Configuring IRS Man

Author SANJAY MUNDHRA

Last Updated 13 Feb 2015

Table of Contents
1. DISCOVERY for Non Gen8 WINDOWS OS, using SNMP Agents 2
2. DISCOVERY for Gen8 Servers and C7000 G2 Enclosures using the Agentless option ILO4
(RIBCL
Protocol) 7
3. DISCOVERY of C7000 Enclosures using SNMP 10
4. DISCOVERY for Non Gen8 WINDOWS OS, using WBEM Agents 13
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DISCOVERY for Non Gen8 WINDOWS OS, using SNMP
Agents
Ensuring the Pre-requisites for Windows OS using SNMP:
1) Ports Required for SNMP Protocol:

Protoco Remarks
No l Port Source Destination

Wintel/Linux/ESX
1 ICMP NA IRS Server Host Ping Traffic
Wintel/Linux/ESX
2 TCP 2381 IRS Server Host HP SMH (System
Management
Home
Page) Port
Wintel/Linux/ESX IRS Server IP
3 TCP 7906 Host Address IRS Event Listener
port on the IRS
Server
Wintel/Linux/ESX SNMP v1/2
3 UDP 161 IRS Server Host Protocol
port (GET
Request)
Wintel/Linux/ESX IRS Server IP SNMP v1/2
4 UDP 162 Host Address Protocol
port (TRAP
Request)

2) Ensure the SNMP Service is configured and running as per screen

capture below. Use the Windows OS Program and Feature option to
add the service is not available.

3) Check if the SNMP Agents are installed and running, use SMH or
the OS Services to determine this

4) If the Agents are not installed, please download and install the
relevant HP Insight Management agents for the Server and OS
Version. For example the SNMP agents for DL380 G7 running Win-
2008 R2 is available at here

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5) Configure the SNMP CommunityandTrap destinationnameaddress(e.ingthe. hpir
TRAP section as per screen capture below:
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6) Configure the SNMP Community name (e.g. andhpirs)Trapdestination
address in the SECURITY section as per screen capture below:

7) Restart the SNMP Service.

8) OPTIONAL - Test the SNMP Connection from the IRS Server using the
SNMP Test tool
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Discover the server on IRS Console
1) Discover the Server on the IRS console, select Discovery and click
the Credentials tab
From Selecttheand Configure Protocol drop-downlist, select
Simple Network
Management
Protocol V1 and choose the one with the correct Community string
defined earlier.

2) Expand the IP Addresses section and add the IP address for your
device:
1. Click New.
2. Select the Single Address, Address Range, or Address List
option.
3. Type the IP address(es) of the devices to be discovered.
4. Click Add.

3) Click Start Discovery

4) Verify Discovery and Device Status: To verify the device was

discovered correctly, complete the following steps: In a web browser, log
on to the Insight RS Console. In the
main menu, select Devices and click the Device
Summary tab. Make sure the Status column

contains a success icon

Send a Test event from the Windows Server

1) Login to the SMH (https://Windows-Server:2381) of the windows

server and click on Send Test Trap
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2) Verify the event is received on IRS Console (IRS Console

Service Events).
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DISCOVERY for Gen8 Servers and C7000 G2
Enclosures using the Agentless option ILO4 (RIBCL
Protocol)
1) Pre-requisites - Ensure the Gen8 ILO4 has valid login credentials. If you
intend to configure the ILO4 credentials and other details remotely in
Bulk, use the The HP Lights- Out Configuration Utility coupled with the
HP iLO 4 Scripting and Command Line Guide, refer http://virtirl.com/?
p=186
2) Ports Required for RIBCL Protocol:

Protoco
Remarks
No l Port Source Destination

IRS Server IP
1 ICMP NA Address ILO4 IP Address Ping Traffic

IRS Server IP SSL Authentication

2 TCP 443 Address ILO4 IP Address port
for ILO4

IRS Server IP IRS Event Listener

3 TCP 7906 ILO4 IP Address Address port
on the IRS Server

3) To configure RIBCL in the Insight RS Console, complete the following

steps:
1 In a web browser, log on to the Insight RS Console.
2 In the main menu, select Discovery and click the Credentials tab.
3 From the Select and Configure Protocol drop-down list,
select iLO Remote Insight Board Command Language
Protocol (RIBCL).
4 Click New. The New Credential dialog box appears.
5 Fill in the required fields. Use the Username and Password of the
iLO 4 web interface on the ProLiant Gen8 server.
6 Click Add.
Note: Add a RIBCL protocol credential for each unique username
and password on your ProLiant Gen8 servers.

4) Registering the ILO4 with IRS Console, launch the ILO4 Interface Remote Support
as per screen capture below. Key in the IP address of the cMS Server and click on
Register
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5) Verify the Registration status

5) Verify Discovery and Device Status: To verify the device was

discovered correctly, complete the following steps: In a web browser, log
on to the Insight RS Console. In the
main menu, select Devices and click the Device
Summary tab. Make sure the Status column

contains a success icon

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6) Add RIBCL
Credential to the Gen8 Server: Click on the Gen8 Server

Credentials Add Credentials RIBCL, and add the ILO4 Credential
(RIBCL) defined earlier in Step3
7) Send Test Event and verify the status

8) Verify the event is received on IRS Console (IRS Console Service
Events).
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DISCOVERY of C7000 Enclosures using SNMP
Ensuring the Pre-requisites for Windows OS using SNMP:
1) Ports Required for SNMP Protocol:

Protoco
Remarks
No l Port Source Destination

IRS Server IP C7000 OA IP

1 ICMP NA Address Address Ping Traffic
C7000 OA IP IRS Server IP IRS Event Listener
3 TCP 7906 Address Address port
on the IRS Server

IRS Server IP C7000 OA IP

3 UDP 161 Address Address SNMP v1/2 Protocol
port (GET Request)
C7000 OA IP IRS Server IP
4 UDP 162 Address Address SNMP v1/2 Protocol
port (TRAP Request)

2) Configure SNMP on the Enclosure In the System Information pane,

select the Enable SNMP check box and complete the following
steps:

1. Add system location and contact information.

2. Set Read and Write community strings. (e.g. hpirs) - its case sensitive
3. Click Apply.
6. In the SNMP Alert Destinations pane, complete the following steps:
1. In the Host field, type the IP address of the IRS Hosting Device.
2. In the Community String field, type the SNMP community
string for the Hosting Device.
3. Click Add.
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 3) Test the SNMP Connection from the CMS Server using the SNMP Test
tool (the SNMP Test tool is available with Robert and also on the CMS
Server).

Discover the Enclosure on the IRS Console

4) Discover the Server on the IRS console, select Discovery and click
the Credentials tab
From Selecttheand Configure Protocol drop-downlist, select
Simple Network
Management
Protocol V1 and choose the one with HPIRS Community string.

5) Expand the IP Addresses section and add the IP address for your
device:
1. Click New.
2. Select the Single Address, Address Range, or Address List
option.
3. Type the IP address(es) of the devices to be discovered.
4. Click Add.

6) Click Start Discovery

7) Verify Discovery and Device Status: To verify the device was
discovered correctly, complete the following steps: In a web browser, log
on to the Insight RS Console. In the
main menu, select Devices and click the Device
Summary tab. Make sure the Status column

contains a success icon

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8) In
Toasend a test event, complete the following steps:
web browser, open the HP BladeSystem Onboard Administrator.
2
In the log on screen, type your user name and password and click Sign In.
3
Expand Enclosure Information Enclosure Settings.

4 Click SNMP Settings -> Click Send Test Alert to send a test SNMP trap
to the Hosting Device.

9) Verify the event is received on IRS Console (IRS Console Service
Events).
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DISCOVERY for Non Gen8 WINDOWS OS, using WBEM
Agents
Ensuring the Pre-requisites for Windows 2008 OS using WBEM
Protocol:
1) Ports Required for WBEM Protocol for Servers running Windows
2008/2012 OS:

Protoc Destinatio Remarks

No ol Port Source n

1 ICMP NA IRS Server Windows Ping Traffic

Server
HP SMH (System Management
2 TCP 2381 IRS Server Windows Home
Server Page) Port

Windows Secure HTTP (HTTPS) port used by

3 TCP 7905 Server IRS Server the
listener running in the Director's
Web
Interface. The monitored host
connects
to the Hosting Device on this port
(e.g.
https://target.sys.name.here:7905)
Secured WBEM CI-MOM protocol
3 TCP 5989 IRS Server Windows over
Server HTTPS/SOAP. This port is used to
communicate with WBEM end
point
nodes.

Windows DCE endpoint resolution. Used by

4 TCP 135 Server IRS Server DCOM,
and hence, Windows Management
Interface (WMI) and Insight-RS

Windows NETBIOS Session Service. Used by

5 TCP 139 Server IRS Server DCOM,
and hence, Windows Management
Interface (WMI) and Insight-RS
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6 TCP - Server IRS Server Windows
6553
5 Management Interface (WMI)
Communications DCOM dynamic
port
assignment. Note that the Hosting
Device
can be configured to limit this
range. The
source port will always be 135.
7 TCP 1024- Windows IRS Server Windows Server 2003
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6553
5 Management Interface (WMI)
Communications DCOM dynamic
port
assignment. Note that the Hosting
Device
can be configured to limit this
range. The
source port will always be 135.
Windows NETBIOS Name Service. Used by
8 UDP 137 Server IRS Server DCOM,
and hence, Windows Management
Interface (WMI) and Insight-RS

Windows NETBIOS Session Service. Used by

9 UDP 138 Server IRS Server DCOM,
and hence, Windows Management
Interface (WMI) and Insight-RS

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Discover the server on IRS Console

1) Discover the Server on the IRS console, select Discovery and click
the Credentials tab From Selecttheand Configure Protocol
drop-downlist, select WBEM Protocol as per screen capture below and
choose the one with the correct OS Credentials defined earlier.

2) Expand the IP Addresses section and add the IP address for your
device:
1. Click New.
2. Select the Single Address, Address Range, or Address List
option.
3. Type the IP address(es) of the devices to be discovered.
4. Click Add.

3) Click Start Discovery

4) Verify Discovery and Device Status: To verify the device was

discovered correctly, complete the following steps: In a web browser, log
on to the Insight RS Console. In the
main menu, select Devices and click the Device
Summary tab. Make sure the Status column

contains a success icon

Send a WBEM Test event from the Windows Server

3) Login to the SMH (https://Windows-Server:2381) of the

windows server SMH Settings Test Indications
Send Type 3 Test Event
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4) Verify the event is received on IRS Console (IRS Console

Service Events).

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