Adding a DS8000 system

This section describes how to add a DS8000® system to the list of SCOM-monitored IBM® storage systems.

About this task

The DS8000 management pack connects to the DS8000 storage system through a DS CIM agent. The DS CIM agent runs embedded on the DS8000 system or in proxy mode, depending on the microcode version (for more information, refer to the release notes).

Procedure

To add a DS8000 system to the monitoring list, type the following details in a single command line:

  • Type of system to be added (-t) – Use "ds8k" to specify DS8000 as the system type.
  • URL (--url) – Web address of the DS CIM agent
  • Namespace (--namespace) – CIM namespace of the DS CIM agent (for example: root/ibm)
  • Login user name (--username) and password (--password) – For a proxy DS CIM agent, use the CIM agent user account. For an embedded DS CIM agent, use the DS8000 user account.

Example

C:\Program Files\IBM\Storage\Host\IBMStorageSCOM\bin>
scomu.cmd --add -t ds8k --url https://host1.domain1.com:6989
--namespace root/ibm --username usr1 --password pwd1
Connecting to the device ...
1 IBM DS8000 is found.
device ID: xx, code level: x.x.x.x, CIM server version: x.x.x.x

The connection is OK.
Trying to add the connection.
New connection is added.