Service Manual

Open Management Infrastructure

Dell Networking OS supports the Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) framework. OMI is supported

on the S4810, S4820T, S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S6000, S6000–ON,Z9100–ON, and Z9500 platforms.

Overview

OMI is an open source package which manages infrastructure components such as servers, storage, and

networking. OMI supports the distributed management task force (DMTF) common information model

(CIM) / web-based enterprise management (WBEM) standards. To manage the configurations received

through OMI, the Dell Networking OS uses the representational state transfer (REST) interface. OMI also

uses the Python and Ruby libraries of the SmartScripts package.

The desired state configuration (DSC) is a new management platform in Windows PowerShell. It deploys

and manages configuration data for software services and manages the environment in which these

services run. The switches support the switch view class schema to declaratively configure Ethernet

switches using the DSC.

The managed object format (.MOF) corresponds to the windows managed object files. You can configure

the definition of classes and instances in the MOF files. The management station sends the OMI

configuration to the switches in MOF file format.

For additional information, refer http://blogs.technet.com/b/privatecloud/archive/2014/05/19/

powershell-dsc-for-linux-step-by-step.aspx.

Installing the OMI Agent Package

To install the OMI agent package, follow these steps.

Smart Scripting is a prerequisite for using OMI. You must first install the Smart Scripting package before

you can run the OMI package (For detailed information about SmartScripts, refer to Smart Scripting).

1. Go to the Dell Networking web portal at https://www.force10networks.com/CSPortal20/Main/

SupportMain.aspx. Click Login, enter your user ID and password, and click the Login button.

2. On the Customer Support page, click the Software Center tab.

3. In the left-hand column, click Automation Software.

4. At the bottom of the Terms and Conditions page, click I agree.

5. On the Automation Software page, under Software, select the file for the switch from the following

list:

• OMI-P-9.8.0.0.tar.gz for S4810 and S4820T.

• OMI-I-9.8.0.0.tar.gz for S3048–ON, S4048–ON, S6000, S600–ON, and Z9500.

• OMI-I-9.8.1.0.tar.gz for Z9100–ON.

Open Management Infrastructure