Users Guide

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 33.

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 34.

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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