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
Key features
The key features of the Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios XI are as described in the following table.
Table 2. Key features
Feature Functionality
Device discovery using Dell EMC
Configuration Wizard
Discovers the supported Dell EMC devices in the Nagios XI console using the
Dell EMC configuration wizard. Once the discovery is complete, host and service
definitions are created for each device.
● You can discover iDRAC devices either using SNMP or WSMan protocol or
Redfish REST APIs .
● Dell EMC storage and Dell EMC Network Switch discovery is supported using
SNMP protocol.
● Dell EMC Chassis discovery is supported using WSMan protocol.
Device information
Displays information about the discovered device (Service Tag, Firmware Version,
Device Name, Device Model, and so on) and its components (Physical Disks,
Power Supply, Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, and so on) after a device
discovery is successful.
Monitor overall health of Dell EMC devices
Monitors the overall health of Dell EMC devices in a scheduled or periodic manner.
Component level health of Dell EMC
devices
Monitors the health of device components (Physical Disks, Power Supply,
Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, and so on) and displays information about
the Dell EMC device component status at scheduled time intervals.
Monitor alerts and events (Traps)
Monitors alerts or events generated by Dell EMC devices. This feature displays
only the last received SNMP alert.
You can also view the Alert Knowledge Base (KB) information for the supported
Dell EMC devices corresponding to an SNMP alert for faster troubleshooting of
the respective alert.
For more information, see Knowledge Base (KB) messages for the generated
alerts in the Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios XI User’s
Guide.
NOTE: KB information is not available for Compellent Storage Arrays,
PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and Dell EMC Networking.
Launching device specific consoles
Launches the respective Dell EMC one-to-one consoles to further troubleshoot
and manage the supported Dell EMC devices. For more information, see
Launching Dell EMC device consoles on page 35.
Warranty information Monitors and displays the warranty information for the supported Dell EMC
devices in a periodic manner and displays the status in the Nagios XI console.
For more information, see Warranty information for Dell EMC devices on page
36.
Knowledge Base (KB)
Displays Knowledge Base (KB) information for the supported Dell EMC devices
corresponding to the device alert or event for faster troubleshooting.
For more information, see Knowledge Base (KB) information for the generated
alerts.
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