Install Guide

Proxy MS and scalability scenarios for device

monitoring

The topics in this chapter include overview of Proxy MS and managing the OMIMSSC appliance with Proxy MS to achieve higher

scalability number of the devices that are monitored.

Topics:

• Overview of Proxy MS

• Configuration planning for Management Server and Proxy MS with deployment scenarios for supported scalability

• Adding Proxy MS to DellProxyMSGroup and Synchronizing Dell Proxy MS with OMIMSSC

Overview of Proxy MS

Proxy MS is a virtual machine running on Windows Server Operating Systems that is introduced for Dell EMC OpenManage Integration for

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (version 7.1 and later) to offload the monitoring, performance metrics, and SNMP Alerts

work flows from the Management Server and thus helps in scaling the number of devices being monitored within a Management Group.

The Management Server and Proxy MS are in the same domain. Discover the Proxy MS as an Agent Managed Windows computer in the

Operations Manager console. For more details on how to use Proxy MS, see Adding Proxy MS to DellProxyMSGroup and Synchronizing

Dell Proxy MS with OMIMSSC.

In Dell EMC Server Management Pack version 7.0, when a Management Group consisting of five Management Servers is used, a

maximum of 600 devices can be monitored in the scalable mode. In Dell EMC OMIMSSC version 7.1 and later with the introduction of

Proxy MS, you can achieve higher Scalability of Monitored Devices - multiple 1000+ nodes. For more information, see Configuration

planning for Management Server and Proxy MS with deployment scenarios for supported scalability.

NOTE: The Proxy MS is supported only for Operation Manager 2016 and later.

NOTE: Setting up Proxy MS is mandatory for proper functioning of OMIMSSC appliance.

Configuration planning for Management Server

and Proxy MS with deployment scenarios for

supported scalability

The Dell EMC devices can be discovered in the Operations Manager console and Dell EMC OMIMSSC console. One instance of Dell EMC

OMIMSSC provides support to only one Management Group(MG) for discovery and monitoring of devices.

You can configure the Management Server and Proxy MS as per the deployment scenarios that is required for your environment.

Table 8. Deployment Scenario for Operations Manager 2012 R2

Monitoring Mode Device Count Number of Management Servers

Scalable

<=600 For minimum hardware recommendation for MS, DB,

and the number of Management Servers, set

Number of Network Devices count to 2000 in

Sizing Guide.

NOTE: This configuration is required for

monitoring Dell devices that are mentioned

under Device count column.

Detailed

<=120 For minimum hardware recommendation for MS, DB,

and the number of Management Servers, set

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