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Using the Connection
DellOpenManage™ConnectionforHPOpenViewNNMUser'sGuideVersion3.2
Overview
Discovering Dell Systems
Managing Dell Systems
Event Management
Using the IPMI Shell Commands
Troubleshooting
Frequently Asked Questions
Overview
ToenhancethemanagementcapabilitiesthatyoucanperformonDell™systems,DellOpenManageConnectionforHPOpenViewNNM(hereafterreferredto
as the Connection) integrates a suite of systems management applications.
Discovering Dell Systems
HP OpenView discovers systems by constant polling using the SNMP, and displays them in the HP OpenView NNM submap as icons. For more information on
HP's discovery of systems, see the HP OpenView NNM documentation.
When systems are discovered, the Connection then queries the object ID (OID) specific to Dell instrumentation on each discovered system. If the Connection
recognizes the value returned by the OID, the Connection re-classifies the system as a Dell system (See Figure 1).
Figure 1. Example of Display of Dell and Non-Dell Systems on the HP OpenView NNM Submap
The Connection also allows you to discover systems manually.
To discover a system manually, select the Tools menu from the HP OpenView menu bar. In the Dell submenu, you can select:
l Discover Selected — Runs the discovery process against a selected system to determine if it is a Dell managed system. If the system is discovered to
be a Dell system, the appropriate Dell icon (as shown in Table 1) is displayed for that system. Otherwise, a generic HP OpenView NNM icon is displayed.
l Discover All — Runs the discovery process against all potential Dell managed systems. If the system is discovered to be a Dell system, the appropriate
Dell icon is shown for that system. Otherwise, a generic HP OpenView NNM icon is shown.
Table 1. Icons Displayed in HP OpenView NNM Submap to Represent Dell Systems
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Dell system running the Microsoft®Windows® operating
system
Dell system running the Novell®NetWare®operating system
Dell system running the Red Hat® Linux and SUSE® LINUX
Enterprise Server operating systems