Users Guide

Table 14. Dell EMC Device Helper Utility options
Options Description
--http.timeout
WSMan/REST/Redfish timeout (in seconds) allowed value is
[1-1440]. Default value is 30.
--http.retries
WSMan/REST/Redfish retries count allowed value is [1-10].
Default value is 1.
--http.port
WSMan/REST/Redfish port details Allowed value is
[1-65535]. Default value is 443.
--enableLog
To enable or disable the logs.
If --enable parameter is passed, the logs are created else the
logs are not created.
--force
--force rewrites the config file.
--warranty.criticalDays
Warranty critical days Allowed value is [1-365]. Default value is
10.
NOTE: The value of Warranty critical days should be
less than Warranty warning days.
--warranty.warningDays
Warranty warning days Allowed value is [1-365]. Default value
is 30.
--nagios.type
Decides the output format of the host file Allowed options are
0 for .cfg format and 1 for .xml format.
Default values are 0.
--addservices
Adding services for monitoring at host or host group level.
--removeservices
Removing services from monitoring at host or host group
level.
--hostgroup
Adding or removing services at host group level
--excludeinstance
To exclude instance of a component during monitoring
--service
Used along with excludeinstance while providing component
name
--listservices
To list services of host or multiple hosts(using -File,--subnet)
or hostgroup
Table 15. Dell EMC Device Helper Utility Mandatory Parameters
--host
These parameters define the value of the Dell EMC device to
be discovered.
--filename
--subnet
--snmp.version
This parameter is mandatory for a Dell EMC device that is
discovered through SNMP.
--http.user
This parameter is mandatory for a Dell EMC device that is
discovered through WSMan/Redfish.
--http.password
This parameter is mandatory for a Dell EMC device that is
discovered through WSMan/Redfish.
--output.file
This displays the location where the host file is created in .cfg
format.
Based on the options you selected during discovery, the following services are associated with that host:
Device discovery and inventory
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