topic Re: HP SIM SNMP Traps over ILO VLAN in Server Management - Systems Insight Manager

HP SIM SNMP Traps over ILO VLAN

ChallengeLogic — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 07:36:33 GMT

Hi Guys
I have installed HP SIM 5.1 SP1 - mostly in a default manner, but the database in sitting externally to the HP SIM server in a SQL cluster.

I have HP servers with one or more LAN cards and iLO cards. The iLO is on a different VLAN.

Some of our servers are protected internall by firewalls on the corp LAN. Therefore I want all SNMP traffic to go over my iLO VLAN which is unrestricted.

How to I configure this?
Thanks
Darren

Re: HP SIM SNMP Traps over ILO VLAN

A. Edens — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:58:45 GMT

Challenge,

On my standard iLO. I believe it's like this.

1.) Log into the iLO web manager.
2.) Administration >> SNMP/Insight Manager Settings
3.) Configure SNMP Alert Destination(s)
4.) Enable "Forward Insight Manager Agent SNMP Alerts"
5.) Enable "Enable SNMP Pass-thru"

On my blade based iLO2.

1.) Log into the iLO2 web manager
2.) Settings >> Management >> Configure and Test SNMP Alerts
3.) Configure SNMP Alert Destination(s)
4.) Enable "Forward Insight Manager Agent SNMP Alerts"
5.) Enable "Enable SNMP Pass-thru"

You will probably want to enable iLO 2 SNMP Alerts as well, I am not sure if it will break the pass-thru or not. Mine is disabled for the time being while I tweak out the SIM install.

Hope it helps.

Re: HP SIM SNMP Traps over ILO VLAN

ChallengeLogic — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:05:02 GMT

Hello
Thank you for the reply.
I have setup the iLO cards on both servers to all pass-thru etc. but the remote server (not the SIM server) fails to report any Health Status. It reports Monitoring is disabled. I have tried to 'enable' monitoring but then it just shows a blue '?'.
Any ideas?

Thanks!
Darren

Re: HP SIM SNMP Traps over ILO VLAN

A. Edens — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 10:00:17 GMT

I think I might not have read your post closely enough.

I believe that the SNMP pass-thru is for SNMP traps only, not monitoring.

What you are trying to do (monitor health etc.) requires the SIM agents to be loaded on the base machine, and that the SIM server be able to contact the base machine on ports UDP/161, TCP/2301, TCP/2381 and possibly TCP/22 and TCP/280.

These ports will always have to be open for SIM to function properly. The firewall being in front of the servers isn't really a big deal, unless you are doing NAT translations.

Just open rules up on the firewall, source SIM, destination servers, on the above ports and health monitoring will work.

If you are unable to open the firewall rules, you might want to consider putting the SIM server behind the firewall as well.

Hope it helps.

Re: HP SIM SNMP Traps over ILO VLAN

Ricardo Bonilla — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:40:51 GMT

how i do over the ILO2 by SNMP send a email to notify me a error message or problem with the server?
Please reply me with an answer!!!
Ricardo Bonilla