{"id":40,"date":"2013-01-09T16:20:19","date_gmt":"2013-01-09T22:20:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gimpland.org\/now\/?p=40"},"modified":"2013-03-27T19:16:26","modified_gmt":"2013-03-28T00:16:26","slug":"install-dell-openmanage-on-citrix-xenserver-for-nagios-checks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gimpland.org\/now\/2013\/01\/install-dell-openmanage-on-citrix-xenserver-for-nagios-checks\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Dell Openmanage on Citrix XenServer for Nagios checks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like any good sysadmin, you want to know if anything is happening to your Dell hardware at any given moment. \u00a0Here is what I did to get Dell Openmanage installed in Citrix XenServer 5.6, 6.0, and 6.1. \u00a0 \u00a0Once openmanage is installed and working, you can then have Nagios ssh into the Xenserver host\u00a0and run a check (this maybe covered in another post).<\/p>\n

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  1. I now send you on a quest. \u00a0Head to the dell website and start searching for the software. \u00a0Get something named “Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node (Distribution Specific)” or also called “OpenManage Supplemental Pack” or “OpenManage Server Administrator Managed Node” or “OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-LX-7.1.0-5304.XenServer60_A00.iso” or this link?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Transfer the iso to your xenserver host via scp.<\/li>\n
  3. mount \u2013o loop <openmanange-supplemental-pack-filename>.iso \/mnt<\/code><\/li>\n
  4. cd \/mnt<\/code><\/li>\n
  5. .\/install.sh<\/code><\/li>\n
  6. \/etc\/init.d\/dataeng start<\/code><\/li>\n
  7. Logout and back in and this command should work:
    \nomreport storage pdisk controller=0<\/code><\/li>\n
  8. \/usr\/sbin\/useradd nagios<\/code><\/li>\n
  9. passwd nagios<\/code><\/li>\n
  10. cd \/home\/nagios<\/code><\/li>\n
  11. mkdir .ssh<\/code><\/li>\n
  12. Now we need to generate or install a ssh key for Nagios to login without a password. \u00a0Here is how you would generate one:
    \nssh-keygen -t dsa -b 1024 -f .ssh\/id_dsa
    \ncat .ssh\/id_dsa.pub >> .ssh\/authorized_keys<\/code><\/li>\n
  13. chown -R nagios:nagios .ssh<\/code><\/li>\n
  14. chmod 750 .ssh<\/code><\/li>\n
  15. chmod 640 .ssh\/*<\/code><\/li>\n
  16. mkdir bin<\/code><\/li>\n
  17. chown -R nagios:nagios bin<\/code><\/li>\n
  18. chmod 750 bin<\/code><\/li>\n
  19. Get the nagios check script, this will be excuted by Nagios when it logins via ssh
    \nwget http:\/\/folk.uio.no\/trondham\/software\/files\/check_openmanage-3.7.3.tar.gz<\/code><\/li>\n
  20. tar -xzvf check_openmanage-3.7.3.tar.gz<\/code><\/li>\n
  21. cp check_openmanage-3.7.3\/check_openmanage bin\/<\/code><\/li>\n
  22. If you are running Xenserver 6 or higher, you will need to run this command
    \nchmod o+rx \/<\/code><\/li>\n
  23. Log into your Nagios server<\/li>\n
  24. Copy ssh id_dsa\/.pub to nagios server, in nagios’s ~\/.ssh<\/li>\n
  25. Test logging in without a password<\/li>\n
  26. Setup nagios checks (I plan posting this someone day)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Helpful links:<\/p>\n