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1 User Guide - English FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite Base Configuration Wizard ServerView Operations Manager V7.20 Edition August 2017

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3 Contents 1 Introduction Changes since the previous version ServerView Suite link collection Documentation for the ServerView Suite Notational conventions 9 2 The Base Configuration Wizard main window Prerequisites step (Base Configuration Wizard) Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Subnets step (Base Configuration Wizard) VM Discovery step (Base Configuration Wizard) Access Control step (Base Configuration Wizard) Directory Service Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) General Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Forward Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Connectivity Event Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Inventory Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Threshold Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Configuration Overview step (Base Configuration Wizard) Finish step (Base Configuration Wizard) 36 3 Working with the Base Configuration Wizard Opening the Base Configuration Wizard Closing the Base Configuration Wizard Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager Checking the requirements for ServerView Operations Manager Specifying subnets for a search operation Adding a new subnet Deleting a subnet Configuring the discovering process for virtual platforms Configuring the discovery process for virtual machines Configuring the discovery process for virtual hosts 40 Base Configuration Wizard 3

4 Contents Creating a user/password list Deleting a user authentication Defining settings for mail-forwarding Defining settings for alarm handling Defining connectivity event settings Collecting inventory data for all servers Collecting inventory data now Defining a schedule for data collection 44 Base Configuration Wizard 4

5 1 Introduction In the Base Configuration Wizard you can specify essential settings for ServerView Operations Manager: You can check the conditions required for ServerView Operations Manager to work properly, see "Prerequisites step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 12. ServerView Operations Manager works with a server list. This list contains all known servers. o o You can specify the network entities that serve as starting points for a search operation for new servers, see "Subnets step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 14. You can configure the discovery process for virtual machines and virtual platforms, see "VM Discovery step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 16. For different authentication cases, you can store user IDs in a user/password list with the password encrypted, see "Access Control step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 18. You can change the settings for the directory service after the installation on Windows and Linux. The "Directory Service Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 21 informs you how to do this. If the Event Manager is installed on the central management station, you can define the following settings: o o o General settings for alarm handling, see "Defining settings for alarm handling" on page 42. Settings for mail-forwarding, see "Defining settings for mail-forwarding" on page 42. Settings for the connectivity event, see "Defining connectivity event settings" on page 43. The ServerView Event Manager is a component of the Event Management of the ServerView Suite. After installation, this component is available via both the Windows Start Menu and ServerView Operations Manager. The Event Manager function has a user-friendly web-based graphical user interface (GUI) where you can obtain reliable, secure information about system faults quickly. You can define the results and operating states about which you want to receive alarm messages. The availability of a server in a network is a critical factor and it therefore makes sense to configure the Event Manager so that you are informed about all the operating states that could endanger server availability. Base Configuration Wizard 5

6 1.1 Changes since the previous version If the Update Manager is installed on the central management station, you can define the following settings: Define whether the update repository should be updated automatically, see "Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 29. Start the Configuration wizard to configure global parameters for Update Management, see "Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 29. The ServerView Update Manager is a component of the Update Management of the ServerView Suite. The Update Manager manages online updates for the hardware and software components of PRIMERGY servers. The Update Manager uses a central update repository which contains all update packages for the servers. If you want to use the Update Management, it is essential that inventory data is collected on a regular basis to ensure the up to date version information is available. You can start the data collections for all servers and define a schedule task for the collection, see "Inventory Management step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 31. You can customize the data collection via the ServerView Inventory Manager which is a component of the Asset Management of the ServerView Suite and is available via ServerView Operations Manager. ServerView Threshold Management enables you to customize threshold monitoring for PRIMERGY servers. Threshold management support monitoring for three server types: physical servers, virtualization hosts and virtual machines or guest systems. You can enable the performance monitoring and Threshold Management, see "Threshold Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) " on page 33. The ServerView Threshold Manager is a component of the Event Management of the ServerView Suite. The Base Configuration Wizard appears automatically the first time you start ServerView Operations Manager. You can also start the wizard at any time via the ServerView Operations Manager start page or via the ServerView menu bar, see "Opening the Base Configuration Wizard" on page Changes since the previous version This edition is valid for ServerView Base Configuration Wizard (ServerView Operations Manager V7.20) and replaces the online manual ServerView Base Configuration Wizard, Edition March The manual features the following changes and enhancements: Enhancements in the user interface of the Update Management step (see "Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 29). Base Configuration Wizard 6

7 1.2 ServerView Suite link collection 1.2 ServerView Suite link collection Via the ServerView Suite link collection, Fujitsu provides you with numerous downloads and further information on the ServerView Suite and PRIMERGY servers. For ServerView Suite, links are offered on the following topics: Forum Service Desk Manuals Product information Security information Software downloads Training The downloads include the following: o o o Current software statuses for the ServerView Suite as well as additional Readme files. Information files and update sets for system software components (BIOS, firmware, drivers, ServerView Agents and ServerView Update Agents) for updating the PRIMERGY servers via ServerView Update Manager or for locally updating individual servers via ServerView Update Manager Express. The current versions of all documentation on the ServerView Suite. You can retrieve the downloads free of charge from the Fujitsu web server. For PRIMERGY servers, links are offered on the following topics: Service Desk Manuals Product information Spare parts catalogue Access to the ServerView Suite link collection You can reach the link collection of the ServerView Suite in various ways: 1. Via ServerView Operations Manager. Select Help Links on the start page or the menu bar. 2. Via the start page of the online documentation for the ServerView Suite on the Fujitsu manual server. Base Configuration Wizard 7

8 1.3 Documentation for the ServerView Suite You access the start page of the online documentation via the following link: In the selection list on the left, select x86 Servers. On the right, click PRIMERGY ServerView Links under Selected documents. 3. Via the ServerView Suite DVD 2. In the start window of the ServerView Suite DVD 2, select the option ServerView Software Products. On the menu bar select Links. This opens the start page of the ServerView Suite link collection. 1.3 Documentation for the ServerView Suite The documentation can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet. You will find the online documentation at under the link x86 Servers. For an overview of the documentation to be found under ServerView Suite as well as the filing structure, see the ServerView Suite sitemap (ServerView Suite ServerView Suite Sitemap). Base Configuration Wizard 8

9 1.4 Notational conventions 1.4 Notational conventions The following notational conventions are used in this manual: Notational conventions Indicates Indicates various types of risks, namely health risks, risk of data loss and risk of damage to devices. Indicates additional relevant information and tips. Bold monospace monospace semibold blue continuous text purple continuous text <abc> [abc] [key] Indicates references to names of interface elements. Indicates system output and system elements, for example file names and paths. Indicates statements that are to be entered using the keyboard. Indicates a link to a related topic. Indicates a link to a location you have already visited. Indicates variables which must be replaced with real values. Indicates options that can be specified (syntax). Indicates a key on your keyboard. If you need to explicitly enter text in uppercase, the Shift key is specified, for example [SHIFT] + [A] for A. If you need to press two keys at the same time, this is indicated by a plus sign between the two key symbols. Screenshots The screenshots are to some degree system-dependent and consequently will not necessarily match the output on your system in all the details. The menus and their commands can also contain system-dependent differences. Base Configuration Wizard 9

10 2 The Base Configuration Wizard main window When you open the Base Configuration Wizard, the main window is displayed: Figure 1: Base Configuration Wizard main window The first time you start the ServerView Operations Manager after a new installation, the Base Configuration Wizard starts automatically. To prevent this, select the Do not show this wizard again automatically option. The checkbox will no longer appear once you have run through the wizard or once it has been activated. Base Configuration Wizard 10

11 Click Next to open the different steps for the configuration: Prerequisites step Discovery Settings step o o Subnets step VM Discovery step Access Control step Directory Service Settings step Event Management step This step is only available if the ServerView Event Manager is installed on the management station. o o o General Settings step Forward Settings step Connectivity Event Settings step Update Management step This step is only available if the ServerView Update Manager is installed on the management station. Inventory Management step Threshold Management step Configuration Overview step Finish step All required steps are displayed in the tree structure on the left. You can show and hide this view with the arrow symbols in the middle border. The settings of the corresponding steps are displayed on the right. If only Event Manager is installed on the central management station, only the following steps are displayed: Prerequisites step, the steps for Event Management and the Configuration Overview step. Base Configuration Wizard 11

12 2.1 Prerequisites step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.1 Prerequisites step (Base Configuration Wizard) Prerequisites is the first step in the wizard. This step allows you to check the requirements for Operations Manager. Make sure the following requirements are fulfilled: The SNMP service is running on the central management station and on all managed nodes. All necessary ports are available in your network and not blocked by a firewall, see also ServerView Suite Security Whitepaper. The SNMP protocol is not blocked by a firewall. The browser is using at least the displayed Java version. If this or a higher Java version is installed, the checkbox is automatically activated. The central management station is using at least the displayed Java version. Figure 2: Prerequisites step Base Configuration Wizard 12

13 2.2 Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.2 Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Discovery Settings is the next step in the wizard. Figure 3: Discovery Settings step The next steps allow you to handle the discovery of managed nodes: You can select the network entities that serve as starting points for a search operation in the Operations Manager's server browser (see "Subnets step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 14). You can enable or disable the discovery of virtual machines and virtual platforms and the timeout for it (see "VM Discovery step (Base Configuration Wizard)" on page 16). Base Configuration Wizard 13

14 2.2 Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Subnets step (Base Configuration Wizard) Subnets is the next step in the wizard. All servers are displayed in the ServerView server list. You can define new objects and add these objects to the server list. This step allows you to select the network entities that serve as starting points for a search operation in the Operations Manager's server browser. Figure 4: Subnets step Subnets already recognized Displays all the subnets that have ever been used in a subnet list. Delete Use this button to delete a selected subnet. Communities used for this subnet Displays the communities which are used for the selected subnet. Ports used for virtual systems Displays the port which is used for the virtual systems. The default value is The following subnet shall be added to the list of known subnets Enter a new subnet address in the following format: x.y.z. (first three parts of an IP address). Base Configuration Wizard 14

15 2.2 Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) If you configure a new subnet, a search run does not start automatically. You start the search in the Server Browser property window via the Start Browsing button. You open the Server Browser window by selecting Administration/Server Browser. Communities used on this subnet The community used on this subnet. This is the community that was specified during SNMP configuration on the managed server. You can specify several communities, one after the other, separated by commas. If the community string already contains a comma, the comma must be masked with a preceding backslash "\" (e.g. commwith\,string). Bear in mind that specifying a large number of communities slows down the search process. Equally, any access with an incorrect community can cause an authentication failure alarm. Ports used for virtual systems Specify the port for the virtual systems. The default value is Apply Use this button to add a new subnet. Base Configuration Wizard 15

16 2.2 Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) VM Discovery step (Base Configuration Wizard) VM Discovery is the next step in the wizard. This step allows you to enable or disable the discovery of virtual machines and virtual platforms and the timeout for it. Figure 5: VM Discovery step These settings replace the parameters in the configuration files serverlistconf.xml and browserconf.xml. Timeout for the access to virtual hosts Specify the default timeout for the status polling and discovery of a host with virtualization software. The value is still weighted by the number of registered users and the virtual server type. The real timeout may therefore be greater than the default value. VM Discovery You can enable or disable the discovery of virtual machines. For the Server Browser, this setting has no effect. Base Configuration Wizard 16

17 2.2 Discovery Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Yes Enables the discovery of virtual machines. The virtual machines will be discovered in the next poll interval for each host. No Disables the discovery of virtual machines. All virtual machine nodes are removed from the ServerView server list. VM Host Discovery You can enable or disable the automatic discovery for hosts with virtualization software (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, Xen). This setting also applies to the Server Browser. In this case, the discovery is carried out for all servers in a subnet. You must restart the Server Browser after you have changed the setting. Yes Enables automatic discovery. The service performs an automatic discovery for all PRIMERGY nodes. No Disables automatic discovery. All virtual platforms on blades, PRIMEQUEST partitions, and cluster nodes will be converted to normal server nodes. Base Configuration Wizard 17

18 2.3 Access Control step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.3 Access Control step (Base Configuration Wizard) Access Control is the next step in the wizard. This step allows you to create a user/password list for authentication cases. In some cases, ServerView Operations Manager requires a valid user ID in order to authenticate itself when requesting information or when executing actions on a managed server: For adding certain objects to the server list. For power management, to switch individual servers and server groups on and off from the central management station. For Threshold Manager, for monitoring servers via the central management station. The relevant user/password combinations must be stored on the managed objects with the necessary authorizations to execute these functions. The following table shows you the objects for which this valid user/password combination must be entered in the user/password list of ServerView Operations Manager. Base Configuration Wizard 18

19 2.3 Access Control step (Base Configuration Wizard) Function Objects Authorization Adding objects to the server list Power management Threshold Manager BMC VMware server Xen server/ Citric Xen server Hyper-V server ETERNUS DX60/ DX80/ DX90/ DX60-S2/ DX80-S2/ DX90-S2/ DX400-S2/ DX100-S3/ DX200-S3/ DX500-S3 /DX600-S3 PRIMERGY server with BMC VMware server Xen server/ Citric Xen server Hyper-V server All managed servers Read authorization Administrator rights Standard authorization or administrator rights Administrator rights Valid user ID You can also create this user/password list via the ServerView Operations Manager (Administrator menu, item User/Passwords). If you enter values in one row, the next row is enabled. If you enter values in the last row, additional rows are displayed. ServerView Operations Manager works through the list in sequence. For this reason the list should only contain as many entries as necessary. Base Configuration Wizard 19

20 2.3 Access Control step (Base Configuration Wizard) Figure 6: Access Control step User name User name. Password/Confirm Password Corresponding password. Node Type Server type for which the user name is to be valid. Account used for Optional: Notes about the account. Delete Use this button to delete a user authentication. Base Configuration Wizard 20

21 2.4 Directory Service Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.4 Directory Service Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Directory Service Settings is the next step in the wizard. This step informs you how to modify settings of the directory service. Figure 7: Directory Service Settings step You can modify settings for the directory service. On Windows, proceed as follows: 1. Start the Operations Manager Installation Wizard. 2. Select Modify in the Application Maintenance window. 3. Switch to the Directory Service Settings to modify the settings. Refer to the "ServerView Installation under Windows" user guide for more information. On Linux use the script ChangeComputerDetails.sh. This script is described in the "ServerView Installation under Linux" user guide. Base Configuration Wizard 21

22 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Event Management is the next step in the wizard. This step is only available if the Server View Event Manager is installed on the central management station. The Event Manager is a component of the Event Management of the ServerView Suite and works like this: An agent sends an alarm (trap) via the SNMP to the Event Manager, informing the management station that an unexpected event has occurred. An unexpected event can be an error report or a status change caused by tripping of a threshold value. Detailed information can be found in the Event Manager documentation. The next steps allow you to handle incoming alarm messages (events) and to define settings for mail-forwarding. All settings can be modified later in the ServerView Event Manager. Figure 8: Event Management step Base Configuration Wizard 22

23 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) General Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) General Settings is the next step in the wizard. This step allows you to define general settings for alarm handling. You can define the default actions to be executed for incoming alarm messages (events): Log the alarm Have a message pop up Show the Alarm Monitor window Figure 9: General Settings step Store in OS Event Log For different error severities, the alarm is written to the operating system event-log list. Base Configuration Wizard 23

24 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Pop-up Message on CMS For different error severities, the alarm message is output in a (non-modal) pop-up window on the central management station. Raise Alarm Monitor window For different error severities, the Alarm Monitor window pops up in the foreground if the Alarm Monitor is already started. The Alarm Monitor is a component of the ServerView Event Manager. It displays all received alarms relating to the selected servers and server groups in the Operations Manager main window. Any combinations are possible Forward Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Forward Settings is the next step in the wizard. This step allows you to specify whether critical alarms from any server in your server list should be forwarded via . If you activate the forwarding, you must configure the corresponding settings. With this step you define a first alarm rule. An alarm rule defines which alarms are forwarded from which servers to which destinations. You can define further settings via the Alarm Configuration component, which is a component of the ServerView Event Manager: You can configure the alarm display and alarm handling by defining alarm rules and filter rules. You can also specify, via filter rules, which alarms from which servers are to be filtered out. Base Configuration Wizard 24

25 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Figure 10: Forward Settings step Forwarding Yes No Enable alarm forwarding. Disable alarm forwarding. Settings Mail to Cc address of the person to whom you want to send the alarm. Multiple addresses must be separated with a semicolon or comma. address of the person to whom you want to send a copy of the alarm (optional). Base Configuration Wizard 25

26 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Subject Subject of the mail.the mail subject can contain macros. These macros are replaced by the corresponding information about the servers which are reporting the alarm. $_SRV $_TRP $_TYP $_IPA $_CTY $_SEV $_TIM $_IDN Name of the server Text of the alarm message Brief description of the alarm IP address of the server Community Severity of the alarm (critical, major, minor, informational, unknown) Time model (format: yyyy-mm-dd-hh.mm.ss). Local time schedule of the management station according to which an alarm is forwarded ID number of the server $_OMS Name of management station $_MIB $_SPC MIB file name of the received alarm Specific number of the received alarm $_MDL Fujitsu REMCS ID of a hardware which is reporting the alarm using following SMTP Server From Server User Password Confirm Password Sender SMTP server User name (optional) Identification of the mailing system (optional) Confirm the password (optional) Port Port number. The default value is port 25. Base Configuration Wizard 26

27 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Connectivity Event Settings step (Base Configuration Wizard) Connectivity Event Settings is the next step in the wizard. This step allows you to set the parameters for the network operation of a server. You can choose to receive a trap when the status of a monitored server changes. If Receive Trap after Change is enabled, ServerView Operations Manager sends itself the following trap: If the server can be monitored: Server changed state (The server <server name> has changed its state to snmpok or OK) If the server cannot be monitored: Server changed state (The server <server name> has changed its state to not manageable) Figure 11: Connectivity Event Settings step Receive Trap after Change Enables/disables the sending of a trap when one of the monitored servers changes its connectivity status. Base Configuration Wizard 27

28 2.5 Event Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Defer Trap for Number of Poll Intervals Specifies for how many poll intervals the trap is to be deferred. Default Default setting. A connectivity trap will be sent after one poll interval. Special User-defined. You specify the number of poll intervals. A connectivity trap will only be sent after this number of poll intervals. If a server changes from manageable to not manageable, a trap will only be sent after the server has remained not manageable for the specified number of poll intervals. Check Status on Startup If Check Status on Startup is selected, ServerView Operations Manager sends a trap if the connectivity status of the monitored server is changed on startup of the ServerView management console. This check should be used sparingly, because it can cause a lot of traps whenever you start ServerView Operations Manager with a list of many monitored servers which have changed their connectivity status. By default, Check Status on Startup is not selected. Base Configuration Wizard 28

29 2.6 Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.6 Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Update Management is the next step in the wizard. This step is only available if the Server View Update Manager is installed on the central management station. The Update Manager is a component of the Update Management of the ServerView Suite. The Update Manager manages online updates for the hardware and software components of PRIMERGY servers. The Update Manager uses a central update repository which contains all update packages for the servers. Detailed information can be found in the Update Management documentation. This step allows you to configure whether the update repository should be updated automatically. You can also start the Configuration wizard, which is also a component of the Update Management. This allows you to configure global parameters for update management. Figure 12: Update Management step Base Configuration Wizard 29

30 2.6 Update Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Do you want to configure ServerView Update Management? Yes No Default setting. Enable the configuration wizard for the ServerView Update Management. Disable the configuration wizard for the ServerView Update Management. Start Use this button to start the Configuration Wizard. You can start the Configuration Wizard if you enable the Yes option for the ServerView Update Management. For details on the Configuration Wizard see the "ServerView Update Management" user guide. Base Configuration Wizard 30

31 2.7 Inventory Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.7 Inventory Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Inventory Management is the next step in the wizard. The Inventory Manager allows you to collect inventory data of all servers (hardware, software, firmware and driver data) and to define a scheduled task for the data collection. Figure 13: Inventory Management step Do you want to collect Inventory Data for All Servers regularly? Yes No Default setting. Enable the collections of inventory data. Disable the collections of inventory data. Select Date and Time to start Specify when the task is to be executed. now later Starts the task as soon as it has been activated. Starts the task at the specified time. Select the date, hour, and minutes. Base Configuration Wizard 31

32 2.7 Inventory Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Frequency Specify how often the task is to be executed. Once Hourly Daily Weekly Monthly Execute task once Execute task hourly Execute task daily Execute task weekly Execute task monthly Journalize Log Data Specify whether log files are to be saved, and if so, how many. Last None All Only save the last log files You can specify the number of last log files. Do not save any log files Save all log files Summary The field shows a summary of the values specified. Base Configuration Wizard 32

33 2.8 Threshold Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.8 Threshold Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) Threshold Management is the next step in the wizard. This step allows you to enable or disable performance monitoring and Threshold Management. Figure 14: Threshold Management step Do you want to enable ServerView Performance Monitoring? Yes No Enable performance monitoring. Default setting. Disable performance monitoring. If the performance monitoring is disabled, performance data are not collected any longer from the managed nodes. As result you cannot see the performance history in the history chart in the Single System View of ServerView Operations Manager. Do you want to enable ServerView Threshold Management? Yes No Enable Threshold Management. Default setting. Disable Threshold Management. Base Configuration Wizard 33

34 2.8 Threshold Management step (Base Configuration Wizard) If the threshold management is deactivated, the following Operations Manager activities will be switched off: Threshold data and status are no longer collected from the managed servers and no configuration synchronization is performed. SNMP threshold traps will be ignored by Operations Manager. The Servers and Templates buttons in the navigation area on the left are disabled. IMPORTANT 1. This does not mean that, if the sending of SNMP traps is deactivated on the agent side, Operations Manager will ignore only these traps. In order to fully deactivate threshold traps, please select the target servers in the server list of the Threshold Manager and then click Deactivate. Consider configuring a valid system user account in SVOM -> Administration -> Users/Passwords before proceeding. Note that the Servers and Templates buttons in the navigation area on the left will be disabled as soon as the threshold management is deactivated. So if you want to deactivate the sending of SNMP traps on the agent side, please do so before deactivating the threshold management. CAUTION This will deactivate the sending of SNMP traps on the agent side for all Operations Manager instances. It is currently not possible to disable the sending of SNMP traps for specific Operations Manager instances. 2. Note that the configuration change (server and/or template parameters, active status for server) does not occur immediately after you click Apply. It is done by the service running in background during the regular polling task, so please wait up to ten minutes until the changes you have made reach the affected servers. Base Configuration Wizard 34

35 2.9 Configuration Overview step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.9 Configuration Overview step (Base Configuration Wizard) Configuration Overview is the next step in the wizard. This step provides a status summary of the configured settings. Figure 15: Configuration Overview step The colors of the icons mean the following: Green Settings sufficient and consistent. Red Settings not sufficient or not consistent. You can return to the corresponding step and complete your settings. Base Configuration Wizard 35

36 2.10 Finish step (Base Configuration Wizard) 2.10 Finish step (Base Configuration Wizard) Finish is the final step in the wizard. The basic configuration is now completed. You store your settings in the database via the Finish button. You can modify the settings later, using the wizard again or the relevant ServerView components (ServerView Operations Manager, ServerView Event Manager or ServerView Update Management). Figure 16: Finish step Finish Exits the wizard. Your settings are stored in the database. Cancel Cancels the wizard without saving your settings. Base Configuration Wizard 36

37 3 Working with the Base Configuration Wizard The following chapter describes how to open and close the Base Configuration Wizard. It also describes how to check the ServerView Operations Manager requirements and to define basic settings. 3.1 Opening the Base Configuration Wizard There are two ways in which you can open the Base Configuration Wizard in the ServerView Operations Manager: On the start page of the ServerView Operations Manager, choose Administration - Base Configuration Wizard. In the ServerView menu bar, choose Administration - Base Configuration Wizard. If you are starting the Operations Manager for the first time after installation, the Base Configuration Wizard appears automatically. To start / operate the Base Configuration Wizard, you need the appropriate permissions. As the RBAC (Role-based access control) based user management of the ServerView Suite controls the assignment of permissions to users by means of user roles, please ensure that your user role is equipped with the required privileges. For details see the "User Management in ServerView" user guide. 3.2 Closing the Base Configuration Wizard You can close the Base Configuration Wizard via the Finish step in the wizard: 1. Switch to the Finish step in the left navigation area. 2. Click Finish to close the wizard. Click Cancel to exit the wizard without saving the settings. Base Configuration Wizard 37

38 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager The Base Configuration Wizard helps you to check the requirements for ServerView Operations Manager and define its basic settings: Add a new subnet for the search for new objects. Configure the discovery process for virtual machines and virtual hosts. Specify a user/password list for user authentication. Define settings for the ServerView Event Manager. You can only define these settings if the ServerView Event Manager is installed. Define settings for the ServerView Update Manager. You can only define these settings if the ServerView Update Manager is installed Checking the requirements for ServerView Operations Manager You can check the conditions required for ServerView Operations Manager to work properly. 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Prerequisites step. 4. Check whether all listed requirements are valid on your system and managed nodes. 5. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 6. Click Finish to save your settings. Base Configuration Wizard 38

39 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager Specifying subnets for a search operation The ServerList window is the main window in ServerView Operations Manager. It provides an overview of all the configured servers and is the starting point for all management actions.you can define new objects and add these objects to the server list Adding a new subnet You can add new subnets for a search operation. 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Subnets step. 4. Under New subnet enter the new subnet. 5. Enter the community used for the subnet. 6. Optional: Enter the ports used for virtual systems. 7. Click Apply to add the new subnet. The subnet is displayed in the list of known subnets. 8. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 9. Click Finish to save your settings Deleting a subnet You can delete an existing subnet. 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Subnets step. 4. Select the subnet from the list displayed under Subnets already recognized. 5. Click Delete. 6. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 7. Click Finish to save your settings. Base Configuration Wizard 39

40 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager Configuring the discovering process for virtual platforms You can enable or disable the discovery of virtual machines and vvirtual hosts and the timeout for it Configuring the discovery process for virtual machines You can configure the discovery process for virtual machines. 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the VM Discovery step. 4. Click Yes under VM Discovery to enable the discovery of virtual machines. The virtual machines will be discovered in the next poll interval for each host. 5. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 6. Click Finish to save your settings. These settings replace the parameters in the configuration files serverlistconf.xml and browserconf.xml. For the Server Browser, this setting has no effect Configuring the discovery process for virtual hosts You can enable or disable the automatic discovery for hosts with virtualization software (e.g. VMware, Hyper-V, XEN). 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the VM Discovery step. 4. Click Yes under VM Host Discovery to enable automatic discovery. The service performs an automatic discovery for all PRIMERGY nodes. Or click No to disable automatic discovery. All virtual platforms on blades, PRIMEQUEST partitions, and cluster nodes will be converted to normal server nodes. 5. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 6. Click Finish to save your settings. This setting also applies to the Server Browser. In this case, the discovery is carried out for all servers in a subnet. Base Configuration Wizard 40

41 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager You must restart the Server Browser after you have changed the setting Creating a user/password list In some cases, ServerView Operations Manager requires a valid user ID in order to authenticate itself when retrieving information or performing actions on a managed server. To create a user/password list proceed as follows: 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Access Control step. 4. Enter a user name. 5. Enter the password and confirm it. 6. Optional: Enter a description for the account. 7. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 8. Click Finish to save your settings Deleting a user authentication You can delete a defined user authentication from the user/password list. 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Access Control step. 4. Click Delete next to the corresponding row. 5. In the work area on the left, switch to the Finish step. 6. Click Finish to save your settings. Base Configuration Wizard 41

42 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager Defining settings for mail-forwarding You can define the mail-forwarding for all servers in the ServerView server list and all critical events. 1. In the work area on the left, switch to the Forward Settings step. 2. Activate Yes to enable the forward settings. 3. Enter the address. 4. Optional: Enter the address of the person to whom you want to send a copy of the alarm. 5. Enter the subject of the mail. If you use SMTP for the mail service, you must define additional settings: 1. Enter the sender. 2. Enter the SMTP server name. 3. Optional: Enter the user name. 4. Optional: Enter the identification of the mailing system. 5. Optional: Confirm the password. 6. Enter the port number. The default value is Defining settings for alarm handling You can define settings for incoming alarm messages (events). 1. In the work area on the left, switch to the General Settings step. 2. Activate the different error severities for the corresponding alarm handling. Any combinations are possible. Base Configuration Wizard 42

43 3.3 Defining settings for ServerView Operations Manager Defining connectivity event settings You can configure ServerView Operations Manager to sent itself a trap if one of the monitored servers changed its connectivity status, for example from manageable to not manageable. You can specify for how many poll intervals this trap is to be deferred. Furthermore you can activate that ServerView Operations Manager sends a trap if the connectivity status of the monitored server is changed on startup of the ServerView management console. 1. In the work area on the left, switch to the Connectivity Event Settings step. 2. Activate Receive Trap after Change to enable the sending of a trap when one of the monitored servers changes its connectivity status. 3. Click Default if you want to get a connectivity trap after one poll interval or click Special to specify for how many poll intervals the trap is to be deferred. If a server changes from manageable to not manageable, a trap will only be sent after the server has remained not manageable for the specified number of poll intervals. 4. Activate Check Status on Startup. Then ServerView Operations Manager sends a trap if the connectivity status of the monitored server is changed on startup of the ServerView management console. This check should be used sparingly, because it can cause a lot of traps whenever you start ServerView Operations Manager with a list of many monitored servers which have changed their connectivity status. Base Configuration Wizard 43

44 3.4 Collecting inventory data for all servers 3.4 Collecting inventory data for all servers You can start the collection of inventory data for all servers Collecting inventory data now 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Inventory Management step. 4. Under Usage click Yes to start the data collection. 5. Under Select Date and Time to start mark now and enter the start time Defining a schedule for data collection 1. Start the Base Configuration Wizard. 2. Click Next. 3. In the work area on the left, switch to the Inventory Management step. 4. Under Usage click Yes to start the data collection. 5. Under Select Date and Time to start mark later and select the date, hour, and minutes. 6. Under Frequency specify how often the task is to be executed. 7. Under Journalize Log Data specify whether log files are to be saved. Base Configuration Wizard 44