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Support for Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

Summary: ​​​​​​​The Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core provides a proactive approach to data center management that delivers features for monitoring current generations of Dell PowerEdge servers through an agent-free method using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC), Modular infrastructure, Storage, and Networking devices. With this plug-in, users have comprehensive hardware-level visibility including overall and component-level health monitoring for fault detection and resolution. ...

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Effective immediately, Dell OpenManage Plugin for Nagios-Core and Nagios-XI are End-of-Life (EOL), and no further releases are being planned.

 
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Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

  • Comprehensive hardware-level visibility
  • Agent-free PowerEdge server management
  • Component-level health monitoring

The Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core provides a proactive approach to data center management that delivers features for monitoring Dell PowerEdge servers through an agent-free method using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller technology, Modular infrastructure, Storage, and Networking devices in the Nagios console. With this plug-in, users have comprehensive hardware-level visibility of PowerEdge servers, modular infrastructure, storage, and networking devices including overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution. Learn more about Dell + Nagios >

 
 

Features and Benefits of OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

Benefits

  • Protect existing investment in Nagios Core product to integrate and monitor Dell servers, modular infrastructure, and storage within data center infrastructure
  • Improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing a large heterogeneous data center environment
  • Increase productivity by reducing the time to maintain, monitor, and troubleshoot any issue in server infrastructure
  • Make informed and rapid decisions impacting the availability of data center resources

Features

  • Detailed System information including deep Component-level inventory details
  • Monitor Overall Health including Component-level health of all supported Dell platforms and devices
  • Provide Warranty Information and Monitoring of the supported Dell platforms and devices
  • SNMP alerts monitoring for all the supported Dell platforms and devices
  • View Alert Knowledge Base (KB) information corresponding to an SNMP alert for faster troubleshooting
  • Launch the following 1:1 and 1:Many web consoles from Nagios Core to perform further troubleshooting, configuration, or management activities:
    • iDRAC web console - for PowerEdge and Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) platforms
    • OpenManage Enterprise Modular and Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console for modular enclosures
    • PowerVault Manager for ME4 storage arrays
    • PS Series (EqualLogic) Group Manager Console
    • SC, SCv, and FS Series (Dell Compellent) Enterprise Manager Console
 
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Enhancements to Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

Dell is constantly improving its Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core.

New Features in Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core 3.1

  • New platforms support:
    • iDRAC9 based on the latest PowerEdge Server platforms
    • PowerEdge MX7000 modular chassis platform
    • PowerVault ME4 Series SAN/DAS storage - ME4012, ME4024, ME4084
    • Dell VxFlex Ready Nodes
    • Dell Networking devices - latest OS6, OS9, and OS10 version support
  • GPU monitoring support using iDRAC
  • Enhanced security with AES-256 bit password encryption in host definition files
  • Enhanced security with usage of Dell Warranty APIs with TLS 1.2 support for warranty monitoring
  • View SNMP trap or fault information as part of the overall health service status for servers, MX7000 modular chassis and ME4 storage arrays

Improvements

  • New device check scripts options for:
    • Listing all the component monitoring services for a host
    • Enabling or Disabling one or more component monitoring services for a single host or a host group
    • Including or Excluding one or more instances of a component from being checked - for example, disable a specific Fan instance (say 'System Board Fan6') from getting monitored
  • Improved and faster discovery, inventory, and service checks with iDRAC Redfish REST APIs
  • Support 'omsdk' library installation using python source distribution in addition to existing support for python wheel - useful in environments where 'pip' is not used

See the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.1 for Nagios Core Release Notes for the complete list of enhancements and limitations, fixed issues, and known issues.

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core 3.0

See the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios Core Release Notes for the complete list of enhancements and limitations, fixed issues, and known issues.

  • New Features:
    • Agent-free monitoring supports current Dell PowerEdge servers with iDRAC9.
    • iDRAC Redfish REST API support for discovery, inventory, and monitoring of PowerEdge Server platforms
    • Support for discovery, inventory, and monitoring of Dell Networking switches: C-Series, S-Series, N-Series, Z-Series, and Blade I/O (MIOA or MXL for M1000e, FN-IOM/FN-IOA for FX2/FX2s)
  • Improvements:
    • Simplified Plug-in installation and deployment by removing multiple dependencies on open source components and Perl modules
    • Improved and faster discovery, inventory, and service checks with the new Plug-In architecture re-written in Python
    • Enhanced Host and Service checks

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core 2.1

  • Support for 14G servers and Hyper Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Platforms
  • Enhanced H/W warranty status monitoring for all supported Dell devices

See the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.1 for Nagios Core Release Notes for the complete list of enhancements and limitations, fixed issues, and known issues.

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core 2.0

  • Discover and monitor the following Dell devices
    • Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
    • Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
    • Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
    • Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Series Storage Arrays
  • Provide basic system information including component-level details of the following Dell devices
    • Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
    • Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
    • Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
    • Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Series Storage Arrays
  • Monitor health of the following components of the supported Dell devices
    • Power Supply, Fan, I/O, Slot, and KVM of the supported Dell chassis
    • Enclosure, Controller, Physical Disk, and Virtual Disk of Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis
    • PCIe of Dell PowerEdge VRTX and PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
    • Member Physical Disk, Storage Pool, and Group Volume of Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
    • Physical Disk and Volume of Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
  • Provide warranty information of the supported Dell devices.
  • Monitor SNMP alerts from all the supported Dell devices.
  • View Alert Knowledge Base (KB) information of the following Dell devices corresponding to an SNMP alert for faster troubleshooting
    • 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers
    • Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
    • Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
  • Launch the following web consoles from Nagios Core to perform further troubleshooting, configuration, or management activities
    • Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console
    • Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Console
    • Dell Compellent Storage Manager Console
  • Upgrade from the previous Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 1.0 to the current Dell OpenManage Plugin Version 2.0 for Nagios Core.

See the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core Release Notes for the complete list of enhancements and limitations, fixed issues, and known issues.

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core 1.0

  • Discover and monitor Dell’s 12th and later generation of PowerEdge servers through an agent free, out-of-band method by using integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller.
  • Provide basic system information including component-level details about Dell servers.
  • Monitor overall and component-level (such as Physical disk, Virtual disk, Fan, Battery, Network device, Intrusion) health status of Dell servers.
  • Monitor SNMP alerts from supported devices.
  • Launch an iDRAC web console from Nagios Core to perform further troubleshooting, configuration, or management activities.
See the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 1.0 for Nagios Core Release Notes for the complete list of enhancements and limitations, fixed issues, and known issues.
 

Licensing for Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core is free.

 
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Download and install of Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core is an extension to Nagios Core version 3.5.0 or later. Also, prerequisite requirements include:

  • OpenManage Python Software Development Kit (OMSDK)
  • Python version 2.7.5 and above or 3.6.3 and above are installed.
  • The python Argparse module is installed.
  • The python Netaddr module is installed.
  • (Optional) Java version 1.8 or later is installed to view Dell warranty information.
  • (Optional) SNMP Trap Translator (SNMPTT) version 1.3 or later is installed to receive SNMP alerts. It is recommended to use the latest version.
See the Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core Installation Guide for additional information about the software requirements, system requirements, and the steps to install, upgrade, and uninstall the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.1 for Nagios Core.

OMSDK is available as a standard python package in pypi.org. You can install OMSDK using pip. Download OMSDK >
  • To install the OMSDK package, run the following command. It is recommended to always use the latest version.
    1. pip install omsdk
  • To upgrade the OMSDK package, run the following commands:
    1. pip install omsdk --upgrade
  • To uninstall the OMSDK package, run the following commands:
    1. pip uninstall omsdk

  1. Download OpenManage Plug-In Version 3.1 for Nagios Core gnu .zip file Download Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Plugin_v3.1_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz
  2. Extract the downloaded file by running the command: tar -zxvf Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Plugin_v3.1_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz. The following folder and files are extracted:
    • Dell_OpenManage_Plugin folder
    • Dell_EMC_OM_Plugin_3_1_For_NagiosCore_IG.pdf file
    • Dell_EMC_OM_Plugin_3_1_For_NagiosCore_ReadMe.txt file
    • license_en.txt file
  3. Go to the Dell_OpenManage_Plugin/Install folder, and then run the following command to invoke the installer: ./install.sh
  4. Press 'Y' if Nagios Core version 3.5.0 or later is installed, or press any other key to exit the installation process, install Nagios Core version 3.5.0 or later and then begin the installation process once again. Alternatively, press 'Enter' to continue the default value (Y).
  5. When prompted for the installed Nagios Core location, provide the path, and then press 'Enter'. Alternatively, press 'Enter' to continue the default location /usr/local/nagios/.
    If any of the other required prerequisites are not met, then the installation procedure displays an appropriate message and continues the installation. However, before the functionality invocation, all the mandatory prerequisites should be installed else an error message is displayed and functionality is aborted.
  6. Press 'Y' to accept the End User License Agreement, or any other key to exit the installation. Alternatively, press 'Enter' to continue the default value (Y).
  7. Press 'Y' to set the attribute 'escape_html_tags' to '0', or press 'N' to continue the default setting, '1'. Alternatively, press 'Enter' to continue the default value (N).
    It is recommended that you continue the installation with the attribute escape_html_tags set to '0' for better readability (multiline view) in order to distinguish the different instances or entities in the Dell plug-in.
  8. If SNMPTT is installed, provide the path where SNMPTT is installed, and then press 'Y' to continue the installation. Alternatively, press 'Enter to continue the default file path /etc/snmp/snmptt.ini. If you have not installed SNMPTT and want to skip this step, press 'Enter'.
    If SNMPTT was not installed while installing this plug-in, but you later want to receive SNMP alerts, perform the following actions:
    • Install SNMPTT.
    • Go to <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/install, and then run the following command: ./install.sh trap
    • Restart SNMPTT services by running the following command: service snmptt restart
    • Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
  9. If Java is installed, provide the path where Java is installed, and then press 'Y' to continue the installation. Alternatively, press 'Enter' to continue the default file path /usr/bin/java.
    If Java was not installed while installing this plug-in, but you later want to install or upgrade the Java version, perform the following actions:
    • Install Java.
    • Go to <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/install, and then run the following command: ./install.sh java
    • Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
  10. To verify the Nagios Core configuration entry, run the following command: /bin/nagios -v /etc/nagios.cfg. A successful configuration update displays zero errors or warnings. If errors or warnings are received during this step, resolve them manually.
  11. If SNMPTT is installed and wants to verify the SNMPTT configuration entry, go to the path where SNMPTT is installed and verify that the following entries are present in the snmptt.ini file under the section 'TrapFiles':
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Agent_free_Server_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Chassis_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Compellent_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_EqualLogic_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerVaultMD_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerVaultME4_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerEdge_MX7000_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_F10_Switch_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_F10NG_Switch_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_N_Series_Traps.conf
  12. Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
  13. If SNMPTT is installed, then restart the SNMPTT service by running the following command: service snmptt restart
  14. Post Installation:
    1. Create a Passphrase Resource file to store a passphrase for encryption and decryption.
    2. Go to <NAGIOS_HOME>/etc/resource.cfg and define a macro $OMINAGIOSRESPATH$=<absolute path> in the resource.cfg and provide the absolute path of the file created in step 1.
    3. Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
      Guidelines to create a Passphrase Resource file and a Passphrase:
      • The passphrase shall contain any alphanumeric and special characters.
      • The length of the passphrase should be a minimum of 10 characters and a maximum of 25 characters.
      • It is recommended to change the passphrase regularly.
      • Passphrase Resource file should have a read permission for the 'Nagios' user and the user running the discovery script.
      • 'Nagios' user runs the discovery script.

Upgrading to OpenManage Plug-In Version 3.1 for Nagios Core from version 3.0
  1. Download OpenManage Plug-In Version 3.1 for Nagios Core gnu .zip file Download Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Plugin_v3.1_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz >
  2. Extract the downloaded file by running the command: tar -zxvf Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Plugin_v3.1_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz. The following folder and files are extracted:
    • Dell_OpenManage_Plugin folder
    • Dell_EMC_OM_Plugin_3_1_For_NagiosCore_IG.pdf file
    • Dell_EMC_OM_Plugin_3_1_For_NagiosCore_ReadMe.txt file
    • license_en.txt file
  3. Go to the Dell_OpenManage_Plugin/Install folder, and then run the following command to invoke the installer: ./install.sh
  4. Press Y if Nagios Core version 3.5.0 or later is installed, or press any other key to exit the installation process, install Nagios Core version 3.5.0 or later and then begin the installation process once again. Alternatively, press Enter to continue the default value (Y).
  5. When prompted for the installed Nagios Core location, provide the path, and then press Enter. Alternatively, press Enter to continue the default location, /usr/local/nagios/.
    If any of the other required prerequisites are not met, then the installation procedure displays an appropriate message and continues the installation. However, before the functionality invocation, all the mandatory prerequisites should be installed else an error message is displayed and functionality is aborted.
  6. When prompted to upgrade to Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios Core, press Y. Alternatively, press Enter to continue the default value (Y). Press any other key to exit the installation process.
  7. Press Y to accept the End User License Agreement, or any other key to exit the installation. Alternatively, press Enter to continue the default value (Y).
  8. If SNMPTT is installed, provide the path where SNMPTT is installed, and then press Y to continue the installation. Alternatively, press Enter to continue the default file path, /etc/snmp/snmptt.ini. If you have not installed SNMPTT and want to skip this step, press Enter.
    If SNMPTT was not installed while installing this plug-in, but you later want to receive SNMP alerts, perform the following actions:
    • Install SNMPTT.
    • Go to <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/install, and then run the following command: ./install.sh trap
    • Restart SNMPTT services by running the following command: service snmptt restart
    • Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
  9. If Java is installed, provide the path where Java is installed, and then press Y to continue the installation. Alternatively, press Enter to continue the default file path, /usr/bin/java.
    If Java was not installed while installing this plug-in, but you later want to install or upgrade the Java version, perform the following actions:
    • Install Java.
    • Go to <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/install, and then run the following command: ./install.sh java
    • Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
  10. To verify the Nagios Core configuration entry, run the following command: <NAGIOS_HOME>/bin/nagios -v <NAGIOS_HOME>/etc/nagios.cfg. A successful configuration update displays zero errors or warnings. If errors or warnings are received during this step, resolve them manually.
  11. If SNMPTT is installed and wants to verify the SNMPTT configuration entry, go to the path where SNMPTT is installed and verify that the following entries are present in the snmptt.ini file under the section TrapFiles:
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Agent_free_Server_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Chassis_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Compellent_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_EqualLogic_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerVaultMD_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerVaultME4_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerEdge_MX7000_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_F10_Switch_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_F10NG_Switch_Traps.conf
    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_N_Series_Traps.conf
  12. Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart
  13. If SNMPTT is installed, then restart the SNMPTT service by running the following command: service snmptt restart
  14. Perform Post Installation steps and rediscover all the devices

Upgrading to OpenManage Plug-In Version 3.1 for Nagios Core from version 2.1 or 2.0 directly is not supported. Either:

Upgrading to OpenManage Plug-In Version 3.0 for Nagios Core from version 1.0 directly is not supported. The only recommended way is to uninstall version 1.0 and then install the OpenManage Plug-In version 3.1 for Nagios Core. Version 1.0 uninstall instructions >
 

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About Nagios

Nagios is a powerful IT management system and IT monitoring software suite that enables organizations to identify and resolve IT infrastructure problems before they affect critical business processes. For additional details on the Dell + Nagios innovative integrations, Learn more about Dell + Nagios >

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Documentation

See Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core Documentation for the latest documentation.

Videos

Dell OpenManage + Nagios: Innovative Integrations

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December 2019

Dell Open Manage plug-in for Nagios Core version 3.0

Covers the installation procedure of the Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core version 3.0 and discover the Dell device.

July 2018

Discovering devices in OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core version 3.0

Covers discovering a Dell Network switch using SNMP protocol and Step-by-step python commands are provided

July 2018

Cause

Not required

Resolution

See above.

Affected Products

Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core