Users Guide

Overview

This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell Client Management Pack version 6.1.

The integration of Dell Client Management Pack version 6.1 with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft

System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, or Microsoft System Center

Operations Manager 2007 R2 allows you to manage and monitor the availability of Dell client systems.

CAUTION: To avoid data corruption, data loss, or both; perform the procedures in this document only if you have proper

knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft System Center 2012 R2

Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012

Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

NOTE: The term OpsMgr in this document is used to refer Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager,

Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, unless otherwise specified.

Read the Dell Client Management Pack’s release notes file, which contains the latest information about software and management

server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The release notes file is posted to the Systems Management

documentation page on dell.com/support/home. The release notes file is also packaged in the self-extracting executable

Dell_Client_Management_Pack_v6.1_Axx.exe (where xx is the Dell Client Management Pack release number).

What is new in this release

The release highlights of Dell Client Management Pack are:

• Support for Dell Command | Monitor version 9.1.

• Added a unit monitor for Battery Charging status.

• Added an alert for Error-correcting Code (ECC) Memory.

Key features of Dell Client Management Pack

The following table lists the key features and functionality of Dell Client management pack.

Table 1. Features and functionality

Feature Functionality

Discovery Supports in-band discovery of Dell Venue Pro tablets, Dell

Precision, Dell Latitude, and Dell OptiPlex client systems that

has the supported Dell Command | Monitor or OMCI and

Windows operating system installed.

The Client management pack discovery process classifies a Dell

system as Dell UnManaged Clients if:

• Supported Dell Command | Monitor or OMCI service is not

installed.

• Lower version than OMCI 8.1 is installed on the Dell client

system.

• Dell Command | Monitor or OMCI service has been stopped

or disabled.