Description

Zabbix Storage Monitoring through CIM/WBEM

Tested with IBM Storwize

Requirements

python >= 3.4

python module py-zabbix - for sending traps to zabbix

python module pywbem (tested with version 0.12.0) - for connect and get information from storage through CIM/WBEM

zabbix-server (tested with version 3.4)

Installation

1. Give access to storage statistic and parameters for monitoring user. For collect statistic under user zabbix from IBM Storwize:

chuser -usergrp RestrictedAdmin zabbix

2. Tune statistic collection interval. For collect statistic every minute from IBM Storwize:

startstats -interval 1

3. Clone pystormon repo to directory /etc/zabbix/externalscripts of server with access to storage management network;

4. Import Template Storage Pystormon.xml to Zabbix and link template with storage objects in Zabbix;

5. Change example configuration files: login, password, address of zabbix_server, IP and name of storage, etc.

6. Install Python 3 and pip3 if it is not installed;

7. Install required python modules:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

8. Create cron jobs for zabbix trappers:

echo "00 */1 * * *  /etc/zabbix/externalscripts/pystormon/storage_discovery.py" > /tmp/crontab && \
echo "*/1 * * * *   /etc/zabbix/externalscripts/pystormon/storage_perfomance.py" >> /tmp/crontab && \
echo "*/5 * * * *   /etc/zabbix/externalscripts/pystormon/storage_status.py" >> /tmp/crontab && \
crontab /tmp/crontab && rm /tmp/crontab

Related Links

http://pywbem.github.io/pywbem/

https://github.com/adubkov/py-zabbix

https://www.snia.org/forums/smi/knowledge/smis-getting-started/smi_architecture

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/STLM5A/com.ibm.storwize.v3700.710.doc/svc_conceptsovr_21pb0e.html

https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/STHGUJ/com.ibm.storwize.v5000.710.doc/svc_conceptsmaptocimconcepts_3skacv.html