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March 2004
EME102A
ServSensor JR

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  • Page 1 March 2004 EME102A ServSensor JR...
  • Page 3 CE STATEMENT This product carries the CE mark to indicate compliance with the European Directive Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC). It has been tested to EN55024:1998 and EN55022:1998.
  • Page 4 ServSensor JR...
  • Page 5 CONTENTS...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    ServSensor JR Contents What is ServSensor JR? .............. 6 Installation .................. 8 1.1 Installation steps ................8 1.2 Assigning IP address ..............10 Intelligent sensors ..............14 2.1 Installing and configuring sensors ..........15 2.1.1 Temperature sensor............. 19 2.1.2 Dual sensor (Temperature & Humidity) ......22 2.1.3 Water detector..............
  • Page 7 CONTENTS 3.3 MRTG - free data graphing ............78 3.3.1 MRTG installation .............. 78 3.3.2 Sample MRTG graphs ............82 3.4 Frequently used OID's ............... 84 3.5 ServSensor JR MIB ..............88 SNMP ..................89 4.1 MIB on the ServSensor JR ............90 4.2 MIB II on the ServSensor JR............

  • Page 8: What Is Servsensor Jr

    ServSensor JR What is ServSensor JR? The standalone ServSensor JR is a new intelligent device for monitoring environmental variations, power, physical threats and security. The ServSensor JR is a completely embedded host with a proprietary Linux like Operating System, including TCP/IP stack, Web server, email, SMS and full SNMP functionality.
  • Page 9 CONTENTS every temperature, humidity sensor and other such factors and can display you the graphical report. The ServSensor JR is supplied with a MIB to allow its interface to SNMP based Network Management systems such as HP Open View, IBM Tivoli, CA Unicenter TNG and others.

  • Page 10: Installation

    ServSensor JR 1. Installation 1.1 Installation Steps The ServSensor JR is a plug and play device you can easily connect to your existing network set up. Every ServSensor JR has the factory default IP address of 192.168.0.100, and you can change this address if so needed for your network configuration.
  • Page 11 CONTENTS...

  • Page 12: Assigning Ip Address

    ServSensor JR 1.2 Assigning IP address The ServSensor JR has a 10 Mb/s Ethernet LAN. It uses one 10BASE- T (RJ-45) connector. To set up the ServSensor JR you must connect it to the network by plugging in the RJ-45 connector and assigning an IP address.
  • Page 13 CONTENTS IPSet.exe first checks the IP address to see if it already assigned. Next it will assign the IP address and then it will check that the address was successfully assigned. If all is well then IPSet.exe will report that the assignment is Complete.
  • Page 14 ServSensor JR Using ARP to Assign the IP Address. You can assign a new IP address to the ServSensor JR through the use of ARP. The ARP method may be preferable if you do not have access to a Microsoft host or if you prefer to use another host such as Linux to assign the IP address.
  • Page 15 CONTENTS Assigning the IP Address using DHCP The ServSensor JR is shipped with DHCP disabled. So if you want to use DHCP, you must first enable this using either SNMP or the web interface. To use the web interface, press the “Network” tab, select “Use DHCP”...

  • Page 16: Intelligent Sensors

    ServSensor JR 2. Intelligent Sensors You can use any of our intelligent sensors with the ServSensor JR . The following intelligent sensors are available: • Temperature sensor • Dual Sensor (Temperature & Humidity) • Water Detector • Airflow Sensor • AC Voltage Detector •...

  • Page 17: Installing And Configuring Sensors

    CONTENTS 2.1 Installing and Configuring Sensors Installing the sensors Simply open a web browser, plug in the sensor and the device will automatically configure itself. The ServSensor JR will recognize the sensor and begin monitoring it. Navigating the interface Choose the page titled Sensors. On the left hand side of the Sensors page is a list of the different types of sensors.
  • Page 18 ServSensor JR You can disable the Autosense for any port by click on Advanced Setting link at bottom, left of the Sensors page. Use the list box to pick either Enable or Disable the Autosense for a particular port and then click the Set button.
  • Page 19 CONTENTS The Rearm is used to prevent the sensor from flickering between two states. For example if the Warning High threshold for the temperature sensor is set to 80 degrees and the sensor were to vary between 79 and 80 you could be faced with a very large number of emails, traps, and events logged.
  • Page 20 ServSensor JR settings can be made for every day of the week. The time interval range can be from 00:00 hrs to 24:00 hrs. Mails/Traps will not be sent during the time interval set.

  • Page 21: Temperature Sensor

    CONTENTS 2.1.1 T EMPERATURE ENSOR Temperature sensors are important where optimum temperature control is paramount. If there is an air conditioning malfunction or abnormal weather conditions, damage to information, delicate electronic equipment or warehouse stock may occur. Up to 2 temperature sensors can be plugged into RJ-45 jacks on the ServSensor JR.
  • Page 22 ServSensor JR. Configuring the Temperature Sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the temperature sensor.
  • Page 23 CONTENTS If the communication with the temperature sensor is reestablished, the status will be formed by comparing the Degree to the high and low thresholds. Degree Type: The Degree Type can be set to Fahrenheit or Celsius. When the Degree Type is changed all the threshold fields will change their values automatically.

  • Page 24: Dual Sensor (Temperature & Humidity)

    ENSOR EMPERATURE UMIDITY A new sensor from the BLACK BOX family of sensors, the dual sensor has both temperature and humidity measuring capabilities in a single sensor. Now a single port can have two sensors, saving ports for additional sensors. This extends the capability of the ServSensor JR to...
  • Page 25 • Full Autosense including disconnect alarm Configuring the Dual sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the humidity sensor. For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page.
  • Page 26 ServSensor JR Temperature A commonly used SNMP OID for the temperature sensor is the number of degrees. This information can be used for graphing the sensor. The SNMP OID for temperature sensor degrees on RJ45#1: .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.0 Current Reading: The number of Degrees is displayed in this field. This is a read-only field.
  • Page 27 CONTENTS Status: If at any time communications with the humidity sensor are lost, the status of the Humidity sensor is changed to “sensorError”. When communications with the humidity sensor are reestablished, the status will be formed by comparing the percentage to the high and low thresholds.

  • Page 28: Water Detector

    The Water detector is an important addition to your BLACK BOX Sensor inventory. The Water detector is an exclusive patent pending design capable of detecting the presence of even distilled water.
  • Page 29 Includes disconnect alarm that checks that the sensor is securely plugged into the ServSensor JR Configuring the Water Detector Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the water detector.

  • Page 30: Airflow Sensor

    ServSensor JR 2.1.4 A IRFLOW ENSOR The airflow sensor is a device that registers airflow in areas where consistent flow is needed, for example in cabinets and racks where the consistent operation of a fan is critical to the operational safety of electronic equipment.
  • Page 31 Trap information: status, sensor number, sensor description, airflow (%) Configuring the airflow sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the airflow sensor.
  • Page 32 ServSensor JR Current Reading: The percentage of airflow is displayed in this field. This is a read-only field. This is an integer SNMP OID field. This value can be polled via SNMP and the data can be used to graph the airflow.

  • Page 33: Ac Voltage Sensor

    CONTENTS 2.1.5 AC V OLTAGE ETECTOR The voltage detector is used to indicate the presence or absence of line voltage. This is useful, for example to tell when the UPS is running on battery power. The AC Voltage Detector indicates an ALARM/NORMAL condition in software and also via an LED mounted on the sensor.
  • Page 34 Full Autosense including disconnect alarm Configuring the AC voltage Detector Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the AC voltage sensor.

  • Page 35: Dc Voltage Sensor

    CONTENTS 2.1.6 DC V OLTAGE ENSOR Any company or building with a large battery bank or solar power storage or involvement in the manufacture or storage of batteries needs this sensor. The DC voltage sensor is a custom sensor that works very much like a digital multimeter.
  • Page 36 Full Autosense including disconnect alarm Configuring the DC voltage sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the DC voltage sensor.
  • Page 37 CONTENTS volts, then 2 volts is 50% of full scale. In this case the scale is from 0 to 4 volts and the input is 2 volts, then this is 1/2 of full scale. The percentage of the input voltage is then compared to the thresholds of Low Warning, High Warning, High and Low Critical that the user has set.

  • Page 38: Security Sensor

    ServSensor JR 2.1.7 SECURITY S ENSOR The Security sensor is a magnetic on/off switch that is used as an input to the ServSensor JR. Security sensors come in pairs. They are active switches that close when one half of the sensor is in close proximity to its mate.
  • Page 39 CONTENTS Configuring the Security sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the Security sensor. For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page.

  • Page 40: Dry Contact Sensor

    ServSensor JR 2.1.8 DRY C ONTACT ENSOR The Dry Contact sensor is a simple connection to burglar alarms, fire alarms or any application that requires monitoring by the ServSensor These general-purpose switches can be either input or output. When used as an output it can source up to 20mA. You can select the output voltage by setting the Output Level to a Low or a High.
  • Page 41 Full Autosense including disconnect alarm Configuring the Dry Contact Sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below refer to the fields that are special to the Dry contact sensor.
  • Page 42 ServSensor JR to maintain 0 Volts. If Direction is set to Input and the OutputLevel is set to low, the Switch will become tri-state. The Output level of High will pull-up the switch even if the Direction is set to Input. However when the Switch Direction is set to Input and Output level is set to high the Switch will output a weak pull-up current.

  • Page 43: 4-20Ma Converter

    CONTENTS 2.1.9 4-20 ONVERTER The 4-20mA signal converter is used to integrate the ServSensor with a 4-20mA transmitter. 4-20mA technology is used to communicate analog signals over long distances where electrical interference is a problem. This solution is often used in the process control industry to collect the analog values from a wide array of remote sensors.
  • Page 44 • Full autosense including disconnect alarm Configuring the 4-20mA Converter Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the 4-20mA Converter. For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page.
  • Page 45 CONTENTS Warning, High and Low Critical that the user has set. From this the status is then computed and emails, traps are sent if necessary. Below is an illustration of a typical 4-20mA settings: Input Current Percent (%) 4.06mA 9.9mA 15.1mA 19.8mA...

  • Page 46: Power Relay Board

    ServSensor JR 2.1.10 P OWER ELAY OARD The Power Relay board allows the user Remote actuation of electrical devices over Internet. It provides 1 high-power SPDT 5V relay. It includes Metal Oxide Varistors (MOVs) and Snubber circuits to protect the open contact of the relays from the high voltage spikes or noise transients.
  • Page 47 Operating Temperature -40°C to 85°C Configuring the Power Relay Board Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the Power Relay Board.

  • Page 48: Smoke Detector

    Includes disconnect alarm that checks that the sensor is securely plugged into the ServSensor JR Configuring the Smoke Detector Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the Smoke Detector.
  • Page 49 CONTENTS Status: If the sensor is offline the status is “noStatus”. If the sensor is online and there is no smoke detected the status is normal. If smoke is detected then the status is critical. If at any time communications with the smoke detector are lost, the status of the smoke detector is changed to sensorError.

  • Page 50: Motion Detector

    ServSensor JR 2.1.12 M OTION ETECTOR The motion detector is housed in an attractive wall mountable unit and easily added to your ServSensor JR network to provide security for any building. A popular OID for motion detector Sensors is the status. For RJ45#1 it OID .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.0 Features: •...
  • Page 51 CONTENTS Configuring the motion detector sensor Since all of BLACK BOX's intelligent sensors are configured similarly not every field is described below. The descriptions below describe the fields that are special to the motion detector. For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page.

  • Page 52: External Sensor Integration

    ServSensor JR 2.2 External Sensor Integration ServSensor JR external sensor integration allows the user to integrate a custom sensor to the ServSensor JR while still retaining all of the features of the standard sensors. This interface has the full range of functionality including SNMP integration, email and trap generations with adjustable limits and thresholds.

  • Page 53: Integration With Network Management Systems

    CONTENTS 3. Integration with Network Management System ServSensor JR is embedded with full SNMP and can integrate with any SNMP based network management systems, such as HP OpenView NNM, IPSwitch WhatsUp Gold, CA Unicenter TNG, Tivoli, Compaq Insight Manager etc. The ServSensor JR comes with a MIB file that can be easily loaded to your network management system and can receive SNMP alerts.

  • Page 54: Hp Openview

    ServSensor JR 3.1 HP OpenView 3.1.1 L OADING THE From the NNM menu press Options, then Load / Unload MIBs: SNMP. The dialog box for Loading / Unloading MIBs appears. Press Load. A dialog box entitled: "SNMP MIB Files Not Found" appears. Press the Browse button.

  • Page 55: Nnm Menu Integration

    CONTENTS 3.1.1 NNM M NTEGRATION You can easily integrate hhmsagent into the NNM menu. You can add graphing, the Web Based Monitor Application, online web based documentation to the NNM Menu. This enhancement is optional but it adds a number of important features. Because the management and documentation are web based, they can be used on any platform such as an HP-UX box or a Sun or other UNIX system.
  • Page 56 ServSensor JR Manager, graph of every temperature sensor, and the status of every sensor. The hhms file can also be customized with a standard text editor. You may wish to include graphs of humidity sensors or switches. In addition any sensor status can be visually graphed.

  • Page 57: Polling Snmp, Thresholds And Alarm

    CONTENTS 3.1.4 P SNMP, T OLLING HRESHOLDS AND LARM NNM can read the Status field to determine if any of the sensors has a problem. Polling is the most effective method of monitoring because if network connectivity is lost, polling will reveal this failure. While the ServSensor JR does send traps there is no guarantee that a trap will be delivered to the monitoring station.
  • Page 58 ServSensor JR When the status is equal to 3 this means that the status of one of the sensors is at warning. Set the Rearm value to < 3. When the status is at 2 then the sensors are at or below normal status. When the status is at 1 then the sensors status is “noStatus”.

  • Page 59: Traps In Nnm

    CONTENTS 3.1.5 T RAPS IN The ServSensor JR sends traps whenever their status changes. These traps are defined in the file sp.mib. To act upon these traps open the Event Configuration dialog box under the Options menu of NNM. When the Event Configuration dialog box loads, scroll down the top box until you can select hhmsagent.

  • Page 60: Graphing With Nnm

    ServSensor JR 3.1.6 G RAPHING WITH The easiest way to graph is with utility xnmgraph. From a DOS command prompt enter: You can graph an individual temperature sensor on the ServSensor JR. To graph the first temperature sensor on the ServSensor JR hostname 10.1.1.7 enter: xnmgraph -mib ".1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3::0::::::"...

  • Page 61: Using The Mib Browser

    Press private to expose the mib tree under the private OID. Then press enterprises, BLACK BOX, hhmsagent. You will probably not use the MIB browser very much. All of the information available from the MIB browser is also available from the Web Based Manager.

  • Page 62: Testing Alarms In Nnm

    ServSensor JR 3.1.8 T ESTING LARMS IN The following example tests the first temperature sensor but the idea is the same for the other sensors. The first thing to do is to make sure that the temperature sensor is online. Press the link to the Sensors at the top of the page.
  • Page 63 CONTENTS Changing the Status Press the Summary button in the Select a View box of the Web Based Manager. The summary will show the new Degree. When the Degree reaches the High Warning threshold the status of the temperature sensor will change to highWarning. Verifying Alarms When the status changed a number of things happened to notify you of this change.

  • Page 64: Whatsup Gold

    ServSensor JR 3.2 Whats UP Gold 3.2.1 M ONITORING ENSOR WITH HATS Setting up the MIB identifier WhatsUp Gold provides a command line program named mibextra.exe used to update the MIB and the trap information that WhatsUp Gold references. The program is located in the directory where WhatsUp Gold is installed.

  • Page 65: Browsing Snmp Variables

    CONTENTS 3.2.2 B SNMP ROWSING VARIABLES The SNMP device needed to be monitored must be created and added to a network map, this network map could be the existing one or one newly created. 1. Creating a blank network map 1.1 From the File menu of WhatsUp Gold, select 'New Map Wizard' 1.2 Choose 'Create a blank map' Press the Finish button.
  • Page 66 ServSensor JR 2.2 Select New Device, and select "Lanbox". A "Lanbox" icon will appear on the map. 3. Configuring the newly created SNMP device 3.1 Double click the icon to open the item properties dialog box. 3.2 On the left pane, select General (see Figure 2). Figure 2 General Property page 3.3 Fill out the form.
  • Page 67 CONTENTS - Poll using: this could be either Hostname or IP Address. If the IP address of the SNMP device was assigned by DHCP server, Hostname would be the suitable choice. - Host name: this could be the host name that can be resolved to an IP address of the device, or it could be just the IP address of the ServSensor JR.
  • Page 68 ServSensor JR Figure 3 SNMP Property page...

  • Page 69: Graphing The Values Of Snmp Variables

    CONTENTS 3.2.3 G SNMP RAPHING THE VALUES OF VARIABLES WhatsUp Gold provides a graphing utility named SNMP Graph. Users could select one or more SNMP variables to show a real-time graph of their values, Moreover the utility can graph the change between the last and the current value of a SNMP variable as well as the average change per second in the values of a SNMP variable.
  • Page 70 ServSensor JR Figure 6 SNMP Graph Utility 2. Setting the item graphing options By default, the utility graphs the change between the last and the current value of a SNMP variable. The steps below show how to set the utility to graph the reported values of the SNMP variable.
  • Page 71 CONTENTS - Community Name: this is the password used for SNMP read permission. - Item and Instance: both are used to form the OID of the SNMP variable. - Absolute values: when it is selected, the utility graphs the reported value of the SNMP variable.
  • Page 72 ServSensor JR 3. Setting the graph options 3.1 From the Graph menu items of SNMP Graph utility (Figure 6), select Properties to open Graph Option dialog box shown in Figure 8. Figure 8 Graph options dialog box 3.2 Set up the properties - Set Interval (seconds) to 3.

  • Page 73: Receiving Snmp Traps From The Servsensorjr

    CONTENTS 3.2.4 R SNMP ECEIVING TRAPS FROM THE ENSOR First, users have to configure the ServSensor JR to send SNMP traps to the machine running WhatsUp Gold. This can be configured through the web interface of the ServSensor JR. 1. Setting up the ServSensor JR to send traps 1.1 Select the Traps Tab to go to the Traps page 1.2 Select Send Traps ON via selection box, enter the Destination IP of the WhatsUp Gold Host and enter the Community.
  • Page 74 ServSensor JR Figure 9 Configure SNMP Trap Server Properties 2.5 Select Listen for messages on port. 2.6 Fill out a listening port number (the default value is the standard SNMP trap Port is 162). 2.7 Press OK button on Configure SNMP Trap Server Properties dialog box 2.8 Press OK button on Program Options dialog box.
  • Page 75 CONTENTS Figure 10 Device Event Properties dialog box 3.4 From Event Type list box, select SNMP trap. 3.5 From Event list box, select spTemperature1Status 3.6 Press OK button to close the dialog box. 3.7 Repeat setup 2.3 to 2.6 to add all spTemperature2Status to spTemperature8Status as show in Figure 11.
  • Page 76 ServSensor JR Figure 11 Trap events assigned to the ServSensor JR 4. Defining Email notifications There are several notifications supported by WhatsUp Gold including Beeper, Group, Pager, Programs, SMS, SMTP Mail, Sound, and WinPopup. The following steps guide how to configure SMTP Mail. 4.1 From Configure menu of WhatsUp Gold, select Notification Library.
  • Page 77 CONTENTS Figure 12 New SMTP Notification dialog box 4.4 Filling out the form - Display Name: it is a unique name to identify the email notification, for example "Mail to Admin". - Mail Server: it is the IP address of your SMTP server. - To: it could be one or more email addresses.
  • Page 78 ServSensor JR 5. Setting up notifications for SMTP trap events 5.1 On the left pane of the item properties dialog box, select Alerts. 5.2 Select Enable alerts and Enable logging. 5.3 Press Add button to open Add Alerts dialog box shown in Figure 5.4 In Notification box, select SMTPMail and Mail to Admin.
  • Page 79 CONTENTS Figure 13 Add Alerts dialog box Figure 14 Active Events dialog box...

  • Page 80: Mrtg - Free Data Graphing

    ServSensor JR 3.3 MRTG - free data graphing 3.3.1 MRTG I NSTALLATION The ServSensor JR is fully compatible with MRTG. You will need to do to download and install MRTG and then create a configuration script. The configuration script will instruct MRTG how to pull the data from the ServSensor JR via SNMP.
  • Page 81 CONTENTS Options[CONFIG-NAME]: growright, nopercent, gauge Title[CONFIG-NAME]: /*Title to display in the html page*/ PageTop[CONFIG-NAME]: /*Page heading */ YLegend[CONFIG-NAME]: Deg C / % Hum ShortLegend[CONFIG-NAME]: &nbsp Legend1[CONFIG-NAME]: Temperature Legend2[CONFIG-NAME]: Relative Humidity LegendI[CONFIG-NAME]: Temperature&nbsp in &deg;C&nbsp LegendO[CONFIG-NAME]: Humidity&nbsp in %&nbsp /**********************************************/ The CONFIG-NAME is the base name for files that will be generated by MRTG, when the above script is run.
  • Page 82 ServSensor JR Temperature OID's: .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.0 #this is the temperature 1 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.1 #this is the temperature 2 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.2 #this is the temperature 3 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.3 #this is the temperature 4 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.4 #this is the temperature 5 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.5 #this is the temperature 6 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.6 #this is the temperature 7 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.7 #this is the temperature 8 Humidity OID's:...
  • Page 83 CONTENTS This link also gives you the sample configuration files similar to the above template, which is used to gather data from the ServSensor JR. Any sensor producing a graphical data in the ServSensor JR can be configured in MRTG.

  • Page 84: Sample Mrtg Graphs

    ServSensor JR 3.3.2 S MRTG G AMPLE RAPHS `Daily' Graph (5 Minute Average) `Weekly' Graph (30 Minute Average) `Monthly' Graph (2 Hour Average) `Yearly' Graph (1 Day Average)
  • Page 85 CONTENTS...

  • Page 86: Frequently Used Oid's

    ServSensor JR 3.4 Frequently used OID's Here you can find the frequently used OID's for the temperature, humidity & switch type sensors. To find out an OID connected to a particular port, the user has to read the last digits of the OID. In the web-interface, the ports are numbered from 1 to 8 and the corresponding OID last digits are from 0 to 7.
  • Page 87 CONTENTS .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.17.1.3.6 #this is the humidity 7 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.17.1.3.7 #this is the humidity 8 Switch Type sensors: The type of switch can be found using the following OID's: .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.0 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.1 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.2 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.3 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.4 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.5 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.6 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.9.7 The values of this OID and corresponding sensors are: Value Sensor Type Water...
  • Page 88 ServSensor JR The switch status can be found out using the following OID's: .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.0 #this is the switch 1 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.1 #this is the switch 2 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.2 #this is the switch 3 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.3 #this is the switch 4 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.4 #this is the switch 5 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.5 #this is the switch 6 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.6 #this is the switch 7 .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.3.7 #this is the switch 8...
  • Page 89 CONTENTS Example: if a temperature sensor is connected on port 1 and a dry contact cable is connected on port 2, and the temperature exceeds threshold, then the management software can send an SNMP Set to the dry contact on port 2 with the following command: SNMPset 192.168.0.100 public .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.18.1.8.1 i 1 The i denotes an integer value i can take 2 values: 1 = output high, 2 = output low...

  • Page 90: Servsensor Jr Mib

    ServSensor JR 3.5 ServSensor JR MIB SP.MIB This MIB file is given along with this software to load all the MIB files compatible with HP OpenView, CA Unicenter TNG, UC Davis SNMP package, Veritas etc. This file is located in the folder \utilities\mib\ in the help CD provided along with the product.

  • Page 91: Snmp

    CONTENTS 4. SNMP The ServSensor JR is fully compliant with SNMP V1 and has been tested on a number of different platforms including Hewlett Packard and their OpenView platform, Computer Associates and their TNG platform, Cabletron and their Spectrum platform, IBM Tivoli, Veritas, WhatsUp Gold, Microsoft SNMP, as well as various UNIX systems including Linux, BSD, and Sun.

  • Page 92: Mib On The Servsensor Jr

    ServSensor JR 4.1 MIB on the ServSensor JR For a formal definition of a specific OID consult the file sp.mib You can use standard SNMP tools to access the MIB on the ServSensor JR. For example the utility SNMPutil can be used from the command line of a NT to get information from the ServSensor JR.

  • Page 93: Mib Ii On The Servsensor Jr

    CONTENTS 4.2 MIB II on the ServSensor JR MIB-II is a standard MIB that is supported by many manufacturers. This is useful because the same OID can be used on different boxes to get standard information. For example this information includes how long the box has been running, the name of the manufacturer, the system contact, and other information.
  • Page 94 ServSensor JR sysContact DESCRIPTION: "The textual identification of the contact person for this managed node, together with information on how to contact this person." ::= { System 4 } .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4.0 sysName DESCRIPTION: "An administratively-assigned name for this managed node. By convention, this is the node's fully-qualified domain name." ::= { System 5 } .1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0 sysLocation DESCRIPTION: "The physical location of this node (e.g., 'telephone...

  • Page 95: Snmp Traps

    CONTENTS 4.3 SNMP Traps The implementation of Traps on the ServSensor JR is complete and fully featured. Features include a 35-byte description field for every sensor within the ServSensor JR. This includes a different description field for every possible sensor plugged into every possible port. Every sensor has programmable limits and thresholds.

  • Page 96: Trap Var Bind Information

    ServSensor JR 4.5 Trap Var Bind Information When the ServSensor JR sends traps it uses a different trap for every sensor. For example when a temperature sensor trap is sent, an enterprise trap of 6 and a specific type of 100 plus the port number of that sensor is used.
  • Page 97 CONTENTS 5. Sensor Name. For example temperature0, humidity1, water1. 6. Sensor Description. The description that was previously entered into the ServSensor JR for that sensor.

  • Page 98: Community String

    ServSensor JR 4.6 Community String By Default the community string in "public". This is also the password for the User and Administrator. When the Administrator password is changed, that will become the new community string for SNMP read/write operations. If the User password is changed, that password becomes the new community string for SNMP read operations.

  • Page 99: Web Based User Interface

    CONTENTS 5. Web based User Interface The best way to get to know the ServSensor JR is through the Web Based Manager. NOTE Javascript needs to be enabled in the Web Browser for the ServSensor JR Web Interface to work. The Web Based Manager has a list of functions reachable by pressing the links at the top of the web page.
  • Page 100 ServSensor JR You can send mail and pages when thresholds for alarms are reached. System The System page displays information for the ServSensor JR. From here you can view the MIBII variable such as System Description, System Contact, System Name. You can change the set and get passwords and more.

  • Page 101: Login Page

    CONTENTS 5.1 Login Page ServSensor JR comes with an advanced login feature with two levels of password protection. There is a read only user password and a read/write administrator password to protect the device configuration. The password settings are encrypted and saved into the device to prevent unauthorized access.

  • Page 102: Summary Page

    Type: This field shows the type of sensor, for example temperature, humidity, security. The ServSensor JR can autodetect any intelligent sensors from BLACK BOX and this field will be updated accordingly. Description: The description of the field is the value entered in the "Sensor settings"...
  • Page 103 CONTENTS View Graph: Every temperature sensor, humidity sensor, DC Voltage and Airflow sensor can be graphed simultaneously. To view their graph press the link "View Graph" next to the sensor. Sys Log: System log gives the status of each and every event that occurred at a particular date and time.

  • Page 104: Sensors Setting

    ServSensor JR 5.3 Sensors setting This page use for setting the any sensor properties. For a general description about configuring all sensors including information regarding common configuration parameters please see the Installing and Configuring Sensors page.

  • Page 105: Graphing

    However if greater flexibility is desired you should consider the use of third party graphing tools. BLACK BOX has written a data capture utility that it includes for no charge on the CD ROM included with the system. This utility records the value of a sensor on a host system.
  • Page 106 ServSensor JR Click on a time to zoom in There is too much data to display all of it on a single page. Therefore the data is averaged before being shown. When you click on a time to zoom in on, all data for that period of time is displayed.

  • Page 107: Traps Setting

    CONTENTS 5.5 Traps Setting The ServSensor JR can send trap message to two different hosts. Whenever the status changes for a sensor that is online a trap message can be sent. A different trap message is sent for each sensor type such as temperature, humidity, and switch.

  • Page 108: Mail Page

    ServSensor JR 5.6 Mail Page The ServSensor JR can send mail to any SMTP host. Whenever the status changes for a sensor that is online an email message can be sent. If mail is not needed it should be turned off. This will reduce network traffic and allow the ServSensor JR to operate faster.
  • Page 109 CONTENTS Mail Cc1 - Cc5: You can add up to 5 additional recipients for email Test Mail: You can choose to send a test mail message when first setting up the system, or any time thereafter. Before a test message can be generated all of the necessary information such as the SMTP server, recipient, from address must be entered.

  • Page 110: Network Settings

    ServSensor JR 5.7 Network Settings IP Address: You can change the IP address of your ServSensor JR using this option. Enter the new IP address and click "Set". Subnet Mask: Set the subnet mask of the device using this option. Default Gateway: Set the default gateway of the device using this option.

  • Page 111: System Page

    CONTENTS 5.8 System Page System Description: This is a Mib II value set when the microcode for the ServSensor JR was installed. It includes the build time and version of the microcode. This is a read only field. Example: ServSensor JR 8 VSP8224 Jan 20, 2004 System Name, System Location, and System Contact: These are MIB II values that can be accessed via standard SNMP utilities and often used in management platforms to gain information about the...
  • Page 112 ServSensor JR Clear Syslog: Here you can clear the syslog messages for this ServSensor JR. Remote Syslog: You can set up the ServSensor JR to send its syslog message in a standard format acceptable to a remote syslog server (for example the Logalot system from Somix).

  • Page 113: Help Menu

    CONTENTS 5.9 Help Menu The ServSensor JR has online help available. Press the link at the top of the page and you will load the help file using the Internet. This is the same help manual as the manual that you are currently reviewing.

  • Page 114: Utilities

    ServSensor JR 6. Utilities 6.1 Utilities 6.1.1 IP S The IPSet.exe program is used to assign the initial IP address of the system. It is designed to run on a Microsoft host. Once the program has started enter the MAC address in the section labeled "Client's Mac Address".
  • Page 115 CONTENTS 6.1.2 D OLLECTION This utility can be used to collect SNMP data from the ServSensor JR or other SNMP hosts. The program is configured through the use of command line options and a text file OID.txt. The output of the data collection is stored in a text file.
  • Page 116 ServSensor JR typical line OID.txt file could .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.3.0 #this is the temperature 1 Start the program dataCollect. A typical command line could be: dataCollect -IP 10.1.1.7 -Pass public -Poll 5 The program dataCollect will print to the screen after every pass of the data collection.

  • Page 117: Ucd Utilities

    CONTENTS 6.2 UCD Utilities 6.2.1 SNMP G This utility is used to collect data from ServSensor JR. The SNMP GET operation is used by the SNMP manager applications to retrieve one or more values from the managed objects maintained by the SNMP agent.
  • Page 118 ServSensor JR -l <L> security level (noAuthNoPriv|authNoPriv|authPriv). -a <A> authentication protocol (MD5|SHA). -A <P> authentication protocol pass phrase. -x <X> privacy protocol (DES). -X <P> privacy protocol pass phrase General communication options: -p <P> use port P instead of the default port. -T <LAYER>...
  • Page 119 CONTENTS u: allow the usage of underlines in mib symbols. c: disallow the usage of "--" to terminate. Comments: d: save the descriptions of the mib objects. e: Disable mib errors of MIB symbols conflicts. w: Enable mib warnings of MIB symbols conflicts. W: Enable detailed warnings of MIB symbols.
  • Page 120 ServSensor JR R: Do random access to OID labels. b: Do best/regex matching to find a MIB node. Example: SNMPget -M c:\temp 10.1.1.7 public.1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.10.0 Where: c:\temp is the folder where the MIB files (ifmib.txt, ipmib.txt...etc.) are located 10.1.1.7 is the IP address of the ServSensor JR public is the community name .1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.10.0 is the OID Example output:...

  • Page 121: Snmp Set

    CONTENTS 6.2.2 SNMP S This utility is used to set the SNMP Objects using the OID's for ServSensor JR. The SNMP SET operation is used by the management applications and applets to modify the value of the managed object. Most of the managed objects will have a default value maintained by the agent.
  • Page 122 ServSensor JR -u <U> security name (e.g., bert). -l <L> security level (noAuthNoPriv|authNoPriv|authPriv). -a <A> authentication protocol (MD5|SHA). -A <P> authentication protocol pass phrase. -x <X> privacy protocol (DES). -X <P> privacy protocol pass phrase General communication options: -p <P> use port P instead of the default port. -T <LAYER>...
  • Page 123 CONTENTS MIBOPTS values: u: allow the usage of underlines in MIB symbols. c: disallow the usage of "--" to terminate. Comments: d: save the descriptions of the MIB objects. e: Disable MIB errors of MIB symbols conflicts. w: Enable MIB warnings of MIB symbols conflicts. W: Enable detailed warnings of MIB symbols.
  • Page 124 ServSensor JR INOPTS values: R: Do random access to OID labels. b: Do best/regex matching to find a MIB node. type - one of i, u, t, a, o, s, x, d, n i: INTEGER, u: unsigned INTEGER, t: TIMETICKS, a: IPADDRESS o: OBJID, s: STRING, x: HEX STRING, d: DECIMAL STRING U: unsigned int64, I: signed int64, F: float, D: double Example:...

  • Page 125: Snmp Walk

    CONTENTS 6.2.3 SNMP W This utility fetches the SNMP objects using SNMP GET NEXT from an agent specified by the hostname. The value of the next OID is printed on the screen. To run this utility we need a supporting DLL file libSNMP.dll.
  • Page 126 ServSensor JR -x <X> privacy protocol (DES). -X <P> privacy protocol pass phrase General communication options -p <P> use port P instead of the default port. -T <LAYER> use LAYER for the network layer.(UDP or TCP). -t <T> set the request timeout to T. -r <R>...
  • Page 127 CONTENTS d: save the descriptions of the MIB objects. e: Disable MIB errors of MIB symbols conflicts. w: Enable MIB warnings of MIB symbols conflicts. W: Enable detailed warnings of MIB symbols. Conflicts: R: Replace MIB symbols from latest module -O <OUTOPTS>...
  • Page 128 ServSensor JR -C <APPOPTS> Toggle various application specific behaviour: APPOPTS values: p: Print the number of variables found. i: Include the requested OID in the search range. Example: SNMPwalk -M c:/temp 10.1.1.7 public 1.3.6.1.4.1.3854.1.2.2.1.16.1.10.1 Where: c:\temp is the folder where the MIB files (ifmib.txt, ipmib.txt...etc.) are located 10.1.1.7 is the IP address of the ServSensor JR public is the community name...

  • Page 129: Faq's

    CONTENTS 7. FAQ's Q: Why am I unable to set the IP to the device using IPSet utility provided in the help CD? A: Possibly: a) The device is not hooked up properly with the LAN/network/Patch cable. The best method is to use a crossover cable from a computer directly to the ServSensor JR.
  • Page 130 ServSensor JR Q: Can I use the default IP of the device to access the web interface and later assign the desired IP? A: Yes, you can access the web interface by entering the IP 192.168.0.100 in your browser. Q: I’m able to ping the device IP, but I’m not getting the web interface when I enter the IP in the browser? A: Possible causes: a) The proxy settings of the browser may be preventing the access to...
  • Page 131 CONTENTS program can later come by and ping the old IP address and thereby reset the IP address back to the previous value. b) The way to prevent this from happening is to go to the send an SNMP command to the device to disallow IP changes to be made. We do not have this command on the user interface because once set the IPSet program can no longer be used to change the IP address until an SNMP command is sent to the box to undo this setting and allow the IP...
  • Page 132 A: You have logged into the device as a user. Only an administrator can make changes to the settings. Q: How can I recover a lost password? A: You need to contact BLACK BOX support. Q: The device is not able to send Traps...
  • Page 133 CONTENTS A: Possible causes may be: a) The destination TRAP IP is not set in the TRAP settings page. b) The community entered is wrong. c) The firewall is blocking the TRAP traffic. d) The send Trap option is Off. Q: I have HP OpenView, but I’m not able to receive the Traps.
  • Page 134 ServSensor JR A: No. We tried to do that when we first designed the ServSensor JR. It is much cheaper to have an integrated temperature sensor. That is the purpose of the grill on the top of the box. What we found is that there is no way to stop the heat from the ServSensor JR from affecting the temperature sensor;...
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