Network Inventory

Overview

The network inventoy (such as: switches, switch modules, and cables) can be collected and stored into the Database.

CSM supports inventory collection for the following network hardware:

• Mellanox

Note

If your network hardware is not listed here, then please create an issue on the CAST GitHub page.

One type of network hardware is Mellanox. CSM worked closely with Mellanox to streamline Mellanox integration. CSM created a tool to help collect Mellanox based inventory. You can find documentation on that tool here: CSM standalone inventory collection.

Collectable Inventory

Here we describe what CSM is able to detect and collect inventory on in regards to the network.

Switches

CSM can collect information about a physical switch and store it the the Database inside the csm_switch table.

Switch Modules

CSM can collect information about hardware components of a switch and store them in the Database inside the csm_switch_inventory table.

Examples of hardware components found on a switch are:

• Fans
• Power Supplies

Cables

CSM can collect information about the physical cables in your system and store them in the Database inside the csm_ib_cable table.

Note

At this time, only Mellanox IB cables are fully supported by CSM inventory collection.

HCA

HCA hardware inventory is collected, but is collected with Node Inventory.