Blade Memory Array - Intersight Test

Blade server comes with fully expandable memory array which provides fail safe memory capabilities for the server operation. Each unit within the array can work independently. It provides convenience to administrators to add more units if the memory load on the server has increased. At any given moment memory is the most important component for the operation of the server as it holds the data and logic, and sudden failure of memory array can lead to complete failure of operation. That is the reason nit is important to monitor the memory array so that administrators are aware of the state of memory arrays being monitored by Cisco Intersight.

This test monitors memory array of blade server being managed by Cisco Intersight and collects the metrics like the current state, capacity, number of slots etc. These metrics provide a high level overview to administrators about eh suitability of memory array for carrying out certain operation.

Target of the test : Cisco Intersight

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for each memory array managed by Cisco Intersight

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The IP address of the Host
Port	The port number through which Cisco Intersight communicates.
API Key ID	Specify the ID for API key which is used to authenticate the eg Agent connectivity to Cisco Intersight.
API Key Filepath	Specify the filepath from where eG Agent can read the API Key.
URL	Specify the URL for Cisco Intersight. the default is intersight.com.
Proxy Host	Specify the IP address of the proxy host server.
Proxy Port	Specify the port number of the proxy host server.
Proxy User Name	The user name for the proxy server authentication.
Proxy Password	The password for the proxy server authentication.
Confirm Password	Specify the passowrd again.
Detailed Diagnoses	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Presence state

Indicates the presence status of blade server memory array.

The State reported by this measure and their corresponding numeric equivalents are described in the table below:

State	Numeric Value
Unknown	0
Empty	1
Equipped	10
Missing	11
Mismatched	12
Equipped-not-primary	13
Equipped-identity-unestablishable	20
Mismatch-identity-unestablishable	21
Inaccessible	30
Unauthorized	40
Not-supported	100

Note:

By default, this measure reports the above-mentioned States while indicating the presence of each memory array being managed. However, in the graph of this measure, states will be represented using their corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Current capacity of memory units

Indicates the current capacity of each memory unit.

If the current capacity is less than maximum capacity, there is scope of adding few more memory units or adding units with more individual capacity.

Maximum capacity of memory units

Indicates the maximum capacity of each memory unit.

Maximum of slots/sockets available

Indicates the maximum number of slots available for connectivity in memory array.

Number