HP MSA / StorageWorks / P2000 Monitoring

Last updated on 17 March, 2023

The HP MSA package allows you to monitor your Hewlet-Packard (HP) storage devices; including HP Modular Smart Array (MSA), StorageWorks, and P2000.

Setup Requirements

To monitor your HP MSA, StorageWorks, or P2000 devices, you’ll need to complete the following sections to enable SNMP, configure a user for the XML API, and add the user’s credentials on the HP MSA resource within LogicMonitor.

Enable SNMP

Use the command line to enable the SNMP agent:

set snmp enabled
set snmp-parameters read-community your-community-string

Configure the XML API User

Run the following on the command line:

create user base 2 interfaces wbi roles monitor logicmonitor

Add User Credentials to Resource

After you create the user and password for the XML API user, set the following properties on the HP MSA resource within LogicMonitor. (For instructions on setting properties, see Resource and Instance Properties.

PropertyValue
msa.userXML API username.
msa.passXML API password.
msa.sslProtocol to connect to the API. Set “true” to use HTTPS. Set “false” to use HTTP.
msa.sha(Optional) Set to true to use SHA-256 authentication.

LogicModules in Package

LogicMonitor’s package for HP MSA consists of the following LogicModules. For full coverage, please ensure that all of these LogicModules are imported into your LogicMonitor platform.

Display Name Type Description
MSA Volumes DataSource Monitors HP MSA volume IOPS, throughput, and status.
MSA Voltage Sensors DataSource Monitors HP MSA voltage sensor readings and operating status.
MSA Virtual Disks DataSource Monitors HP MSA Virtual Disk health, storage space, and throughput metrics.
MSA Temperature Sensors DataSource Monitors MSA temperature sensor health state and reading.
MSA SAS Link Health DataSource Monitors SAS Link health on the HP MSA controllers.
MSA Redundancy DataSource Monitors the redundancy status, mode, and operation of the controllers.
MSA Ports DataSource Monitors the ports on the HP MSA controllers.
MSA PSU DataSource Monitors HP MSA power supply health state, operation status, and voltage regulators.
MSA Global Status DataSource Monitors the global status of the device.
MSA Fans DataSource Monitors HP MSA enclosure fan health, operating status, and speed.
MSA FRUs DataSource Monitors the Field Replacement Unit operating status.
MSA Disks DataSource Monitors HP MSA disk health, IOPS, and response time
MSA Controllers DataSource Monitors MSA Controller CPU utilization, throughput, IOPS, and cache performance.
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