Simplifying Dell Import Systems Management corner art with Dell … · 2007-07-27 · OpenView NNM allows administrators to moni-tor and manage Dell systems through HP OpenView NNM
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Heterogeneous environments can be a challenge to
monitor and manage, typically requiring different
management consoles for different systems. Dell
OpenManage Connection plug-ins are designed to simplify
that challenge by integrating the management of Dell
desktops, and Dell Latitude™ notebooks into third-party soft-
ware. Deploying these plug-ins enables administrators to
monitor Dell system health with Dell agents by collecting
information from widely dispersed enterprise networks and
viewing it in real time through a single console, and to launch
and use Dell systems management applications such as Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA), Dell OpenManage
Array Manager, and the Dell Remote Access Controller
(DRAC) console.
Dell OpenManage Connection plug-ins are currently
available for four management applications: Microsoft
Operations Manager (MOM), IBM Tivoli Enterprise Console
(TEC), CA Unicenter, and HP OpenView Network Node
Manager (NNM). Figure 1 illustrates how Dell OpenManage
Connection plug-ins function as part of an enterprise moni-
toring framework.
Dell OpenManage Connection for Microsoft Operations Manager MOM is a comprehensive monitoring application that pro-
vides a centralized console and automated problem resolu-
tion for enterprise networks.1 The Dell OpenManage
Connection for MOM—also called the Dell Management Pack
for MOM—is a software module imported into the MOM con-
sole that enhances its ability to depict Dell system status
for a defined network segment. The enhanced representa-
tion, which includes general status alerts and pre-failure
alerts, can help administrators assess, respond to, and
ensure the availability of Dell systems monitored through
the centralized MOM console, as well as allowing them to
install and uninstall MOM agents on monitored servers.
Figure 2 illustrates this plug-in as part of a MOM-based
enterprise monitoring framework.
The plug-in also imports processing rule groups for Dell
events generated by OMSA to help administrators monitor
and manage Dell servers. These rules are invoked based on
the criteria defined for each rule, which include event source,
ID, and type. When event criteria match a particular rule and
the event is a warning or critical event, a Dell-specific alert
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Dell PowerEdge servers
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Centralizing access to routine tasks can help increase efficiency for data center administrators. Dell OpenManage™ Connection plug-ins are designed to simplify the monitoring and management of Dell™ hardware by integrating Dell systems management data and applications into Microsoft® Operations Manager, IBM® Tivoli Enterprise Console, CA Unicenter, and HP OpenView Network Node Manager software.
By Sanjeev Kumar Singh
neeraj Sharma
1 mOm is now part of the microsoft System Center family of solutions; the latest version of this software is called System Center Operations manager 2007.