Model Type OID and Manage System Types

[Mark_461]

I've created a rule that correctly Identifies Dell Servers based on the System OID, but when I plug in the MIB Variable Object Identifier it won't pull the Model ID back to identify the model type.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that what the second part of the rule is for to identify the device based upon what is returned for that variable?

The Dell MIB's are all registered and come up when you select Retrieve from MIB but when I go to query it against a device it doesn't return a value. When I run something like SNMP Walk I do get a return on the OID.

[David Claypool]

There already is a rule to identify Dell servers (and IBM servers, and CISCO routers and a whole bunch of other stuff). Was this not working?

Product name: Dell Server

System object identifier: 1.3.6.1.4.1.311.1.1.3.1.2
Compare rule: match
MIB variable object identifier: 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.1.1
Object value: 00000001
Data type: string
Compare rule: starts with

[Mark_461]

Yes, that rule works, but then you are left with a Generic Dell Server, what I wanted to try and do was get a return on an OID like 1.3.6.1.4.1.674.10892.1.300.10.1.9 which is the Model Name for the chassis, ie PowerEdge 4600 or PowerEdge 2600

[Kip Haroldsen]

I have the same question. Isn't there a way to load up the Dell MIBs to get the complete system info? (Temp, fan speed, voltage, etc.) Can this be done in Insight Manager or do we need to upgrade to OpenView? I am currently using Dell OpenManage and would like to consolidate our management apps into a single product.

Thanks
Kip Haroldsen
Fresno County Sheriff
559 488 3395

[David Claypool]

There's a doc on the Dell website about managing Dell servers using HP SIM. For the detailed inventory you're looking for, it will be collected via WMI. The doc has step-by-step instructions.

[dave perry]

The Dell paper on integrating their servers into SIM
http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/Integrating_PowerEdge_Servers_into_HPSIM40.pdf

[Fredrik Uddin-Backman2]

But that paper doesnt answer his question regarding how to retrive model name and operating system name from a Dell server...