Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.1 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus User's Guide
- Overview
- Using the Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
- Event Monitoring Using SNMP Traps
- Understanding Event Severity
- Event Auto Correlation
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Console
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Web Server Console
- EqualLogic Group Manager Console
- Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller Console
- Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console
- Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis Management Controller Console
- Dell Remote Access Controller Console
- Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) Console
- Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager Console
- Dell Connections License Manager Console
- Dell 12G Server Trap Configuration Information Console
- Accessing the Desktop Event List
- Accessing the Active Event List
- Troubleshooting
- Dell Server Events not Received at the Netcool/OMNIbus Console
- Dell EqualLogic Events not Received at the Netcool/OMNIbus Console
- Dell OOB 12G Server Events not Received at the Netcool/OMNIbus Console
- Dell CMC, VRTX CMC and DRAC Events not Received at the Netcool/OMNIbus Console
- Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Array Events not Received at the Netcool/OMNIbus Console
- Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Events not Correlated
- Dell EqualLogic Events Not Correlated
- iDRAC7 Events not Correlated
- Error While Importing the Web GUI Integrations
- Issues in Launching the OMSA, iDRAC, DRAC, CMC, VRTX CMC, DCLM, OME, and OpenManage Web Server Administrator Consoles Using Web GUI
- Issues in Launching the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Array Console Using Web GUI
- Problem in Restarting the MTTrapd Probe in Windows
- Related Documents and Resources
- Appendix
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Overview
Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus provides event monitoring and console launch
capabilities for:
• Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault systems from 9th generation (9G) to 12th generation (12G). All the existing
generation systems support an agent-based, in-band mode using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
(OMSA). The 12G systems also support an agent-free, out-of-band mode, using Integrated Dell Remote Access
Controller 7 (iDRAC7).
• Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller7 (iDRAC7), Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6), and
Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC5) for Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault systems from 9G to 12G.
• Dell Chassis: Dell PowerEdge M1000e (Dell Chassis Management Controller), Dell PowerEdge VRTX (VRTX
Chassis Management Controller), and Dell PowerEdge 1955 (Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis).
• Dell Storage Devices — Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Arrays and Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays.
• Dell one to one Console Launches —
– Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Console
– Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Web Server Console
– Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Console
– Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Console
– Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console
– Dell VRTX Chassis Management Controller (VRTX CMC) Console
– Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Console
• Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) Console
• Dell 12G Server Trap Configuration Information Console
NOTE: This guide is intended for system administrators who are familiar with IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.3.1 or
IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.4.
NOTE: Dell Out-of-Band (OOB) 12G servers and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) are used
interchangeably in the document.
NOTE: This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary for installing
Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.1 For IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
Before installing this version of
Dell
OpenManage Connection Version 2.1 For IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
, download the latest document from
dell.com/support/manuals. For more information on accessing documents, see Accessing Documents From The
Dell Support Site - Software.
What is New in This Release
• Monitor alerts from Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis Management
Controller (VRTX CMC).
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