Users Guide

Contents
1 Overview........................................................................................................................................................5
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................5
Key features........................................................................................................................................................................6
2 Dell OpenManage Connection Support Matrix...............................................................................................7
Supported operating systems for Managing Systems...................................................................................................7
Supported operating systems for Managed Systems................................................................................................... 8
Supported Dell devices and their OMSA and rmware versions................................................................................10
Supported Dell platforms................................................................................................................................................. 12
Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions................................................................................................................................. 12
Dell PowerEdge servers...................................................................................................................................................12
Dell Workstations.............................................................................................................................................................. 13
Dell Chassis........................................................................................................................................................................13
Dell Compellent storage arrays........................................................................................................................................13
Dell PowerVault NX storage arrays.................................................................................................................................13
Dell EqualLogic PS-Series storage arrays...................................................................................................................... 14
Dell PowerVault MD storage arrays ...............................................................................................................................14
Dell network switches...................................................................................................................................................... 15
3 Using the Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus...................................................16
Event monitoring using SNMP traps..............................................................................................................................16
Understanding Event Severity.................................................................................................................................. 17
Event Auto Correlation...............................................................................................................................................17
Dell OMSA Alert Groups............................................................................................................................................ 18
Dell OMSS Alert Groups............................................................................................................................................ 19
Dell EqualLogic Alert Groups.................................................................................................................................... 20
Dell iDRAC7 and iDRAC8 Alert Groups.................................................................................................................... 21
Dell DRAC5 and iDRAC6 Alert Groups....................................................................................................................23
Dell Chassis Alert Groups.......................................................................................................................................... 23
Dell Compellent Alert Groups....................................................................................................................................24
Dell PowerVault MD Array Alert Groups................................................................................................................. 25
Dell Enterprise Switches (S-Series, Z-Series, M-Series, and C-Series) Alert Groups.......................................27
Dell N-Series Switch Alert Groups...........................................................................................................................28
W-Series Switch Alert Groups..................................................................................................................................30
4 Dell Devices and their console launch tools..................................................................................................33
Launching Dell consoles from the Web GUI................................................................................................................. 34
Launching Dell consoles from the Desktop Event List................................................................................................ 34
5 Troubleshooting........................................................................................................................................... 36
iDRAC7/iDRAC8 SNMPv3 traps are not received in the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus console.......................... 36
Error while launching the OMSA console from iDRAC7/iDRAC8 polled events or SNMP traps........................... 37
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