Concept Guide

professionals to take corrective action on Dell systems when a Dell-specific alert is received at the
enterprise. These alerts include, but are not limited to, temperature, fan speed, and chassis intrusion. For
more information, see the Dell OpenManage Connection for Tivoli Enterprise Console User’s Guide
available at dell.com/OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement.
Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition
Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition enables the datacenter
customers to monitor the Dell devices in an environment managed by the existing ITNM console. It helps
customers to discover the Dell devices and then monitor the overall health of the Dell devices
periodically. It also supports console launch of Dell devices and Dell Tools to perform further analysis.
Dell OpenManage Connection for ITNM provides the following features:
• Discovery, classification, and monitoring of Dell Servers, Dell Remote Access Controllers,
Workstations, Chassis, Storage arrays, and Network Switches.
• Provides agent-free, out-of-band server monitoring by leveraging embedded iDRAC with Lifecycle
Controller.
• Provides SNMP event monitoring and automatic event correlation support for quicker fault detection
with Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
• Launches Dell consoles directly from ITNM IP Edition console (one-to-one and one-to-many) to
perform further troubleshooting, configuration, or management activities.
• Correlates Dell devices (blade servers/storage/switches) to a specific system chassis for easy system
identification.
• Supports periodic monitoring of Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM) for license availability
(applicable only for agent-free server monitoring).
NOTE: Dell OpenManage Connection for ITNM IP Edition requires Dell OpenManage Connection
for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus for event or trap monitoring support of the Dell devices.
Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager
Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise Manager provides a proactive approach to data center
management that delivers features for monitoring Dell server, storage, and networking infrastructures in
environment managed by Oracle Enterprise Manager that is easy and cost-effective. It also supports
console launch of Dell devices and Dell tools to perform further analysis.
The following are the key features supported by Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Oracle Enterprise
Manager:
• Discovery, inventory, and monitoring of the following Dell hardware:
– 12th generation PowerEdge servers using agent-free, out-of-band mode through the Integrated
Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller
– 9th generation to 12th generation PowerEdge servers using in-band mode through the
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) agent
– Compellent, EqualLogic, PowerVault MD, and PowerVault NX storage arrays
– PowerEdge VRTX and M1000e chassis
– Force10 and PowerConnect switches
• Automatic mapping of Oracle Database workload to the host server. Other targets (storage and
switches) can be linked manually in the Oracle Enterprise Manager.
• Device association of Dell blade systems (Dell blade servers, EqualLogic Blade Arrays, and Force10
Blade IO modules with PowerEdge VRTX and M1000e chassis)
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