Reference Guide

Monitoring XC Series appliances
You can monitor an appliance by using any of the following:
• iDRAC
• OpenManage Essentials
• Nutanix Prism
• Nutanix web console
The following table lists the components and monitor utility:
Table 3. Appliance component monitoring guide
Components Monitor Utility
System memory iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Cooling fans iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Network Daughter Card iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Processors iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
PSUs iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
NIC iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Dell HBA330 iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Front hard drives Nutanix web console
Front SSDs Nutanix web console
Monitoring the appliance by using iDRAC
To monitor the appliance by using iDRAC, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Monitoring the appliance by using Dell OpenManage
Essentials
Perform the following steps to monitor an appliance by using Dell OpenManage Essentials:
1 Download the OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide from Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
2 Discover the components of the appliance.
For more information, see the Discovering and inventorying devices section.
3 To use the functionality of OMSA preinstalled on each appliance, congure it by using the OpenManage Essentials User's Guide.
4 To add an appliance to the discovered list of appliances, discover the appliance by using an IP range.
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