Configure dell openmanage with snmp

Overview

Dell openmanage tools are handy for system admins to manage and monitor hardware. This tool can be integrated with snmp to send  traps to monitoring servers (any snmp trap receivers). 


Install Dell openmanage tools

wget -q -O - http://linux.dell.com/repo/hardware/latest/bootstrap.cgi | bash 

yum install srvadmin-all

Configuring SNMP

Ensure that net-snmp package is installed and running on the box

[root@blackbox ~]# rpm -qa | grep net-snmp
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-14.el5
net-snmp-5.3.1-14.el5
[root@blackbox ~]#
[root@adm-nb-01 ~]# /etc/init.d/snmpd status
snmpd (pid  31771) is running...
[root@adm-nb-01 ~]# 

Enable SNMP for Dell openmanage

[root@blackbox sbin]# /etc/init.d/dataeng enablesnmp
NOTE: snmpd must be restarted to activate changes to /opt/comcast/snmp/etc/snmpd.conf
Data Engine SNMP enabled
[root@blackbox sbin]#  

The above command will add following entry in the snmpd.conf

# Allow Systems Management Data Engine SNMP to connect to snmpd using SMUX

smuxpeer .1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1

Add your snmp trap trap receiver to the snmpd.conf. This can be a 

snmptt with Nagios, cacti, Netcool, spectrum etc with Dell open 

manage mibs exported to it 

trapsink snmptt-server community-string

Restart SNMPD and Dell openmanage

[root@blackbox sbin]# /etc/init.d/snmpd-isst restart
Stopping snmpd:                                            [  OK  ]
Starting snmpd:                                            [  OK  ]
[root@blackbox sbin]#  

[root@blackbox sbin]# /etc/init.d/dataeng restart

Shutting down DSM SA Shared Services:                      [  OK  ]


Stopping Systems Management Data Engine:
Stopping dsm_sa_snmpd: Not started                         [FAILED]
Stopping dsm_sa_eventmgrd:                                 [  OK  ]
Stopping dsm_sa_datamgrd:                                  [  OK  ]
Stopping Systems Management Device Drivers:
Stopping dell_rbu:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting Systems Management Device Drivers:
Starting dell_rbu:                                         [  OK  ]
Starting ipmi driver: Already started                      [  OK  ]
Starting Systems Management Data Engine:
Starting dsm_sa_datamgrd:                                  [  OK  ]
Starting dsm_sa_eventmgrd:                                 [  OK  ]
Starting dsm_sa_snmpd:                                     [  OK  ]
Starting DSM SA Shared Services:                           [  OK  ]
[root@blackbox sbin]#