Before you start Cisco switch Data Collection
The Data Collector uses SMI-S to communicate with the Cisco switches to gather data. To ensure that the SMI-S provider is running, be sure to enable the Common Information Model (CIM) Server on the switch using the following CLI commands:
cimserver status: To execute this command, you need to be in enable mode.
show cimserver
config t - This puts you into configuration mode.
comserver enable - Once you are in configuration mode, this command turns on the SMI-S provider.