HP Proliant servers should be SNMP capable. Using the proper MIB file you should be able to monitor these values, if the necessary OIDs are provided in the MIBs. You can import the MIB files for us with PRTG using our MIB Importer.

This would be a very nice new sensor: check overall Proliant Health. I've looked into using SNMP/WBEM to check hardware values but this requires creating a lot of sensors because there isn't a general health value available. (cooling, management, memory, power, processors, array, disks, nics, ...) HP also uses a lot of MIB files which makes it very time consuming and difficult to find all values. The only way of checking overall health is to look at the HP System Management page.

It would be cool if the pro's at Paessler could achieve this :)

I am not able to import the HP mib files, as there is no sinlge *.mib file but:

---- cmaobjects.conf :
/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/mibs/cmafdtnobjects.conf
/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/mibs/cmasvrobjects.conf
/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/mibs/cmanicobjects.conf
/opt/hp/hp-snmp-agents/mibs/cmastorobjects.conf 

---cmaobjects.mibdef:
cpqHoMibRevMajor                                     1.3.6.1.4.1.232.11.1.1             INTEGER        read-only  mandatory 
cpqHoMibRevMinor                                     1.3.6.1.4.1.232.11.1.2             INTEGER        read-only  mandatory 
cpqHoMibCondition                                    1.3.6.1.4.1.232.11.1.3             INTEGER        read-only  mandatory 
cpqHoOsCommonPollFreq                                1.3.6.1.4.1.232.11.2.1.4.1         INTEGER        read-write mandatory  
...

--- cmaobjects.regmib :
cpqHoFileSysIndex                                    host/filesys             TABLE    1
cpqHoFileSysDesc                                     host/filesys             TABLE    1
cpqHoFileSysSpaceTotal                               host/filesys             TABLE    1
cpqHoFileSysSpaceUsed                                host/filesys             TABLE    1
....

--- cmaobjects.mibver:
 1: 1.23 
 2: 1.34
 3: 1.43
 5: 1.38
 6: 1.28
 8: 1.32
 9: 1.12
10: 1.4 
11: 1.31
14: 1.9
15: 1.3
16: 1.29
21: 1.0
22: 1.3
23: 1.1 

Is there any way to convert them ? Or where can I find those files which can be converted by the MIB Importer ?

The MIB files should be available on the HP websites or the CDs that come with the hardware.

You can load mote than one MIB at a time into the MIB importer.

Thanks,

I've found them on the HP management DVD in directory \toolkit\mibs\mibs.zip

I think I can help you there. I have created a HP sensor template (for PRTG) with numerous sensors. The problem with SNMP HP sensors is that they are build rather complex. For instance if you have several smart array controllers (SCSI controllers) you have to read each of them individually. The same is for multiple volumes.

What I did is build a lot of individual sensors and have them auto-discovered and this seems to work fine. It will only auto-detect the sensors it needs. and they seem to be working. It immediately saw several systems as having problems. Particularly volumes with disks in pending failure state (on the smart array controler) and later on volumes in error and later rebuilding state, defective (but redundant) power supplies and broken network teaming configurations. So for me they check the HP hardware. I have not seen defective DIMM's however (yet)

This sensor template however does not seem to work for HP integrity systems. Which are different from proliant systems and ussually UNIX based. We have those with windows installed but there seems to be a little difference in reading them so they don't work.

MIB's from HP are part of the HP SIM product by the way (which is on the HP management DVD as you mentioned). HP SIM is the PRTG equivalent of HP intended for HP systems. And the mibs included are almost impossible to read or figure out.

The template I am using:

[EDIT: Please see below for a download link]

Hi Maarten Ruigrok,

unfortunately your template does not work. Either the PRTG Support Team couldn't help. Can you recheck your template please?

Would be great!

Thanks a lot

It's probably best if Maarten could upload the template somewhere, that would ensure that nothing "get's lost".

Hello,

It's working fine here. If you have problems with copy/pasting the xml, you can find the template at http://www.filedropper.com/hpproliant Just place it in the devicetemplates folder of your PRTG installation. Now you should be able to see an 'HP Proliant' device template.

Thanks for your work Maarten!

Dear All,

This is exactly what we're looking for! Having downloaded the file from filedropper and placed into devicetemplates, we are still unable to see a sensor template called HP Proliant. Have restarted the system to be sure. Is anything else required for this to function as expected?

Many thanks in advance!

Just to check, you don't see the Device Template in PRTGs Auto-Discovery Options? Did you restart the PRTG System?

we have the same problem. i copied the hpproliant.odt into the devicetemplates folder, rebooted the server but cann't see the template. can anyone help us finding a solution to monitor the proliant hardware? is there a manual describing this?

many thands in advance...

Hallo,

which exact folder do you copy the template to?

should be

\Program Files\PRTG Network Monitor\devicetemplates

Thanks for the ODT file it shows up and seems to work fine, however as with your XML paste above it looks like the ODT file link you posted has been truncated at the CPU fan, can you please post your FULL ODT file??

Thanks,

Yes, can you please post the entire file. It is EXACTLY what I am looking for. Thank you very much for creating it.

Do you use this template with the ILO card ? or Which SNMP equipment do you use? Thks

The link to http://www.filedropper.com/hpproliant doesn't exists anymore. Would you please upload the file again?

Same request as above, is there any template for HP C7000 chassis as well to monitor the server state? Many thanks.

Ive downloaded this file, placed in correct folder. But when im doing a auto-discovery with this template, nothing shows up? Is the ML380 G7 included in the file?

Couldt the Paessler team have HP´s proliant servers included from the beginning?

We are working on HP Proliant support. Please bear with us.

Lovley, are there some approximate time on it?

Any timeline on when we can expect this support?

Any progrss on that subject?

No updates other than the reply from Torsten Lindner [Paessler Support] on December 9th that they are working on support for Proliants.

But some information on the progress would be nice!

While this qill be great for most hardware componants on servers running ESXi only, it does not however show the status of a failed hard drive.

Don't get me wrong, this will be a great addition, but if PRTG could read from the HP Insight drivers that are installed (or should be) on HP servers, this would allow for more information to be gathered. Like Hard Drive status, which is what I would like more than anything to have reported.

I want to get rid off HP Insight. So really waiting on hardware sensors for HP hardware. It take already so long.. So hope it can move on quickly..

I stongly second this... "ready for use" support for HP ProLiant hadware monitoring will be greatly appreciated

We would also be very pleased with specific HP ProLiant sensors. Especially harddisk-status.

In meantime, Maarten Ruigrok, could you please be so kind to upload your custom sensors again? Would certainly be appreciated.