Owner's Manual

Introduction

Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus provides event monitoring and console launch

capabilities for:

• Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault systems from 9th generation (9G) to 12th generation (12G). All the existing

generation systems support an agent-based, in-band mode using Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

(OMSA). The 12G systems also support an agent-free, out-of-band mode, using Integrated Dell Remote Access

Controller 7 (iDRAC7).

• Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller7 (iDRAC7), Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6), and

Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC5) for Dell PowerEdge and PowerVault systems from 9G to 12G.

• Dell Chassis: Dell PowerEdge M1000e (Dell Chassis Management Controller), Dell PowerEdge VRTX (VRTX

Chassis Management Controller), and Dell PowerEdge 1955 (Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis).

• Dell Storage Devices: Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays.

• Dell one to one Console launches:

– Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Console

– Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Web Server Console

– Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Console

– Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) Console

– Dell Chassis Management Controller (CMC) Console

– Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis Management Controller (VRTX CMC) Console

– Dell EqualLogic Group Manager Console

– Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Management (MDSM) console

• Dell OpenManage Essentials (OME) Console

• Dell 12G Server Trap Configuration Information Console

NOTE: This guide is intended for system administrators who are familiar with IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.3.1

and IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.4.

NOTE: Dell Out-of-Band (OOB) 12G servers and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7) are used

interchangeably in the document.

NOTE: This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary for installing

Dell OpenManage Connection Version 2.1 For IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus. Before installing this version of Dell

OpenManage Connection Version 2.1 For IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus, download the latest document from

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