User's Manual

Introduction

Dell OpenManage Connection Version 1.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition 3.9 facilitates device

discovery, monitoring, topology view, and console launches for Dell PowerEdge Servers (9G-12G), Dell PowerVault

Servers (9G-12G), Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7), Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6

(iDRAC6), Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC5), Dell PowerEdge M1000e (Dell Chassis Management Controller), Dell

PowerEdge VRTX (VRTX Chassis Management Controller) , Dell PowerEdge 1955 Chassis (Dell Remote Access

Controller/ Modular Chassis), Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays, and Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.

Dell OpenManage Connection Version 1.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition 3.9 supports ITNM 3.9 Fix

Pack 2 and ITNM 3.9 Fix Pack 3. It is highly recommended that customers upgrade to ITNM 3.9 Fix Pack 3.

NOTE: This document is intended for system administrators who are familiar with IBM Tivoli Network Manager

(ITNM) IP Edition 3.9.

NOTE: Dell Out-of-Band (OOB) 12G servers and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) are used

interchangeably in the document.

NOTE: Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays refers to Dell EqualLogic PS Series in this document.

Key Features

The following table lists the key features of Dell OpenManage Connection.

Table 1. Features and Functionalities

Feature Functionality

Discovery, classification, and monitoring of Dell

PowerEdge, PowerVault servers, and other supported Dell

Devices

Discovers, classifies, and monitors the Dell PowerEdge

and Dell PowerVault servers using an agent-based, in-

band mode via Dell Open Manage Server Administrator

(OMSA). The 12G systems also support an agent-free, out-

of-band mode, using Integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller 7 (iDRAC7).

Topology and hierarchical view of Dell devices Topology and hierarchical view of the Dell devices, Dell

Servers, Dell Storage, Dell Chassis, and Dell DRACs.

Dell device association Associates 12G Servers with Dell DRAC, Dell modular

servers and DRAC with VRTX CMC, EqualLogic Blade

Array with CMC, modular server and DRAC with CMC, and

modular servers with DRAC/MC.

Monitoring licensing availability Periodic monitoring of the Dell Connections License

Manager for license availability.

Launching Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

(OMSA) console

Launches the OMSA console for the Dell Servers, iDRAC7

you are monitoring. For more information, see Dell

OpenManage Server Administrator Console.