1 README file for check_openmanage
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4 Files included in the tarball and zip archive:
6 check_openmanage - The plugin
7 check_openmanage.3pm - Man page
8 check_openmanage.pod - Man page source
9 check_openmanage.php - PNP4Nagios template
10 check_openmanage.spec - RPM spec file
11 COPYING - License information
12 INSTALL - Install HOWTO
13 install.bat - Windows install script
14 install.sh - Linux/UNIX install script
21 check_openmanage is a plugin for Nagios which checks the hardware
22 health of Dell PowerEdge and some PowerVault servers. It uses the Dell
23 OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) software, which must be running
24 on the monitored system. check_openmanage can be used remotely with
25 SNMP or locally with NRPE, check_by_ssh or similar, whichever suits
26 your needs and particular taste. The plugin checks the health of the
27 storage subsystem, power supplies, memory modules, temperature probes
28 etc., and gives an alert if any of the components are faulty or
29 operate outside normal parameters.
31 The plugin can give performance data with the '-p' or '--perfdata'
32 switch. Performance data collected include temperatures, fan speeds
33 and power usage (on servers that support it).
35 Storage components checked:
41 * Connectors (channels)
44 * Enclosure power supplies
45 * Enclosure temperature probes
46 * Enclosure management modules (EMMs)
48 Chassis components checked:
63 * ESM Log content (default disabled)
64 * Alert Log (default disabled, not SNMP)
66 check_openmanage will identify blades and will not report "missing"
67 power supplies, cooling fans etc. on blades. It will also accept that
68 other components are "missing", unless for components that should be
69 present in all servers. For example, all servers should have at least
70 one temperature probe, but not all servers have logical drives
71 (depends on the type and configuration of the controller).
73 This nagios plugin is designed to be used by either NRPE or with
74 SNMP. It is written in perl. In NRPE mode, it uses omreport to display
75 status on various hardware components. In SNMP mode, it checks the
76 same components as with omreport. Output is parsed and reported in a
79 More information avilable online:
81 http://folk.uio.no/trondham/software/check_openmanage.html