<%NUMBERING1%>.<%NUMBERING2%>.<%NUMBERING3%> PRTG Manual: SNMP Dell PowerEdge Physical Disk Sensor

Dell OpenManage Server Administrator or iDRAC 7

• This sensor requires Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC) 7 or the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) on the target system.

• Make sure that you enable SNMP in the OMSA.

For more information, see the Knowledge Base: What do I need to monitor Dell servers?

You can also monitor Dell PowerEdge servers with this sensor via iDRAC 7.

IPv6

• This sensor supports IPv6.

Performance impact

• This sensor has a low performance impact.

Lookups

• This sensor uses lookups to determine the status values of one or more channels.

Knowledge Base

• Knowledge Base: What do I need to monitor Dell servers?

• Knowledge Base: I can't add Dell PowerEdge sensors to PRTG. What can I do?

• Knowledge Base: My Dell PowerEdge sensor fails to validate disks and I can't add it. What can I do?

Disk

The physical disk that this sensor monitors.

Data Source

The interface that PRTG uses to get monitoring data. This is either Dell OMSA or iDRAC.

Primary Channel

Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor.

You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab.

Graph Type

Define how this sensor shows different channels:

• Show channels independently (default): Show a graph for each channel.
• Stack channels on top of each other: Stack channels on top of each other to create a multi-channel graph. This generates a graph that visualizes the different components of your total traffic.
  You cannot use this option in combination with manual Vertical Axis Scaling (available in the channel settings).

Stack Unit

This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above.

Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so.

Component Status

The component status

• Up status: OK
• Warning status: Non Critical
• Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown

Disk State

The disk status

• Up status: Non-Raid, Online, Ready
• Warning status: Foreign
• Down status: Blocked, Critical, Failed, Non Recoverable, Other, Removed, Unknown

This channel is the primary channel by default.

Downtime

In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status

Roll Up Status

The roll up status

• Up status: OK
• Warning status: Non Critical
• Down status: Critical, Non Recoverable, Other, Unknown

This channel requires that Dell OMSA is installed on the target system.

S.M.A.R.T. Warning

The S.M.A.R.T. warning status

• Up status: No
• Down status: Yes