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Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core Installation Guide

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Introduction to the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core

This guide provides information about the software requirements, system requirements, and the steps to install, upgrade, and uninstall the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core.

This plug-in provides capabilities to monitor Dell devices in environments managed by Nagios Core. This plug-in gives you complete hardware-level visibility of Dell devices, including overall and component-level health monitoring. The plug-in provides basic inventory information and event monitoring of Dell devices. The plug-in also supports one-to-one web console launch of the supported Dell devices for further troubleshooting, configuration, and management activities.

The Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core supports the following Dell devices:
  • Dell 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers through the agent-free method by using Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller (LC)
  • Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS)
  • Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis, and Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis
  • Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays, Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Series Storage Arrays, and Dell Compellent Storage Arrays

For more details on device support, see Support matrix in the “Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide.”

Table 1. Key featuresThe key features of this plug-in are as follows
Feature Functionality
Device Discovery

Discovers Dell devices. Once the discovery is complete, host and service definitions are created for each device.

To discover Dell servers through iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller, you can opt for either SNMP or WS-MAN protocol. However, Dell storage is discovered using SNMP protocol and Dell chassis is discovered using WS-MAN protocol.
Device Information

Displays information about the discovered device such as Service Tag, Firmware Version, Device Name, Device Model, and so on after a device discovery is successful. You can view this information in the Hosts or the Services view in the Nagios Core console.

For more information about device services and their description, see Device Information in the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide.
Monitor overall health of Dell devices

Monitors the overall health of Dell devices.
Component level health of Dell devices

Monitors health of the Dell device components such as Physical Disks, Power Supply, Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, and so on, and displays the information about the respective components.

For more information about Component level health of Dell devices and their description, see Monitor Component Health of Dell Devices in the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide.
Monitor SNMP alerts

Monitors SNMP alerts for Dell devices. This feature displays only the last received SNMP alert.

To view all received SNMP alerts navigate to Reports > Alerts > History in the Nagios Core console.

You can also view the Alert Knowledge Base (KB) information for the supported Dell devices corresponding to an SNMP alert for faster troubleshooting of the respective alert.

For more information, see Knowledge Base (KB) messages for the generated alerts in the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide.
Launching Dell device specific consoles

Launches the respective Dell one-to-one consoles to further troubleshoot and manage the supported Dell devices.

Warranty information Monitors and displays the warranty information for the supported Dell devices. For more information, see Warranty information for Dell devices in the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide.

This plug-in supports Nagios Core versions 3.5.0 and later.

Before installing Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core, download the latest documents from Dell.com/omconnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement or Dell.com/openmanagemanuals for the latest information about this product.

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