Users Guide

Table 10. Dell EMC Device Helper Utility options
Options Description
--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 is 0 for .cfg
format and 1 for .xml format.
Default values is 0.
Table 11. 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
discovered through SNMP.
--http.user
This parameter is mandatory for a Dell EMC device
discovered through WSMan / Redfish.
--http.password
--output.file
This displays the location where the host file will be created
in .cfg format
Based on the options you selected during discovery, the following services are associated with that host:
● If you run the Python command python dellemc_nagios_discovery_service_utility.py without the --all
option, then only the basic services are created by default and displayed in the user interface under Services.
NOTE: SNMPTT must be configured for you to be able to receive traps.
● If you run python dellemc_nagios_discovery_service_utility.py with the --all option, detailed services
are created as listed in the table below, and are displayed in the Nagios Core console under Services:
Table 12. Default services created for Dell EMC Servers based on the selected protocol
Services SNMP WSMan Protocol Redfish Protocol
Basic Services
Dell EMC Server Overall Health
Status
√ √ √
Dell EMC Server Information √ √ √
Dell EMC Server Traps √ √ √
Detailed Services
Dell EMC Memory Status √ √ X
Dell EMC Server Physical Disk
Status √ √ X
Dell EMC Server Virtual Disk
Status √ √ X
Dell EMC Server Fan Status √ √ √
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