Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.
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Contents 1 Introduction to the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core............................................................................................................................ 4 2 System requirements........................................................................................... 6 System requirements for management systems..................................................................................7 System requirements for managed systems.......................
Introduction to the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core 1 This guide provides information about the software requirements, system requirements, and the steps to install, upgrade, and uninstall the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core. This plug-in provides capabilities to monitor Dell devices in environments managed by Nagios Core. This plug-in gives you complete hardware-level visibility of Dell devices, including overall and componentlevel health monitoring.
Feature Functionality Component level health of Dell devices Monitors health of the Dell device components such as Physical Disks, Power Supply, Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, and so on, and displays the information about the respective components. For more information about Component level health of Dell devices and their description, see Monitor Component Health of Dell Devices in the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide.
System requirements 2 Before you install the plug-in, ensure that you meet the following requirements based on the protocol you are using: Common prerequisites: • Nagios Core version 3.5.0 or later is installed and all the Nagios Core components are functional. • Perl version 5.8.8 or later is installed. • The Net-IP Perl module version 1.26 or later is installed. • (Optional) Java version 1.6 or later is installed to view Dell warranty information. • (Optional) Socket6 Perl module version 0.
System requirements for management systems The requirements for the management systems are as follows: • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7 and RHEL 6.6 (32-bit and 64-bit) • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 and SLES 10 (32-bit and 64-bit) ESXi running the supported versions of RHEL and SLES guest operating systems is also supported. System requirements for managed systems The requirements for the managed systems are as follows: Table 2.
For more information, see Appendix in the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core User’s Guide at dell.com/omconnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement. • If you are using WS-MAN protocol, it is recommended that you use a WS-MAN service account other than the default service account. For more information, see Configuring User Accounts and Privileges in the respective device’s User’s Guide at Dell.com/esmmanuals.
Downloading and installing the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core 1. 3 Download the latest Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core installer from the Dell support website at Dell.com/support or from Nagios exchange at exchange.nagios.org/. The installer is packaged as a .tar.gz file named Dell_OpenManage_Plugin_v2.0_Nagios_Core_A00.tar.gz. 2.
NOTE: It is recommended that you continue the installation with the attribute escape_html_tags set to ‘0’ for better readability (multiline view) in order to distinguish the different instances or entities in the Dell plug-in. 8. If you have installed SNMPTT, provide the path where SNMPTT is installed, and then press Y to continue with the installation. Alternatively, you can press Enter to continue with the default file path, /etc/snmp/snmptt.ini.
• /dell/config/templates/Dell_Agent_free_Server_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_Chassis_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_Compellent_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_EqualLogic_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerVaultMD_Traps.conf 13. Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart 14.
Upgrading to Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core 4 You can upgrade from Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 1.0 for Nagios Core to Dell OpenManage Plugin Version 2.0 for Nagios Core by performing the following steps: 1. Download the latest Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core installer from the Dell support website at Dell.com/support or from Nagios exchange at exchange.nagios.org/. The installer is packaged as a .tar.gz file named Dell_OpenManage_Plugin_v2.0_Nagios_Core_A00.
8. If you have installed SNMPTT, provide the path where SNMPTT is installed, and then press Y to continue with the installation. Alternatively, you can press Enter to continue with the default file path, /etc/snmp/snmptt.ini. If you have not installed SNMPTT and want to skip this step, press Enter. NOTE: If SNMPTT was not installed while installing this plug-in, but you later want to receive SNMP alerts, perform the following actions: • Install SNMPTT.
• /dell/config/templates/Dell_Chassis_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_Compellent_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_EqualLogic_Traps.conf • /dell/config/templates/Dell_PowerVaultMD_Traps.conf 13. Restart the Nagios Core services by running the following command: service nagios restart 14.
5 Uninstalling the Dell OpenManage Plugin Version 2.0 for Nagios Core 1. Navigate to the /dell/Install folder, and run the following command: ./uninstall.sh 2. When prompted for confirmation of uninstallation, press Y to uninstall or N to quit the uninstallation process. Alternatively, you can press Enter to exit the uninstallation. 3. When prompted to continue with the uninstallation process, press Y to continue or N to quit the uninstallation process.
Accessing documents from Dell support site 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 OpenManage documents — Dell.com/OpenManageManuals – For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.com/esmmanuals – For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — Dell.
Related Documentation 7 In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available on the Dell Support website at Dell.com/support/manuals.
