Setup Guide
Software Purpose
NOTE: If you are using OpsMgr 2016, then for systems
running Nano server, apply the
Update Rollup 1 for
Microsoft System Center 2016 - Operations Manager
agent package provided in the Microsoft knowledge base
article KB3190029. For more information, see
support.microsoft.com/kb/3190029.
(Required) SMASH Library MPB from Microsoft Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature
requires SMASH library MPB from Microsoft to discover Dell
servers. For more information, see Installing the WS-Management
and SMASH Device Template.
(Optional) Dell License Manager (for iDRAC7 or later systems only) Launches Dell License Manager console. To deploy licenses and
collect reports; install Dell License Manager on the management
server. For more information, see Dell License Manager User’s
Guide at dell.com/support/home..
(Optional) OpenManage Power Center Launches Dell OpenManage Power Center console. To monitor
and manage power consumption, and temperature in the data
center using the OpsMgr console, install OpenManage Power
Center on the management server. For more information, see
OpenManage Power Center Installation Guide at dell.com/
support/home.
Managed System requirements
To discover and monitor managed systems, ensure that the following requirements are met:
• Required iSM version is installed on the Dell device. Based on your monitoring requirements, the following features must be enabled
through the iDRAC console:
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) feature to monitor through iSM using WMI.
• iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental feature) to monitor through iDRAC using host IP.
• iDRAC7 or later.
NOTE
: If you are monitoring devices through iSM using WMI feature on systems running Microsoft Nano server, see the section
Installing iDRAC Service Module on Nano operating system in the
iDRAC Service Module version 2.4 Installation Guide
at
Dell.com/support.
NOTE: If you are using iDRAC rmware version 2.40.40.40 or later, Transport Layer Security (TLS) versions 1.1 or later is enabled
by default. Before installing Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite version 7.0 for Microsoft System Center Conguration
Manager, see
Support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/3140245
for more information about TLS updates. Based on your web browser,
you may have to enable support for TLS 1.1 or later. For more information about iDRAC, see
Dell.com/idracmanuals
.
Feature Management tasks
The following table lists the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature tasks available on the Feature Management
Dashboard. Some tasks listed in the Feature Management tasks table appear only after you have imported the Server and Rack
Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature.
Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) Feature
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