Release Notes
Release Type and Denition
This document contains updated information about Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios XI.
Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in version 3.0 for Nagios XI provides capabilities for Out-of-Band (Agent-Free) management of 12th and later
generations of PowerEdge Servers, Modular Infrastructure, Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), Datacenter Scalable Solutions(DSS),
Storage and Networking devices. This plug-in provides complete hardware-level visibility including detailed inventory, health status (both
overall and component-level health status) and SNMP trap monitoring for supported devices. PowerEdge Servers, DSS and HCI are
monitored using a combination of Redsh based RESTful APIs, WSMan APIs and/or SNMP protocol provided by iDRAC with Lifecycle
Controller. In addition, out-of-band monitoring of Dell EMC Modular Infrastructure is supported using the WSMan APIs and SNMP protocol
provided by Chassis Management Controller (CMC), whereas Dell EMC Storage and Networking devices are monitored using the SNMP
protocol only. One-to-One web console launch of the respective element managers for iDRAC, Modular Infrastructure, Storage and
Network devices is also supported by the OpenManage Plug-in to perform further troubleshooting, conguration and management
activities.
The Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios XI documentation includes:
• Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios XI Installation Guide
• Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in Version 3.0 for Nagios XI User's Guide
Topics:
• Version
• Release Date
• Previous Version
• Importance
• Platforms Aected
• What is Supported
Version
Dell EMC OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI Version 3.0
Release Date
April 2018
Previous Version
Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI Version 1.0
Importance
OPTIONAL: Dell recommends the customer to review specics about the software update to determine if it applies to your system. The
update contains changes that impact certain congurations, or provides new features that may/may not apply to your environment.
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