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  • 1.  Obtaining QoS on iSeries Fibre Channel modules

    Posted Jan 24, 2017 05:13 AM

    HI there

    IBM iSeries question for you all.

     

    Can the network / fibre-channel modules be monitored by UIM on the server?

    The Channels are connected to a V7000 disk volume which it controls, to provide volumes on the network.

     

    Ideally, we would like to measure QoS on the network traffic on the modules, possibly alarming when thresholds

    breached, etc.

    Is there a method or probe which can be used for this?

     

    Many thanks for any help here.



  • 2.  Re: Obtaining QoS on iSeries Fibre Channel modules

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jan 26, 2017 10:37 AM

    Moving to the UIM Community.



  • 3.  Re: Obtaining QoS on iSeries Fibre Channel modules

    Broadcom Employee
    Posted Jan 26, 2017 01:20 PM

    I don't think UIM has that feature to monitor network / fibre-channel modules for iSeries.  
    This should be an enhancement request.

    Thanks.

    Regards

    -Sayeed



  • 4.  Re: Obtaining QoS on iSeries Fibre Channel modules

    Posted Feb 08, 2017 10:07 AM

    It depends on what your setup looks like.
    Do you use:

    • VIOS (And maybe NPIV?)
      Here you could get some intresting QoS from the ibmvm probe. Under: VIOs > Fibre Channel >  <VIOS name>  > FCSx
    • SAN-switches between the V7000?
      Here you should use the interface_traffic probe

     

    Have you tried the ibmsvc probe? I think you can get som nice QoS from the luns(VDISK) under the host directory