Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................5 2 Prerequisites................................................................................................................................7 Requirements For The Managing System..............................................
Introduction 1 Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus provides event monitoring capabilities for Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault servers, Dell EqualLogic systems, and Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC). This guide provides information on the software prerequisites, requirements, and steps to manually install the Dell OpenManage Connection integration components on the Netcool/OMNIbus components.
2 Prerequisites Complete the following prerequisites. Requirements For The Managing System The following table lists the requirements for integrating the Dell OpenManage Connection on the systems where the Netcool/OMNIbus components are installed. Table 1. IBM Netcool/OMNIbus Component Requirements Component Requirement Purpose Probes Configure the MTTrapd Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) probe and the Netcool/ OMNIbus Knowledge Library (NcKL).
Dell Devices Requirement • • OMSA versions 6.5–7.1 SNMP Service Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays • • Firmware versions 5.0–6.0 SNMP Service Dell OOB Servers (iDRAC) • • Firmware versions 1.0 and 1.23.23 SNMP Service Dell CMC • • Firmware versions 4.11 and 4.2 SNMP Service NOTE: OOB and iDRAC are used interchageably in the document. iDRAC refers to 12G iDRAC7.
• Dell_CMC_Integration_v2_0.zip • Dell_Common_Tools_Integration_v2_0.zip The following table lists the Netcool/OMNIbus components and the Integration folders for Dell OpenManage Connection. Deploy the integration files of Dell OpenManage Connection from the corresponding folder to the Netcool/ OMNIbus components folder. Table 3.
Installing Dell OpenManage Connection For Netcool/OMNIbus 3 To install Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus you must extract the component specific files on the systems where you have installed the Netcool/OMNIbus components and deploy them. For more information on extracting component-specific files, see Integration Details For Netcool/OMNIbus Components. Before you begin deploying the files: 1. Download the Dell_OpenManage_Connection_for_OMNIbus_v2_0.zip file from support.dell.
6. 7. – objectserver_integration – probe_integration – webgui_integration Extract the contents of Dell_Common_Tools_Integration_v2_0.zip to a separate folder. This includes the following folders: – objectserver_integration – webgui_integration Log in as Netcool administrator on any system where you have installed any of the Netcool/OMNIbus components. Installing Probe Integration The probe integration folders located in the Dell_Server_Integration_v2_0.zip, Dell_EqualLogic_Integration_v2.
e. Uncomment the equalLogic-EQLDISK-MIB.include.snmptrap.rules file include statement in the dell.master.include.rules file. f. Uncomment the equalLogic-SCSI-MIB.include.snmptrap.rules file include statement in the dell.master.include.rules file. g. Uncomment the equalLogic-ISCSI-MIB.include.snmptrap.rules file include statement in the dell.master.include.rules file. OOB server traps a. Uncomment the dell-IDRAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.lookup file include statement in the dell.master.include.lookup file. b.
* OOB servers %OMNIHOME%\bin\nco_confpack.bat -import –server user -password -package \dell_serveridrac_confpack_v_2_0.jar * CMC %OMNIHOME%\bin\nco_confpack.bat -import –server user -password -package \dell_cmc_confpack_v_2_0.jar * Common Tools %OMNIHOME%\bin\nco_confpack.
Configuring Dell Server Administrator Web Server Console On The ObjectServer The Dell Server Administrator Web Server Console uses the configured URL to launch the console in the default browser. To configure the Web Server Console URL for systems running Windows and Linux: 1. Provide the required security credentials to access the OMNIbus ObjectServer and log in to the ObjectServer. 2. In the Configuration window, select Menu → Tools. 3.
1. Copy the dell_OMNIbus_Connection_SNMP_Configurator_v_2_0.jar, dell_OMNIbus_Connection_SNMP_Helper_v_2_0.jar, snmp4j-2.1.0.jar, and dell_config.properties files in the %OMNIHOME% directory on the system where you have installed the desktop client. NOTE: On systems running Linux, use the $OMNIHOME directory. 2. In the %OMNIHOME% directory on the system where you have installed the desktop client, copy the files: – dellserver_int_desktop.ver — for server integration – dellserveridrac_int_desktop.
On systems running Windows — \waapi\bin\runwaapi -host -user -password -file export.xml On systems running Linux — /waapi/bin/runwaapi -host -user -password -file export.xml NOTE: The first two steps are applicable only to servers and iDRAC.
Configuring Dell Tools Menu When you import multiple Dell web GUI integrations, the associations between specific Dell tools and the Dell Tools menu are lost. To configure the menu for Dell tools: 1. Log in to the Web GUI. 2. Click Administration → Event Management Tools. 3. Select Menu Configuration. 4. On the Available menus, select DellTools, and then click Modify. 5. On the Available items menu, select tool from the drop-down menu. 6.
Configuring Dell Server Administrator Web Server Console On The Web GUI To configure the Launch Dell Server Administrator web server console: 1. Log in to the web GUI. 2. Click Administration → Event Management Tools → Tool Creation. 3. Select LaunchDellServerAdministratorWebServerConsole on the right pane to launch the Tool Configuration window. 4. Edit the following URL: https://:/omalogin.
Configuring Dell Chassis Management Controller Console On The Web GUI Server For Systems Running Linux To configure the Launch ChassisManagement Controller tool on systems running Linux : 1. Log in to the Web GUI running on a system running Linux. 2. Click Administration → Event Management Tools → Tool Creation. 3. Double-click LaunchDellChassisManagementControllerConsole. 4. Modify the name of the CGI Script in the URL section to cmclauncher_linux.cgi.
Upgrading Dell OpenManage Connection For Netcool/OMNIbus 4 To upgrade the Dell OpenManage Connection: 1. Uninstall the existing connection. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Connection Installation Guide of the version installed at dell.com/support/manuals. 2. Install the latest version using the installation procedure described in Installing Dell OpenManage Connection For Netcool/OMNIbus.
Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection For Netcool/OMNIbus 5 To uninstall Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus you must uninstall or remove the component-specific files. Uninstalling Probe Integration To uninstall the Probe integration: 1. Navigate to the%NC_RULES_HOME%/include-snmptrap folder on the system where you have installed the Probe component. NOTE: On systems running Linux, use the $NC_RULES_HOME/include-snmptrap folder. 2. Perform the following steps: Server Probe Integration a.
* include "$NC_RULES_HOME/include-snmptrap/dell/equalLogic-EQLDISKMIB.include.snmptrap.rules" * include "$NC_RULES_HOME/include-snmptrap/dell/equalLogic-SCSIMIB.include.snmptrap.rules" * include "$NC_RULES_HOME/include-snmptrap/dell/equalLogic-ISCSIMIB.include.snmptrap.rules" b. Comment or remove the following commands in %NC_RULES_HOME%/include-snmptrap/dell/ dell.master.include.lookup * include "$NC_RULES_HOME/include-snmptrap/dell/equalLogic-EQLMEMBERMIB.include.snmptrap.
* dell-RAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.rules * dell-RAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.lookup * dellcmc_int_mttrapdprobe.ver All Probe Integration a. Remove or comment the following commands from NcKL master probe rules file. * include "$NC_RULES_HOME/inlcude-snmptrap/dell/ dell.master.include.rules" * include "$NC_RULES_HOME/include-snmptrap/dell/ dell.master.include.lookup" b. Delete the folder dell under $NC_RULES_HOME/inlcude-snmptrap/ 3.
iDRAC ObjectServer Integration a. Right-click Launch iDRAC Console and click Delete. b. In the Configuration window, navigate to Visual Conversions and expand Class. Right-click Dell iDRAC (2088) and click Delete. NOTE: This step must be performed only if the Dell Common Tools ObjectServer Integration does not exist. c. On the system where the ObjectServer is installed, in the %OMNIHOME% directory, remove the file dellserveridrac_int_objectserver.ver. CMC ObjectServer Integration a.
* dellserver_int_objectserver.ver * delleql_int_objectserver.ver * dellserveridrac_int_objectserver.ver * dellcmc_int_objectserver.ver 4. * dellcommontools_int_objectserver.ver Open Event List and select File → Resync → All. 5. Restart the Web GUI. Uninstalling Desktop Integration To uninstall the desktop integration: 1. Navigate to the %OMNIHOME% directory on the system where you have installed the desktop integration components. 2.
iDRAC Web GUI Integration a. Remove the file dellserveridrac_int_webgui.ver from the WEBGUI Install directory. b. Navigate to Administration → Event Management Tools → Tool Creation. Select Launch iDRAC Console tools and click the delete icon. c. Navigate to Administration → Event Management Tools → CGI Registry. Select idraclauncher_linux.cgi and idraclauncher_nt.cgi, and then click Unregister. CMC Web GUI Integration a. Remove the file dellcmc_int_webgui.ver from the WEBGUI Install directory. b.
3. * idraclauncher_nt.cgi * cmclauncher_linux.cgi * cmclauncher_nt.cgi Restart the web GUI.
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