Users Guide

● To discover using WSMan Protocol using File Path :
python dellemc_nagios_discovery_utility.py --file=<absolute file path> --
prefProtocol=2 --http.user=root --http.password=calvin --output.file=/usr/local/
nagios/dell/config/objects/
● To discover using Redfish REST APIs using File Path:
python dellemc_nagios_discovery_utility.py --file=<absolute file path> --
prefProtocol=3 --http.user=root --http.password=calvin --output.file=/usr/local/
nagios/dell/config/objects/
● To discover using SNMP using File Path:
python dellemc_nagios_discovery_utility.py --file=<absolute file path> --
prefProtocol=1 --snmp.version=2 --output.file=/usr/local/nagios/dell/config/objects/
5. Once the discovery utility script is run, verify the Nagios configuration by running the command <NAGIOS_HOME>/bin/
nagios -v /<NAGIOS_HOME>/etc/nagios.cfg.
NOTE: If --enable.log parameter is not passed, the logs will not be created.
NOTE: If the --enable.log parameter is passed, but the --logLoc value is not defined, the logs will be created in the
default location <NAGIOS_HOME>/var/dell
6. Ensure that no errors are present and then restart Nagios Core by running the command service nagios restart.
After completion of discovery:
● Dell EMC device Host definition and its service definitions are created in the Nagios server and this is subsequently used for
monitoring the Dell EMC devices.
The discovered Dell EMC devices and their services are displayed in the Host view and the Services view in the Nagios
Core console. Wait for the scheduled service to complete for the service details to be displayed.
● The discovered Dell EMC devices are displayed in the Map view in the Nagios Core console.
Device information
About device information
The Dell EMC device information service provides the basic information about the system. By default this service is polled once
a day.
Table 24. Device Information
Service Status Description Attributes Displayed
Dell EMC Server
Information
The following states are
possible:
● OK
This service provides the
basic device inventory
information.
NOTE: Chassis Tag is
applicable only for modular
servers and Node ID
is applicable only for
PowerEdge FM120x4
NOTE: System
Configuration Lockdown
Mode, iDRAC Group
Manager Status and
iDRAC Group Name is
● Node ID
● Chassis ServiceTag
● Service Tag
● Model
● OS Name
● OS Version
● iDRAC URL
● iDRAC Firmware Version
● Service Host FQDN
● VMM URL
● System Configuration
Lockdown Mode
● iDRAC Group Name
● iDRAC Group Manager
Status
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