Users Guide

Introduction to Dell OpenManage Plug-in

Version 2.0 for Nagios Core

This guide provides information about using the Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core

and its various features such as discovering, monitoring, launching consoles, and troubleshooting of the

supported Dell devices. The guide also provides details of the supported Dell devices and frequently

asked questions by the customer.

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 component-

level health monitoring. The plug-in provides basic inventory information and event monitoring of Dell

devices. The plug-in also supports one-to-one web console launch of the supported Dell devices for

further troubleshooting, configuration, and management activities.

For more details on device support, see Support matrix in the “Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for

Nagios Core User’s Guide.”