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Integrating DellPowerEdge Servers into
an EnvironmentManaged by HP Systems
Insight Manager 5.0
Del l OpenManageSystem s Management
Del l Whit e Paper
By Niven BrooksOnsite Systems Engineer
December 2005
Version 1
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Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................................................4 TestConfiguration .......................................................................................................................6
TypographicalConventions.................................................................................................6 LoadingandConfiguringServerAdministrator....................................................................7
WhatSNMPconfigurationshouldIuse?..........................................................................7 UsingtheDellInstallationandServerManagementCDtoloadtheOSandSNMP .......................................................................................................................................8SNMPConfigurationafterOSinstallation ......................................................................8LoadingServerAdministrator.............................................................................................9 Testing....................................................................................................................................11
LoadingtheDellMIBs ..............................................................................................................12UploadingtheDellMIBs ...................................................................................................13CompilingtheMIBs............................................................................................................13 RegisteringtheMIBs...........................................................................................................14
SystemTypeManager ...............................................................................................................15DiscoveringNewDellServers.................................................................................................20
SettingGlobalProtocolSettings.......................................................................................20 ManuallyDiscoveringaDellServer................................................................................21
TestingforEvents.......................................................................................................................22 GenerateanEvent................................................................................................................22
Results ..........................................................................................................................................24LimitationsandCaveats: ....................................................................................................24
AppendixA
Dell
MIBs...........................................................................................................25
EssentialServerMIBs .........................................................................................................25NetworkInterfaceAdapters ..............................................................................................25OtherAdapters,Devices,andSoftware...........................................................................26 LegacyMIBs..........................................................................................................................26
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FiguresFigure1:ArchitectureoftheTestedEnvironment.................................................................................. 6Figure2:SettingTrapsandSecurity ......................................................................................................... 9Figure3:CustomSetupInstallationOptions......................................................................................... 10Figure4:TestingthePowerEdgeServerwithSNMPWALK .............................................................. 11Figure5:DellMIBsonhttp://support.dell.com..................................................................................... 12Figure6:Runningmcompileandmxmib .............................................................................................. 14Figure7:RetrieveOIDfromsystem ....................................................................................................... 16Figure8:RetrievevariablefromMIB...................................................................................................... 17Figure9:Getresponse............................................................................................................................... 18Figure10:CompletedSystemTypeDialog............................................................................................ 19Figure11:GlobalProtocolSettings ......................................................................................................... 20Figure12:ManualDiscovery................................................................................................................... 21Figure13:AllEvents ................................................................................................................................. 23
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Sect ion 1
I n t roduc t i on
Inresponsetothepressureforincreasedproductivityofsystemadministrators,
servervendorshaverespondedwithmanagementtools. Dellsofferingisthe
DellOpenManagesuiteofproducts. Whiletheseproductscoversoftware
deployment,hardwareconfiguration,assetmanagement,remotesupport,and
systemhealthmonitoring,thispaperisfocusedonmonitoringsystemhealthon
acollectionofservers.
TodothisusingDellsOpenManagetools,OpenManageServerAdministrator
instrumentationisinstalledonsupported*DellPowerEdgeservers,andone
instanceof
OpenManage
IT
Assistant
is
installed
and
configured
for
monitoring
theinstrumentedPowerEdgeservers. ErrorsdetectedbyServerAdministrator
arethenforwardedviaSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP)toIT
Assistant,wheretheyareloggedandcangenerateemailandpaging
notifications.
SinceaHewlettPackardSystemsInsightManager5.0environmenthasthe
samearchitecture,itispossibletointegrateinstrumentedDellPowerEdge
serversintoHPSIMbytakingadvantageoftheindustrystandardinterfacesof
SNMPandHypertextTransportProtocolSecure(HTTPS)inServer
Administrator. Thisallowsadministratorstocontinuetousetheirexisting
HPSIMbasednotificationprocesseswhilefullybenefitingfromtheuseofServer
Administratoron
supported*
Dell
servers.
HPSIM5.0hassomebuiltinthirdpartydevicesupport,includingsomeDell
servers. InsomecasestheDellservercanbedetectedandmanagedfromthe
defaultHPSIMinstallationwithoutanyfurthercustomization. However,the
builtinthirdpartydevicesupportmaynotbecomprehensive,especiallyfor
newerPowerEdgemodels,anditisrecommendedthattheDellprovidedMIBs
areusedtomonitorDellservers.
ThispaperdetailsthespecificstepsneededtoaddaDellPowerEdgeserver
runningMicrosoftWindows2000Serveror2003StandardServertoan
environmentcurrentlybeingmanagedbyHPSIM5.0. Toaddaserverrunning
NetWareorLinux,theHPSIMandOpenManageServerAdministrator
configurationwouldbethesame,withtheprimarydifferencebeinghow
OpenManageisinstalledandSNMPisconfiguredateachmanagedPowerEdge
server.
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Atahighlevel,thestepsforintegratingDellPowerEdgeserversintoan
environmentmanagedbyHPSystemsInsightManagerare:
1. LoadandconfigureOpenManageServerAdministratorontheDell
serversoitcancommunicatewithHPSIM.
2. LoadDellMIBSintoHPSIMsoitcanproperlycommunicatewithServer
Administrator.
3. ConfigureHPSIMtorecognizeDellservers.
4. Generatesometestevents.
*TheCompatibilityMatrixforServerAdministratorisavailableon
http://support.dell.comunderServerAdministratordocumentation. Forexample,tosee
thelistofServerAdministratorversion2.2andearliersupportedapplicationsand
systems,pleaseseethecompatibilitymatrixat
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/2.2/en/CompGD/4admnver.ht
m#1072727.
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Sect ion 2
Test Conf igurat ion
ToprovideanexampleofhowtointegrateDellPowerEdgeserversintoan
environmentmanagedbyHPSystemsInsightManager5.0,twoDellPowerEdge
serverswereconfiguredtoreporttooneinstanceofHPSIM. WindowsServer
2003wasinstalledonaDellPowerEdge500SC,Windows2000Serverwas
installedonaPowerEdge2650,andWindowsXPProfessionalwasinstalledona
DellPrecisionM70. TheDellInstallationandServerManagementCD4.5,which
includesServerAdministrator2.2andStorageManagementService1.2,was
usedtoinstalltheoperatingsystemandmanagementsoftwareonbothDell
PowerEdgeservers. HPSystemsInsightManager5.00.00.02wasinstalledonthe
DellPrecisionM70alongwithHPSIMsdefaultinstallationofMSDE.
Figure 1: Architecture of the Tested Environment
Typographical Conventions
Forclarity
of
navigation
of
this
paper,
the
following
conventions
are
used:
Boldisusedtoindicatethetitleofawindow,button,orlink.
Italicsindicatesnotes
UnderlinedtextindicatesaURL.
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Sect ion 3
Loading and Conf igur ing ServerAdmin is t ra to r
ThefirststepistoproperlyloadandconfiguretheDellserverasthemanaged
systemtotalktoHPSIM5.0. Iftheoperatingsystem(OS)hasnotyetbeen
loaded,thentheeasiestprocessistousetheDellInstallationandServer
ManagementCDtobothloadMicrosoftWindowsandconfigureSNMP. Ifthe
OShasalreadybeenloaded,thenonlySNMPneedstobeinstalledand
configured. OnceSNMPisconfigured,OpenManageServerAdministratorcan
beinstalled.
What SNMP configuration should I use?
ThedefaultSNMPcommunitynameispublic,butusingthatcouldallowa
roguemanagementstationtoaccessyourservers. TheSNMPcommunityname
islikeapasswordbothHPSIMandServerAdministratorneedtocommunicate.
Toenhancesecurity,accesscanbereadonly. ThisprohibitsusingSNMPto
makechangestotheserver,suchaschangingthresholdsettingsorshuttingit
down,butallowsServerAdministratortosendalertstoaconsolewhenstatus
changes. ADellPowerEdgeservercanfunctioninareadonlySNMP
environment,but
it
is
possible
that
other
devices
need
SNMP
set
to
read
write.
IftheintentwereforHPSIMandITAssistanttocoexistinthenetworkto
providethefullOpenManagecapabilities,thenitwouldbenecessaryto
configuretheDellPowerEdgeserverwithreadwriteSNMPpermissions. Inthis
wayITAssistantcanperformconfigurationsettingsremotelyonthemanaged
Dellserver. NotethatDellsecuresReadWriteoperationsusingSNMPonlyto
comefromDellOpenManageITAssistant.
SNMPtrapdestinationsalsoneedtobespecified. ThesearethehostnamesorIP
addressesofoneormoresystemsthataretoreceivenotificationofevents.
Forthis
paper,
the
community
name
of
showcase
with
read
only
rights
was
used
withasingletrapdestinationtothePrecisionM70runningHPSIM. These
settingsneedtobemadeoneachDellserveraddedtotheenvironment.
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Using the Dell Installation and Server Management CD to load the OS andSNMP
OneoftheCDsthatshipswitheveryDellPowerEdgeserveristheDell
InstallationandServerManagementCD. ThisCDisbootableandisusedto
performacompleteoperatingsysteminstallationfromlocalmedia. Itcopiesthe
operatingsysteminstallationfilestotheserverandautomaticallyintegratesthe
appropriateDelldriversandsoftwareintotheOSinstallationfiles.
ThePowerEdge2650and500SCintheconfigurationtestedforthispaperwere
bootedfromtheDellInstallationandServerManagementCDandthemenus
werefolloweduntiltheEnterConfigurationInformationfor:MicrosoftWindows200xServerscreenwasreached. Onthatscreen,theAdvancedbuttonwasclickedtoshowtheadditionalsettingsthatcanbesetbyServerAssistant.
InstallSNMPischeckedbydefault,butitisalsonecessarytoenteraCommunityNameandTrapDestinationandchangetheAcceptedCommunityNames
from
public:Read_Only
to
showcase:Read_Only.
The
rest
of
the
defaultscanbeleftunchanged.
SNMP Configuration After OS installation
IftheServerAssistantCDhasnotbeenusedtoloadtheOSandconfigureSNMP,
thenthefollowingstepsshouldbeperformed. Thefirstistoensurethatthe
SNMPcomponentisinstalled. AfterselectingtheAdd/RemoveWindows
ComponentsinthelefthandoftheAdd/RemoveProgramsdialogboxofthe
ControlPanel,theWindowsComponentsaredisplayed. Highlighting
ManagementandMonitoringToolsandthenselectingDetailsbringsupthe
optiontocheckSimpleNetworkManagementProtocol(SNMP).
AftertheSNMPserviceisinstalled,itsparameterscanbesetbyrightclickingon
theSNMPserviceinServiceManagertoopenthePropertiespanel. Here,the
communitynameofshowcaseandtrapdestinationcanbesetinthesecurityand
trapstabs. TheseareshowninFigure2.
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Figure 2: Setting Traps and Security
Loading Server Administrator
ServerAdministratorisdistributedontheDellInstallationandServer
ManagementCD.Documentationisavailableonlineat
http://docs.us.dell.com/support/edocs/Software/svradmin/orontheProduct
DocumentationCD. NotethattheCDhasaversionthatdenotesthereleaseof
allOpenManageapplications(suchasversion4.5),butthatthespecificversionof
ServerAdministrator
(such
as
2.2)
is
on
that
CD.
AlthoughmanuallyloadingServerAdministratoronasingleserveriscoveredin
thispaper,itispossibletocompletelyscriptandautomatetheinstall. Formore
informationsee
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/smsom/4.4/en/ug/index.htm.
DoubleclickingtheInstallServerAdministratoricononasystemloadedwith
theDellInstallationandServerManagementCD,orInsertingtheDell
InstallationandServerManagementCD,willinvoketheServerAdministrator
installationprogram.Theuserinputisasfollows:
1. Atthe
Prerequisite
screen
check
that
there
are
no
critical
errors
or
warnings
andclickInstall,Modify,Repair,orRemoveServerAdministrator.2. AtthewelcomescreenclickNext>.
3. ReadtheLicenseAgreement,thenhighlightIAcceptandclickNext>ifyouagreewithitsterms.
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4. HighlightCustomandclickNext>. TheCustomSetupwindowwillappear.
Figure 3: Custom Setup Installation Options
5. TheCustomSetupwindowwilldisplaythecomponentsthatwillbe
installed. ClickNext>.
6. ClickInstalltoinstalltheselectedOpenManagecomponents.
7. ClickFinishandrebootifpromptedtodoso.
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Testing
Afterthereboot,ServerAdministratorshouldbecheckedtoseethatitis
operatingcorrectly. Thiscanbedoneinthefollowingsteps:
1. LogintotheserverasAdministratororotheraccountwithadministrator
membership.
2. LaunchServerAdministratorfromthedesktopiconoropenabrowserand
enterhttps://IP_or_SystemName:1311whereIP_or_SystemNameistheIP
addressornetworknameofthesystem.
Theaddresshttps://IP_or_SystemName:1311canbeusedfromanysystemwith
networkaccesstotheservertoaccessServerAdministrator.
3. LogintoServerAdministratorasAdministratororotheraccountwith
administrativeprivileges.
4. Select
Systemin
the
left
hand
navigation
tree.
The
status
icons
should
all
be
greencheckstoindicateanerrorfreestatus
Atthispoint,everythingshouldbeworkingcorrectlyontheDellsystem. A
furthercheckwouldbetousesnmpwalk,whichispartofWin32toolsavailable
athttp://www.wtcs.org/snmp4tpc/redirect.htm. AsshowninFigure4below,the
commandsavesallavailableSNMPinformationavailableviacommunitystring
showcaseonsystem192.168.30.4tothefiledellserver.txt. ProvidedthatDNSor
WINSisproperlyconfiguredforthenewDellServersystem,itsnamecanbe
usedinsteadoftheIPaddress.
Snmpwalk192.168.30.4cshowcase>dellserver.txt
Figure 4: Testing the PowerEdge Server with SNMPWALK
Whenopeningdellserver.txtwithNotepad,thereshouldbeentrieswith10892in
theOIDthatwerereturnedfromServerAdministrator. Specifically,
1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.10.1.9.1willcontainthemodeloftheserver. Running
thisfromthesystemhostingHPSIMtestsnetworkconnectivity,thatthe
communitystringiscorrect,andthatServerAdministratorisprovidingthe
expectedinformation.
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Sect ion 4
Loading t he Del l MIBs
DellMIBfilescanbefoundunderdownloadsonhttp://support.dell.com. After
selectingthesystemtypeandoperatingsystem,DellMIBsforPowerEdgecan
befoundunderSystemsManagementasfollows:
Figure 5: Dell MIBs on http://support.dell.com
Afterdownloadingandexecutingthepackage,theDellMIBsforPowerEdge
serversareexpandedtoc:\DCMIBxx,wherexxrepresentstheversionofthe
downloadedpackage. IngeneraltheversionoftheMIBpackagematchesthatof
theassociatedOpenManagereleaseandtheseversionsshouldmatch. For
example,becauseOpenManagerelease4.5wasusedforserverinstrumentation
forthispaper,theDCMIB45MIBswerealsoused.
ThetwoessentialMIBSare:
10892,whichprovidesdetailedinformationaboutthesystemsmonitored
byServerAdministratorinstrumentationsoftwaresuchas:systemtype,
voltages,temps,etc. ItistheprimaryMIBforPowerEdgesystems.
Detailedinformationcanbefoundat
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/2.2/en/SNMP/
index.htm.
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dcstorag,whichprovidesdetailedinformationaboutthestorage
hardwarecomponentsandRAIDconfigurationsmonitoredbyServer
AdministratorsStorageManagementService. Detailedinformationcan
befoundat
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/software/svradmin/2.2/en/SNMP/
snmpc25.htm#wp1194853
AnumberofotherMIBsareincludedontheDCMIBxxdownloadpackage,
butarebeyondthescopeofthispaper. AdescriptionofalltheMIBSand
theiruseisdocumentedinAppendixA.
Uploading the Dell MIBs
UploadingtheMIBsissimplycopyingthemfromtheDCMIBxxfoldertothe
\ProgramFiles\HP\SystemsInsightManager\mibsfolder
1. Copy10892.mibanddcstorag.mibfromtheDCMIBxxfolderto\ProgramFiles\HP\SystemsInsightManager\mibs
2. BecauseHPSIMgeneratesanerrorwhenaMIBhasafilenamethatcontains
onlynumbers,rename\ProgramFiles\HP\SystemsInsightManager\mib\10892.mibtonew10892.mib,andforconsistencyalsorename
dcstorag.mibtonewdcstorag.mib.
dell10892.mibanddellarymgr.mib(usedwithDellsolderArrayManagerstorage
managementtool)alreadyexistinthisfolderbecausetheycomewiththedefault
installationofHPSIM. Itisrecommendedthatthesenamesbeavoidedforthenew
filestoavoidconfusionwiththeHP andDellprovidedMIBs.
Compiling the MIBs
CompilingtheMIBscreatesanintermediate.cfgfilethatHPSIMcanlater
register. TocompiletheDellMIBs:
1. Openacommandwindow(cmd.exe).
2. Usingthecdcommand,changeworkingdirectoryto\ProgramFiles\HP\SystemsInsightManager\mibs.
3. Enterthecommandmcompilenew10892.mib. TheMIBshouldcompileandreturnthemessageMibCompilationcompletedsuccessfully.
4. Enterthecommandmcompilenewdcstorag.mib. TheMIBshouldcompileand
return
the
message
Mib
Compilation
completed
successfully.
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Registering the MIBs
RegisteringMIBstoHPSIMistheprocessthatmapstheSNMPinformation
receivedfromtheDellservertonumbersandcharacterstringsthatcanthenbe
usedforidentificationandnotificationmessages. RegisterbothessentialMIBs
asfollows:
1. Enterthecommandmxmibanew10892.cfg. ThecfgfileshouldregisterandreturnthemessageCOMMANDCOMPLETEDSUCESSFULLY!.
2. Enterthecommandmxmibanewdcstorag.mib. ThecfgfileshouldregisterandreturnthemessageCOMMANDCOMPLETEDSUCESSFULLY!.
Figure 6: Running mcompile and mxmib
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Sect ion 5
Syst em Type Manager
WhenanewsystemisdetectedviaapingsweeporwhenreceivingaSNMP
Trap,itisaddedtotheHPSIMdatabase. TheSystemTypeManagerthendoesa
sequenceofqueriestothenewdevicetodetermineitsidentity. Thestepsbelow
configureHPSIMtolookforspecificinformationintheDellprovidedMIBsto
tellSystemTypeManagerthatthedevicefoundisaPowerEdgeserver. This
onlyneedstobedoneonce,asallDellserversrunningServerAdministrator
appearthesamewaytoHPSIM.
ThestepsusedtoconfiguretheDeviceTypeManagertorecognizeaDellServer
are:
1. StartandlogintoHPSIM.
2. SelectOptions >ManageSystemTypes.3. OntheProductmodelidentificationruleslist,scrolldownandselectDell
ServerwiththeSNMPprotocol.4. Topreventconfusionandsimplifyadministration,clicktheDeletebuttonto
deletetheexistingDellServerentry,andclickOKtoconfirm.
5. ClicktheNewbutton. TheNewRulepanewillopenbelow.
Whilevalues
may
be
manually
entered
in
the
dialog
boxes
presented
in
the
New
Rule
window,queryingaDellserverforthesevaluespreventstypographicalerrorsand
providesverificationthatSNMPcommunicationisworkingproperly. Inthisvane,
thequeryingtoolswithintheNewRulewindowwillbeused.
6. BesideSystemobjectidentifierclicktheRetrievefromsystembutton.TheRetrievefromsystempanewillappearbelowthecurrentpane.
7. IntheRetrievefromsystempanechangetheCommunitystringtoshowcase.
8. EnterthehostnameorIPaddressofthetargetDellsystemintheTargethostnameorIPaddresstextbox.
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9. ClickGetResponse. Notethattheresponsevalueof1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.1.2isdisplayedbelow. ThisisagenericWindowsresponsevalueandindicates
thatSNMPcommunicationisworkingproperly.
Figure 7: Retrieve OID from system
10. Clickthe
OK
button
to
accept
this
value
and
return
to
the
New
rule
pane.
11. BesideMIBvariableobjectidentifierclicktheRetrievefromMIBbutton.TheRetrievefromMIBpanewillappearbelowthecurrentpane.
12. BesideMIBdefinitionfilenamechoosenew10892.mibfromthelist.
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13. BesideMIBvariablenamechoosesystemManagementSoftwareName.
Figure 8: Retrieve variable from MIB
14. ClicktheOKbuttontoacceptthisvalueandreturntotheNewrulepane.
15. Beside
Objectvalue
click
the
Retrievefrom
System
button.
The
Retrieve
fromsystempanewillappearbelowthecurrentpane.
16. ChangetheCommunitystringtoshowcase.
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17. ClicktheGetresponsebutton. NotethattheresponsevalueisServerAdministrator.
Figure 9: Get response
18.ClicktheOKbuttontoacceptthisvalueandreturntotheNewrulepane.
19.BesideCompareruleselectstartswith.20.BesideProductmodelenterDellServer.
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21.LeavetheCustommanagementpagefieldblankandclicktheOKbutton.HPSIMisalreadyprogrammedtoredirectuserstoServerAdministratorforserver
administrationonDellservers.
Figure 10: Completed System Type Dialog
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Sect ion 6
Disc over ing New Del l Ser vers
NowthatthenewDellServerdevicetypehasbeenaddedtotheHPSIM
database,HPSIMcanproperlydiscoverandidentifyDellPowerEdgeservers.
ThefollowingisanexampleofperformingamanualdiscoveryoftheDellserver
forthepurposeofprovidinganexampleforthispaper. Inyourenvironmentthe
discoverysettingswillmostlikelybedifferent.
Setting Global Protocol Settings
EventhoughthecommunitystringofshowcasewassetinSNMPsetting
previously,theappropriatedefaultcommunitystringmustbesetinHPSIMs
GlobalProtocol
Settings.
To
change
this
setting:
1. ClickOptions >ProtocolSettings >GlobalProtocolSettings. TheGlobalProtocolSettingswindowwillappear.
2. ScrolldowntotheDefaultSNMPsettingssectionandentershowcasebesideDefault1.
Figure 11: Global Protocol Settings
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3. ClicktheOKbuttonatthebottomofthewindowtoacceptthischange.
Manually Discovering a Dell Server1. ClickOptions >Discovery. TheDiscovery Automaticwindowwill
appear.
2. ClicktheManualtab.3. EntertheSystemnameorIPaddressoftheDellserverandclicktheAdd
Systembutton.
Figure 12: Manual Discovery
4. ClickOKtoconfirmthedialogbox.
5. Inthe
SystemsandEventsframeonthelefthandsideofthescreen,clickAll
Systems. TheDellservershouldnowbelistedintheAllSystemsframeontheright.
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Sect ion 7
Test ing for Events
OfalltheinformationintheMIBfiles,thetrapsorerrorindicationssentby
ServerAdministratorareofprimaryinteresttoanadministrator.Thesearethe
eventsthatcanbeusedtocauseanotificationsuchasanemailorpage.They
havenameslikealertCoolingDeviceNormal withatextdescription,aseverity,
andacategory.
ThedefaultnotificationtaskswithinHPSIMarebasedonseveritywith
informationaleventsbeingtrapsofinformationalseverityandimportant
eventsbeingthosewithcritical,major,orminorseverities.
Generate an Event
AcompleteendtoendtestcanbeperformedbyusingOpenManageServer
Administratortochangeathresholdsetting. Pullingapowercordorpower
supplycanalsogenerateanerrorevent. Herearethestepsusedforthispaper:
1. LogintoHPSystemsInsightManagerandclickonAllSystemsinthelefthandframe.
2. ClickonthenameoftheserverintheSystemNamecolumnlinkoftheDellserverintheAllSystemsframe.
3. Clickthe
Tools&Linkstab.
4. ClicktheServerAdministratorlink. ServerAdministratorwillappearinanewwindow.
5. LogintoServerAdministratorusinganadministrativeaccount.
6. ExpandMainSystemChassisinthelefthandnavigationtree.7. SelectVoltages.
8. SelectBP3.3Vintheactionpane.9. SelectSettoValuesthenenteraMinimumWarningThresholdvaluethatis
greater
than
the
current
Reading.
For
example,
if
the
reading
is
currently
3.231V,enteravalueof3.3.
10. ClickApplyChanges.11. Thestatusfortheprobeshouldthenchangefromgreenchecktoayellow
warningsymbol. ServerAdministratorwillnowalsogenerateawarning
SNMPtrapandforwardittotheHPSIMserver.
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12.Tosetthevoltagewarningsbacktotheirdefaults,ensurethatSettoDefaultisselectedandclickApplyChanges. ServerAdministratorwillalsogeneratea
normaltrapandforwardittotheHPSIMserver.
13.InHPSIM,selectAllEventsfromthelefthandframeandnotetheeventsthathavebeengenerated.
Figure 13: All Events
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Appendix A
Del l MIB s
Essential Server MIBs
MIBfile RegistrationResults Comments
10892.mib OK Providesdetailedinformationaboutthe
systemsmonitoredbyServerAdministrator
instrumentationsoftware.The10892.mibisthe
primaryMIBforPowerEdgesystems.
dcstorag.mib OK Providesdetailedinformationaboutthe
storagehardwarecomponentsandRAID
configurationsmonitoredbyServer
Administrator.
Network Interface Adapters
MIBfile RegistrationResults
Comments
adptinfo.mib
Error
defining
object
Providesinformation
about
Broadcom
Gigabit
networkadapters.
baspCfg,
baspStat,
baspTrap.mib
OK Collectively providedetailedinformation
aboutBroadcomGigabitnetworkadapters.
INTELLAN.mib Error
defining
object
Providesdetailedinformationaboutthe
Intel(TM)PRO100S,PRO1000xT,PRO100+
DualPort,andPRO1000FNICadapters.
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Other Adapters, Devices, and Software
MIBfile RegistrationResults
Comments
DcAsfSrv.mib OK SpecifiesformattingforDellserverPlatform
Event
Traps
generated
by
the
Baseboard
ManagementController
ITassist.mib OK ProvidesdefinitionsfortrapssentbytheIT
Assistantmanagementapplication.
rac_host.mib OK Providesdetailedinformationaboutthe
componentsmonitoredbytheremoteaccess
outofbandsoftwareagent.
Legacy MIBs
ThefollowingMIBSarefromearlierversionsofOpenManageandwouldnotbe
neededifthecurrentversionofServerAdministratorisusedthroughoutthe
environment.
MIBfile RegistrationResults
Comments
arymgr.mib OK Providesdetailedinformationaboutstorage
hardwarecomponentsandRAIDconfigurations
monitoredbytheArrayManageragent.
dcs3rmt.mib OK Providesdetailedinformationabouttheremote
accesscomponents
monitored
by
the
Server
AdministratorRemoteAccessService.
dellcm.mib OK Providesdetailedinformationaboutthechange
managementdatamonitoredbytheServer
AdministratorUpdateService.
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