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Dell OpenManage Connection Version 1.0 for IBM

Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition 3.9

Installation Guide

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Dell OpenManage Connection Version 1.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition 3.
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Notes, Cautions, and Warnings NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of your computer. CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem. WARNING: A WARNING indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death. © 2013 Dell Inc.
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Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................5 Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.........................................................................................................5 Supported Operating Systems and Browsers for Managing Systems.....................................................................6 Supported Operating Systems for Managed Systems.............................
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6 Getting Help................................................................................................................................33 Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................
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Introduction 1 Dell OpenManage Connection Version 1.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition 3.
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NOTE: You can also directly access the documents using the following links: • For Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals • For Remote Enterprise System Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals • For Serviceability Tools documents — dell.com/serviceabilitytools • For Client System Management documents — dell.com/OMConnectionsClient • For OpenManage Connections Enterprise systems management documents — dell.
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Supported Operating Systems for Managed Systems The following table lists the operating systems supported on the monitored devices: Virtualization Environment Windows Server SUSE Linux Server Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server ESXi 5.1 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.2-4 (64-bit) ESXi 5.0 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 SP1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 (64-bit) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
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Supported Dell Devices and Firmware The following table lists the firmware supported by Dell OpenManage Connections. Dell Devices Supported OMSA Versions Supported Firmware Versions Dell PowerEdge 9th Generation (9G) to 12th Generation (12G) systems 6.5–7.3 NA Dell PowerVault 9G to 12G systems 6.5–7.3 NA iDRAC7 NA 1.31.30 1.40.40 3.40 3.50 iDRAC6 Modular iDRAC6 Monolithic NA 1.90 1.95 DRAC5 NA 1.5 1.65 DRAC/MC NA 1.5 1.6 CMC NA 4.3.1 4.45 VRTX CMC NA 1.
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Installing Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager 2 From dell.com/support, download the Dell-OpenManage-Connection-for-ITNM-1.0.zip file and extract the contents to a folder. The following folders and files are extracted: • Dell-OMC-ITNM-Core-Integration • Dell-OMC-ITNM-Topology-Database-Integration • Dell-OMC-ITNM-TIP-Server-Integration • Dell-Utilities • Dell-MIBS • Dell_OMC_1_0_for_ITNM_IG.pdf • Dell_OMC_1_0_For_ITNM_Readme.txt • license_en.
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– 3. For Oracle database: sqlplus -s / @create_dellDevice_Oracle.sql Start the ITNM core services. NOTE: – On systems running Windows: Start ncp_ctrl service – On systems running Linux: itnm_start ncp Copy the dellomc_int_itnm_topo_db.ver file to the %NCHOME%\precision folder. 4.
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5. – DellServerModularWindows.aoc – DellServerModularLinux.aoc – DellServerModularESXi.aoc – DellServerMonolithicWindows.aoc – DellServerMonolithicLinux.aoc – DellServerMonolithicESXi.aoc – DellCMC.aoc – DellVRTXCMC.aoc – DellDRAC5.aoc – DellDRACMC.aoc – DelliDRAC6.aoc – DellOOBServer.aoc – DellEqualLogic.aoc – DellMDArray.aoc Navigate to Dell-OMC-ITNM-Core-Integration\aoc folder and insert the contents of the EndNode.aoc file to the %NCHOME%\precision\aoc\EndNode.aoc file.
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– On Systems running Windows: — %NCHOME%\platform\win32\jre_1.6.7\jre\bin\java.exe – On systems running Linux:— $NCHHOME/platform/linux2x86/jre_1.6.7/jre/bin/java NOTE: Copy the environmental variable DELL_OMC_ITNM_JAVA_PATH to /etc/profile file, to ensure that the environment variable is available in all shells. 12. Perform the following steps to restart the Network Manager core services: On systems running Windows — Restart the service ncp_ctrl service.
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@Class = 2080 @AlertGroup = "DellServer" case "POLL-DellCMCCriticalDef" | "POLL-DellCMCWarningDef": @Class = 2086 @AlertGroup = "DellCMC" case "POLL-DellDRACCriticalDef" | "POLL-DellDRACWarningDef": @Class = 2087 @AlertGroup = "DellDRAC" case "POLL-DellOOBServerCriticalDef" | "POLL-DellOOBServerWarningDef": @Class = 2088 @AlertGroup = "DellOOBServer" case "POLL-DellVRTXCMCCriticalDef" | "POLL-DellVRTXCMCWarningDef": @Class = 2084 @AlertGroup = "DellVRTXCMC" case "POLL-DCLMStatus": @Class = 2081 if (match(@S
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@NmosDomainName + $tmpVal default: # do nothing} } } 17. Restart the ncp_poller service. 18. Verify if the following poll policies and poll definitions are created properly on the Tivoli Integrated Portal by navigating to Administration → Network → Network Polling.
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* – – On systems running Linux sh cronJob.sh add EQL_POLL Dell Servers running VMware ESXi * On systems running Windows scheduleTask.bat add ESXi_POLL * On systems running Linux sh cronJob.sh add ESXi_POLL Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array * On systems running Windows scheduleTask.bat add MDARRAY_POLL * On systems running Linux sh cronJob.sh add MDARRAY_POLL 21. Configure the periodic license synchronization by running the following command from the %NCHOME%\precision \dell\scripts folder.
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For information on the contents of the ncimMetaData.xml file that you must insert, see the section “Dell Specified Changes for ncimMetaData.xml” in Appendix. 4. Insert the content of the file Dell-OMC-ITNM-TIP-Server-Integration\dynamictemplates\ip_default.xml to the %NCHOME%\precision\profiles\TIPProfile\etc\tnm\dynamictemplates\ip_default.xml file. For information on the contents of the ip_default.xml file that you must insert, see the section “Dell Specified Changes for ip_default.xml” in Appendix. 5.
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13. Restart the TIP server component. 14. Rediscover the Dell devices. After the discovery is complete, you can view the Dell Managed systems hierarchy in Availability → Network View.
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Configuring Dell Connections 3 The Dell Connections for Network Manager should be configured for various components in order to monitor Dell devices. The configuration details are provided in the sections below. Configuring Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM) Parameters The DCLM parameters should be configured in the Core Components. To configure the DCLM parameters — DCLM URL, domain, user name, and password, execute the following command: java –jar dell_OMC_ITNM_ConfigUtility_v_1_0.
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• dbusername — Specifies the database username. • dbpassword — Specifies the database password. • dbhostname — Specifies the database host name with port. • dbtype — Specifies the database type. The possible options are: – Informix – Oracle – DB2 – MySQL For example: java –jar dell_OMC_ITNM_ConfigUtility_v_1_0.jar -dbusername=Administrator dbhostname=TEST:123 -dbtype=Informix -dbpassword NOTE: These must be configured in the Core and TIP systems.
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Configuring Dell OpenManage Essentials Launch Tool The Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) console should be configured in the Web GUI Component. To configure the OME console launch tool, navigate to %NCHOME%\precision\profiles\TIPProfile\etc\tnm\tools\ and edit the ncp_dell_ome_launch.xml file by replacing the placeholders for the OME IP address and port in the following URL: https://OME_IP_Address_OR_Host:OME_Port For example: https://test.domain.
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– – For systems running Windows: "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Dell\\MD Storage Software\\MD Storage Manager \\client\\Modular Disk Storage Manager Client.
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Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager 4 The steps for uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager are described in the following sections: • Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager on TIP Components • Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager on Core Components • Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager on Database Integration Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager on TIP Components To
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Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Network Manager on Core Components To uninstall the core component: 1. Delete the Dell agents by running the command: %NCHOME%\precision\bin\ncp_agent_registrar -remove For example: %NCHOME%\precision\bin\ncp_agent_registrar -remove DellServerSNMP,DellOOBServer,DellServerWsman,DellDRAC,DellEqualLogic,DellMDA rray 2. Navigate to %NCHOME%\precision\disco\agents Network Manager Core server folder and delete the Dell*.
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– DellServerCriticalDef – DellServerWarningDef – DellDRACCriticalDef – DellDRACWarningDef – DellCMCCriticalDef – DellCMCWarningDef – DellVRTXCMCCriticalDef – DellVRTXCMCWarningDef – DellOOBServerCriticalDef – DellOOBServerWarningDef 12. Navigate to the %NCHOME%\precision\dell\scripts folder and delete the configured periodic polling of DCLM by running the following command. – On systems running Windows — scheduleTask.bat remove DCLM_POLL – On systems running Linux — cronJob.
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NOTE: Log in as an Informix user before running the command. 2. 26 – For DB2 database, connect to DB2 and run following command: db2batch -d itnm -f drop_dellDevice_DB2.sql – For Mysql database: mysql -u -p < drop_dellDevice_Mysql.sql – For Oracle database: sqlplus -s / @drop_dellDevice_Oracle.sql Delete the %NCHOME%\precision\dellomc_int_itnm_topo_db.ver file.
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5 Appendix This section contain information present in the files that are used to install Dell OpenManage Connection Version 1.0 for IBM Tivoli Network Manager (ITNM) IP Edition 3.9. How to Insert or Append Information Format The information in the files are presented in the following format • • • // Dell specified changes – START — This commented text is provided to mark the start of the file information. The information that you must include in the ITNM component files.
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='DellServerMonolithicLinux' or ClassName ='DellServerMonolithicWindows' or ClassName ='DellServerModularESXi' or ClassName ='DellServerMonolithicESXi' or ClassName ='DellOOBServer' or ClassName ='DellCMC' or ClassName ='DellDRACMC' or ClassName ='DellDRAC5' or ClassName ='DelliDRAC6' or ClassName ='DellEqualLogic' or ClassName = 'DellMDArray' or ClassName = 'DellVRTXCMC')", "delldevicemaster", { entityid = "eval(int, '&ObjectId')", classname = "eval(text, '&ClassName')", servicetag = "eval(text, '&ExtraInf
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else if (match(@Severity, "3")) { $tmpVal = "3" } case "POLL-DellESXiServerStatus": @Class = 2080 if (match(@Severity, "5")) { $tmpVal = "5" } else if (match(@Severity, "2")) { $tmpVal = "2" } case "POLL-DellMDStorageArrayStatus": @Class = 2809 if (match(@Severity, "2")) { $tmpVal = "2" } else if (match(@Severity, "3")) { $tmpVal = "3" } # Dell specified changes – END Dell Specified Changes for EndNode.aoc OR ( ) EntityOID like '1\.3\.6\.1\.4\.1\.6876\.4\.1' Dell Specified Changes for ncimMetaData.
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Dell Specified Changes for topoviz.properties # Dell specific changes – START topoviz.image.DellServerMonolithic=dell_monolithic.svg topoviz.image.DellServerModular=dell_modular.svg topoviz.image.DellCMC=dell_cmc.svg topoviz.image.DellDRACMC=dell_dracmc.svg topoviz.image.DellDRAC5=dell_drac5.svg topoviz.image.DelliDRAC6=dell_idrac6.svg topoviz.image.DellOOBServer=dell_idrac7.svg topoviz.image.DellEqualLogic=dell_equallogic.svg topoviz.image.DellMDArray=dell_mdarray.svg topoviz.image.
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Getting Help 6 Contacting Dell NOTE: If you do not have an active Internet connection, you can find contact information on your purchase invoice, packing slip, bill, or Dell product catalog. Dell provides several online and telephone-based support and service options. Availability varies by country and product, and some services may not be available in your area. To contact Dell for sales, technical support, or customer service issues: 1. Visit dell.com/support 2. Select your support category. 3.