Dell OpenManage Plug-in version 1.0 for Nagios XI provides capabilities to monitor 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers through an agent-free method using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller, Datacenter Scalable Solutions, Dell chassis and Dell storage devices in the Nagios XI console. This plug-in provides comprehensive hardware-level visibility including overall and component-level health monitoring of Dell PowerEdge servers through SNMP and WS-MAN protocols, Dell chassis through WS-MAN protocol and Dell storage through SNMP protocol. This plug-in provides basic information about the Dell devices and its components and also monitors the events that are generated from the Dell devices. This plug-in also supports one-to-one web console launch for iDRAC, Chassis, and storage devices to perform further troubleshooting, configuration, and management activities.
1. Dell OpenManage Configuration Wizard a. Automate the monitoring configuration for Dell PowerEdge Servers, Chassis, & Storage devices using the simple and guided step-by-step wizard b. Associate basic services as well as detailed services that need to be monitored with the Dell device hosts and host-groups.
2. Discover and Monitor following Dell devices: a. 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers b. Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS) c. Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis. d. Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays e. Dell Compellent Storage Arrays f. Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Series Storage Arrays
3. Provide basic system information including component-level details for the following Dell devices: a. 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers. b. Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS) c. Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis d. Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays e. Dell Compellent Storage Arrays f. Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Storage Arrays
4. Monitor health of the following components of the supported Dell devices: a. Fan, Battery, Physical disk, Virtual disk, Network device, Intrusion, and so on for Dell PowerEdge servers. b. Power Supply, Fan, I/O, Slot, and KVM of the supported Dell chassis c. Enclosure, Controller, Physical Disk, and Virtual Disk of Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis d. PCIe of Dell PowerEdge VRTX and PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis e. Member Physical Disk, Storage Pool, and Group Volume of Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays f. Physical Disk and Volume of Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
5. View and monitor warranty information for all the supported Dell devices.
6. Monitor alerts and events generated from the supported Dell devices.
7. View Knowledge Base (KB) information of the following Dell devices corresponding to an SNMP alert or event for faster troubleshooting: a. 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers b. Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis c. Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
8. Launch the following web consoles from Nagios XI to perform further troubleshooting, configuration, or management activities: a. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Web Console of Dell PowerEdge Servers b. Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console c. Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Console d. Dell Compellent Storage Manager Console
Download: 1. From dell.com/support, download the Dell_OpenManage_Plugin_v1.0_Nagios_XI_A00.tar.gz file. 2. When the File Download window in displayed, click Save to save the file to a hard drive.
Extract Files: Navigate to the location where you downloaded the package and extract the package.
Install: Follow the product installation guide available at dell.com/openmanagemanuals to perform the installation.