Reference Guide

Monitoring XC Series Appliances and XC Core
Systems
You can monitor an appliance by using any of the following:
• iDRAC
• OpenManage Essentials
• Nutanix Prism
• Nutanix web console
The following table lists the components and monitor utility:
Table 3. Appliance component monitoring guide
Components Monitor Utility
System memory iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Cooling fans iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Network Daughter Card iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Processors iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
PSUs iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
NIC iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Dell HBA330 iDRAC, OpenManage Essentials, Nutanix Prism
Front hard drives Nutanix web console
Front SSDs Nutanix web console
Monitoring the appliance by using iDRAC
To monitor the appliance by using iDRAC, see the iDRAC User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
Monitoring the appliance by using Dell OpenManage
Essentials
Perform the following steps to monitor an appliance by using Dell OpenManage Essentials:
1 Download the OpenManage Essentials User’s Guide from Dell.com/openmanagemanuals.
2 Discover the components of the appliance.
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