Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.2.0 for Nagios Core Installation Guide

Downloading and Installing

1. To install the latest Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.2.0 for Nagios Core, you must extract the component-specific files on the systems. The installer is packaged as a .tar.gz file named Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Plugin_v3.2.0_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz.
   Before you begin deploying the files, follow the instruction below to download Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.2.0 for Nagios Core.

   • Open the browser and provide www.dell.com/support.
   • Browse your Dell EMC product page or search by Dell EMC Service Tag.
   • Select Drivers and Downloads from the left pane options.
   • The page displays a list of supported software and plug-in available for the selected Dell EMC device.
   • Click Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.2.0 for Nagios Core and download the file.
2. Browse the location where you have downloaded the folder, and run the following command to extract its contents:
   tar -zxvf Dell_EMC_OpenManage_Plugin_v3.2.0_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz
   The following folder and files are extracted:

   • Dell_OpenManage_Plugin folder
   • Dell_EMC_OM_Plugin_3_2_0_For_NagiosCore_IG.pdf file
   • Dell_EMC_OM_Plugin_3_2_0_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 4.4.6 or later is installed in your system, or press any other key to exit the installation process, install Nagios Core version 4.4.6 or later and then begin the installation process once again.
   Alternatively, you can press Enter to browse the default value (Y).
5. When prompted for the installed Nagios Core location, provide the path, and then press Enter.
   Alternatively, you can press Enter to browse the default location, /usr/local/nagios.

   An invalid entry displays an error and exits the installation process.

   A prerequisite check is run, and the installed prerequisites are displayed.

   NOTE If any of the other prerequisites are not met, then the installation procedure displays an appropriate message and browses the installation. However, before the functionality invocation, all the mandatory prerequisites should be installed else an error message is displayed and functionality will be aborted.
6. Press Y if you accept the End User License Agreement, or any other key to exit the installation.
   Alternatively, you can press Enter to browse the default value (Y).
7. Available ethernet will be displayed, select the appropriate ethernet to configure the KB articles and press Enter
8. Press Y or Enter to proceed with the selection or any other key to reselect the ethernet.
9. Press Y to set the attribute escape_html_tags to ‘0’, or press N to browse the default setting, ‘1’.
   Alternatively, you can press Enter to browse the default value (N).

   NOTE 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 EMC plug-in.
10. If you have installed SNMPTT, provide the path where SNMPTT is installed, and then press Y to browse the installation.
    Alternatively, you can press Enter to go to the default file path, /etc/snmp/snmptt.ini. If you have not installed SNMPTT and want to skip this step, press Enter.
    NOTE If SNMPTT was not installed while installing this plug-in, but you later want to receive SNMP alerts, perform the following actions:

    • Install SNMPTT.
    • Browse <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/install, and then run the following command:

      ./install.sh trap

      <NAGIOS_HOME> is the installed location of Nagios Core and by default, the location of <NAGIOS_HOME> is /usr/local/nagios/.

    • Restart SNMPTT.
    • Restart Nagios service.
11. If you have installed Java, provide the path where Java is installed, and then press Y to browse the installation.
    Alternatively, you can press Enter to browse the default file path, /usr/bin/java.

    NOTE 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.
    • Browse <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/install, and then run the following command:

      ./install.sh java

      <NAGIOS_HOME> is the installed location of Nagios Core and by default, the location of <NAGIOS_HOME> is /usr/local/nagios/.

    • Restart Nagios service.
    The plug-in is now installed.
12. 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 you receive any errors or warnings during this step, resolve them manually.
13. If you have installed SNMPTT and want 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_Compellent_ME4_Traps.conf

    • <NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/templates/Dell_Chassis_NGM_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

14. Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command:
    service nagios restart
15. If you have installed SNMPTT, then restart the SNMPTT services by running the following command:
    service snmptt restart