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92 Monitoring and Alerting
Dependencies
The Monitoring and Alerting solution is dependent on various factors.
Table 9-2 describes these factors in detail.
Table 9-2. Dependencies of the Monitoring Solution
Dependency Description
Device Agents Health monitoring requires an agent on the monitored
device to provide the data over a protocol. For example,
on Dell servers Server Administrator must be installed to
monitor the server and retrieve its primary health status.
Similarly, a printer must have an embedded agent that
supports SNMP in order to monitor its health.
Protocol Support Dell Monitor metrics are Smart Metrics and have protocol
dependencies. The metrics require support from one or
more of the following protocols or interfaces—SNMP, WMI,
WS-MAN, IPMI, NaviCli, Symbol, and Linux commands.
See “Connection Profiles and Credentials Management.”
Discovery Solution Devices that you want to monitor must be discovered and
categorized as Dell devices. The discovery solution gathers
data for the agent version and the manufacturer, which is used
when viewing the agent health in the Resource Manager view.
NOTE: A device can be monitored only by the protocols through
which it was discovered.
NOTE: For a device to be monitored, it should be classified as a
Dell device. For example, Dell Computer, Dell Printer, and so on.
Event Solution The Event Console displays all SNMP traps and monitor alerts
received by Dell Management Console. Various Web parts
including Managed Resources by Status, Group View, and
Resource Manager Health View use the monitor alerts for
computing the device health. Additionally, SNMP traps also
drive the “OnDemand Monitoring” feature.
Reporting Solution The report solution installs Dell monitor-based reports.
Dell Management
Console Home page
The Home page contains the Group Health View, which is the
primary interface for viewing device health status.
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