Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 5 Supported Operating Systems and Browsers for Managing Systems................................................. 6 Supported Operating Systems for Managed Systems..........................................................................7 Supported Dell Devices and Firmware.................................................................................................
Dell Specified Changes For nco_p_ncpmonitor.rules...................................................................... 36 Dell Specified Changes For EndNode.aoc......................................................................................... 38 Dell Specified Changes For ncimMetaData.xml................................................................................ 38 Dell Specified Changes For topoviz.properties.................................................................................
Introduction 1 This guide provides information about the software requirement, system requirements and the steps to install, configure, and uninstall the Dell OpenManage Connection version 2.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition. Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition provides end-to-end monitoring capability for Dell PowerEdge servers, chassis, workstations, storage arrays and network switches.
For more information on the supported Dell devices and their supported firmware versions, see Supported Dell Devices and Firmware. Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.0 for ITNM IP Edition supports ITNM IP Edition 3.9 and ITNM IP Edition 4.1. Before installing this version of Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition, download the latest documents from dell.com/support/manuals. Dell OpenManage Connection version 2.
Virtualization Environment Windows Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Windows Client SUSE Linux for Desktop (Enterprise, Standard) ESX 3.5 Windows Server 2008 64–bit (Enterprise, Standard) Windows Server 2008 32–bit (Enterprise, Standard) NOTE: Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.
Virtualization Environment Windows Server ESXi 5.0 U3 Windows Server 2008 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit) ESXi 5.0 U2 Windows Server 2008 R2 (64-bit) SUSE Linux Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.9 (64-bit and 32-bit) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.5 (64-bit and 32-bit) Windows Server 2008 R1 and R2 (HPC Edition) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Table 5. Dell device support matrix Dell Devices Supported OMSA Versions Supported Firmware Versions Dell PowerEdge 10th Generation (10G) to 13th Generation (13G) servers 8.0.1, 7.4, and 7.3 NA Dell Workstations 8.0.1 NA iDRAC8 NA 2.00.00.00 iDRAC7 NA 1.57.57 and 1.56.55 iDRAC6 Modular NA 3.6 and 3.5 iDRAC6 Monolithic NA 1.97 and 1.96 DRAC5 NA 1.6 and 1.5 FX2 CMC NA 1.1 VRTX CMC NA 1.31 and 1.30 CMC NA 4.50 and 4.
Dell Devices Supported OMSA Versions Supported Firmware Versions • 6.1 and 6.0.1.3 W-Series • NOTE: Dell Workstations refers to Dell Precision R7910 Rack Workstations. 10 W-Series Mobility Controllers (6.
Installing Dell OpenManage Connection 2 Download the Dell-OpenManage-Connection-for-ITNM-2.0.zip file From dell.com/support and extract the contents to a folder. The following folders and files are extracted: • Dell-MIBS • Dell-OMC-ITNM-Core-Integration • Dell-OMC-ITNM-TIP-Server-Integration • Dell-OMC-ITNM-Topology-Database-Integration • Dell-Utilities • Dell_OMC_2_0_for_ITNM_IG.pdf • Dell_OMC_2_0_For_ITNM_Readme.txt • license_en.
• 2. populate_dell_custom.sh NOTE: During installation, provide the solsql path in the populate_dell_custom.sh file as per your installation. The default binary path provided is $NCHOME/platform/linux2x86/ soliddb-6.5.0.1/bin/solsql. Navigate to the $NCHOME/precision/scripts/sql/solid folder and run the following command: populate_dell_custom.sh Create [] For example: populate_dell_custom.sh itnm root admin Create 50000 3.
2. 3. • DellServerSNMP.agnt • DellServerWsman.agnt • DellCompellent.agnt • DellEqualLogic.agnt • DellMDArray.agnt • DellCSeriesSwitch.agnt • DellMSeriesSwitch.agnt • DellNSeriesSwitch.agnt • DellSSeriesSwitch.agnt • DellWSeriesSwitch.agnt • DellZSeriesSwitch.agnt Navigate to the Dell-OpenManage-Connection-for-ITNM-2.0\Dell-OMC-ITNM-Core-Integration \perlAgents folder and copy the following perl agent files to the %NCHOME%\precision\disco\agents \perlAgents folder. • DellDRAC.
5. • DellWorkstationLinux.aoc • DellWorkstationWindows.aoc • DelliDRAC8.aoc • DelliDRAC7.aoc • DelliDRAC6.aoc • DellDRAC5.aoc • DellCMC.aoc • DellFX2CMC.aoc • DellVRTXCMC.aoc • DellCompellent.aoc • DellPowerVaultNX.aoc • DellEqualLogic.aoc • DellMDArray.aoc • DellMDArraySNMP.aoc • DellCSeriesSwitch.aoc • DellMSeriesSwitch.aoc • DellNSeriesSwitch.aoc • DellSSeriesSwitch.aoc • DellWSeriesMobilityController.aoc • DellZSeriesSwitch.
NOTE: If the DbEntityDetails.domain.cfg file does not exist, append the contents to the %NCHOME%\etc\precision\DbEntityDetails.cfg file. If multiple domains are configured, then append the contents of the DbEntityDetails.domain.cfg file to the individual DbEntityDetails.domain.cfg file. If the ModelNcimDb.domain.cfg file does not exist, append the contents to the %NCHOME% \etc\precision\ModelNcimDb.cfg file. If multiple domains are configured, then append the contents of the ModelNcimDb.domain.
• DellWorkstationPollPolicy.XML — For polling Dell Workstations • DelliDRAC8PollPolicy.XML — For polling iDRAC8 systems • DelliDRAC7PollPolicy.XML — For polling iDRAC7 systems • DellDRACPollPolicy.XML — For polling iDRAC6 and DRAC5 • DellFX2CMCPollPolicy.XML — For polling FX2 CMC systems • DellVRTXCMCPollPolicy.XML — For polling VRTX CMC systems • DellCMCPollPolicy.XML — For polling CMC systems • DellCompellentPollPolicy.
For information about the contents of the nco_p_ncpmonitor.rules file that you must insert, see “Dell Specified Changes for nco_p_ncpmonitor.rules” in Appendix. 18. Restart the ncp_poller service. 19. Navigate to Administration → Network → Network Polling and verify that the Dell specific poll policies and poll definitions are created on the Tivoli Integrated Portal.
The database-specific jar files can also be found at the location where the database is deployed (custom path). 21. Navigate to %NCHOME%\precision\dell\scripts folder and run the following commands to configure the periodic polling. • DCLM – On systems running Windows: scheduleTask.bat add DCLM_POLL – On systems running Linux: sh cronJob.sh add DCLM_POLL • Dell Workstations running VMware ESXi – On systems running Windows: scheduleTask.bat add ESXi_WORKSTATION_POLL – On systems running Linux sh cronJob.
NOTE: The periodic polling for Dell devices listed above and the license synchronization for DCLM is added to Scheduler Task on the managing systems running Windows and to Crontab on managing systems running Linux. For all the periodic polling tasks added in Scheduler Task, ensure that the option Run whether user is logged in or not is selected in the Security Options. 23. Ensure that you configure the DCLM, DB, and WS-MAN parameters before you begin to discover the Dell devices.
\tools_3.9 and copy the following files to the %NCHOME%\precision\profiles\TIPProfile\etc\tnm \tools folder. If you are deploying Dell OpenManage Connection on a system running ITNM IP Edition version 4.1, navigate to the Dell-OpenManage-Connection-for-ITNM-2.0\Dell-OMC-ITNM-TIP-ServerIntegration\tools_4.1 and copy the following files to the %NCHOME%\precision\profiles\TIPProfile \etc\tnm\tools folder. 8.
For systems running Windows: mklink For systems running Linux: ln -s For Example: If the actual database driver for MYSQL is mysql-connector-java-5.1.27-bin.jar, then create a link by running the following command: Windows: mklink mysql-connector-java-3.1.10-bin.jar mysql-connector-java-5.1.27bin.jar Linux: ln -s mysql-connector-java-5.1.27-bin.jar mysql-connector-java-3.1.10bin.
Configuring Dell OpenManage Connection 3 The Dell OpenManage Connection for ITNM IP Edition should be configured for various components in order to monitor Dell devices. The configuration procedure for the various Dell tools are provided in the sections below.
• • • dbpassword — Specifies the database password. dbhostname — Specifies the database host name with port. dbtype — Specifies the database type. The possible options for database type are: – – – – Informix Oracle DB2 MySQL For example: java –jar dell_OMC_ITNM_ConfigUtility_v_2_0.jar -dbusername=ncim dbhostname=DBHOST:9088 -dbtype=Informix -dbpassword NOTE: When running the command, type in a password value when prompted for dbpassword.
\profiles\TIPProfile\etc\tnm\tools\ and edit the ncp_dell_ompc_launch.xml file by replacing the placeholders for the OMPC IP address and port in the following URL: https://OMPC_IP_Address_OR_Host:OMPC_Port/powercenter For example: https://host.domain.com:8643/powercenter Configuring Dell OpenManage Web Server Administrator (DWS) Console Launch Tool The DWS console should be configured in the Web GUI Component. To configure the DWS console launch tool, navigate to %NCHOME%\precision\profiles\TIPProfile\etc\
• For systems running Windows: "cd %ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Compellent Technologies\\Compellent Enterprise Manager\\msagui\\ & start EnterpriseClient.exe & exit" Configuring Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager Console Launch Tool The Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager must be configured in the Web GUI component. To configure the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager console launch tool: Navigate to %NCHOME%\precision\profiles\TIPProfile\etc\tnm\tools\ folder and edit the ncp_dell_mdarra
Configuring Dell Warranty Report Tool The Dell Warranty Report tool is used to retrieve warranty information about the Dell devices that you are monitoring. The Warranty Report tool should be configured in the Web GUI server if you do not have direct internet access and are using proxy settings to access the internet. In this case, ensure to resolve the host name api.dell.com in the file etc/host. For example: 143.166.11.198 api.dell.
4 Upgrading Dell OpenManage Connection To upgrade to Dell OpenManage Connection version 2.0 for ITNM IP Edition: 1. Uninstall the existing connection. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Connection Installation Guide at dell.com/support/manuals. 2. Install the latest version using the installation procedure described in Installing Dell OpenManage Connection.
Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection 5 The steps for uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for ITNM IP Edition are described in the following sections: • Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection from TIP Components. • Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection from Core Components. • Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection from Database Integration.
9. Navigate to %NCHOME%\precision\ and delete the dell folder. 10. Navigate to %NCHOME%\omnibus_webgui\etc\cgi-bin folder and delete the delltoollauncher.cgi file. 11. Navigate to %NCHOME%\precision and delete the dellomc_int_itnm_tip.ver file. 12. Restart the TIP service. Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection from Core Components To uninstall the Dell OpenManage Connection for ITNM IP Edition from core components 1. Delete the Dell agents by running the command: %NCHOME%\precision\bin\ncp_agent_regis
9. On the Tivoli Integrated Portal, navigate to Administration → Network → Network Polling → PollPolicies, disable and delete the Dell poll policy files. For information about the Dell poll policy files, see “Dell specific poll policies, poll policy files, and poll definitions” in Appendix. 10. On the Tivoli Integrated Portal, navigate to Administration → Network → Network Polling → PollDefinitions tab and delete the Dell specific poll definitions.
• On systems running Linux — cronJob.sh remove LICENSE_SYNCH 13. Delete the %NCHOME%\precision\dell folder. 14. Navigate to the %NCHOME%\precision\mibs folder and delete the Dell specific MIB files. 15. Run the following command: %NCHOME%\precision\platform\\bin\ncp_mib 16. Navigate to the %NCHOME%\precision folder and delete the dellomc_int_itnm_core.ver file. 17. On systems running Windows, restart the ncp_ctrl service to restart the Network Manager core services.
6 Appendix This section contains information present in the files that are used to install the Dell OpenManage Connection version 2.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition. How To Insert Or Append Information Format The information in the files are presented in the following format: • // Dell specified changes - START — This commented text marks the start of the file information. • The information that you must include in the ITNM component files.
Dell Device Dell Poll Policy (Poll Policy File ) Poll Definition (DellVRTXCMCPollPolicy.XML) DellVRTXCMCWarningDef DellCMCPoll DellCMCCriticalDef (DellCMCPollPolicy.XML) DellCMCWarningDef Dell Compellent Storage Arrays DellCompellentPoll DellCompellentCriticalDef (DellCompellentPollPolicy.XML) DellCompellentWarningDef Dell PowerVault NX (10G 12G) Storage Arrays DellPowerVaultNXPoll DellPowerVaultNXCriticalDef (DellPowerVaultNXPollPolicy.
{ entityId = "eval(int, '&m_EntityId')", classname = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_ClassName')", servicetag = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_Dell>m_ServiceTag')", chassistag = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_Dell>m_ChassisServiceTag')", producttype = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_Dell>m_ProductType')", osname = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_Dell->m_OSName')", eqlMemberIndex = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_Dell>m_EqlMemberIndex')", eqlGroupIP = "eval(text, '&m_ExtraInfo->m_Dell>m_EqlGroupIP')", eqlStoragePool = "eva
// Dell specified changes - END Dell Specified Changes For ClassSchema.cfg // Dell specified changes – START insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert insert into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into into class.classIds class.classIds class.classIds class.classIds class.
eqlStoragePool = "eval(text, '&ExtraInfo>m_Dell->m_EqlStoragePool')", cmcservicetags = "eval(text, '&ExtraInfo>m_Dell>m_CMCServersServiceTag') } ); // Dell specified changes - END Dell Specified Changes For nco_p_ncpmonitor.
else if (match(@Severity, "3")) { $tmpVal = "3" } case "POLL-DellESXiServerStatus" | "POLL-DellESXiWorkstationStatus": @Class = 2080 if (match(@Severity, "5")) { $tmpVal = "5" } else if (match(@Severity, "2")) { $tmpVal = "2" } case "POLL-DellMDStorageArrayStatus" | "POLL-DellMDStorageArrayWarningDef": @Class = 2809 @AlertGroup = "DellPowerVaultMD" if (match(@Severity, "2")) { $tmpVal = "2" } else if (match(@Severity, "3")) { $tmpVal = "3" } case "POLL-DellMSeriesSwitchCriticalDef" | "POLLDellMSeriesSwitchW
// Dell specified changes - END Dell Specified Changes For EndNode.aoc // Dell specified changes - START OR ( ) EntityOID like '1\.3\.6\.1\.4\.1\.6876\.4\.1' // Dell specified changes - END Dell Specified Changes For ncimMetaData.
topoviz.image.DellFX2CMC=dell_fx2cmc.svg topoviz.image.DellPowerVaultNX=dell_powervaultnx.svg topoviz.image.DellNSeriesSwitch=dell_nseriesswitch.svg // Dell specified changes - END Dell Specified Changes For ip_default.
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Dell Specified Changes For ncp_topoviz_device_menu.
Accessing documents from Dell support site 7 You can access the required documents in one of the following ways: • Using the following links: – For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/softwaresecuritymanuals – For Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals – For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals – For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.
Getting help 8 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Go to dell.com/support. 2. Select your support category. 3.
