Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring through the IBM Director Agent version 5.10.x which supports almost all IBM Netfinity and xSeries servers.

Connector file name: MS_HW_Director5NT.hdf

This connector supersedes:

• MS_HW_IpmiTool.hdf

Target

Typical platform: IBM xSeries

Operating system: Microsoft Windows

Prerequisites

Leverages: IBM Director Agent 5.10.x

Technology and protocols: WMI

Connector Activation Criteria

The IBM Director Agent 5.10.x - Windows connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• Operating System is Microsoft Windows
• The Windows service TWGIPC is running
• The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
  • Namespace: root
  • WQL Query: SELECT Name FROM __NAMESPACE
  • Result contains: ^ibmsd;*$ (regex)
• The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
  • Namespace: root\ibmsd
  • WQL Query: SELECT Version FROM IBMPSG_DirectorAgent
  • Result contains: ^5\.[01].* (regex)
• The WMI query below to the managed host succeeds:
  • Namespace: root\ibmsd
  • WQL Query: SELECT ProductName FROM IBMPSG_ComputerSystemDetails