Users Guide

Device discovery using the Dell EMC
configuration wizard
The following sections describe the process of discovering Dell EMC devices and their associated services using the Dell EMC monitoring
wizard. Once you complete all the configuration steps successfully, the hosts and their corresponding services will be available for
monitoring in the Nagios XI console.
Before you begin, ensure that all the prerequisites are installed in your system based on your monitoring requirements. For more
information about the prerequisites, see the section System requirements for management systems in the Dell EMC OpenManage
Plug-in for Nagios XI Installation Guide.
Topics:
• Configuration Wizard - Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI - Step 1
• Configuration Wizard - Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI - Step 2
• Configuration Wizard - Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI - Step 3
Configuration Wizard - Dell EMC OpenManage
Plug-in for Nagios XI - Step 1
You can configure the various parameters for discovery of devices using the Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in such as target IPs, protocol
parameters, warranty, and other configurations parameters.
Ensure that you provide only positive integer values when numeric values are required. For more information, see Dell EMC configuration
wizard discovery parameters.
If you encounter any errors while performing any of the following steps, ensure that you fix them before proceeding.
1. To open the Dell EMC plug-in, under the Configure tab, select Configuration Wizards and then click Dell EMC OpenManage
Plug-in for Nagios XI.
The Configuration Wizard: Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI - Step 1 page is displayed along with the overview of
the plug-in and the summary of the prerequisite check.
2. Under the Discovery Target menu, select any of the following discovery options:
• Auto-Discovery Jobs - Select an existing Auto discovery job from the drop down menu.
• Subnet - Select to discover devices using a subnet with mask.
• File - Select to discover a list of devices using a file.
3. In the Communication Parameters table, provide appropriate values.
4. In the Configuration Parameters table, enter appropriate values based on your monitoring requirement, and then click Next.
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