Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.1 for Nagios Core User’s Guide

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Key features

The key features of the Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.1 for Nagios Core are as described in the following table.

Table 1. Key featuresThis table lists the key features of the plug-in.
Feature	Functionality
Device discovery	Discovers the supported Dell EMC devices in the Nagios Core console. 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 WSMan protocol. Dell storage is discovered using SNMP protocol. Dell chassis is discovered using WSMan protocol.
Device information	Displays information about the discovered device (Service Tag, Firmware Version, Device Name, Device Model, and so on) and its components (Physical Disks, Power Supply, Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, and so on) after a device discovery is successful. You can view this information in the Hosts or Services view in the Nagios Core console. For more information about the device information provided by the Plug-in, see Device Information.
Monitor overall health of Dell EMC devices	Monitors the overall health of Dell EMC devices in a scheduled or periodic manner.
Component level health of Dell EMC devices	Monitors the health of device components (Physical Disks, Power Supply, Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, and so on) and displays information about the Dell EMC device component status at scheduled time intervals.
Monitor SNMP alerts	Monitors SNMP alerts for Dell EMC 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 EMC 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 EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.1 for Nagios Core User’s Guide. NOTE KB information is not available for Compellent Storage Arrays and PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.
Launching device specific consoles	Launches the respective Dell EMC one-to-one consoles to further troubleshoot and manage the supported Dell EMC devices. For more information, see Launching Dell EMC Device Specific Consoles.
Warranty information	Monitors and displays the warranty information for the supported Dell EMC devices in a periodic manner and displays the status in the Nagios Core console. For more information, see Warranty information for Dell EMC devices.