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      Can Cruz Support Clients and Servers

      This article describes the support for management of Windows and linux OS for client or server OS's and Server hardware management at the BMC.

      CruzOC V9 - Client and Server OS and BMC Management Features/Capabilities   

      Cruz  supports Server OS discovery for Windows and Linux-based operating systems and Baseboard Management Controller (BMC), iDRAC and Remote Access Controller (RAC) Management for physical server hardware discovery, management, and monitoring. 

      Windows OS 

      The primary discovery protocol  for Windows OS is Windows Management Instrumentation protocol (WMI). Supported management interfaces: 

      • ICMP 
      • WMI 
      • WQL 
      • SSH   
      • Powershell   
      • SNMP  

      Other servers – Linux , Solaris, KVM ESX etc   

      The primary discovery interface for non-Windows Servers is Web Based Enterprise Management protocol (WBEM). Supported management interfaces: 

      • ICMP 
      • WBEM 
      • SSH  
      • SNMP  

      Both WMI and WBEM support the following OS level attributes: 

      Primary Discovery Attributes 

      Examples 

      Device Description  

      Dell Inc., PowerEdge R620, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, 

      Firmware Version  

      1.6.0 

      Service Tag  

      CKQDKQ1 

      IP Address  

      192.168.18.164 

      DNS Hostname  

      dc01.mycorp.loc 

      Equipment   

      ProductionServerCMA.145 

      Equipment  Type 

      Server 

      Model  

      PowerEdge R620 

      Software Version  

      6.3.9600 

      System Object Id  

      WMI - 1.3.6.1.4.1.3477.WMI.POWEREDGER620 

      Deep Discovery: 

      • Interfaces 
      • Disk 
      • Memory 
      • CPU 

      Sample of discovered Windows OS  elements (WMI).  

      • Broadcom BCM57800 NetXtreme II 1 GigE (NDIS VBD Client) 
      • Broadcom BCM57800 NetXtreme II 10 GigE (NDIS VBD Client) 
      • C: [Local Fixed Disk] 
      • D: [CD-ROM Disc] 
      • CPU0 [Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 0 @ 2.50GHz] 
      • CPU1 [Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 0 @ 2.50GHz] 
      •    DIMM_A1 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_A2 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_A3 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_A4 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_B1 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_B2 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_B3 [Physical Memory] 
      •    DIMM_B4 [Physical Memory] 
      •    Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter 
      •    Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter #2 
      •    Hyper-V Virtual Switch Extension Adapter 
      •    Microsoft Failover Cluster Virtual Adapter 
      •    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter 
      •    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2 
      •    Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #3 
      •    Microsoft Kernel Debug Network Adapter 
      •    Microsoft Network Adapter Multiplexor Default Miniport 
      •    Microsoft Network Adapter Multiplexor Driver 
      •    WAN Miniport (IKEv2) 
      •    WAN Miniport (IP) 
      •    WAN Miniport (IPv6) 
      •    WAN Miniport (L2TP) 
      •    WAN Miniport (Network Monitor) 
      •    WAN Miniport (PPPOE) 
      •    WAN Miniport (PPTP) 
      •    WAN Miniport (SSTP) 
      •    iSCSI Initiator Adapter 

      Monitoring Capabilities 

        

      ICMP monitoring is supported on any target that supports ICMP. Servers that have SNMP enabled can also be monitored for ANY available snmp attribute(s).   

      In addition to ICMP and SNMP,  the following attributes can be monitored via WMI protocol (windows OS).  

      Available Memory 

      CPU % Idle Time 

      CPU % Privilege Time 

      CPU % Processor Time 

      CPU % User Time 

      CPU Interupts Per Second 

      Context Switches 

      Incoming Bytes (Per NIC) 

      Incoming Packets (Per NIC) 

      Logical Disk % Free Space 

      Logical Disk Reads 

      Logical Disk Writes 

      Outgoing Bytes (Per  NIC) 

      Outgoing Packets (Per NIC) 

      Page File Peak Usage 

      Page File Usage 

      Pages per Second 

      Physical Disk Average Access Time 

      Physical Disk Reads Per Second 

      Physical Disk Writes Per Second 

      Processor Queue Length 

      Total Physical Memory 

       

      In addition to ICMP and SNMP,  the following attributes can be monitored via WBEM protocol (Linux Based OS).  

      Active Memory 

      CPU IO Time 

      CPU Idle Time 

      CPU Nice User Time 

      CPU System Time 

      CPU User Time 

      Context Switches 

      Disk Free Space 

      Disk Percent Usage 

      Disk Read Rate 

      Disk Read Size 

      Disk Size 

      Disk Write Rate 

      Disk Write Size 

      Free Memory 

      Free Swap 

      Inactive Memory 

      Memory Buffer 

      Memory Used 

      Network Data Rate 

      Network Packet Rx Rate 

      Network Packet Tx Rate 

      Network Receive Rate 

      Pages Paged In 

      Pages Paged Out 

      Pages Swapped In 

      Pages Swapped Out 

      Total Memory 

      Total Swap 

      Used Swap 

        

      Additional Key Metrics / monitor Attributes 

      Events /LOGs 

      On window platforms, The product can send WMI queries to a server to request specific alert logs. These will show up as events to alarms.  

      Configuration  

      Client and Servers Window OS  and non-Windows servers (ie linux based OS’s) support various Command Line Interfaces (CLIs). Where Telnet and SSH or PowerShell are used, CRUZ will have full access to perform command line actions on the target OS. Additional support includes the ability to run PowerShell to perform Actions on one or more target servers. Remote server configuration can be accomplished through direct CLI access for manual configuration or through automated command execution (Actions) on the target device(s). You may also configure remote servers through local execution of Perl.  Windows platforms also support WQL. You can retrieve windows data by using WQL in an Action script. 

      Cruz Server Management – Key Features 

      BMC / RAC Baseboard Management Controller/IDRAC /Remote Access Controller Management 

       

      CRUZ supports enhanced server management capabilities for the Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that let users manage servers from their BMC (which is generally used for out-of-band management. All the latest generation servers are supported including Cisco, HP, Dell EMC, Lenovo and many more. The level of support varies with each vendor’s support for the industry standard Redfish API. Some vendors have extended the API to provide additional or OEM functionality.  

      BMC Management through Redfish  

      Redfish is a DMTF standard and a RESTful API for managing servers. It is intended to be a secure replacement for IPMI-over-LAN to manage servers. The Redfish API provides a way to access and manage a server through its BMC. The Redfish API is an open industry-standard specification. Some vendors, like Dell, HP, Supermicro etc., have extended the Redfish API with custom extensions to fit their hardware. Our implementation supports the common capabilities across all vendors as well as custom extensions. For instance, the Dell EMC servers BMC is called iDRAC. Other vendors are also supported but implementation and adherence to the Redfish API specifications have not been consistent.  

       

      Redfish Example: iDRAC Features Discovery 

      • Discovery Profile: uses "Redfish" Protocol Type as the Authentication.  
      • Discovery Actions: Resync, Scheduled Resync & Refresh Monitor Targets  

      Attributes & Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) / Categories  

      • Computer system  
      • Network card  
      • Ports  
      • Memory (DIMMs)  
      • Processors  
      • Fans  
      • Power supplies  
      • Voltages Sensor 
      • Thermal Sensors  

      These and  other Redfish Attributes for other monitors, KPI monitors can be set for a single target or across your entire inventory. Threshold and conditions can be configured to allow event-based notifications and automation. All attributes are also available for Inventory and Performance Reporting.  

       

      CRUZ Server Management – Key Features  

      KPI Monitors  

      • Fan  
      • Interface  
      • Managed Resource  
      • Power Supply  
      • Processor  
      • Memory  
      • VM 

      Actions (Computer Reset Actions)  

      • On  
      • ForceOff  
      • GracefulShutdown  
      • GracefulRestart  
      • ForceRestart  
      • ForceOn  
      • NMI  
      • PushPowerButton  
      • PowerCycle  

      Actions can be executed on single server targets as well a group of servers. 

       iDRAC  

      Dell EMC is continually updating Redfish support for their iDRAC Controller. Firmware version 2.60 or later should be installed to take full advantage of management capabilities.  

      Features:  

      • CLI access to BMC  
      • CLI Actions (like RACADM)  
      • CLI monitoring 
      • SNMP support  
      • Event-based Automation  
      • Compliance scanning of CLI show commands  
      • Direct ccess to the web UI for the iDRAC controller  
      • RAC inventory reporting  
      • Bulk Backup of Server Configuration Profiles (SCP)  
      • Editing and version tracking of SCP conifugrations files 
      • Bulk restore of SCP to 1 or more servers in one manual or scheduled operation  
      • Compliance checking across all SCP for all servers  
      • Support discovery and Management of Servers in HCI configurations like Azure and Nutanix 
      • Firmware tracking and deployment. 

      Example IDRAC Firmware inventory  

      OS 

      2.11.0 

      Current-159-2.11.0 

      BIOS 

      2.10.5 

      Previous-159-2.10.5 

      BIOS 

      2.11.0 

      Installed-159-2.11.0 

      BP13G+ 0:1 

      2.23 

      Installed-101434-2.23 

      BP13G+ 0:1 

      2.23 

      Current-101434-2.23 

      BP13G+ 0:1 

      2.23 

      Previous-101434-2.23 

      Dell 64 Bit uEFI Diagnostics, version 4239, 4239A19, 4239.27 

      4239A19 

      Installed-25806-4239A19 

      Dell OS Driver Pack, 15.04.07, A00 

      15.04.07 

      Installed-18981-15.04.07 

      Disk 0 in Backplane 1 of Integrated RAID Controller 1 

      YS0C 

      Installed-25852-YS0C 

      Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 

      2.70.70.70 

      Previous-25227-2.70.70.70 

      Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 

      2.70.70.70 

      Installed-25227-2.70.70.70 

      Lifecycle Controller 

      2.70.70.70 

      Installed-28897-2.70.70.70 

      OS COLLECTOR 1.1, OSC_1.1, A00 

      OSC_1.1 

      Installed-101734-OSC_1.1 

      PERC H730 Mini 

      25.3.0.0016 

      Installed-101567-25.3.0.0016 

      PERC H730 Mini 

      25.3.0.0016 

      Previous-101567-25.3.0.0016 

      PERC H730 Mini 

      25.3.0.0016 

      Current-101567-25.3.0.0016 

      QLogic 577xx/578xx 10 Gb Ethernet BCM57840 - 44:A8:42:C7:76:18 

      7.12.17 

      Current-100651-7.12.17 

      QLogic 577xx/578xx 10 Gb Ethernet BCM57840 - 44:A8:42:C7:76:18 

      7.12.17 

      Installed-100651-7.12.17 

      System CPLD 

      1.0.0 

      Installed-28125-1.0.0 

       

      Other BMC: 

      Other vendors also support redfish protocol and CLI access and similar features as IDRAC support. Other vendors include: 

      • Cisco (CMC) 
      • HP (ILO) 
      • Lenovo XCC