Dell Open Management and Firmware

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Install Dell OpenManagement[edit]

Windows 2008 R2[edit]

  • this works for a 2950 (and similar)

http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/DriverDetails/Product/poweredge-2950?driverId=30T1C&osCode=WNET&fileId=3084704932&languageCode=en

Linux[edit]

http://linux.dell.com/wiki/index.php/Repository/OMSA

<source> wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash yum install srvadmin-all /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh enable /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start </source>

Centos 6.4 ipmi bug[edit]

  • /etc/init.d/dsm_sa_ipmi fails to start - modules are now part of kernel. (will probably be fixed upstream soon)

<source> modprobe ipmi_devintf /opt/dell/srvadmin/sbin/srvadmin-services.sh start </source>

Admin Interface[edit]

https://localhost:1311
Credentials
  • LINUX: root (or users in root group)
  • Windows: Administrator (or users in Administrator group)

click around... self explanatory

Firmware[edit]

<source> yum install dell_ft_install yum install $(bootstrap_firmware) </source> <source> inventory_firmware update_firmware update_firmware --yes </source>

gui ?

<source> inventory_firmware_gui </source>

Other Bits[edit]

Perc6/i SNMP Check (Windows)[edit]

  • requries Open Management installed

1) Enable SNMP in windows http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc759570(v=ws.10).aspx

  • Start / Server Manager
  • Features
  • Add Features
  • SNMP Services

2) Allow SNMP through firewall

  • Windows Firewall with Advanced Security
  • Right click Inbound Rule -> New Rule
  • Port -> next
  • UDP port 161
  • Allow the connection
  • When does rule apply: all
  • Give it a name 'SNMPin Port 161'

3) Only allow specific remote hosts/net [optional]

  • Right click on the new Rule -> properties
  • Scope: Remote IP Address
Specify allowed IP's to connect

4) Set the community

  • services
  • right click 'SNMP Service' -> properties
  • Security
  • Add a community 'private-or-something'[READ ONLY]
  • Accept packets from list of hosts -or- all
  • RESTART the service

5) Nagios Check Instructions: check_perc_6ir.pl