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VMWARE VREALIZE OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT PACK FOR

Cisco Networking

User Guide

2 Blue Medora VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Cisco Networking User Guide

1. Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32. Introduction to the Management Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2.1 How the Management Pack Collects Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.2 Data the Management Pack Collects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32.3 Inventory Tree (Traversal Spec) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

3. Dashboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.1 Cisco Networking Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.2 Cisco Networking Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.3 Cisco Networking Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.4 Cisco Networking Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

4. Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95. Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106. Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117. Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128. Analysis Badges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139. Troubleshooting the Management Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

9.1 Troubleshooting an Adapter Instance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149.2 Testing Connection Failures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149.3 Viewing System Log Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

10. Appendix I: Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1611. Appendix II: Alerts, Symptoms, & Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2412. Appendix III: Capacity Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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1. Purpose

The Blue Medora VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) Management Pack for Cisco Networking User Guide describes the primary features of the Management Pack for Cisco Networking, including dashboards, views, reports, alerts, and metrics that allow users to optimize the monitoring and management of Cisco Networking resources from within vRealize Operations.

2. Introduction to the Management Pack

The Management Pack for Cisco Networking is an embedded adapter for vRealize Operations (vROps) that monitors Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches remotely.

This section includes the following topics:

• How the Management Pack Collects Data

• Data the Management Pack Collects

• Inventory Tree (Traversal Spec)

2.1 How the Management Pack Collects Data

During each data collection cycle, the Management Pack opens a SNMP (v2c/v3) or NX-API (Nexus only) connection to the configured switches and queries them to retrieve metrics regarding switch and port performance.

NOTE: For a list of supported Cisco hardware, refer to the accompanying Blue Medora VMware vRealize Operations (vROps) Management Pack for Cisco Networking Installation & Configuration Guide.

The collection interval for the adapter instance resource determines how often the Management Pack collects data. The default collection interval is five minutes.

The Management Pack supports Autodiscovery and manual discovery of resources. When you enable Autodiscovery for an adapter instance, the Management Pack creates resources in vRealize Operations and collects data after the main collection query runs. If a new resource belongs to a resource kind that does not exist in vROps, the Management Pack creates the resource kind.

2.2 Data the Management Pack Collects

The Management Pack can collect performance data, relationships, and events for the following Cisco Networking resources:

1. Cisco Networking Switch

2. Cisco Networking Port

3. Cisco Networking L3 Interface

4. Cisco Networking HSRP Group

5. Cisco Networking HSRP Group Member


2.3 Inventory Tree (Traversal Spec)

The Inventory Tree (Traversal Spec) feature within vROps allows you to easily navigate your environment. The hierarchical structure implicitly shows relationships among resource kinds and enables quick drill-downs to root-cause issues.

In addition to internal relationships, the Management Pack also includes the following external relationships:

• Switch -> End-Point Operations

• Switch -> ESXi Host

• Switch -> Fabric Interconnect

• Switch -> Virtual Machine

Figure 1: Example Traversal Spec


3. Dashboards

Dashboards are the primary user interface that allow users to monitor Cisco Networking resources from within vRealize Operations.

The following dashboards are available in the Management Pack:

• Cisco Networking Overview

• Cisco Networking Performance

• Cisco Networking Environment

• Cisco Networking Traffic

3.1 Cisco Networking Overview

The Cisco Networking Overview dashboard provides at-a-glance heatmaps depicting the overall health of your Cisco Catalyst/Nexus switches as well as child resources (descendants). When you click in an area of the heatmap, the Switch Topology widget displays the topology (relationship view) of the selected resource.

Figure 2: Cisco Networking Overview Dashboard


3.2 Cisco Networking Performance

The Cisco Networking Performance dashboard allows users to determine performance problems originating from Cisco switches. You can select a switch, related port, virtual machine, and host system on the left to view key performance metrics displayed in sparkline graphs.

Figure 3: Cisco Networking Performance Dashboard


3.3 Cisco Networking Environment

The Cisco Networking Environment dashboard depicts your Cisco Networking environment from top-level resources down through the hierarchy. Selecting any resource from the Environment Overview will populate health, alerts, KPIs, and properties information for that resource.

Figure 4: Cisco Networking Environment Dashboard


3.4 Cisco Networking Traffic

The Cisco Networking Traffic dashboard allows users to select a switch in order to view its throughput and bandwidth utilization information.

Figure 5: Cisco Networking Traffic Dashboard


4. Views

The vROps Management Pack for Cisco Networking creates views that allow the user to view statistics of metrics for various Cisco Networking resources. The views help give a broad picture of the entire system, as opposed to a more in depth view.

The views available in the Management Pack are:

• Cisco Networking HSRP Group Member Properties

• Cisco Networking HSRP Group Properties

• Cisco Networking Port Packets

• Cisco Networking Port Properties

• Cisco Networking Port Status

• Cisco Networking Port Traffic

• Cisco Networking Switch

• Cisco Networking Switch Average Packets

• Cisco Networking Switch Average Traffic

• Cisco Networking Switch Fan Status

• Cisco Networking Switch Power Supply Status

• Cisco Networking Switch Properties

To access the Management Pack views, go to Environment > All Objects > Cisco Networking Adapter and double-click on the desired Object (resource). Select the Details tab, then Views. The available views for that resource are listed and can be selected.

Figure 6: Accessing Management Pack Views


5. Reports

The Management Pack for Cisco Networking contains seven out-of-the-box reports, as listed in Table 1. Most reports contain one or more of the views listed in section “4. Views”. These reports can be exported and easily shared with key stakeholders in either .pdf or .csv formats.

Table 1: Management Pack Reports

REPORT DESCRIPTION

Cisco Networking Port Status Displays status information for all Cisco Networking Ports

Cisco Networking Port Traffic Displays throughput and packet information for all Cisco Networking Ports

Cisco Networking Properties Displays properties for Cisco Networking Switches, HSRP Groups, HSRP Group Members, and Ports

Cisco Networking SwitchDisplays CPU utilization, memory utilization, system uptime, total ports up, and total ports down for all Cisco Networking Switches

Cisco Networking Switch Fan Status Displays total fans, total fans up, total fans down, and total fans in error for all Cisco Networking Switch Fans

Cisco Networking Switch Power Supply StatusDisplays total power supplies, total power supplies up, total power supplies down, and total power supplies in error for all Cisco Networking Switch Power Supplies

Cisco Networking Switch TrafficDisplays average received throughput, average sent throughput, and average packets for all Cisco Networking Switches

To access the Management Pack reports, go to Environment > All Objects > Cisco Networking Adapter and double-click on the desired Object (resource). Select the Reports tab, then Report Templates.

To run the selected report, click the Run Template icon ( ), then click Generated Reports, to select the report in your preferred format.

Figure 7: Accessing Management Pack Reports


6. Tags

To further customize how your Management Pack dashboards are displayed, the following tags (containers) are currently available for filtering:

• Cisco Networking Tag

• Cisco Networking Switch Relatives Tag

To select a tag, perform the following steps:

NOTE: Depending on the dashboard, the steps for selecting a tag may vary slightly.

1. Navigate to the dashboard you want to filter.2. Select Edit ( ) on the widget you want to filter.3. In the window that appears, under Filter, expand the ‘Cisco Networking’ tags to see the available options.4. Select the desired tag and click Save.

Figure 8: Edit Widget Window


7. Alerts

The Management Pack pulls alerts and events from Cisco Networking resources and displays them in vRealize Operations as alerts. Refer to section “11. Appendix II: Alerts, Symptoms, & Recommendations” for the full list of alerts and symptoms.

Figure 9: Alert Example


8. Analysis Badges

Using the predictive analytics capabilities of the vROps Analysis Badges through capacity definitions, the Management Pack for Cisco Networking populates utilization and throughput breakdowns for Cisco Networking switches and ports. Refer to section “12. Appendix III: Capacity Definitions” for the full list of resource kinds and capacity definitions.

Figure 10: Analysis Badge Example


9. Troubleshooting the Management Pack

Known troubleshooting information can help you diagnose and correct common problems with the Management Pack for Cisco Networking.

This section includes the following topics:

• Troubleshooting an Adapter Instance

• Testing Connection Failures

• Viewing System Log Files

9.1 Troubleshooting an Adapter Instance

Perform these general troubleshooting steps to diagnose and correct problems with an adapter instance:

• Edit the adapter instance and click Test Connection to verify the connection to vROps. Refer to section “9.2 Testing Connection Failures”.

• View the collection status and collection state for the adapter instance resource on the Inventory Explorer page in vROps.

• Check the adapter and collector logs for errors. Refer to section “9.3 Viewing System Log Files”, for details.

9.2 Testing Connection Failures

When clicking Test Connection in the Manage Solution window when adding an adapter instance, the following connection errors are possible.

9.2.1 Bad vCenter User Name/Password

Ensure the correct vCenter User Name and Password were entered.

9.2.2 SNMP IP Range Incorrectly Formatted

Ensure the SNMP IP range was formatted correctly.

NOTE: The recommended maximum range is 254 IP addresses (a /24 or /120 in CIDR notation). Larger ranges are not supported. Example correct formats in CIDR notation are: 10.6.14.0/24. (IPv4) and 2620:0:2d0:200:1f00:400::7/120 (IPv6). Can also be individual IP or comma-separated list of IPs.

9.2.3 No Switch Found in SNMP IP Range

• Ensure the switch is on and configured to use SNMP v2c or v3.• Ensure the vROps server IP has permission to access SNMP.• Ensure the community string or other SNMP credentials are correct.• Ensure the management port IP is in the IP range.

9.2.4 Check Port

Ensure the correct port was entered.

NOTE: The default port is 161 for SNMP, 80 for NX-API (HTTP), or 443 for NX-API (HTTPS).


9.3 Viewing System Log Files

You can view adapter errors in the adapter and collector log files. You can view the adapter and collector log files in the vROps user interface or in an external log viewer.

• The adapter log files are in the $VCOPS_BASE/user/log/adapters/CiscoNetworkingAdapter/ folder.

• The collector log files are in the $VCOPS_BASE/user/log/ folder.

The logging level is set to WARNING by default. To troubleshoot issues, set the logging level to INFO. To view detailed messages, including micro steps, queries, and returned results, set the logging level to DEBUG.

You can set the base log level for the collector via Administrator > Support > Logs > Select COLLECTOR folder > Select Edit Properties icon > Edit Root logger level.

NOTE: If you set the logging level to DEBUG, log files can become large very quickly. Set the logging level to DEBUG only for short periods of time.

For complete information about viewing log files and modifying log levels, refer to the VMware vRealize Operations online help.


10. Appendix I: Metrics

The Management Pack for Cisco Networking collects the following metrics by Cisco Networking Resource Kinds.

Table 2: Management Pack Metrics

RESOURCE KIND RESOURCE GROUP

RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE

ATTRIBUTE TYPE ATTRIBUTE DESCRIPTION

Cisco Networking Tag Relationships Switch Children string

Cisco Networking Switch Relatives Tag Relationships Switch Children string

Cisco Networking Switch Relatives Tag Relationships Virtual Machine

Children string List of children Virtual Machine resources

Cisco Networking Port Relatives Tag Relationships Port Children string

Cisco Networking Port Relatives Tag Relationships Virtual Machine

Children string List of children Virtual Machine resources

Cisco Networking HSRP Group Member

General Hello Time integer HSRP Group Member hello time


General Hold Time integer HSRP Group Member hold time


General Preemption Delay integer HSRP Group Member preemption delay


General Priority integer HSRP Group Member priority


General State Code integer HSRP Group Member State


General State Text string HSRP Group Member State Text


Properties Group Address string HSRP Group Member group address


Properties Active Router ID string Active Router ID of the HSRP Group Member


Relationships HSRP Group Parents string List of parent HSRP Group resources


Relationships L3 Interface Children string List of child L3 Interface resources


Relationships Switch Parents string List of parent Switch resources



RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE


Cisco Networking L3 Interface Properties IP Address string L3 Interface IP Address

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Properties IP Subnet string L3 Interface IP Subnet

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Properties IP Version string L3 Interface IP Version

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Relationships HSRP Group

Member Parents string List of parent HSRP Group Member resources

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Relationships Port Children string List of child Port resources

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Relationships Switch Parents string List of parent Switch

resources

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Broadcast Packets

Received integer L3 Interface Broadcast Packets Received

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Broadcast Packets

Sent integer L3 Interface Broadcast Packets Sent

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Forwarded Sent integer L3 Interface Forwarded Sent

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Forwards Received integer L3 Interface Forwards

Received

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Multicast Packets

Received integer L3 Interface Multicast Packets Received

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Multicast Packets

Sent integer L3 Interface Multicast Packets Sent

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Multicast Received

Throughput integer L3 Interface Multicast Received Throughput

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Multicast Sent

Throughput integer L3 Interface Multicast Sent Throughput

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic

Packets Reassembled Correctly

integer L3 Interface Packets Reassembled Correctly

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Packets Reassembly

Failed integer L3 Interface Packets Reassembly Failed

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Packets Received integer L3 Interface Packets

Received

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Packets Requested

for Reassembly integer L3 Interface Packets Requested for Reassembly

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Packets Sent integer L3 Interface Packets Sent

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Received

Throughput integer L3 Interface Received Throughput

Cisco Networking L3 Interface Traffic Sent Throughput integer L3 Interface Sent Throughput

Cisco Networking HSRP Group Properties Active Router ID string Active Router ID of the HSRP

Group



RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE


Cisco Networking HSRP Group Properties Standby Router ID string Standby Router ID of the

HSRP Group

Cisco Networking HSRP Group Properties Virtual MAC Address string Virtual MAC Address of the

HSRP Group

Cisco Networking HSRP Group Relationships HSRP Group

Member Children string List of child HSRP Group Member resources

Cisco Networking HSRP Group Relationships Switch Parents string List of parent Switch

resources

Cisco Networking Switch

Aggregate Fan Status Fan Status Down float Fan Status Down Percentage

of this Switch


Aggregate Fan Status Fan Status In Error float Fan Status In Error

Percentage of this Switch


Aggregate Fan Status Fan Status Up float Fan Status Up Percentage of

this Switch


Aggregate Fan Status Total Fans integer Total Fans of this Switch


Aggregate Fan Status Total Fans Down integer Total Fans Down of this

Switch


Aggregate Fan Status Total Fans In Error integer Total Fans In Error of this

Switch


Aggregate Fan Status Total Fans Up integer Total Fans Up of this Switch


Aggregate Port Status Port Status Down float Port Status Down Percentage

of this Switch


Aggregate Port Status Port Status In Error float Port Status In Error



Aggregate Port Status Port Status Up float Port Status Up Percentage of

this Switch


Aggregate Port Status Total Ports integer Total Ports of this Switch


Aggregate Port Status Total Ports Down integer Total Ports Down of this

Switch


Aggregate Port Status Total Ports In Error integer Total Ports In Error of this

Switch


Aggregate Port Status Total Ports Up integer Total Ports Up of this Switch


Aggregate Port Traffic

Average Error Packet Received float Average Error Packet

Received



Average Error Packet Sent float Average Error Packet Sent



Average Packet Discards Received float Average Packet Discards

Received



Average Packet Discards Sent float Average Packet Discards

Sent



RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE




Average Packets Received float Average Packets Received



Average Packets Sent float Average Packets Sent



Average Received Throughput float Average Received

Throughput



Average Sent Throughput float Average Sent Throughput



Total Error Packet Received float Total Error Packet Received

of this Switch



Total Error Packet Sent float Total Error Packet Sent of this

Switch



Total Packet Discards Received float Total Packet Discards

Received of this Switch



Total Packet Discards Sent float Total Packet Discards Sent of

this Switch



Total Packets Received float Total Packets Received of

this Switch


Aggregate Port Traffic Total Packets Sent float Total Packets Sent of this

Switch


Aggregate Port Traffic Total Throughput float Total Throughput of this

Switch



Total Received Throughput float Total Received Throughput of

this Switch



Total Sent Throughput float Total Sent Throughput of this

Switch


Aggregate Power Supply Status

Power Supply Status Down float Power Supply Status Down




Power Supply Status In Error float Power Supply Status In Error




Power Supply Status Up float Power Supply Status Up



Aggregate Power Supply Status Total Power Supplies integer Total Power Supplies of this

Switch



Total Power Supplies Down integer Total Power Supplies Down

of this Switch



Total Power Supplies In Error integer Total Power Supplies In Error

of this Switch



Total Power Supplies Up integer Total Power Supplies Up of

this Switch


Aggregate Sensor Status Sensor Status Down float Sensor Status Down



Aggregate Sensor Status

Sensor Status In Error float Sensor Status In Error




RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE



Aggregate Sensor Status Sensor Status Up float Sensor Status Up Percentage

of this Switch


Aggregate Sensor Status Total Sensors integer Total Sensors of this Switch


Aggregate Sensor Status Total Sensors Down integer Total Sensors Down of this

Switch


Aggregate Sensor Status

Total Sensors In Error integer Total Sensors In Error of this

Switch


Aggregate Sensor Status Total Sensors Up integer Total Sensors Up of this

Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status CPU Utilization integer CPU Utilization for this

Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status Maximum CPU

Utilization double Maximum CPU Utilization for Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status Memory Utilization integer Memory Utilization for this

Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status Maximum Memory

Utilization double Maximum Memory Utilization for Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status Total Memory integer Total Memory for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status Used Memory integer Used Memory for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Device Status Free Memory integer Free Memory for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Device Type string Device Type for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Device UUID string Device UUID for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Directly Attached

CDP IP string Directly Attached CDP IP Addresses of this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Directly Attached

MAC Addresses string Directly Attached MAC Addresses of this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Label OID string Label OID for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Local IP string Local IP Addresses of this

Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Management IP string Management IP for this

Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Model string Model for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Name string Name for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Serial Number string Serial Number for this Switch



RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE


Cisco Networking Switch Properties System Uptime string System Uptime for this

Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties Power Status string Power Status for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties System Health

Status string System Health Status for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Properties System State string System State for this Switch

Cisco Networking Switch Ports|Properties IP Address string The IP Address of this Port

Cisco Networking Switch Ports|Properties MAC Address string MAC Address of this Port

Cisco Networking Switch Ports|Properties Directly Attached

CDP IP string Directly Attached CDP IP Addresses of this Port

Cisco Networking Switch Ports|Properties Directly Attached

CDP MAC string Directly Attached CDP MAC Addresses of this Port

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Fan Children string List of child Fan resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships HSRP Group

Children string List of child HSRP Group resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships HSRP Group

Member Children string List of child HSRP Group Member resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships L3 Interface Children string List of child L3 Interface

resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Port Children string List of child Port resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Power Module

Children string List of child Power Module resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Sensor Children string List of child Sensor resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Tag Parent string

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Switch Relatives Tag string

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships bm_ucs_fabric_

interconnect Parents string List of parent bm_ucs_fabric_interconnect resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships AIX Parents string List of parent AIX resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships HPUX Parents string List of parent HPUX

resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Linux Parents string List of parent Linux resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Solaris Parents string List of parent Solaris

resources



RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE


Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Windows Parents string List of parent Windows

resources

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Host System Parents string Host System resource names

of Parent resources.

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships Virtual Machine

Parents string Virtual Machine resource names of Parent resources.

Cisco Networking Switch Relationships connectedTo string

Cisco Networking Port Port Status Admin Status integer The Admin Status of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Status Admin Status Text string The Admin Status Text of this

Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Status Status Code integer The Status Code of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Status Status Text string The Status Text of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Inbound Packet

Discards integer The Inbound Packet Discards of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Inbound Packet

Errors integer The Inbound Packet Errors of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Inbound Packets integer The Inbound Packets of this

Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Inbound Throughput integer The Inbound Throughput of

this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Outbound Packet

Discards integer The Outbound Packet Discards of this Port


Errors integer The Outbound Packet Errors of this Port


Queue Length integer The Outbound Packet Queue Length of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Outbound Packets integer The Outbound Packets of

this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Outbound

Throughput integer The Outbound Throughput of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Total Throughput integer The Total In/Out Throughput

of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Outbound

Bandwidth Utilization floatThe percentage of the bandwidth that is being utilized by outbound traffic.

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Inbound Bandwidth

Utilization floatThe percentage of the bandwidth that is being utilized by inbound traffic.

Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Bandwidth integer The Bandwidth of this Port



RESOURCE ATTRIBUTE


Cisco Networking Port Port Traffic Bandwidth Capacity

Total integer Total in Bps for Capacities

Cisco Networking Port Properties Directly Attached

CDP IP string The Directly Attached CDP IP Addresses of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties Directly Attached

MAC Addresses string The Directly Attached MAC Addresses of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties Ethernet Type integer The Ethernet Type of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties Port Name string The Port Name of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties Speed integer The Speed of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties Duplex string The Duplex of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties IP Address string The IP Address of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties MAC Address string MAC Address of this Port

Cisco Networking Port Properties Power State string Metric for vRealize Power

State Icons

Cisco Networking Port Relationships

Cisco Switch Relatives Tag Parents

string List of parent Cisco Switch Relatives Tag resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships L3 Interface Parents string List of parent L3 Interface

resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships Switch Parents string List of parent Switch

resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships bm_ucs_fabric_

interconnect Parents string List of parent bm_ucs_fabric_interconnect resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships AIX Parents string List of parent AIX resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships HPUX Parents string List of parent HPUX

resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships Linux Parents string List of parent Linux resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships Solaris Parents string List of parent Solaris

resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships Windows Parents string List of parent Windows

resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships VirtualMachine

Parents string List of parent VirtualMachine resources

Cisco Networking Port Relationships HostSystem Parents string List of parent HostSystem

resources


11. Appendix II: Alerts, Symptoms, & Recommendations

The Management Pack for Cisco Networking creates alerts and provides recommended actions based on various symptoms that it detects in the environment. See the table below for details regarding each alert.

Table 3: Alerts, Symptoms, & Recommendations

NAME RECOMMENDATION

Available Ports are Low

Memory Utilization is High

Memory Utilization is Very High

CPU Utilization is High

CPU Utilization is Very High

Switch Sensor Unavailable

The switch is unable to report a value for this sensor. You may need to replace the unit that this sensor is attached to. Run 'show environment' or 'show hardware internal sensors' on the switch to determine the sensor's unit, then consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether this unit can be replaced.

Switch Sensor Non-Operational

The sensor is broken. This may be due to a hard failure (such as a disconnected wire) or a soft failure (such as out-of-range, jittery, or wildly fluctuating readings). You may need to replace the unit that this sensor is attached to. Run 'show environment' or 'show hardware internal sensors' on the switch to determine the sensor's unit, then consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether this unit can be replaced.

Switch Fan Status UnknownThe operational state of the fan is unknown. Run 'show environment fan' on the switch for more information. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the fan can be replaced.

Switch Fan Down

The fan is powered down. Ensure that the fan module is inserted completely in the chassis and the faceplate of the module is flush with the outside surface of the chassis. Run 'show environment fan' on the switch for more information. If the fan is properly installed but still powered down, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the fan can be replaced.

Switch Fan WarningThe fan is in a partial failure state. It should be replaced as soon as possible. Run 'show environment fan' on the switch for more information. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the fan can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Env Other

The power supply is powered off for an unknown reason. Run 'show environment power' on the switch for more information. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Admin Other

The power supply was powered off by an administrator. Run 'show environment power' on the switch for more information.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Denied

The power supply is powered off because available system power is insufficient. Run 'show environment power' on the switch for more information. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply can be replaced.


NAME RECOMMENDATION

Switch Power Module Status: Off Env Power

The power supply is powered off due to a power problem in the FRU (such as a failed power translation (DC-DC converter) or distribution). Run 'show environment power' on the switch for more information. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Env Temp

The power supply is powered off due to a temperature problem. Run 'show environment' on the switch for more information. There may be a problem with one or more of the fans on this switch. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply or broken fan can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Env FanThe power supply is powered off due to a fan problem. Run 'show environment fan' on the switch to determine which fan is having a problem. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the fan can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Failed

The power supply has failed. Run 'show environment power' on the switch for more information. Verify that the power supply is installed correctly. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: On But Fan Fail

The power supply is powered on but one of its fans has failed. Run 'show environment fan' on the switch to determine which fan has failed. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the broken fan can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Cooling

The power supply is powered off due to insufficient cooling capacity. There may be a problem with one or more fans. Run 'show environment fan' on the switch to determine whether a fan has failed. Verify that all power supplies and fans have been installed correctly. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the broken power supply or fan can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: Off Connector Rating

The power supply is powered on, but the switch is not receiving power due to a failure between the power supply and the switch. Verify that the power supply is installed correctly. Run 'show environment power' for further details. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply can be replaced.

Switch Power Module Status: On But Inline Power Fail

The power supply is powered on, but the switch is not receiving power due to a failure between the power supply and the switch. Verify that the power supply is installed correctly. Run 'show environment power' for further details. If necessary, consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the power supply can be replaced.

Port Down

A port on this switch is down. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are down, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port DownThis port is down. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are down, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port Testing A port on this switch is in testing mode. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details.


NAME RECOMMENDATION

Port Testing This port is in testing mode. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details.

Port Unknown

A port on this switch is in an unknown state. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are in unknown state, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port Unknown

This port is in an unknown state. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are in unknown state, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port DormantA port on this switch is ready for network traffic and waiting for an incoming connection. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details.

Port DormantA port on this switch is ready for network traffic and waiting for an incoming connection. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details.

Port Not Present

A port on this switch has missing (typically, hardware) components. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are missing, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port Not Present

This port has missing (typically, hardware) components. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are missing, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port Lower Layer Down

A port on this switch is down because a lower layer is failing. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are down in this way, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port Lower Layer Down

This port is down because a lower layer is failing. Run 'show interface status' on the switch for more details. If several ports are down in this way, you may need to replace the port module. Consult the Hardware Installation Guide or Cisco Support to determine whether the port module can be replaced.

Port In Discards are High

Port In Errors are High

Port Out Discards are High

Port Out Errors are High

Duplex Port is operating at half duplex


12. Appendix III: Capacity Definitions

The Management Pack uses the following capacity definitions, which help determine the value of Analysis Badges (refer to section “8. Analysis Badges”) within vRealize Operations. For more information on using Analysis Badges, refer to the VMware vRealize Operations online help.

Table 4: Capacity Definitions

CONTAINER USE IN WORKLOAD

Cisco Networking Port

vRealize Calculated Inbound Bandwidth Capacity yes

vRealize Calculated Outbound Bandwidth Capacity yes


vRealize Calculated CPU Capacity yes

vRealize Calculated Memory Capacity yes

13. Appendix III: Revision Notes

This installation guide is updated with each release of the product, or when necessary. The following table provides its revision history.

REVISION DATE DESCRIPTION

REV-02 13-JAN-2013 • Removed references to SNMP v1. Only SNMP v2c & v3 are supported by the Management Pack.

REV-01 28-OCT-2016 Initial release

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