Dell DRAC/MC (Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis)

Description

Provides environmental information (temperatures, fans and power supplies) on Dell Blade servers through the Dell Remote Access Card (DRAC)

Connector ID: DellDRACMC

Target

Typical platform: Dell PowerEdge

Operating system: Out-of-Band

Prerequisites

Leverages: Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis (DRAC/MC)

Technology and protocols: System Commands

This connector is not available for the local host (it is applicable to remote hosts only).

Examples

CLI

hws HOSTNAME -t management -f DellDRACMC --ssh -u USER

hws-config.yaml

hosts:
- host:
    hostname: <HOSTNAME> # Change with actual host name
    type: management
  selectedConnectors: [ DellDRACMC ] # Optional, to load only this connector
  ssh:
    username: <USERNAME> # Change with actual credentials
    password: <PASSWORD> # Encrypted using hws-encrypt

Connector Activation Criteria

The Dell DRAC/MC (Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis) connector will be automatically activated, and its status will be reported as OK if all the below criteria are met:

The command below succeeds on the monitored host
- Command: getsysinfo
- Output contains: RAC (regex)

Metrics

Type	Collected Metrics	Specific Attributes (Labels)
Enclosure	`hw.enclosure.energy` `hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="enclosure",state="present"}`	`model` `serial_number` `type`
Blade	`hw.blade.power_state{state="on\|off\|suspended"}` `hw.status{hw.type="blade",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="blade",state="present"}`	`model` `blade_name` `serial_number`
Fan	`hw.fan.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.fan.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}` `hw.fan.speed` `hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="fan",state="present"}`	`sensor_location`
Other Device	`hw.status{hw.type="other_device",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="other_device",state="present"}`	`device_type`
Power Supply	`hw.power_supply.limit{limit_type="max"}` `hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="power_supply",state="present"}`
Temperature Sensor	`hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="ok\|degraded\|failed"}` `hw.status{hw.type="temperature",state="present"}` `hw.temperature` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.critical"}` `hw.temperature.limit{limit_type="high.degraded"}`	`sensor_location`

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