Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core provides a proactive approach to data center management that delivers features for monitoring 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers through an agent-free method using integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) with Lifecycle Controller technology, Dell chassis and Dell storage devices in the Nagios Core console. With this plug-in, customers have comprehensive hardware-level visibility of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell chassis, and Dell storage including overall and component-level health monitoring for quicker fault detection and resolution.
Product features
- Discover and monitor following Dell devices:
- Dell PowerEdge 12th and later generation of servers
- Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
- Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
- Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
- Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Series Storage Arrays
- Dell PowerEdge 12th and later generation of servers
- Provide basic system information including component-level details the following Dell devices:
- Dell PowerEdge 12th and later generation of servers
- Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
- Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
- Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
- Dell PowerVault MD 34/38 Storage Arrays
- Dell PowerEdge 12th and later generation of servers
- Monitor health of the following components of the supported Dell devices:
- Power Supply, Fan, I/O, Slot, and KVM of the supported Dell chassis
- Enclosure, Controller, Physical Disk, and Virtual Disk of Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis
- PCIe of Dell PowerEdge VRTX and PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassi
- Member Physical Disk, Storage Pool, and Group Volume of Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
- Physical Disk and Volume of Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
- Provide warranty information of the supported Dell devices
- Monitor SNMP alerts from all the supported Dell devices
- View alert Knowledge Base (KB) information of the following Dell devices corresponding to a SNMP alert for faster troubleshooting:
- 12th and later generations of Dell PowerEdge servers
- Dell PowerEdge M1000e, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, and Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis
- Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
- Launch the following web consoles from Nagios Core to perform further troubleshooting, configuration, or management activities:
- Dell iDRAC web console
- Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console
- Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Console
- Dell Compellent Storage Manager Console
- Upgrade from previous Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 1.0 to the current Dell OpenManage Plug-in Version 2.0 for Nagios Core
Business benefits
- Protect existing investment in Nagios Core product to easily integrate and monitor Dell servers within customer’s infrastructure
- Improve operational efficiency and flexibility in managing large heterogeneous data center environment
- Increase productivity by reducing time to maintain, monitor and troubleshoot any issue in server infrastructure
- Make informed and rapid decisions impacting the availability of data center resources
Customers can choose to monitor Dell servers without software agents by leveraging agent-free, out-of-band technology using iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller. By using out-of-band management, IT administrators no longer need to install or periodically certify/validate the traditional in-band OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) agent installed in the server Operating System (OS). This out-of-band management technology allows IT administrators to effectively monitor Dell systems with increased availability from any location, and without the use of agents. It accomplishes this regardless of operating system or hypervisor presence or state.
Dell OpenManage Plug-in version 1.0 for Nagios Core is available as a software download offered at no charge for customers.
Supported Dell devices:
- Dell PowerEdge Servers 12th Generation (12G) and 13th Generation (13G)
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Learn
- Using Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core on CentOS and Ubuntu OS
- SNMP Parameters Configuration script for Dell iDRACs in a large customer environment using RACADM
Videos
- Overview of Dell OpenManage Plug-in v1.0 for Nagios Core
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- Installation of Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core
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- Integrating SNMP traps in Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core
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- Uninstallation of Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core
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