Cisco DCNM-SAN Server Properties File

The Cisco DCNM-SAN Server properties file (MDS 9000\server.properties) contains a list of properties that determine how the Cisco DCNM-SAN Server will function. You can edit this file with a text editor, or you can set the properties through the DCNM-SAN Web Services GUI, under the Admin tab.

Note As of Cisco NX-OS Release 4.1(1b) and later, you can optionally encrypt the password in the server.properties and the AAA.properties files.

The server properties file contains these nine general sections:

GENERAL—Contains the general settings for the server.

SNMP SPECIFIC—Contains the settings for SNMP requests, responses, and traps.

SNMP PROXY SERVER SPECIFIC—Contains the settings for SNMP proxy server configuration and TCP port designation.

GLOBAL FABRIC—Contains the settings for fabrics, such as discovery and loading.

CLIENT SESSION—Contains the settings for DCNM-SAN Clients that can log into the server.

EVENTS—Contains the settings for syslog messages.

PERFORMANCE CHART—Contains the settings for defining the end time to generate a Performance Manager chart.

EMC CALL HOME—Contains the settings for the forwarding of traps as XML data using e-mail, according to EMC specifications.

EVENT FORWARD SETUP—Contains the settings for forwarding events logged by Cisco DCNM-SAN Server through e-mail.

The following server properties are added or changed in the Cisco DCNM-SAN Release 3.x and later.

SNMP Specific

snmp.preferTCP—If this option is set to true, TCP is the default protocol for Cisco DCNM-SAN Server to communicate with switches. By default, this setting is true. For those switches that do not have TCP enabled, Cisco DCNM-SAN Server uses UDP. The advantage of this setting is the ability to designate one TCP session for each SNMP user on a switch. It also helps to reduce timeouts and increase scalability.

Note If you set this option to false, the same choice must be set in DCNM-SAN. The default value of snmp.preferTCP for DCNM-SAN is true.

Performance Chart

pmchart.currenttime—Specifies the end time to generate a Performance Manager chart. This should only be used for debugging purposes.

EMC Call Home

server.callhome.enable—Enables or disables EMC Call Home. By default, it is disabled.

server.callhome.location—Specifies the Location parameter.

server.callhome.fromEmail—Specifies the From Email list.

server.callhome.recipientEmail—Specifies the recipientEmail list.

server.callhome.smtphost—Specifies the SMTP host address for outbound e-mail.

server.callhome.xmlDir—Specifies the path to store the XML message files.

server.callhome.connectType—Specifies the method to use to remotely connect to the server.

server.callhome.accessType—Specifies the method to use to establish remote communication with the server.

server.callhome.version—Specifies the version number of the connection type.

server.callhome.routerIp—Specifies the public IP address of the RSC router.

Event Forwarding

server.forward.event.enable—Enables or disables event forwarding.

server.forward.email.fromAddress—Specifies the From Email list.

server.forward.email.mailCC—Specifies the CC Email list.

server.forward.email.mailBCC—Specifies the BCC Email list.

server.forward.email.smtphost—Specifies the SMTP host address for outbound e-mail.

Deactivation

deactivate.confirm=deactivate—Specific Request for User to type a String for deactivation.

Note In a federated server environment, you should not change Cisco DCNM-SAN Server properties by modifying server.properties file. You must modify the server.properties using web client menu Admin > Configure > Preferences.