PRTG Manual: SSH SAN Enclosure Sensor
The SSH SAN Enclosure sensor monitors a storage area network (SAN) enclosure via Secure Shell (SSH).
The SAN must provide a command-line interface (CLI) for this purpose.
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: SSH SAN behuizing
- French: SAN boîtier (SSH)
- German: SSH SAN Enclosure
- Japanese: SSH SAN エンクロージャ
- Portuguese: Gabinete SAN (SSH)
- Russian: Корпус SAN по SSH
- Simplified Chinese: SSH SAN 机箱
- Spanish: Gabinete SAN (SSH)
- This sensor has a high performance impact. Use it with care. We recommend that you use no more than 200 sensors of this sensor type on each probe.
- This sensor requires credentials for Linux/Solaris/macOS (SSH/WBEM) systems in the settings of the parent device.
- This sensor does not support every SAN, even if it provides a CLI. The sensor only works with specific devices, for example, the HPE P2000.
- It might happen that the controller of your target device breaks down. Experience shows that this issue strongly depends on the hardware model you monitor. Increase the scanning interval to discharge the controller and try again.
- After a firmware update of the target device, this sensor might show incorrect channel values. Add this sensor anew in this case.
- This sensor only supports the IPv4 protocol.
- This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels. This means that possible states are defined in a lookup file. You can change the behavior of a channel by editing the lookup file that the channel uses. For details, see section Define Lookups.
- Sometimes the devices you monitor with this SSH SAN sensor return status values that are not officially documented so that the shown sensor status in PRTG differs from the "real" device status. For more information on this issue, see the Knowledge Base: Why does my SSH SAN sensor show a wrong status?
The Add Sensor dialog appears when you manually add a new sensor to a device. It only shows the settings that are required to create the sensor. You can change nearly all settings on the sensor's Settings tab after creation.
The settings that you select in the Add Sensor dialog are valid for all sensors that you create when you finish the dialog.
SSH SAN Enclosure Settings
Setting |
Description |
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Storage Enclosure |
Select the storage enclosures that you want to monitor. PRTG creates one sensor for each storage enclosure that you select.
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Click the Settings tab of a sensor to change its settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Sensor Name |
Enter a name to identify the sensor. |
Parent Tags |
Shows tags that the sensor inherits from its parent device, parent group, and parent probe.
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Tags |
Enter one or more tags. Confirm each tag with the Spacebar key, a comma, or the Enter key. You can use tags to group objects and use tag-filtered views later on. Tags are not case-sensitive. Tags are automatically inherited.
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
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Priority |
Select a priority for the sensor. This setting determines the position of the sensor in lists. The highest priority is at the top of a list. Choose from the lowest priority ( |
Setting |
Description |
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Storage Enclosure |
Shows the identifier of the storage enclosure that this sensor monitors.
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Durable ID |
Shows the durable identifier of the storage enclosure that this sensor monitors.
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Name |
Shows the name of the storage enclosure that this sensor monitors.
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WWN |
Shows the World Wide Name (WWN) of the storage enclosure that this sensor monitors.
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Setting |
Description |
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Connection Timeout (Sec.) |
Define a timeout in seconds for the connection. This is the time that the sensor waits to establish a connection to the host. Keep this value as low as possible. Enter an integer value.
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Shell Timeout (Sec.) |
Define a timeout in seconds for the shell response. This is the time in seconds the sensor waits for the shell to return a response after it has sent its specific command (for example, cat /proc/loadavg). The maximum value is 300 seconds (5 minutes). Enter an integer value.
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SSH Port |
Define which port this sensor uses for the SSH connection:
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Use Port Number |
This setting is only visible if you select Enter custom port number above. Enter the port number (between 1 and 65535) that this sensor uses for the SSH connection. Enter an integer value. |
SSH Engine |
Select the method that you want to use to access data with this SSH sensor. We strongly recommend that you use the default engine. You can still use the legacy mode for some time to ensure compatibility with your target systems. Choose between:
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
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Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, the last value of the primary channel is always displayed below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.
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Graph Type |
Define how different channels are shown for this sensor:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you enable Stack channels on top of each other as Graph Type. Select a unit from the list. All channels with this unit are stacked on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of the following settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Click to interrupt the inheritance.
Setting |
Description |
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Scanning Interval |
Select a scanning interval from the dropdown list. The scanning interval determines the amount of time that the sensor waits between two scans. Choose from:
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If a Sensor Query Fails |
Select the number of scanning intervals that the sensor has time to reach and to check a device again if a sensor query fails. Depending on the option that you select, the sensor can try to reach and to check a device again several times before the sensor shows the Down status. This can avoid false alarms if the monitored device only has temporary issues. For previous scanning intervals with failed requests, the sensor shows the Warning status. Choose from:
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Schedules, Dependencies, and Maintenance Window
You cannot interrupt the inheritance for schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. The corresponding settings from the parent objects are always active. However, you can define additional schedules, dependencies, and maintenance windows. They are active at the same time as the parent objects' settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Schedule |
Select a schedule from the list. You can use schedules to monitor during a certain time span (days or hours) every week. Choose from:
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Maintenance Window |
Select if you want to set up a one-time maintenance window. During a maintenance window, monitoring stops for the selected object and all child objects. They show the Paused status instead. Choose between:
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Maintenance Begins |
This setting is only visible if you enable Set up a one-time maintenance window above. Use the date time picker to enter the start date and time of the one-time maintenance window. |
Maintenance Ends |
This setting is only visible if you enable Set up a one-time maintenance window above. Use the date time picker to enter the end date and time of the one-time maintenance window. |
Dependency Type |
Select a dependency type. You can use dependencies to pause monitoring for an object depending on the status of a different object. You can choose from:
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Dependency |
This setting is only visible if you enable Select a sensor above. Click |
Dependency Delay (Sec.) |
This setting is only visible if you select Select a sensor above. Define a time span in seconds for the dependency delay. After the master sensor for this dependency returns to the Up status, PRTG additionally delays the monitoring of the dependent objects by the time span you define. This can prevent false alarms, for example, after a server restart or to give systems more time for all services to start. Enter an integer value.
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Click to interrupt the inheritance.
Setting |
Description |
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User Group Access |
Define the user groups that have access to the sensor. You see a table with user groups and group access rights. The table contains all user groups in your setup. For each user group, you can choose from the following group access rights:
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Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the monitored device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Controller[#] |
The status of the controller
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Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status in percent. |
Enclosure[#] |
The overall status of the enclosure
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PSU[#] |
The status of the power supplies
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Knowledge Base
Why does my SSH SAN sensor show a wrong status?
What security features does PRTG include?
For more information about sensor settings, see the following sections: