Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 For Nagios XI User’s Guide
- Introduction
- What is new in Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in version 3.0
- Key features
- Support matrix
- Dell EMC Configuration Wizard
- Device discovery using the Dell configuration wizard
- Viewing Dell EMC devices
- Monitoring Dell EMC devices
- Launching Dell EMC device consoles
- Warranty information for Dell EMC devices
- Knowledge Base information for the generated alerts
- Removing Dell EMC devices or services
- Troubleshooting
- Frequently asked questions
- Appendix
- Related documentation and resources
Communication Parameters
The supported Dell EMC devices can be discovered through either SNMP or WSMan protocol or Redfish REST APIs . Based on
the desired protocol, you must configure the communication parameters. By default, WSMan protocol is selected.
Ensure that you select the Preferred protocol to discover Dell Agent-Free server appropriately. Selecting or not selecting
this field does not have any impact while discovering Dell EMC Chassis or Storage arrays or Network Switches. By default,
Chassis is discovered using WSMan protocol and Storage arrays and Network Switches are discovered using SNMP.
Table 12. SNMP parameters
SNMP Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Community String public SNMP community string.
Version 2 SNMP version used for monitoring.
Available options are 1 and 2.
Timeout 3 Use to provide SNMP timeout value in
seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times an
SNMP request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
Port 161 Use to provide the SNMP port value.
Valid range is 1 to 65535.
Table 13. WSMan parameters
WSMan Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Username root Use to provide the WSMan user name.
Password NA. Masked Use to provide the WSMan password.
Timeout 3 Use to provide WSMan timeout value in
seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times a
WSMan request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
Port 443 Use to provide the WSMan port value.
Valid range is 1 to 65535.
Table 14. Redfish parameters
Redfish Parameters
Parameter Name Default Value Description
Username root Use to provide the Redfish user name.
Password NA. Masked Use to provide the Redfish password.
Timeout 3 Use to provide Redfish timeout value in
seconds. Valid range is 1 to 1440.
Retries 1 Use to provide the number of times a
Redfish request must be sent when a
timeout occurs. Valid range is 1 to 10.
Port 443 Use to provide the WSMan port value.
Valid range is 1 to 65535.
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