Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

Description

This connector enables hardware monitoring through the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator SNMP agent which supports almost all Dell PowerEdge servers.

dell hardware linux windows

Enterprise Connector

This connector requires the Enterprise edition of MetricsHub.

Supersedes

This connector supersedes:

• IpmiTool
• VMwareESX4i
• VMwareESXi
• VMwareESXiDisksIPMI
• VMwareESXiDisksStorage

Target

Typical platform: Dell PowerEdge

Operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux

Prerequisites

Leverages: Dell OpenManage Server Administrator

Technology and protocols: SNMP

Examples

CLI

metricshub HOSTNAME -t win -c +DellOpenManage --snmp v2c --community public

metricshub.yaml

resourceGroups:
  <RESOURCE_GROUP>:
    resources:
      <HOSTNAME-ID>:
        attributes:
          host.name: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
          host.type: win
        connectors: [ +DellOpenManage ] # 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 OpenManage Server Administrator 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 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.10.1 must return a non-empty value

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes
battery	hw.status{hw.type="battery", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="battery", state="present"}	hw.parent.type id name type
cpu	hw.cpu.speed hw.cpu.speed.limit{limit_type="max"} hw.status{hw.type="cpu", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="cpu", state="present"}	hw.parent.type id info model name vendor
enclosure	hw.enclosure.energy hw.enclosure.power hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="open"} hw.status{hw.type="enclosure", state="present"}	id info model name type vendor
fan	hw.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.type id name sensor_location
memory	hw.errors{hw.type="memory"} hw.memory.limit hw.status{hw.type="memory", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="memory", state="present"}	hw.parent.type id info name serial_number type vendor
other_device	hw.status{hw.type="other_device", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="other_device", state="present"}	additional_label device_type hw.parent.type id info
power_supply	hw.power_supply.limit hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="power_supply", state="present"}	hw.parent.type id name power_supply_type
temperature	hw.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.type id name sensor_location
voltage	hw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="degraded|failed|ok"} hw.status{hw.type="voltage", state="present"} hw.voltage hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="high.critical"} hw.voltage.limit{limit_type="low.critical"}	hw.parent.type id name sensor_location