan Profile

 

Power Supply Profile

The power profile describes the power supply management in the switch.This profile includes classes which model for power supply capabilities, power supply relationship with switches, and its status. Figure 2-6 displays the power supply profile.

Figure 2-6 Power Supply Profile

 

Table 2-6 shows how to use the classes and association classes of the Fan and Power Supply profile.

Table 2-6 CIM Elements for Fan and Power Supply Profile
Class
How Used

CISCO_Fan::CIM_Fan

Represents the fan in the physical switch.

CISCO_FanCapabilities::CIM_Enabled LogicalElementCapabilities

Represents the capabilities of the fan.

CISCO_FanElementCapabilities::CISCO_ElementCapabilties

Associates between the fan and its capabilities.

CISCO_FansInPhysicalComputerSystem::CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates between the fan and PhysicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_PowerSupply::CIM_PowerSupply

Represents the Power Supply in the physical switch.

CISCO_ PowerSupplyCapabilities::CIM_Enabled LogicalElementCapabilities

Represents the capabilities of PowerSupply.

CISCO_ PowerSupplyElementCapabilities::

CISCO_ElementCapabilties

Associates between the PowerSupply and its capabilities.

CISCO_PowerSuppliesInPhysicalComputerSystem::CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates between the PowerSupply andthe PhysicalComputerSystem.

Fabric Profile

A fabric is composed of one or more switches and network elements interconnected in a SAN. The Fabric profile models the physical and logical aspects of the fabric containing the SAN switches listed by the Switch profile.

The SAN and fabrics are represented in CIM by the AdminDomain. SAN contains one or more fabrics, which are modeled as AdminDomains. For Fibre Channel fabrics, the identifier (AdminDomain.Name) is the fabric WWN which is the switch name of the principal switch. The AdminDomain for the Fibre Channel fabric has a NameFormat of WWN. Fabrics can contain one or more virtual SANs (VSANs). Figure 2-7 shows the fabric profile for zone sets. Figure 2-8 shows the fabric profile for the host computer system. Figure 2-9 shows the fabric profile for storage computer system. Figure 2-10 shows the fabric profile for port.

Figure 2-7 Fabric Profile for Zonest

 

Figure 2-8 Fabric Profile for Host Computer System

Figure 2-9 Fabric Profile for Storage Computer System

 

Figure 2-10 Fabric Profile for Port

Table 2-7 shows how to use the classes and association classes of the Fabric profile.

 

Table 2-7 CIM Elements for Fabric

Class
How Used

CISCO_ActiveConnection :CIM_ActiveConnection

Associates a connection that is currently communicating or is configured to communicate between two ServiceAccessPoints.

CISCO_AdminDomain:CIM_AdminDomain

AdminDomain representing the SAN.

CISCO_FCIPPEBasedOn:CISCO_Component

Establishes membership relationships between a FCIP profile and the FCIP protocol end points within a switch.

CISCO_HostComputerSystemsInAdminDomain:CISCO_Component

Associates CISCO_AdminDomain and CISCO_HostComputerSystem.

CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystemsInAdminDomain:CISCO_Component

Associates CISCO_AdminDomain and CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_LogicalComputerSystemsInAdminDomain:CISCO_Component

Associates Cisco_LogicalComputerSystem and Cisco_AdminDomain.

CISCO_ConnectivityCollection:CIM_ConnectivityCollection

Collects the protocol endpoints of the fabric.

CISCO_ContainedDomain :CIM_ContainedDomain

Associates a fabric (Cisco_Vsan) to a SAN (CISCO_AdminDomain).

CISCO_VsanZoneCapabilities:CISCO_ElementCapabilities

Represents zone capabilities in the VSAN.

CISCO_EthernetPortProtocolEndpoint:CIM_DeviceSAPImplementation

Associates the Ethernet port to the LAN end point.

CISCO_FCPortProtocolEndPoint:CIM_DeviceSAPImplementation

Associates the Fibre Channel port to the FCIP end point.

CISCO_ZoneInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedCollection

Represents active and local zones of the switch. Active zones in all VSAN in which the switch is participating are considered. Local zones in the particular switch is represented.

CISCO_ZoneInLogicalComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates zone (active and inactive) and CISCO_logicalcomputersystem.

CISCO_ZoneAliasInVsan :CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Represents the zone alias in the VSAN.

CISCO_ZoneInVsan : CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Displays the active zones in VSAN and the local zones in switches.

CISCO_LogicalPortGroup :CIM_LogicalPortGroup

Collection of one or more ports that are logically grouped for administrative and discovery or topology purposes. Logical port groups define port collections for access control or for use in routing policy or other management tasks.

CISCO_FCNodeMemberOfCollection:CIM_MemberOfCollection

Associates CISCO_LogicalPortGroup with endport.

CISCO_ZoneAliasForZone :CISCO_ZoneMemberOfCollection

Associates Cisco_zonealias and Cisco_zone.

CISCO_ZonesInZoneSet:CISCO_ZoneMemberOfCollection

Represents the zones present in the zone set.

CISCO_ZoneSetInPhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedCollection

Displays the active and local zone sets in all the VSANs in which the switch is participating.

CISCO_ZoneSetInVsan:CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Displays the active zone set in the VSAN. Displays the local zone set in all the switches present in the VSAN.

CISCO_ZoneSetInAdminDomain:CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Displays the zone set in admin domain which is the zone set present in the default VSAN (vsan 1).

CISCO_ZoneSetInLogicalComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedCollection

Displays the active and local zone sets in the VSAN (logical switch) in which the switch is participating.

CISCO_Zone:CIM_Zone

A zone is a group of ports, end points, nodes, zones, and namedAddressCollections that are managed collectively by the fabric. A zone indicates a set of members that are participating together in the fabric.

CISCO_ZoneSet:CIM_ZoneSet

ZoneSet is a group of zones that are managed collectively by the fabric. The zones are under enforcement by the fabric, only if the zone set is set to active. It displays all the active and local zone sets throughout the fabric. At any time, only one zone set is active in a VSAN.

CISCO_ZoneCapabilities :CIM_ZoneCapabilities

Exposes the capabilities for zoning of an AdminDomain.

CISCO_ZoneMemberSettingData:CIM_ZoneMembershipSettingData

Provides the identification criteria for possible zone and zone alias members. Thirteen different zone members are supported.

CISCO_ZoneSettingData :CISCO_ElementSettingData

Displays the zone member setting data of the selected zone instance, depending on whether it is an active or local instance.

CISCO_FabricServiceInVsan:CISCO_HostedService

Associates Cisco_FabricService and Cisco_VSAN.

CISCO_FabricService:CIM_Servic

Allows all of the fabric configuration changes.

CISCO_FabricServiceInAdminDomain:CISCO_HostedService

Association between Cisco_FabricService and Cisco_AdminDomain.

CISCO_StorageComputerSystem:CISCO_ComputerSystem

Represents target in the fabric.

CISCO_EndPort:CIM_FcPort

Identifies the switch port that connects to the host.

CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint:CIMProtocolEndPoint

A communication point from which data can be sent or received. ProtocolEndpoints link system or computer interfaces to LogicalNetworks.

CISCO_StorageComputerSystemsInAdminDomain :CISCO_Component

Associates CISCO_AdminDomain and CISCO_StorageComputerSystem.

CISCO_EndPortsInStorageComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Associates CISCO_StorageComputerSystem and CISCO_EndPort.

CISCO_ProtocolEndPointStorageComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedAccessPoint

Associates CISCO_StorageComputerSystem and CISCO_ProtocolEndpoint.

CISCO_FcNodeMemberOfCollection:CIM_MemberOfCollection

Associates CISCO_LogicalPortGroup and CISCO_EndPort.

CISCO_EndPortSAPImplementation:CISCO_DeviceSAPImplementation

Asscoiates CISCO_EndPort to the protocol end point.

N Port Virtualizer Profile

N port virtualization (NPV) reduces the number of Fibre Channel domain IDs in DCNM-SAN. Switches operating in NPV mode are not part of the fabric and pass traffic between NPV core switch links and end devices and eliminates the domain IDs for these edge switches.

NPV integrates all locally connected N ports into one or more external NP links, which shares the domain ID of the NPV core switch among multiple NPV switches. NPV also allows multiple devices to add to the same port on the NPV core switch, which reduces the need for more ports on the core.

Figure 2-11 N Port Virtualizer Profile

Table 2-8 shows how to use the classes and association classes of the N Port Virtualizer profile.

 

Table 2-8 CIM Elements for N Port Virtualizer Profile

Class
How Used

CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystemsInAdminDomain : CISCO_Component

(N Port Virtualizer to Fabric)

Aggregates N Port Virtualizers in the AdminDomain that represents the fabric.

CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_ComputerSystem

(N PortVirtualizer)

The computer system representing the N Port Virtualizer.

CISCO_PhysicalComputerSystem:CISCO_ComputerSystemPackage (N Port Virtualizer to Physical Package)

This class is required if the Switch profile is implemented. Associates PhysicalPackage to the ComputerSystem (N Port Virtualizer).

CISCO_FCPortSAPImplementation:CISCO_DeviceSAPImplementation

(ProtocolEndpoint to Gateway FCPort)

Associates the N Port Virtualizer Gateway FC port to its ProtocolEndpoint.

CISCO_FCPortSAPImplementation:CISCO_DeviceSAPImplementation

(ProtocolEndpoint to NPIV FCPort)

Associates the N Port Virtualizer NPIV FC port to its ProtocolEndpoint.

CISCO_ActiveConnection: CIM_ActiveConnection(Gateway)

The association between ProtocolEndpoints representing the links between Fibre Channel switch ports and N Port Virtualizer gateway ports that are used to create active connections between platform and switch ports.

CISCO_ActiveConnection: CIM_ActiveConnection(N Port Virtualiztion)

The association between ProtocolEndpoints representing the links between Fibre Channel platform ports and switch ports that are created through an N Port Virtualizer.

CISCO_FCPort: CIM_FCPort (Fabric NPIV)

NPIV Fibre Channel ports of the N Port Virtualizer.

CISCO_FCPort: CIM_FCPort (Gateway)

A Fibre Channel port of the N Port Virtualizer that is used to connect to the switch.

Class CISCO_ProtocolEndPointLogicalComputerSystem

:CISCO_HostedAccessPoint

(N Port Virtualizer System to protocolEndpoint)

Associates the ProtocolEndpoint to the N Port Virtualizer ComputerSystem.

CISCO_LogicalIdentity: CIM_LogicalIdentity

Associates ProtocolEndpoints of N Port Virtualizer NPIV FC ports to ProtocolEnpoints of Switch FC ports.

CISCO_ProtocolEndPoint:CIMProtocolEndPoint(N Port Virtualizer)

The endpoint of a link (ActiveConnection) on the N Port Virtualizer.

CISCO_FCPortsInPhysicalComputerSystemextends CISCO_SystemDevice

(Gateway FCPort to Gateway System)

Associates N Port Virtualizer Gateway FC ports to the ComputerSystem (N Port Virtualizer).

CISCO_FCPortsInPhysicalComputerSystemextends CISCO_SystemDevice(N Port Virtualizer NPIV FCPort to Gateway System

Associates N Port Virtualizer NPIV FC ports to the ComputerSystem (N Port Virtualizer).

FDMI Profile

The Fabric Device Management Interface (FDMI) manages host bus adapters (HBA) through the fabric and complements data in the Fabric Profile. It allows any entity in the fabric to expose the HBA information through the SMI without having an agent resident on the host containing the HBA. The Fabric Profile only addresses HBA type devices. The HBA Management Interface defined by FDMI is a subset of the interface defined by the Fibre Channel HBA API specification.

Figure 2-12 shows the FDMI subprofile instance diagram. The classes are defined in CISCO_HBA.mof. If the FDMI- enabled HBA supports the Host name, then CISCO_PortController associates to a platform through CISCO_PortControllerInPlatform. If the FDMI-enabled HBA does not support the host name, then CISCO_PortController associates to a fabric through CISCO_PortControllerInFabric.

Figure 2-12 FDMI Subprofile

 

Table 2-9 shows how to use the classes and association classes of the FDMI subprofile.

 

Table 2-9 CIM Elements for FDMI

Class
How Used

CISCO_Platform:CIM_ComputerSystem

Represents a fabric-connected entity, containing one or more Node objects, that has registered with a fabric's Management Server service. This class also represents the HBA host.

CISCO_HBASoftwareInstalledOnPlatform:CIM_InstalledSoftwareIdentity

Allows identification of the platform on which HBA driver is installed.

CISCO_PlatformHostedSANAccessPoint:CIM_HostedAccessPoint

Associates a ProtocolEndPoint and the platform provided. Each platform can host many ProtocolEndPoints.

CISCO_PlatformPackage:CIM_ComputerSystemPackage

Denotes one or more physical HBAs that recognizes a platform.

CISCO_PortController:CIM_PortController

Represents the port controller of an FDMI-enabled HBA.

PortController is a logical device corresponding to a hardware network port controller. Port controllers provide various features depending on their types and versions.

CISCO_PortControllerInPlatform:CIM_SystemDevice

Defines a SystemSpecificCollection in the context of a scoping system. The node registered in the platform database must also be registered in the Name Server.

CISCO_EndPortControlledByPortController:CIM_ControlledBy

Represents the relationship between a Cim_Portcontroller, which depicts the control services of the port to CIM_EndPort.

CISCO_PortControllerSoftwareIdentity:CIM_ElementSoftwareIdentity

Associates any software that is associated with the port controller.

CISCO_EndPort:CIM_FCPort

Models the switch FC port that connects to the host.

CISCO_EndPortsInHostComputerSystem:CISCO_SystemDevice

Identifies end ports in host device.

CISCO_FCNodeMemberOfCollection:CIM_MemberOfCollection

Associates FCPort (end port) to the LogicalPortGroup.

CISCO_LogicalPortGroup:CIM_LogicalPortGroup

A collection of one or more ports that are logically grouped for administrative and discovery or topology purposes. LogicalPortGroups define port collections for access control, or for use in routing policy or other management tasks.

CISCO_LogicalPortGroupInHostComputerSystem:CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates the LogicalPortGroup (Fibre Channel node) to the hosting system.

CISCO_PhysicalHBA:CIM_PhysicalPackage

Represents an FDMI-enabled physical HBA card attached to a switch.

CISCO_PortControllerRealizes:CIM_Realizes

Defines the mapping between devices and the physical elements that implement them.

CISCO_ProductPhysicalHBA: CIM_ProductPhysicalComponent

Associates HBAproduct with physicalHBA.

CISCO_PortControllerInFabric:CIM_SystemDevice

Defines a SystemSpecificCollection in the context of a scoping system. This association is created if CISCO_PortController cannot be scoped within CISCO_Platform.

CISCO_HBAProduct:CIM_Product

Represents product information of an FDMI-enabled physical HBA card attached to a switch.

Virtual Fabrics Subprofile

Fibre Channel SANs can logically separate the hardware into multiple fabrics and keep them physically interconnected. The term for this technology is defined by ANSI T11 as virtual fabrics. ANSI T11 identifies the hardware as core switches.

To be consistent with more DMTF schematics, the Virtual Fabrics subprofile names the partitioning systems. ANSI T11 identifies the switching construct that resides in the partitioning system as the virtual switch. The Fabric profile provides the option to discover virtual fabrics and virtual switches. The Virtual Fabrics subprofile provides the option to discover the underlying partitioning system. The Switch Partitioning subprofile provides the method to configure the partitioning system. Figure 2-13 shows the virtual fabrics subprofile.

Figure 2-13 Virtual Fabrics Subprofile

 

Table 2-10 shows how to use the classes and association classes of theVirtual Fabrics subprofile.

 

Table 2-10 CIM Elements for Virtual Fabrics

Class
How Used

CISCO_Vsan:CIM_AdminDomain

AdminDomain representing the SAN.

CISCO_ConnectivityCollectionInVsan:CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_ConnectivityCollection.

CISCO_ContainedDomain:CISCO_HostedCollection

Associates Cisco_vsan and Cisco_admindomain.

CISCO_FabricServiceInVsan :CISCO_HostedService

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_FabricService.

CISCO_PortControllerInFabric:CIM_SystemDevice

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_PortController.

CISCO_VsanComputerSystemComponent:CISCO_Component

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_LogicalComputerSystem.

CISCO_VsanZoneCapabilities:CISCO_ElementCapabilities

Represents the association between ManagedElements and their capabilities.

CISCO_ZoneAliasInVsan:CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_ZoneAlias.

CISCO_ZoneInVsan:CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_Zone.

CISCO_ZoneServiceInVsan:CISCO_HostedService

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_ZoneService.

CISCO_ZoneSetInVsan:CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Associates Cisco_vsan and CISCO_ZoneSet.

Enhanced Zoning and Enhanced Zoning Control Subprofile

This profile describes the additional zoning functions for enhanced zoning. Sessions are normally part of enhanced zoning, but are included in the base fabric profile to address the various types of zoning operations into a single object model. Figure 2-14 shows a enhanced zoning and enhanced zoning control.

Table 2-11 shows how to use the classes and association classes of Enhanced Zoning and Enhanced Zoning Control subprofile.

 

Table 2-11 CIM Elements for Enhanced Zoning and Enhanced Zoning Control

Class
How Used

CISCO_ZoneAliasSettingData:CISCO_ElementSettingData

Associates ZoneMembershipSettingData to ZoneAlias.

CISCO_ZoneAliasInVsan:CISCO_ZoneHostedCollection

Associates the zone alias to the AdminDomain.

CISCO_ZoneAliasForZone:CISCO_ZoneMemberOfCollection

Associates the zone alias with zone.

CISCO_ZoneAlias:CIM_NamedAddressCollection

Depicts zone alias.

CISCO_ZoneService:CIM_ZoneService

Allows all of the zoning configuration changes.

Extrinsic methods for this subprofile are as follows:

  • CreateZoneAlias—Creates a ZoneAlias in the principal switch of the selected VSAN.
  • AddZoneAlias—Adds the ZoneAlias to the zone.

Intrinsic methods for this subprofile are as follows:

  • Delete zonealias—Deletes a zone alias.

Figure 2-14 Enhanced Zoning and Enhanced Zoning Control

Zone Control Subprofile

This profile includes extrinsic methods for creating zone sets, zones, and zone members (see Table 2-12) and adding zones to zone sets and zone members to zones. SMI-S also defines intrinsic methods for the removing of zone members from zones and zone aliases, zones from zone sets, and deleting zone members, zones, and zone sets.

Table 2-12 shows how to use the classes and association classes of the Zone Control subprofile.

 

Table 2-12 CIM Elements for Zone Control

Class
How Used

CISCO_ZoneServiceInAdminDomain:CISCO_HostedService

Associates the ZoneService to the AdminDomain representing the fabric.

CISCO_ZoneServiceInVsan:CISCO_HostedService

Associates the ZoneService and the associated VSAN.

CISCO_ZoneService:CIM_ZoneService

Allows for all of the zoning configuration changes.

Extrinsic methods for this subprofile are as follows:

  • CreateZoneSet—The method creates a zone set in the principal switch of the selected VSAN.
  • CreateZone—The method creates a zone in the principal switch of the selected VSAN.
  • CreateZoneMembershipSettingData—The method creates a zone member and adds it to the specified zone or zone alias depending on the value of the input parameter systemSpecificCollection.
  • AddZone—This method adds a zone to a zone set on the principal switch of the selected VSAN.
  • AddZoneMembershipSettingData—The method adds the zone member to the specified zone or zone alias depending on the value of the input parameter systemSpecificCollection.
  • ActivateZoneSet—This method enables the activation of a zone set.

Intrinsic methods for this subprofile are as follows:

  • Delete zoneset—Deletes a zone set.
  • Delete zone—Deletes a zone.
  • Delete Zonemember—Deletes a zone member.