OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 4.3

Viewing hardware inventory information for chassis

You can view information about the hardware inventory within the selected chassis. To view the information in this page, ensure that you run an inventory job and export a .CSV file with the component information.

  1. In the Home page, click vCenter.

  2. In the left pane, under OpenManage Integration, click Dell EMC Chassis.

  3. In the left pane, select the corresponding chassis IP.

  4. Click the Monitor tab.

    To view the relevant component information, navigate through OMIVV:

    Table 1. Hardware inventory information
    Hardware inventory: ComponentNavigation through OMIVVInformation
    Fans

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In the Overview tab, click Fans.
    • In Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click Fans.

    Information about fans:

    • Name
    • Present
    • Identifier
    • Power State
    • Reading (RPM)
    • Warning Threshold
    • Critical Threshold
      • Minimum
      • Maximum
    • Pulse Width Modulation (Only for MX chassis)
    NOTE: In an MX chassis, the presence of a fan is indicated as 'Yes' even when a fan is removed from the chassis. However, the fan health is displayed as Critical on the Summary page with active error.
    Power supplies

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In the Overview tab, click Power Supplies.
    • In the Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click Power Supplies.

    Information about power supplies:

    • Name
    • Capacity
    • Present
    • Power state
    • Input Voltage (Only for MX chassis)
    Temperature sensors

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In the Overview tab, click Temperature Sensors.
    • In the Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click Temperature Sensors.

    Information about temperature sensors:

    • Location
    • Reading
    • Warning threshold
      • Maximum
      • Minimum
    • Critical threshold
      • Maximum
      • Minimum
    NOTE: For PowerEdge M1000e chassis, information about the temperature sensors is displayed only for chassis. For other chassis, information about the temperature sensors is displayed for chassis and associated modular servers.
    I/O modules

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In Overview tab, click I/O Modules.
    • In Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click I/O Modules.

    Information about I/O modules:

    • Slot/Location
    • Present
    • Name
    • Fabric
    • Service Tag
    • Power Status

    To view additional information, select the corresponding I/O module and the following information is displayed:

    • Role
    • Firmware version
    • Hardware version
    • IP address
    • Subnet mask
    • Gateway
    • MAC address
    • DHCP enabled

    Fabric (Only for MX chassis)

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In the Overview tab, click Fabric.
    • In the Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click Fabric.

    Information about Fabric components:

    • Health
    • Fabric
    • Description
    • Switch Count
    • Compute Count
    • Uplink Count

    To view the switches that are associated with the fabric, select a fabric component and the following information is displayed in the lower grid:

    • Switch
    • Chassis
    • Slot
    • Chassis Role
    • Switch Model

    PCIe

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In the Overview tab, click PCIe.
    • In the Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click PCIe.

    Information about PCIe:

    • PCIe slot
      • Slot
      • Name
      • Power status
      • Fabric
    • Server slot
      • Name
      • Number

    To view additional information, select the corresponding PCIe and following information is displayed:

    • Slot type
    • Server mapping
    • Assignment status
    • Allocated slot power
    • PCI ID
    • Vendor ID

    NOTE: PCIe information is not applicable for M1000e chassis.
    iKVM

    Use either of the following methods:

    • In the Overview tab, click iKVM.
    • In the Monitor tab, expand the left pane, click Hardware Inventory, and then click iKVM.

    Information about iKVM:

    • iKVM Name
    • Present
    • Firmware version
    • Front Panel USB/Video enabled
    • Allow access to CMC CLI
    NOTE: You can view information about the iKVM only for PowerEdge M1000e Chassis
    NOTE: The iKVM tab is displayed only if the chassis contains iKVM module.