# Monitoring Cisco MDS 9000 series switches

OpManager provides monitoring and management of Cisco MDS switches.

## Models Supported

- Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches
- Cisco SN 5428-K9 Storage Router

## Features Supported

| Inventory Details | Performance Details | Monitors | Reort Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| - Fabric Switch<br>- Fabric switch ports | - Bandwidth Utilization<br>- Port Frame Error Rate<br>- Port In Drop Rate<br>- Port Out Drop Rate<br>- Rx Utilization<br>- Rx Throughput<br>- Tx Utilization<br>- Rx Throughput<br>- Total Throughput | - Fabric Switch Status<br>- Switch Port status | - Availability<br>- Switch Summary<br>- Switch Zoning<br>- Switch Port statistics<br>- VSAN information<br>- Interconnect details<br>- Real Time graphs |

## Prerequisites for monitoring Cisco MDS Switches

OpManager by default uses `public` SNMP community for discovery. This community should have read access right.

In case your read community is different, please provide the same while adding the switch in OpManager.

You can check the community names (and their access rights) configured in your MDS switch by issuing the command **"show snmp community"** via telnet to the switch.

To set the access rights for a community in your Cisco switch, you need to do the following:

- Go to config mode by typing the command **config t**
- Set the SNMP community by typing the command **snmp-server community <community> <rw | ro>**
  - For example, to set read-only access right to "public" community you can type:
    - `snmp-server community public ros`

Register OpManager server IP address as a trap destination in the Cisco Switch for [Cisco switch monitoring](https://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/cisco-switch-stack-monitoring.html).

Check if the server running OpManager is registered as a trap destination in the switch by issuing the command **"show snmp host"** via telnet to the switch.

This should have an entry with OpManager server IP and port 162.

If entry is not available, use **snmp-server host <host_address> traps** command to specify Trap Recipient.

**Note:** For more details check Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference Guide.