This article applies as of PRTG 24


We are using PRTG Network Monitor 13.1.1.1182 and need an all-in-one sensor to monitor Dell PowerEdge servers directly via the iDRAC SNMP interface, which provides comprehensive hardware information.

At the moment this out-of the box sensor won't be available anytime soon but many statistics are readily available from the iDRAC using the Auto-Discovery on the iDRAC IP as well as with the MIB that you can use with PRTG. You can then create the device template for this and apply it to other servers with the iDRAC.


In terms of status on this project, right now we have 4 new Dell servers with the iDRAC cards running ESXi running in our production environment, it's more a matter of having the time and resources to build out this sensor.


Disclaimer:
The information in the Paessler Knowledge Base comes without warranty of any kind. Use at your own risk. Before applying any instructions please exercise proper system administrator housekeeping. You must make sure that a proper backup of all your data is available.