HP-UX - Network

Description

This connector discovers and monitors Ethernet adapters.

hardware hp-ux hpe network

Enterprise Connector

This connector requires the Enterprise edition of MetricsHub.

Superseded Connector

This connector is superseded by:

• CpqNICiLO
• MIB2

Supersedes

This connector supersedes:

• HPUXWBEMNetwork

Target

Typical platforms: HPE Alletra 9000, HPE Integrity, HPE SuperDome, HP-UX

Operating system: HP-UX

Prerequisites

Leverages: HP-UX system commands (lanscan, etc.)

Technology and protocols: Commands

Examples

CLI

metricshub HOSTNAME -t linux -c +HPUXNetwork --ssh -u USER

metricshub.yaml

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: linux
        connectors: [ +HPUXNetwork ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          ssh:
            username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
            password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using metricshub-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The HP-UX - Network connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

• The device type must be one of: HP
• The command below succeeds on the monitored host:
  • Command: /usr/sbin/lanscan
  • Output contains: ^[0-9]+/[0-9]+/[0-9]+ (regex)

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes
network	hw.errors{hw.type="network"} hw.network.bandwidth.limit hw.network.io{direction="receive"} hw.network.io{direction="transmit"} hw.network.packets{direction="receive"} hw.network.packets{direction="transmit"} hw.network.up hw.status{hw.type="network", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="network", state="present"}	hw.parent.type id model name physical_address physical_address_type