Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI
Dell OpenManage Plug-in for Nagios XI 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 (LC) technology, Dell chassis and Dell storage devices in the Nagios XI 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 XI Version 1.0 features
AnautomatedandguidedDell Configuration Wizardbasedfor discovery andserviceconfiguration for 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
- Provide basic system information including component-level details of 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
- Monitor health of the following components of the supported Dell devices:
- CPU, Memory, Physical Disk, Virtual Disk, Controller, Fan, Power Supply, Battery, Temperature Probe, Voltage Probe, Network Device, SD Card, Amperage Probe, Intrusion and FC NIC of the Dell PowerEdge Servers
- 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 chassis
- 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
- This eases the administrator’s burden by having a single pane of glass to monitor the heterogeneous hardware platforms, which eventually improve the operational efficiency and flexibility in data center management
- 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 1.0 for Nagios XI is available as a software download offered at no charge.
Documentation
| v1.0 |
| Installation Guide |
| User's Guide |
| Release Notes |
Technical Article & Wikis