Users Guide

Table 14. Dell EMC Device Helper Utility options
Options Description
-h
Displays the list of available options
--host
Host IP address or Host Name that are discovered.
--File
Provides a filename with path containing the IP addresses/
Hostname/Subnet with mask, which is separated by new line.
--subnet
To get the Subnet with mask.
--all
This option is used to display detailed services.
If --all parameter is added, the result displays all the detailed
services. By default, only basic services are displayed.
--prefProtocol
PrefProtocol used for monitoring Allowed options are 1 (SNMP), 2
(WSMan) and 3 (Redfish). This value is optional.
NOTE: This parameter is applicable only for Dell EMC
servers. By default, Server is discovered using Redfish
Protocol if Redfish parameters are passed. Else the
discovery happens through SNMP if SNMP parameters
are passed.
--output.file
This displays the location where the host file is created in .cfg
format.
NOTE: If the option is not provided, it takes
<NAGIOS_HOME>/dell/config/objects location for
creation of host file.
--logLoc
This parameter takes the log location from the user.
NOTE: If this attribute is not passed, the logs are
created in the default location /<NAGIOS_HOME>/var/
dell
--snmp.version
Version of SNMP protocol. Allowed options are 1 (SNMP v1)., 2
(SNMP v2c)
--snmp.community
Community string for SNMP communication
Default value is Public.
--snmp.port
For SNMP port value allowed value is [1-65535]. Default value is
161.
--snmp.retries
For SNMP retries count allowed value is [1-10]. Default value is 1.
--snmp.timeout
SNMP timeout values (in seconds) allowed values are [1-1440].
Default value is 3.
--http.user
WSMan/REST/Redfish authentication username
NOTE: For monitoring purpose, it is recommended to
have read-only permission for the users.
--http.password
WSMan/REST/Redfish authentication password
--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.
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