Dell OPENVIEW NNM SE 1.2 user manual

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____________________ Information in this document is subject to change without notice. © 1998 Dell Computer Corporation. All rights reserved. Reproduction in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Computer Corporation is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell, the DELL logo, OptiPlex, and PowerEdge are registered trademarks and Dell OpenManage is a trademark of Dell Computer Corporation; Novell and NetWare are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc.; Microsof

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3UHIDFH $ERXW7KLV*XLGH This guide is intended for anyone who uses HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM SE) and version 2.2 or later of the Dell OpenManage Hardware Instrumentation Package (HIP) server management application. It can be used by both new and experienced users who want to learn about Dell HIP features, installation procedures, and operation. NOTE: If you are running Intel LANDesk Server Manager 2.52, Dell HIP 2.2 was included in the installation. Installing

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‡ Command lines consist of a command and may include one or more of the com- mand’s possible parameters. Command lines are presented in the Courier New font. Example: del c:\myfile.doc ‡ Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your monitor or display. It can be a system message, for example, or it can be text that you are instructed to type as part of a command (referred to as a command line). Screen text is presented in the Courier New font. Example: The message No boot device av

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&RQWHQWV &KDSWHU ,QWURGXFWLRQ HP OpenView NNM SE With Dell OpenManage HIP Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 Managed Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Dell OpenManage Managed Node for the Windows NT Server Operating System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 Dell OpenManage Managed Node for NetW

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Upgrading a Dell Managed Node for Windows NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7 If a Previous Version of Dell HIP Is Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-8 If a Current Version of Dell HIP Is Installed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 To Uninstall Hardware Components Installed Separately . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9 Hardware Instrumentation Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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&KDSWHU 8VLQJ1106( Accessing NNM SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1 How to Use NNM SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Navigating Through NNM SE Submaps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2 Performing Actions on A Node . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Table 1-4. Dell PowerEdge System Out-of-Band Management Features for DRAC Version 2.0-Capable Systems (2300, 6300) . . . . . . . . . . 1-12 Table 2-1. Modem Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-18 Table 3-1. NNM SE Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3 Table 3-2. Server Console Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4 xii

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&+$37(5 ,QWURGXFWLRQ HP OpenView Network Node Manager Special Edition (NNM SE) enhances your capa- ® ® ® ® bility to monitor and manage Dell PowerEdge servers running Novell NetWare ® ® TM Windows NT operating systems with Dell OpenManage Hard- and Microsoft ware Instrumentation Package (HIP) 2.2 or later. HP OpenView NNM SE also manages other Dell systems with the Dell Inspector and can be used to manage non- Dell systems. Through management instrumentation of hardware components specific

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0DQDJHG1RGHV A managed node is managed by a management station and is viewed from a manage- ment console. The Dell OpenManage managed node is a server that runs the Dell HIP . Dell enhancements to the HP OpenView NNM SE management station and manage- ment console provide access to management capabilities specific to Dell managed nodes. 'HOO2SHQ0DQDJH0DQDJHG1RGHIRUWKH:LQGRZV176HUYHU 2SHUDWLQJ6\VWHP The Dell managed node for the Windows NT Server operating system provides enhanced

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'HOO2SHQ0DQDJH0DQDJHG1RGHIRU1HW:DUH The Dell OpenManage managed node for NetWare provides enhanced management of Dell servers running Novell NetWare with the following instrumentation: ‡ Dell DMI and SNMP instrumentation — Allows the Dell OpenManage Server Console to provide enhanced management of the Dell managed node servers. ‡ DRAC version 2.0 — Allows management of the DRAC version 2.0 card-equipped servers. ‡ Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller — Allows management of the disk

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‡ APC PowerNet Console — Manages the UPS system installed on the managed node. ‡ MobileChoice Paging — Allows sending of pages on configurable OpenView events. 5HPRWH&RQVROHIRU:LQGRZV17 The remote console is identical to the local management console except that it exists on a system without the HP OpenView Network Node Manager databases and back- ground processes. The remote console connects to the management station for services and database operations. It runs on the Windows NT Server

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Dell OpenManage remote console (Dell Dell OpenManage ® OptiPlex system) management station (Dell PowerEdge server) Dell PowerEdge 2100 Dell OpenManage managed node out-of band management Dell PowerEdge 2200 data Dell OpenManage managed node modem telephone network Dell SDS 100 (disk pod) Dell PowerEdge 6300 DRAC telephone Dell OpenManage (9600 network managed node with baud) DRAC version 2.0 Dell PowerEdge 4100 Dell OpenManage managed node with telephone DRAC NIC network DRA

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‡ Support for the following operating systems on managed server nodes: — Novell NetWare 4.10 and 4.11 — Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 and 4.0 — Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.51 and 4.0 NOTE: Refer to your system User’s Guide and your operating system documentation. ‡ Embedded server management device, device driver, and SNMP and DMI instru- mentation that let you manage the enhancement of the Dell PowerEdge servers. ‡ Dell OpenManage Remote Assistant console application in conjunction

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‡ Dell Inspector, which enables network administrators to do the following tasks: — Remotely manage desktop, workstation, and portable computers in a Dell DMI client network — View and modify a local system’s hardware configuration settings ‡ SMS integration through the Dell Inspector. ‡ Active display of the following information: — Dell servers with NetWare and Windows NT, running Dell HIP 2.2 or later — Dell systems, other than servers, running Dell software/portable instrumen- ® tation on t

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