Overview

Dell EMC OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus (ITNO) provides capabilities to monitor Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers, Integrated Dell EMC Remote Access Controllers (iDRACs), Modular Infrastructure (MX7000, M1000e, FX2/FX2s, VRTX), Hyper Converged Infrastructure (VxRail^TM and Nutanix XC-Series), OEM Servers, Storage, Networking devices and Workstations. The OpenManage Connection for ITNO monitors Dell EMC devices by receiving alerts on the Netcool/OMNIbus console. It also supports launching One-to-One as well as One-to-Many Dell EMC element mangers, consoles and tools directly from the event context for further  troubleshooting, configuration and management activities.

• Protects your existing investment in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus by easily integrating into your ITNO environment and provide capabilities for monitoring Dell EMC hardware
• Improves operational efficiency and flexibility in managing large heterogeneous data center environment
• Increases productivity by reducing time to maintain, monitor and troubleshoot any issue in your hardware infrastructure
• Helps you in making informed and rapid decisions impacting the availability of critical data center resources

Dell EMC OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus is available as a software download offered at no charge for customers.

What's new in Version 4.0?

• Support for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus version 8.1 for Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows Server 2016
• Support for latest fix packs for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus version 8.1
• Monitoring support for the following new Dell EMC devices:
  • 14th Generation of PowerEdge Servers
  • PowerEdge MX7000 Next-Gen Modular
  • Dell EMC Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (VxRailTM, Nutanix XC-Series)
  • New Dell EMC Networking Switch platforms (S-Series, C-Series and Z-Series) running OS 9.13 and 9.14
• Trap correlation support for the following Dell EMC devices:
  • 14th Generation of PowerEdge Servers
  • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 9 (iDRAC9)
  • Dell EMC HCI Servers (VxRailTM, Nutanix XC-Series) using Out of band (iDRAC8/iDRAC9)
• SNMPv3 support for iDRAC9 and Dell EMC SC-Series Storage Arrays
• Link and Launch of following One-to-One element manager and One-to-Many console from an event context:
  • OpenManage Enterprise Modular (OME-M) – applicable for MX7000 chassis only
  • OpenManage Enterprise (OME)
• View Warranty information for the newly supported Dell EMC devices directly from the event context

Key Product Features

• Event Monitoring - Monitor the events from the supported Dell EMC devices on the Netcool/OMNIbus console
• Event Auto-Correlation - Correlates events received from the supported Dell EMC devices automatically to focus on the current outstanding problems
• Link and Launch Consoles - Launch the Dell EMC device element managers and other Dell EMC tools directly from the event context to perform troubleshooting, configuration, or other lifecycle management activities
• View and Monitor Warranty Information – Launch the warranty information directly from the event context for the respective Dell EMC devices
• Server Trap Information Configuration – launch the Dell EMC Server Trap Configuration Information tool to get more information on configuring SNMP trap information for the PowerEdge Servers.

Support Matrix

Please refer to the User Guide for OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus version4.0 for supported devices.

Product Download

• Version 4.0
• Version 3.0

Product Manuals

Product Videos

• YouTube Video 1: Overview of Dell EMC OpenManage Connection v2.2 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
  
  
• YouTube Video 2: Overview of Dell EMC OpenManage Connection v2.1 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
  
  
• YouTube Video 3: Overview of Dell EMC OpenManage Connection v1.0 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus