Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.
Revisions Date Description March 2014 Initial release June 2014 Version 2.0 with updated support for OEM 12c R4 version and several fixes to version 1.0. © 2014 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of this material in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden.
Table of contents 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 2 Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Supported system configurations ..................................................................
1 Introduction The Dell OpenManage Plug- in Version 2.0 for Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Installation Guide is designed to instruct a database or IT administrator through the fundamental steps of installing and setting up the Dell OpenManage Plug- in for Oracle Enterprise Manager. The guide is designed for administrators with a basic to intermediate understanding of Oracle Enterprise Manager (OEM) and makes some fundamental assumptions on navigation and tooling within the system.
2 Prerequisites The requirements for installing Dell OpenManage Plug- in for OEM are as follows: • • Installation of Dell OpenManage Essentials on a server running a supported Windows server operating system Installation and setup of Oracle Enterprise Manager, including: o Oracle Management Server o Oracle Management Agent Note: For more information on the setup and configuration of an Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c environment, see the Oracle Enterprise Manager documentation at docs.oracle.com. 2.
OpenManage Essentials • OpenManage Essentials version 1.3 or later • Supported operating systems: - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter editions - Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard and Datacenter editions - Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Standard and Enterprise editions - Windows Server 2008 SP2 Standard and Enterprise editions (x64) Note: OpenManage Essentials is also supported on virtual machines.
2.3 Supported Dell devices Dell PowerEdge servers (9G to 12G) Note: In the PowerEdge server name format yxxx; y denotes alphabets, for example M, R, or T and x denotes numbers.
Dell EqualLogic devices EqualLogic PS4000E EqualLogic PS6000E EqualLogic PS6100XS EqualLogic PS6510 ES EqualLogic PS4000X EqualLogic PS6000X EqualLogic PS6110E EqualLogic PS6510X EqualLogic PS4000XV EqualLogic PS6000XV EqualLogic PS6110S EqualLogic PS6600 EqualLogic PS4100X EqualLogic PS6010 EqualLogic PS6110X EqualLogic PS6610 EqualLogic PS4100XV EqualLogic PS6010E EqualLogic PS6110XS EqualLogic PS- M4110X EqualLogic PS4100E EqualLogic PS6010X EqualLogic PS6110XV EqualLogic PS- M4110
Dell PowerConnect network switches PowerConnect 2808 PowerConnect 6224F PowerConnect B- 8000e PowerConnect 2816 PowerConnect 6248 PowerConnect B- MLXe 16 PowerConnect 2824 PowerConnect 6248P PowerConnect J- SRX210 PowerConnect 2848 PowerConnect 7000 PowerConnect J- SRX240 PowerConnect 3424 PowerConnect 7024F PowerConnect J- EX4200 (48T) PowerConnect 3424P PowerConnect 7024P PowerConnect J- EX8216 PowerConnect 3448 PowerConnect 7048 PowerConnect M6220 PowerConnect 3448P PowerConnect 704
2.4 Hardware requirements 2.4.1 Oracle Management Agent (OMA) hardware requirements Note: The load on the system is influenced by the number of devices promoted to the plug- in. As more devices are promoted, the system will require more hardware to support collection of expanded data sets through the plug- in. The following are the system requirements for OpenManage Plug- in for OEM: • • 1 GB RAM above and beyond the requirement for OMA 2.
For information on installing, configuring, and using OpenManage Essentials, see the Dell OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide at dell.com/openmanagemanuals. The latest version of OpenManage Essentials can be downloaded from Dell TechCenter at delltechcenter.com/ome. 11 Dell OpenManage Plug- in Version 2.
3 Installing Dell OpenManage Plug- in Version 2.0 for Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c 3.1 Importing the OPAR file 1. The Oracle Plugin Archive (OPAR) file is distributed as a packaged zip file. Extract the contents of the zip file and make the OPAR (for example, dell.em.ome_12.1.0.2.0.opar) file available to OMS. Note: At this point it is assumed that the Oracle emcli utility has been properly configured and set up prior to installation. 2. Import the OPAR file into the Software Library of the OMS.
3.2 Deploying the plug- in 3.2.1 Deploying the plug- in on an Oracle Management Server (OMS) 1. 2. 3. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Setup → Extensibility → Plug-ins. In the Plug-ins page, select the Dell OpenManage Essentials row under the Servers, Storage and Network folder. 4.
3.2.3 Deploying the plug- in on an Oracle Management Agent (OMA) 1. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. 2. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Setup → Extensibility → Plug-ins. 3. In the Plug-ins page, select the Dell OpenManage Essentials row under the Servers, Storage and Network folder. 4. Click the Deploy On button from the menu bar above the table and select Management Agent… from the drop- down menu.
3.3 Manually adding the OpenManage Essentials target 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Setup → Add Target → Add Targets Manually. 3. Select the Add Non-Host Targets by Specifying Target Monitoring Properties radio button from the Add Targets Manually section. The guide will then present two additional fields: Target Type and Monitoring Agent. 4.
At this point, the home target for the plug- in has been successfully deployed in OEM. For complete collection of the Dell OpenManage Essentials environment, it is recommended to follow the instruction in this installation guide and deploy sub- targets for each desired device. If no devices are discovered and promoted, the plug- in will not be able to collect device data from an OpenManage Essentials environment.
4 Verifying the Dell OpenManage Plug- in installation To verify that Dell OpenManage Plug- in is imported correctly in OEM: 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Setup → Extensibility → Self Update. 3. Follow the Plug- in link to view all downloaded and imported OEM plug- ins. 4. In this list verify if the OpenManage Essentials plug- in is listed.
To verify that the Dell OpenManage Plug- in targets were correctly created: 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Targets → All Targets. In the Refine Search panel on the left, select Dell OpenManage Essentials. The OpenManage Essentials targets that were created manually are listed. 4. In addition, check to ensure that the Target Status column shows a green arrow representing Up status.
5 Upgrading from Dell OpenManage Plug- in Version 1.0 The procedure for upgrading to Dell OpenManage Essentials Plug- in for OEM 12c version 2.0 is similar to the installation of the base version of the plug- in with the exception that it is not necessary to discover and promote afresh already existing targets in OEM console. There is no need to remove the previous version of the plug- in prior to installation of version 2.0. Further, the targets that were created during the installation of version 1.
6 Removing Dell device targets If it is desired to no longer collect metrics for a specific device, the target for that device may be removed. After removal, the device data will no longer be collected and will not be displayed in the Dell OpenManage Plug- in target. To remove a device target: 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Targets → All Targets. 3.
7 Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Plug- in for Oracle Enterprise Manager Follow the instructions in this section to remove Dell OpenManage Plug- in for OEM from Oracle Cloud Control. Before uninstalling the plug- in, you must undeploy the plug- in from OMS and OMA: 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Setup → Extensibility → Plug-ins. 3. Expand the Servers, Storage and Network folder. 4.
After the plug- in has been successfully undeployed from both OMA and OMS, the plug- in must be deleted from the Plug-in Updates list: 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges. From the Enterprise Manager web console, navigate to Setup → Extensibility → Self Update. 3. Follow the Plug- in link to view all downloaded and imported OEM plug- ins. 4. Select the Dell OpenManage Essentials plug- in from the list. 5.
8 Verifying the uninstallation of Dell OpenManage Plug- in To verify if the Dell OpenManage plug- in has been removed from Oracle Cloud Control, the administrator will need to verify if the plug- in information no longer exists in three locations: Self Update, Plug- ins, and All Targets. Checking the Self Update page: 1. 2. Log in to an Oracle Enterprise Manager Cloud Control web console with administrative privileges.
9 Related documents In addition to this guide, you can access the following guides available on the Dell support website at dell.com/support/manuals. On the Support page, click Software and Security → Enterprise System Management. Click the appropriate product link to access the documents. For example, to view Dell OpenManage Essentials documentation, click Software and Security → Enterprise System Management → OpenManage Essentials. • • • • • • • 24 Dell OpenManage Plug- in Version 2.
