Performance Management Pack (PMP) 3.1 does not work

[tommy_28]

Hi, I installed PMP3.1 and SIM 4.2 windows on a Proliant win2k server, then install hpasm 7.3.0-23 on rhel3asu3 proliant, startup hpasm.

When I use 'options'->'discovery'->automatic discovery and input the IP range in my network environment, my server did not recognized by SIM. After I manually discoverd linux server, I can access 'management agents for servers/storage/fondation' from 'Links' tab, but I can't use PMP from 'optimize'-> 'PMP'->'onine analysis', an 'Unknown performance status' page displayed. I checked PMP license, there're still 5 avaliable licenses.

Do you know how can I get it work?

Thx.

[Rob Buxton]

If your Server was not correctly recognised by SIM, I'd guess you have not got SNMP correctly configured.

Before you can use PMP, you need to license the Server. The Server should be listed in the PMP License screen, a license can then be allocated.
If the Server is not listed, it can again be an SNMP issue.

[tommy_28]

Hi,

the Server is not listed in PMP License screen.

Do you know the works I should do on SNMP setup? I did not do any special work on SNMP config.

THX.

[jim goodman]

Did you set up an snmpd.conf file? When you installed the Proliant Agents it should have prompted you for info to create that file.

You just need to add the CMS address to the security and traps line.

- Jim

[jim goodman]

oops that would be the snmpd.conf file on each managed node.

- Jim

[Rob Buxton]

You need a community name used by the CMS to be at least Read Only on the remote Server.
You may need to also set allowed hosts, I'm not sure what the defaults are for Linux hosts.

[tommy_28]

I checked linux client and found two snmpd.conf:

cat /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
# Following entries were added by HP Insight Management Agents at
# Wed Jun 15 19:43:32 EDT 2005
dlmod cmaX /usr/lib/libcmaX.so
rwcommunity public 127.0.0.1
# ---------------------- END -------


cat /var/net-snmp/snmpd.conf
#
# net-snmp (or ucd-snmp) persistent data file.
#
# DO NOT STORE CONFIGURATION ENTRIES HERE.
# Please save normal configuration tokens for snmpd in SNMPCONFPATH/snmpd.conf.
# Only "createUser" tokens should be placed here by snmpd administrators.
#

engineBoots 8
oldEngineID 0x800007e5806a1f2302a046a942

suggestions?

[jim goodman]

Here is a copy from a working lab system (the names [ip, phone, etc] have been changed to protect the innocent)

# Following entries were added by HP Insight Management Agents at
# Tue Nov 30 11:04:42 CST 2004
rwcommunity private 127.0.0.1
rocommunity public 127.0.0.1
rwcommunity private 16.112.29.27
rocommunity public 16.112.29.27
trapsink 16.112.29.27 public
syscontact Bubba Gump, 402-123-4567
syslocation HpSIM lab
# ---------------------- END --------------------

You have to have the CMS and the localhost configured for each of the community strings you use. I hope this helps.

- Jim