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Manual association

Hello,

 

We did an upgrade from SIM 7.1.2 to 7.2 and at the same time, we moved the remote database from a SQL 2008 to a SQL 2012. Since then, the association between OA and Enclosure doesn't seams to work, even if the discovery process is running fine, without any error.

 

Is there a way to do a manual association ?

 

Thank you for your help

 

Regards

 

Patrick

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shocko
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Re: Manual association

What version of OA are you using? I think there was an advisory regarding this.

 

Related: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c02886995&lang=en&cc=us&taskId=135&prodSeriesId=3188465

 

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Re: Manual association

Hi Shocko,

 

It seams to be a very similar issue, but we are using the latest versions of firmware and software:

 

Versions in use:

 

HP SIM:  7.2 (with a remote SQL 2012 sp1)

OA:  3.71 and 3.70

ilo3: 1.55 and 1.50

ilo4: 1.20 and 1.22

 

We've seen this issue on all the above firmware combinations (was working fine with SIM version 7.1)

 

The OA discovery process don't raise any error, but the association is not created.

 

Many thanks for your help

 

Patrick

 

OA DIscovery log:

 

 

********* Significant issues and overall target discovery/identification

          status:

Normal:   The system has valid hardware data (model, serial number, and

          unique identifier) and has been identified properly for SIM to

          manage.

Normal:   System(s) have been successfully identified.

 

********* Additional results (listed for information only):

 

        * Starting identification process...

        * Checking for known running web servers...

        * Checking for SNMP protocol support on system...

Normal:   The system responded to an SNMP request; it supports SNMP Protocol

          and has a valid read community string.

        * Checking for SNMPv3 protocol support on system...

Minor:    Global SNMPv3 Identification is disabled.

        * Running HP ProLiant management agent identification...

Normal: This system is a management processor; attempting to get associated

          server information.

        * Running SNMP base cluster identification using common cluster

          MIB...

Normal:   The system is identified as management processor, skipping SNMP

          cluster identification.

        * Checking for WBEM protocol support on system...

Normal:   The system is not a server so skipping WBEM identification.

        * Running WBEM rules based identification...

Normal:   The system is not a server so skipping WBEM identification.

        * Running Virtual Machine (VM) Host (non HP Integrity VM Host)

          Identification...

Normal:   The system is not a VM Host (non HP Integrity VM Host), or WBEM

          credentials may not be specified so skipping VM Identification.

        * Running Storage identification...

        * Did not detect the WBEM protocol support on this system. SMI

          storage identification will be skipped.

        * Storage identification completed.

        * Running HP NetServer identification...

Normal:   System does does not have the NetServer SNMP agents installed.

        * Running HP-UX SNMP identification...

Normal:   System does not have the HP-UX SNMP agents installed.

        * Running OA Identifier which will discover systems in an enclosure

          if the automatic enclosure discovery option for OA is enabled...

Normal:   Systems in an enclosure and Virtual Connect domains will be created

          because the automatic enclosure discovery option for OA is enabled.

        * Running XMLReply Identifier which will discover systems in a

          rack/enclosure if the automatic discovery option for the container

          node is enabled...

        * Running iLO Identifier which will discover the server if the

          automatic server discovery option for iLO is enabled...

Normal:   The system is not an Integrated Lights-Out management processor;

          skipping automatic discovery of bare-metal system.

        * Running p-Class Identifier...

Normal:   The system is not a p-Class so skipping p-Class identification.

        * Running IPMI protocol identification...

Normal:   Skipping IPMI discovery. System is logical device.

        * Running SSH Protocol identification...

Normal:   This system has SSH protocol support.

        * Running SSH Identification...

Normal:   The system can be logged in using SSH protocol; has a valid SSH

          credential.

        * Running WS-Man identification...

Minor:    The system did not respond to WS-Management (WS-Man) request.

        * Running Monarch OA Identification...

Normal:   The system is not a monarch OA so skipping monarch OA

          identification.

        * Checking for System Management Homepage and other HP web agents...

Normal:   The system is not a server, storage or desktop. Skipping the check

          for System Management Homepage.

        * Running HP Serviceguard Identification...

Normal:   The system is not part of HP Serviceguard cluster.

        * Running SNMP System Type manager ...

Normal:   No matching SNMP System Type Manager rule for sysObjID was found.

        * Running SNMP subtypes identification...

        * No additional subtype(s) found from SNMP.

        * Resolving DNS names...

Normal:   The fully qualified domain name was successfully resolved for the

          system.

        * Checking if the Node is a Virtual Center...

Normal:   Skipping MxVirtualCenter Identifier.

        * Checking if this system is supported by Insight Control power

          management...

        * System is a management processor that supports Insight Control

          power management.

        * Running Virtual Machine Management (VMM) Plug-in Identification...

        * Building system relationships...

Minor:    The Secure Shell key-based access authentication is not configured

          on the system(s).

Minor:    System Management Homepage (SMH) is not installed or is not

          responding on the system(s).

        * Running system Manage Communication diagnosis...

        * System identification finished on system.

 

                       

shocko
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Re: Manual association

The iLO is the key device for all associations. Can you post the XMLReply form the iLO?

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Re: Manual association

Hi Shocko,

 

I Attached the XML to this post (please, remove the .txt at the end)

 

Many thanks

 

Patrick

shocko
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Re: Manual association

Looks like the iLO is detecting the enclosure details:

 

<BAY>6</BAY>
<ENCLOSURE_cUUID>42473930-3738-3234-594D-315000000000</ENCLOSURE_cUUID>
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Re: Manual association

Yes the xmlreply content is correct

 

It seams to be more the job that write the association in the HP SIM DB which is not working correctly

 

Does someone know if this job has a logfile and in which table is this association first writen?

 

BTH, the association between ilo <--> server is working fine. Only the associations between enclosure <--> server and between enclosure <--> OA are not commited in the DB.

 

Thanks

 

Patrick

shocko
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Re: Manual association

Hi,

Can you check that indeed that is the UUID of the enclosure as identifed in SIM?

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Re: Manual association

Hi Shocko

 

The enclosure UUID in HP SIM is a bit different (in the end):

 

From the ilo4:

<ENCLOSURE_cUUID>42473930-3738-3234-594D-315000000000</ENCLOSURE_cUUID> 

 

 

Withinh HP SIM:

                                            42473930-3738-3234-594D-315020202020

 

But I'm not sure the association is done using this UUID, if you look at an xmlReplay.xml from an ilo3 (attached to this post), there is no UUID. We can only see the rack name and enclosure name.

 

Thank you

 

Patrick

shocko
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Re: Manual association

Aplogies, I think I'm confusing some different threads here. my understanding was that:

 

  • iLo associates server to iLo
  • iLo assocaites server to enclosure

For this reaosn, the iLO is critical (and it's firmware version) as it talks to the enclosure (via the OA i'd imagine). The OA must manage it's own association. Are the iLos and the OA's all on the same network segment?

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