Dell OpenManage Connection Version 3.
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Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................................5 2 Prerequisites..................................................................................................................................................6 Supported operating systems and requirements for the managing system...............................................................
Uninstalling Web GUI Integration.................................................................................................................................... 31 6 Accessing documents from Dell Support Site.............................................................................................. 33 7 Contacting Dell............................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction This guide provides information about the software requirement, system requirements and the steps to install, configure, and uninstall Dell OpenManage Connection Version 3.0 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus.
2 Prerequisites Complete the following prerequisites. Topics: • Supported operating systems and requirements for the managing system • Supported Operating Systems for managed systems • Supported Dell devices and firmware Supported operating systems and requirements for the managing system The following tables lists the operating systems and requirements for integrating the Dell OpenManage Connection on the systems where the Netcool/OMNIbus version 7.3.1, 7.4, or 8.1 components are installed: Table 1.
VMware vSphere ESXi Windows Server Windows Client ESXi 4.1 Windows Server 2008 64-bit SP2 (Enterprise, Standard) Windows 7 64-bit SP1 (Enterprise, Professional) ESXi 4.0 Windows Server 2012 R2 64-bit (Datacenter, Essentials, Standard) ESXi 3.5 Windows Server 2012 64-bit (Datacenter, Essentials, Standard) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) SUSE Linux for Desktop (SLED) ESX 3.5 Table 3.
Component Requirement Purpose the Netcool/OMNIbus Knowledge Library (NcKL). ObjectServer Install and configure the confpack utility. To import Dell integration automation triggers, tools, menus, and conversion classes. Desktop Make sure that the SNMP/WS-MAN communication between the desktop and Dell devices exists. To retrieve the required information from Dell devices. Web GUI Install and configure the OMNIbus web GUI and WAAPI. To support Dell tools available for Dell OpenManage Connection.
VMware vSphere ESXi Windows Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHEL) ESXi 5.5 U2 Windows Essential Business Server 2008 SP1 RHEL 6.7 64-bit ESXi 5.5 Windows Server 2008 SP2 32bit and 64-bit RHEL 6.5 64-bit ESXi 5.1 U3 Windows Server 2008 R2 64-bit RHEL 6.2 64-bit ESXi 5.1 U2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 64-bit RHEL 6.0 64-bit ESXi 5.1 U1 Windows Server 2008 R1 and R2 (HPC Edition) RHEL 5.9 64-bit and 32-bit ESXi 5.
Dell Devices Supported OMSA Versions Supported Firmware Versions • • 8.2 8.1 Dell Workstations • • • 8.3 8.2 8.1 Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS 1500 and DSS 2500) NA • • 2.30.30.30 2.16.16.12 Dell Datacenter Scalable Solutions (DSS 1510) NA • • 2.30.30.30 2.17.17.13 iDRAC8 NA • • 2.30.30.30 2.20.20.20 iDRAC7 NA • • 2.30.30.30 2.20.20.20 iDRAC6 Modular NA • • 3.6 3.5 iDRAC6 Monolithic NA • • 1.97 1.96 DRAC5 NA • • 1.6 1.5 FX2 CMC NA • • 1.4 1.
Dell Devices Supported OMSA Versions Supported Firmware Versions Dell Network Switches NA S-Series • • • • • • S55 (8.3.5.5 and 8.3.5.3) S60 (8.3.3.9 and 8.3.3.8) S4810 (9.6 and 9.5) S4820T (9.5 and 9.4) S5000 (9.1 and 9.0) S6000 (9.5 and 9.4) M-Series • • MXL (9.6 and 9.5) MIOA (9.5 and 9.4) Z-Series • • Z9500 (9.2) Z9000 (9.5 and 9.4) C-Series • • C150 (8.4.6.0) C300 (8.4.5.0) N-Series • 6.1.2 and 6.1 W-Series • W-Series Mobility Controllers (6.
3 Installing Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus 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_v3_0.zip file from dell.
Integration details for Netcool/OMNIbus components 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 8. Netcool/OMNIbus Components Component Integration Folders probe_integration Contains the rules and lookup table files for the supported Dell devices.
OOB Server (iDRAC8, iDRAC7) traps a Uncomment the dell-IDRAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.lookup file include statement in the dell.master.include.lookup file. b Uncomment the dell-IDRAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.rules file include statement in the dell.master.include.rules file. FX2 CMC, VRTX CMC, CMC , iDRAC6, DRAC5 traps a Uncomment the dell-RAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.lookup file include statement in the dell.master.include.lookup file. b Uncomment the dell-RAC-MIB.include.snmptrap.
2 5 Uncomment the dell.Wseriesswitch.master.include.rules file include statement in the dell.master.include.rules file. Copy the delldevice_int_mttrapdprobe.ver version file to the %OMNIHOME% directory on the system where you have installed the Probe component on systems running Windows. On systems running Linux, copy the delldevice_int_mttrapdprobe.ver version file to the $OMNIHOME directory. 6 Restart the OMNIbus MTTrapd SNMP probe service (NCOMTTRAPDProbe) or process (nco_p_mttrapd).
Reconfiguring Dell tools for monitoring events from Dell servers or workstations running VMware ESXi version 5.5 or later If you want to launch the RAC console from events generated from Dell servers or workstations running VMware ESXi 5.
For more information, see the Dell Server Administrator documentation at dell.com/support/home. Configuring OpenManage Essentials (OME) console on the ObjectServer The OME console uses the configured URL to launch the console in the default browser. To configure the OME console URL on systems running Windows: 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 On systems running Windows, double-click Launch OpenManage Network Manager (Windows) on the right pane to launch the Tool Details window. On systems running Linux, double-click Launch OpenManage Network Manager on the right pane to launch the Tool Details window. 4 Click the executable tab and edit the following URL: http://OMNM_IP_Address_OR_Host:OMNM_Port For more information, see the OpenManage Network Manager User’s Guide at dell.com/support/home. For example: http://192.168.10.
The Dell ConfigUtility Using the Dell ConfigUtility, you can set the SNMP community string, WS-MAN parameters, and the TIPJAVAHOME parameters for desktop and web GUI. NOTE: Once the community string, WS-MAN, and the TIPJAVAHOME parameters are configured using the Dell ConfigUtility, the same community string is used to launch the consoles for the supported Dell devices. Related Links: • Using the ConfigUtility for Desktop. • Using the ConfigUtility for Web GUI.
On systems running Windows: %NCHOME%\platform\\jre_1.7.0\jre\bin\java -Ddell.config.path=desktop jar dell_OMC_ITNO_ConfigUtility_v_3_0.jar –communitystring=public On systems running Linux: b $NCHOME/platform//jre_1.7.0/jre/bin/java -Ddell.config.path=desktop jar dell_OMC_ITNO_ConfigUtility_v_3_0.jar –communitystring=public For IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 7.4: On systems running Windows: %NCHOME%\platform\\jre_1.6.7\jre\bin\java -Ddell.config.
The Warranty Report tool should be configured on the Desktop Server if you do not have direct internet access and are using proxy settings to access the internet. In this case, on systems running Linux, ensure to resolve the host name api.dell.com in the file /etc/ host. On systems running Windows, ensure to resolve the host name api.dell.com in the file C:\Windows\System32\drivers \etc\hosts. For example: 143.166.11.198 api.dell.
2 • dell_OMC_ITNO_Helper_v_3_0.jar • delldevice_int_webgui.ver • export.xml • intel_wsman_v_1_0_1.jar • snmp4j-2.3.0.jar • SYMsdk.jar Configure the SNMP Community string, WS-MAN parameters, and the TIPJAVAHOME using the Dell ConfigUtility file. For more information, see Dell ConfigUtility. 3 On the system where the web GUI component is installed, in the $NCHOME/omnibus_webgui, copy the delldevice_int_webgui.ver file.
Using the Dell ConfigUtility for Web GUI To use the Dell ConfigUtility to set the SNMP community string, WS-MAN parameters, and the TIPJAVAHOME parameters for the Web GUI: 1 Navigate to the web GUI Installation directory on the system where the web GUI component is installed. 2 Run the following command to configure the SNMP community string: a For IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1: On systems running Windows: \java\jre\bin\java -Ddell.config.
On systems running Linux: /java/jre/bin/java -Ddell.config.path=webgui jar dell_OMC_ITNO_ConfigUtility_v_3_0.jar -tipjavahome= Updating the Dell Tools menu on the Web GUI Server To update the Dell Tools menu on the Alerts menu of the Web GUI component: 1 Perform the following steps to edit the Alert menu: a b c d e f g Click Administration > Event Management Tools. Navigate to Menu Configuration.
https://11.95.145.156:2607/ For more information, see the OpenManage Essentials User's Guide at dell.com/support/home. Configuring Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager console on the Web GUI Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) console must be installed on the server from where you want to launch the console. To configure the Launch Dell Modular Disk Storage Manager console: 1 Log in to the web GUI. 2 Click Administration > Event Management Tools > Tool Creation.
Configuring Dell Connections License Manager console on the Web GUI To configure the Launch Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM) console: 1 Log in to the web GUI. 2 Click Administration > Event Management Tools > Tool Creation. 3 Select LaunchDellConnectionsLicenseManagerConsole on the right pane to launch the Tool Configuration window.
Table 9. Dell console launch tools and their respective CGI script/URL/Command Console launch tools CGI Script/URL Dell Server Administrator Console omsalauncher_linux.cgi Dell Server Administrator Web Server Console https://:/omalogin.html? managedws=false&mnip=@Node Dell iDRAC Console idraclauncher_linux.cgi Dell Remote Access Controller Console draclauncher_linux.
4 Upgrading Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus To upgrade the Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus: 1 Uninstall the existing connection. For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus Installation Guide, for the existing version, at dell.com/omconnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement. 2 Install the latest version using the installation procedure described in Installing Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus.
5 Uninstalling Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus To uninstall Dell OpenManage Connection for Netcool/OMNIbus you must uninstall or remove the component-specific files.
• Launch Dell Connections License Manager Console • Dell Warranty Report • Launch OpenManage Essentials Console 4 • Dell Server Trap Configuration Information In the Configuration window, select Menu > Menus. 5 Under the Alerts Menu, select Dell Tools. 6 Right-click Dell Tools and click Delete.
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 Perform the following steps: • Remove the file delldevice_int_desktop.ver • All Desktop Integration — Remove the following files: – dell_config.properties – dell_MD_Array_Common.jar – dell_OMNIbus_Connection_KB_Tool_v_2_2.jar – dell_OMC_ITNO_Helper_v_2_2.jar – dell_OMC_ITNO_ConfigUtility_v_2_2.
• Launch OpenManage Essentials Console 5 • Dell Server Trap Configuration Information Navigate to Administration > Event Management Tools > Menu Configuration. 6 Under Available menus, select DellTools and click Delete. 7 Navigate to Administration > Event Management Tools > CGI Registry. 8 Select the following .cgi files, and then click Unregister. 9 • idraclauncher_linux.cgi • idraclauncher_nt.cgi • draclauncher_linux.cgi • draclauncher_nt.cgi • cmclauncher_linux.
6 Accessing documents from Dell Support Site You can access the required documents in one of the following ways: • Using the following links: – For all Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/softwaresecuritymanuals – For Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/openmanagemanuals – For Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.com/esmmanuals – For OpenManage Connections Enterprise Systems Management documents — dell.
7 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 Go to dell.com/support. 2 Select your support category.
