Configuring the Cisco IMC Management Pack

This chapter contains the following sections:

Check list for Configuring the Cisco IMC Management Pack

  1. Ensure that the option Allow this server to act as a proxy and discover managed objects on other computers is enabled for following server / computer hosting Cisco UCS Monitoring Service.

    • Agent Managed Computers (trusted boundary)

    • Management Server

    • Agent Managed Computers (Untrusted boundary)

    • Gateway Server

  2. Ensure that all servers and system hosting Cisco UCS Monitoring Service are visible in Operations Manager Console – Monitoring – Cisco UCS Monitoring – Cisco UCS Monitoring Service – Monitoring Service Dashboard.
  3. Ensure that all server(s) / computer(s) hosting Cisco UCS Monitoring Service are discovered and in Healthy State in Operations Manager Console – Administration – Device Management – (Management Server / Agent Managed ).

  4. Ensure that after adding IMC Group through Add Monitoring Wizard, appropriate Run As Account has been associated with correct Run As Profile.

  5. Ensure that if Run As Account distribution is set to More Secure, the computer hosting Cisco UCS Monitoring Service must appear in Selected Computers list and it must be same as selected for monitoring IMC Group.

  6. If Cisco IMC Group is monitored via Gateway Server or agent managed computer (untrusted boundary), ensure that Cisco IMC is reachable from that machine.

  7. Ensure that Operations Manager Action Account must have read and write privileges on TEMP (%SystemRoot%\Temp) folder.

Adding a Cisco IMC Group to the Operations Manager

Procedure

Step 1

Launch the Operations Manager console.

Step 2

Navigate to Authoring > Management Pack Templates > Cisco IMC.

Step 3

In the Task pane, click Add Monitoring Wizard.

The Add Monitoring Wizard is displayed.

Step 4

Click Next.

Step 5

In the Cisco IMC Discovery Method tab, enter the following:

Name

Description

Select IP Address Type

You can set an IPv4 or IPv6 address of the server.

For IPv6, enter the address in the [2001:DB8:1] format.

By default, IPv4 address is selected.

Adding IPv6 addresses is valid from Release 4.1(1).

Discover via IPv4 or IPv6 Combinations

Depending on the type of IP address selected, the corresponding IP address is displayed.

Enter range of IP addresses separated by hyphen, and multiple single IP address separated by comma. You can add up to 254 IP addresses.

For example, 10.105.210.15-10.105.210.129, 10.104.200.35, 10.104.100.133, 10.106.200.136-10.106.200.200.

For IPv6, enter the address in the [2001:DB8::1] format.

Discover via IPv4 or IPv6 Range

Depending on the type of IP address selected, enter the corresponding IP address.

Enter the first and the last IP addresses.

Discover via Subnet mask

Depending on the IP address selected, enter the network address and subnet mask.

Step 6

Click Next.

Step 7

In the Discovery Results tab, select the range of the IP addresses, then uncheck the IP addresses which you do not want to monitor.

Step 8

Click Next.

Step 9

In the Connection Parameters tab, review and complete the following:

In the Connection area, complete the following:

Name

Description

Port Number field

Enter the port number specified in the HTTP or HTTPS during IMC configuration.

By default, the port number is set to 80 for nonsecure connection, and 443 for secure connection.

Connection Mode check box

If checked, a secure HTTPS connection is established.

If unchecked, a nonsecure HTTP connection is established. By default, the port is set to 80.

In the Proxy Server area, complete the following:

Name

Description

Enable Proxy Configuration check box

If checked, enables you to enter the proxy server details.

Enter the following details:

  • Host—Enter the IP address of the proxy server

  • Port—Enter the port number which is used to connect to the proxy server

Enable Proxy Authentication check box

If checked, enables you to run authentication for the proxy server.

Enter the following details:

  • Username—Enter the username configured on the proxy server

  • Password—Enter the password of the proxy server

In the Cisco UCS Monitoring Service area, complete the following:

Name

Description

Machine Type drop-down list

This can be one of the following:

  • Agent Managed Computer (Trusted Boundary)

  • Agent Managed Computer (Untrusted Boundary)

  • Management Server

  • Gateway Server

Service Machine drop-down list

Select the FQDN of the machine where Cisco IMC Monitoring Service is installed.

Step 10

On the Group Name page, enter a name for the group of standalone Cisco IMC Servers. Optionally enter a description for the group.

Note 

In the Management Pack area, check the Use existing management pack or create new to use the existing management pack or click New to create a new management pack.

Step 11

To add an account, click Run As Account, and complete the following:

  • From the drop-down list of the Add Run As Account dialog box, select Run As Account or click New.

  • In the Create Run As Account dialog box, enter the following:

    • Display Name

    • Description

    • Account Name

    • Password

    • Confirm Password

Step 12

Click Next.

Step 13

Review your settings to configure the template in the Summary page. and click Create.

You can also add the Cisco IMC Group to Operations Manager using the PowerShell cmdlets, see Adding or Updating Cisco IMC Groups.

Creating an Account

Configure Cisco IMC group account if you did not associate a Run-As Account with the IMC Group, or if you want to modify the current account association for the IMC group.

To create an account for the Cisco IMC group, create a Run-As Account with the Cisco IMC username and password, to be used by the management pack.

For more information on creating a Run-As account, see How to Create a Run As Account.


Important

We recommend to select the more secure option while creating a Run As Account and select the machine from which the IMC group instance is monitored.


Note

On the General Properties page, select Simple Authentication as the Run-As Account Type.


Note

If the Cisco IMC is configured for domain authentication, enter the account name on the Credentials page in the <username@domainname> format, where domainname is the LDAP domain name configured in Cisco IMC.


Note

A Cisco IMC user account with read-only privileges can discover and monitor Cisco IMC from the Operations Manager console.

Associating an Account to a Run-As Profile

After you create an account, associate the account with the IMC Group’s Run-As Profile. A Run-As Profile is created with the same name as the IMC Group name in the Operations Manager.

For more information on associating an account with a Run-As Profile, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/scom/manage-security-create-runas-link-profile.


Note

An account associated with the IMC Group Run-As Profile is used to establish a connection with all the Cisco IMC servers within the IMC Group.