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Dell iDRAC - Server

Description​

This connector enables hardware monitoring for Dell iDRAC systems through the Dell's iDRAC Management Card for Dell servers with iDRAC7 or higher.

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Enterprise Connector

This connector requires the Enterprise edition of MetricsHub.

Superseded Connector

This connector is superseded by:

Target​

Typical platform: Dell PowerEdge

Operating system: Out-Of-Band

Prerequisites​

Leverages: Dell iDRAC Management Card (iDRAC7 or Later)

Technology and protocols: SNMP

Examples​

CLI​

metricshub HOSTNAME -t oob -c +DelliDRACServer --snmp v2c --community public

metricshub.yaml​

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: oob
        connectors: [ +DelliDRACServer ] # Optional, to load only this connector
        protocols:
          snmp:
            version: v2c # Read documentation for v1, v2c and v3
            community: public # or probably something more secure

Connector Activation Criteria​

The Dell iDRAC - Server connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

  • An SNMP GetNext on the OID 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.5.4 must return a non-empty value

Metrics​

TypeCollected MetricsSpecific Attributes
batteryhw.status{hw.type="battery", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="battery", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
type
cpuhw.status{hw.type="cpu", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="cpu", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
enclosurehw.enclosure.energy
hw.enclosure.power
hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="present"}		id
model
name
serial_number
type
vendor
fanhw.fan.speed
hw.fan.speed.limit{limit_type="low.critical"}
hw.fan.speed.limit{limit_type="low.degraded"}
hw.status{hw.type="fan", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="fan", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
sensor_location
memoryhw.memory.limit
hw.status{hw.type="memory", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="memory", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
serial_number
vendor
networkhw.network.up
hw.status{hw.type="network", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="network", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
name
physical_address
physical_address_type
other_devicehw.status{hw.type="other_device", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="other_device", state="present"}		hw.parent.type
id
name
power_supplyhw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
power_supply_type
temperaturehw.status{hw.type="temperature", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="temperature", state="present"}
hw.temperature
hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}
hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
sensor_location
voltagehw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="degraded|failed|ok"}
hw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="present"}		hw.parent.id
hw.parent.type
id
info
name
sensor_location