Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Netcool/OMNIbus

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Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus allows Dell devices to send and receive alerts to and from the IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus server.  It also supports one-to-one element management console launch following Dell device alerts and Dell Tools launch from the OMNIbus console in order to perform troubleshooting, configuration and management activities.

Product features

• Monitoring of alerts from Dell Servers, Dell Remote Access Controllers, Workstations, Chassis, Storage arrays, and Network Switches
• Provides agent-free, out-of-band monitoring by leveraging iDRAC with Lifecycle Controller
• Correlates alert automatically to focus on the current outstanding problems only, thus helping in quicker fault detection and resolution
• Configuration or management of Dell devices by launching Dell one-to-one and one-to-many console solutions directly from Netcool/OMNIbus console

Key new features in this release

• Support for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus 8.1
• Monitor alerts from the Dell OEM Servers.
• Monitor alerts from Dell Datacenter Scalable Servers (DSS)
• Trap correlation support for the following devices:
  
  • Dell OEM Servers
    
  • Dell Datacenter Scalable Servers (DSS)
    
  • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8)
    
  • Dell PowerEdge VRTX Chassis
    
  • Dell PowerEdge FX2 Chassis
    
• SNMP v3 trap support for Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7), iDRAC8, Dell Enterprise Switches (M-Series, C-Series, S-Series, and Z-Series) and N-Series switches
• Support for the following Dell OEM Server specific one-to-one console launches from the generated alerts:
  • Dell Server Administrator console
    
  • Dell Server Administrator Web Server console
  • Dell Remote Access Controller console
  • Server Trap destination Configuration console
• Support for the following Dell OEM Server specific one-to-many console launches from the generated alerts:
  • OpenManage Essential (OME) console
    
  • Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM) console.
    
• Support to view Dell warranty information of the Dell device from the event context

Business benefits

• Protects existing investment in IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus product to easily integrate and monitor Dell hardware within customer’s infrastructure
• Improves operational efficiency and flexibility in managing large heterogeneous data center environment
• Increases productivity by reducing time to maintain, monitor and troubleshoot any issue in hardware infrastructure
• Helps make informed and rapid decisions impacting the availability of data center resources

Note: Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus is available as a software download offered at no charge for customers.

Supported Dell devices

• Dell PowerEdge Servers (10th Generation to 13th Generation)
• Dell OEM servers
  
• Dell Precision Rack Workstations
• Dell Remote Access Controllers
  • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 8 (iDRAC8)
  • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 7 (iDRAC7)
  • Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller 6 (iDRAC6)
  • Dell Remote Access Controller 5 (DRAC5)
• Dell Storage Devices
  • Dell Compellent Storage Arrays
  • Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays
  • Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays
  • Dell PowerVault NX Storage Arrays (10th Generation to 12th Generation)
• Dell Chassis
  • Dell PowerEdge VRTX
  • Dell PowerEdge M1000e
• Dell Network Switches
  • M-Series Switches
  • S-Series Switches
  • Z-Series Switches
  • C-Series Switches
  • N-Series Switches
  • W-Series Switches

Product download   

• Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Version 2.2
• Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Version 2.1
• Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Version 2.0
• Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Version 1.0

Technical article & wikis

• Dell OpenManage Connection for IBM Tivoli Netcool / OMNIbus Features Wiki Page 

Product documentation

Video

• Overview of Dell OpenManage Connection version 2.2 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
  
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• Overview of Dell OpenManage Connection v2.1 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
  
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• Dell OpenManage Connection v1.0 for IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus Demo
  
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