Owner's Manual

Using The Dell OpenManage Connection For IBM

Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus

Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus allows event monitoring, automatic event correlation,

and launching device consoles on the Netcool/OMNIbus console. These features are supported on different

components of Netcool/OMNIbus such as Probe, ObjectServer, Web GUI, and Desktop appropriately.

Event Monitoring Using SNMP Traps

The Dell OpenManage Connection monitors Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault servers in-band (from 9G-12G) and out-of-

band (12G only), Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC), and Dell EqualLogic systems receiving SNMP traps from

the Dell devices. You can use both desktop and GUI client to monitor the systems.

NOTE: To distinguish among the various devices on the Netcool/OMNIbus console, a class value is assigned to the

Dell devices. The class value of servers, EqualLogic systems, OOB 12G servers (iDRAC7), and CMC, are 2080, 2085,

2088, and 2086 respectively.

The event monitoring process is as follows:

1. The SNMP probe receives the SNMP traps from the servers, EqualLogic systems, OOB 12G servers (iDRAC7), or

CMC.

2. The SNMP probe converts the trap into event using the respective rules, which filters the traps from the Dell

devices and populates the event fields with the appropriate value.

3. The SNMP probe forwards the events to the ObjectServer.

4. The desktop and web GUI consoles display the events by communicating with the ObjectServer.

OMSA Alert Groups

The OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) alerts are the events generated by OMSA and displayed on the Netcool/

OMNIbus console. The following table lists the alert groups of OMSA alerts.

Table 4. OMSA Alert Groups

Alert Group Description

ACPowerCord Provides status information for power cords of an AC power switch on

systems that support AC switching.

AmperageProbe Provides status information for current sensors in a particular chassis.

Battery Provides status information for batteries in a particular chassis.

ChassisIntrusion Provides notification when a chassis is intruded.

CoolingDevice Provides status information for fans in a particular chassis.

Device Provides status and error information when some devices, such as memory

cards are added or removed.