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.
Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios Core Version 2.0 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
Business benefits
Protect existing investment in Nagios Core product to easily integrate and monitor Dell servers, chassis and storages 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
Dell OpenManage Plug-in version 2.0 for Nagios Core is available as a software download offered at no charge.
Documentation
| v2.0 | v1.0 |
| Installation Guide | Installation Guide |
| User's Guide | User's Guide |
| Release Notes | Release Notes |
Learn
- Installalation of Dell OpenManage Plug-In for Nagios Core on Ubuntu OS (NEW)
- 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 v2.0 for Nagios Core(Please visit the site to view this video)
- Upgrading to Dell OpenManage Plug-in version 2.0 for Nagios Core (Please visit the site to view this video)
- 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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