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Contents 1 Introduction to Dell EMC OpenManage Intergration and Dell EMC Server Management Pack suite version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager....................................................... 5 Terms used in this document...............................................................................................................................................5 What's new in this release..............................................................................................
Monitoring DRAC devices in Operations Manager.................................................................................................... 61 Dell Unit Monitors for DRAC Monitoring Feature .................................................................................................... 63 Rules................................................................................................................................................................................
1 Introduction to Dell EMC OpenManage Intergration and Dell EMC Server Management Pack suite version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center for Operations Manager (SCOM) using OMIMSSC and DSMPS version 7.1.1 for Operations Manager. The Dell EMC OMIMSSC v7.1 is an appliance based solution packaged in a vhd file which can be deployed as a Virtual Machine.
Term Refers to DSMPS Dell EMC Server Management Pack version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) DRAC of Dell EMC PowerEdge Server, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers, unless otherwise specified. Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers (iDRAC) iDRAC of Dell EMC PowerEdge Server, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers, unless otherwise specified.
• Supported Dell EMC devices through OMSA or iSM based on your requirements. The Dell EMC OpenManage Integration 7.1.
Feature Descriptions • Discovery and Monitoring — Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) Supports: • • 8 SNMP traps for Dell EMC Network Switch devices. Discovery and monitoring of supported iDRAC devices —12th and 13th generation only. SNMP and PET traps for DRAC devices. Introduction to Dell EMC OpenManage Intergration and Dell EMC Server Management Pack suite version 7.1.
2 Dell EMC OMIMSSC The topics in this section describes the OMIMSSC components and the Admin portal, various profiles supported in OMIMSSC, and OMIMSSC based discovery and monitoring of the Dell EMC devices. Topics: • • • • • • Overview of OMIMSSC OMIMSSC components Using Dell EMC OMIMSSC Admin Portal Profiles Discovering Dell EMC devices and synchronizing with Operations Manager Viewing information in Dell EMC OMIMSSC Overview of OMIMSSC The OMIMSSC for Operations Manager is packaged as a .
Figure 1. OMIMSSC Admin Portal Modifying Operations Manager account By using this option, you can change the passwords of Operations Manager account in Dell EMC OMIMSSC. You can modify the Operations Manager administrator credentials from the Dell EMC OMIMSSC Admin Portal. • For Operations Manager account, modify the credentials in active directory, before modifying the account in Dell EMC OMIMSSC.
Creating device credential profile To create a device credential profile, you can perform the following: 1. Select OpenManage Integration Dashboard under Dell EMC OpenManage Integrations Views. 2. Log in into the Dell EMC OMIMSSC. 3. In the navigation pane, click Profiles and Configuration > Credential Profile, and then click Create. The Credential Profile page is displayed. 4. In Credential Profile, select the credential profile type that you want to use.
Discovering Dell EMC devices and synchronizing with Operations Manager Discovery is the process of adding supported Dell EMC devices comprising of Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, Dell EMC chassis, and Dell EMC Network switches in OMIMSSC, and synchronizing with Operations Manager allows you to add devices from Operations Manager into OMIMSSC. Discovering Dell EMC devices in OMIMSSC You can manually discover the Dell EMC devices by using an IP address or an IP range.
3. Log in into the Dell EMC OMIMSSC. 4. Go to Monitoring and select any of the device and, then click Synchronize with MSSC to synchronize all the devices listed in enrolled Operations Manager with the OMIMSSC. NOTE: The Synchronization will occur periodically for every six hours by default. Resolving synchronization errors The Dell EMC devices that are not synchronized with OMIMSSC are listed with their IP addresses.
Deleting Dell EMC devices from OMIMSSC To delete the Dell EMC devices from OMIMSSC, perform the following steps: 1. Log in into the Operations Manager. 2. In the lower left pane, select Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Views > OpenManage Integration Dashboard. The Dell EMC OMIMSSC Log In page is displayed. 3. Log in into the OMIMSSC and go to Monitoring. Select any of the following devices that you want to delete: • • • Server Modular System Network Switch 4.
Expand the job to view all the servers included in the job. Expand further to view the log messages for that job. NOTE: All the job-related generic log messages are listed under the Generic tab and not under the Running or History tab. 3. (Optional) apply filters to view different category of jobs. You can also view its status in Status column. Managing jobs Ensure that the job is in Scheduled state. To manage jobs: 1.
3 Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard The Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard provides facilities for the configuration of the Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite monitoring features to monitor the various Dell systems—Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers, Dell Precision Racks, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, PowerEdge VRTX, PowerEdge M1000E, Dell EMC Network switches, and integrated DRAC (iDRAC).
NOTE: • In the Event log, ignore the errors pertaining to reimporting of existing management packs. These errors occur when Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard reimports all the dependent management packs that were already imported while importing a monitoring feature. • Wait for a task to complete (view the state update change in the dashboard) before launching another task using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard.
Tasks Description Refresh Node Count Updates the node count. Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring Enable Agent Proxying Enables agent proxying for Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers. Refresh Dashboard Updates the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard. Refresh Node Count Updates the node count. Remove Monitoring Feature Removes the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature.
Tasks Description Set to Detailed Feature (Licensed) If the Scalable feature is running on the system, the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard switches from the Scalable feature to the Detailed feature. On upgrading from the previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature. Set to Scalable Feature (Licensed) If the Detailed feature is running on the system, the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard switches from the Detailed feature to the Scalable feature.
Issues and resolutions The following table lists the known issues, resolutions, and where the issues are applicable: Table 5. Issues and resolutions Issue Resolution Applicable To Discovery through iSM–WMI fails when a managed node is running Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Management server is running Operations Manager 2012 R2. Ensure that you have installed Windows Management Framework version 4.0. Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) Feature.
Issue Resolution Applicable To NOTE: In case the duplicate object has been created for Dell EMC servers, then disable the following object discoveries for FM servers: • Dell EMC FM Server Agent-based Discovery • Dell EMC FM Server Agent-free Discovery • Dell EMC FM Server iSM Discovery 3. Run the following command from the Operations Manager Shell: RemoveSCOMDisabledClassInstance NOTE: This step may take up to 48 hours to complete.
Issue Resolution Applicable To Errors while running the Repair option in Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite from the Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall or change a program window. Use the Repair option in the installer. For more information, see ”Using The Repair Option In The Installer" section of the Dell EMC OpenManage Integration version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center for Operations Manager Installation Guide.
Issue Resolution • • Applicable To After updating, download and import the management pack under OMIMSSC Configuration Management Pack from the OMIMSSC Admin portal and import into the Operations Manager. For more information, see Download the Configuration Management Pack in Dell EMC OpenManage Integration version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center for Operations Manager Installation Guide.
4 Dell EMC Server Management pack suite version 7.1.1 supported Monitoring features The topics in this section describe the monitoring features that are supported by DSMPS version 7.1.1 for Operations Manager.
Discover and classify Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers by using DSMPS version 7.1.1 for Operations Manager The Dell EMC Server Management Pack 7.1.1 for Microsoft System center Operations Manager enables you to discover and classify Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers—Monolithic, Modular, Sleds, and supported Dell Precision Racks. The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping: Table 7.
4. Run the Discovery Wizard, select Windows computers, and then follow the instructions on the screen. For more information, see the Operations Manager documentation at technet.microsoft.com. NOTE: The installer automatically imports the license-free monitoring feature management packs into the Operations Manager. If the installer fails to install the management packs, import the management packs by using the Operations Manager Import Management Packs wizard or the Feature Management Dashboard.
Discovery Description unsupported OMSA version, or has an instrumentation version lower than the required version. Monitoring Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers in Operations Manager The Monitoring pane of the Operations Manager is used to select views that provide complete health information about the discovered Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers. The Severity Level Indicators helps you to indicate the health of the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers on the network.
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Memory Unit No Yes Network Interfaces Physical Group No Yes Network Interfaces Teamed Group No Yes Processor Unit No Yes Power supplies Unit No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk Unit No Yes Storage Connector Physical Disk Group No Yes Storage Controller Connector Unit No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Unit No Yes Storage Controller Sensors No Yes Storage Controller Virtual Disk Group No Yes Storage Enclosure EMM Unit No Yes St
Viewing Alerts for Dell EMC Server and Rack Monitoring feature on the Operations Manager Console To view alerts on the Operations Manager console: 1. Start the Operations Manager console and click Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC Alerts Views. The following alerts are displayed: • • • Dell EMC Network Interface Alerts Views—Link-up and Link-down alerts from the discovered NICs. Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Alerts Views—OMSA alerts from the Dell Server and Rack Workstations.
• • • • • • • • • Physical and teamed network interfaces Memory Power supply Sensors Processors Dell OpenManage software services Storage components BIOS (inventory only) iDRAC Dell EMC Modular Systems Diagram View The Modular Systems Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Dell EMC modular systems and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram.
• • Storage components BIOS (inventory only) The memory, processors, network, sensors, storage, and power supply components are displayed in detail by the Detailed edition of the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature. Storage Controller Component Hierarchy To view the status and health of components such as physical disks, connectors, virtual drives, controllers, sensors, and enclosures, expand the Storage component in any Dell EMC system instance Diagram View.
Enabling Network Interfaces Group to Dell Server Health Roll Up For the status roll-up to be displayed at the server level, enable the Network Interfaces Group to Dell Server Health Roll up dependency monitor. 1. Start the Operations Manager console. 2. In the navigation pane, click Authoring. 3. In the left pane, Click Monitors. Enter Network Interfaces Group as the phrase to search for the server you want to enable the functionality on. For example, Dell Windows Server. 4.
Enabling Performance and Power Monitoring Unit Monitors 1. Launch Operations Manager console and click Authoring. 2. Click Management Pack Objects > Monitors, and then search for Performance in the Look for: field. 3. Click Dell Windows Server > Performance. 4. Right-click the unit monitor you want to enable. 5. Select Overrides > Override the Monitor and select an option based on your requirement.
Object Unit Monitor Dell EMC Server Memory Status Periodic Dell EMC Server Memory Redundancy Status Periodic OpenManage Software Services Dell EMC Server Management (DSM) Connection Service Availability Status Periodic DSM Data Manager Availability Status Periodic DSM Event Manager Availability Status Periodic DSM Shared Service Availability Status Periodic DSM Storage Service Availability Status Periodic Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Service Availability Status Periodic Power Su
Object Unit Monitor Dell OM Performance Ambient Temperature Average Threshold AlertMonitor Periodic Amperage Average Threshold AlertMonitor Periodic EnergyConsumption Average Threshold AlertMonitor Periodic PowerConsumption (BTU/hr) Average Threshold Periodic PowerConsumption (Watts) Average Threshold AlertMonitor Periodic Dell OM Server Unsupported Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Unit Monitors — Detailed Edition Table 11.
Object Unit Monitor Enclosure Physical Disk Event Monitor Periodic Enclosure Physical Disk Unit Monitor Periodic Storage Controller Power Supply Unit Enclosure Power Supply Event Monitor Periodic Enclosure Power Supply Unit Monitor Periodic Storage Controller Sensors Controller Sensor Event Unit Monitor Periodic Controller Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Storage Controller Virtual Disk Group Periodic Storage Controller Virtual Disk Unit Periodic Controller Virtual Disk Event Monitor Periodic
Object Unit Monitor Teamed Network Interface Unit (Enriched) Connection Status Periodic Teamed Network Interface Unit (Enriched) Link Status Periodic Teamed Network Interface Unit (Enriched) Operational Status Periodic Teamed Network Interface Unit (Enriched) Redundancy Status Periodic Fan Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Fan Sensor Current Sensor Current Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Voltage Sensor Voltage Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Battery Sensor Battery Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Chassis
The performance collection rules collect information on the following parameters: • • • • • • • • • • Disk Performance (%) Ambient Temperature (Centigrade) Amperage (Amps) Energy Consumption (kWh) Peak Amperage (Amps) Peak Power (Watts) Physical Network Interface Power Consumption (BTU/hr) Power Consumption (Watts) Teamed Network Interface NOTE: • When the Detailed edition of the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature is imported, the disabled Performance (excluding Network Performance) and licens
Performing tasks using Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring Feature Following table provides a summary of the Dell tasks that you can perform on the Operations Manager: Table 12. Dell Windows Server tasks Task Description Check Node Interfaces Checks if the selected Dell EMC PowerEdge Server and its corresponding interface WMI is reachable or non-reachable. Check Power Status Check the overall power status of the system.
1. In the Operations Manager console, go to aDell EMC Diagram Views, Dell EMC State Views, or Dell EMC Alerts Views. 2. Select the necessary Dell EMC PowerEdge Server in any of the Diagram Views, State Views, or alert in the Dell EMC Alerts Views. 3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Check Node Interfaces. The task provides a summary of the reachability check, and interface check after the successful completion of the task.
Launch Dell License Manager on X64 Bit Management Server The Launch Dell License Manager on X64 bit Management Server task allows you to launch the Dell License Manager on management systems running 64-bit operating system. Dell License Manager is a one-to-many license deployment and reporting tool for Dell iDRAC licenses. NOTE: If the Dell License Manager is not installed in the default path, create a new task to start Dell License Manager. For more information, see Creating A Launch License Manager Task.
Power Off Gracefully The Power Off Gracefully task allows you to shut down the operating system and turn off the Dell EMC PowerEdge Server. NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a new console task. For more information on creating a new console task, see Creating Advanced Power Control And LED Identification Tasks. To power off the system gracefully: 1.
3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks > Turn LED Identification Off. Reports about Dell EMC PowerEdge Server on the Operations Manager The reporting feature allows you to create reports for Dell EMC OpenManage Windows Event Log, Dell server BIOS, firmware, and RAID configuration. NOTE: • Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature supports Reports only for object-level. • Dell server BIOS, firmware, and RAID configuration reports are available only in the Detailed Edition.
Generate firmware and driver report on the Operations Manager To create a report for firmware and driver versions: 1. On the Operations Manager console, click Reporting. 2. Click Dell Windows Server (Detail Edition). 3. Click Firmware and Driver Versions, then click Open on the Task pane. 4. Select a time period for which you want the report generated. 5. Click Add Object. 6. Search for objects of class Dell Windows Server and click Add. You will find the object in the Selected object pane. 7. Click Run.
iSM–WMI using Dell EMC Server Management Pack suite version 7.1.1 Operations Manager This section describes how you can monitor Dell EMC devices through iSM–Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to retrieve details from the supported Dell EMC devices. This option provides scalable inventory and monitoring of the 12th, 13th, and 14th generation of PowerEdge servers, and supported Dell EMC Precision Rack Workstations.
• In the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard, the Enable Agent Proxying task is run for the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation (Licensed) monitoring feature. Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers are discovered through the Operations Manager Agent Management infrastructure. NOTE: Discover the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers in the Agent Managed view under the Administration section of the Operations Manager console. To discover a Dell EMC PowerEdge server: 1.
It includes monitoring the health of Dell EMC Modular and Dell EMC Monolithic servers, and Dell Precision Rack Workstations at their group level, both at regular intervals and on occurrence of events. Monitored Hardware components The following table provides information about the monitored hardware components supported in the Scalable and Detailed feature for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers discovered with Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite through iSM: Table 16.
Hardware components Scalable Detailed SD Card Group Yes Yes SD Card No Yes Storage Group Yes Yes Storage Controller No Yes Storage Controller Battery Group No Yes Storage Controller Battery No Yes Storage Connector internal/external/direct attached Physical Disk Group No Yes Storage Controller internal/external/direct attached Physical Disk Instance No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Fan Sensor Group No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Fan Sensor No Yes Storage Controller E
• • • • Dell EMC Alert Views Dell EMC Diagram Views Dell EMC Performance and Power Monitoring Views Dell EMC State Views Dell EMC Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell EMC Servers and Rack Workstations (Licensed). The following alerts are displayed: • Link-up or Link-down alerts for events received from Broadcom and Intel network interface cards.
Figure 5. Dell EMC Servers (iSM) Diagram View Dell EMC Complete Diagram View The Dell EMC Complete Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all the supported Dell EMC devices discovered and monitored in the Operations Manager. You can expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the Operations Manager.
Dell EMC Monolithic Servers Diagram View The Dell EMC Monolithic Servers Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Monolithic systems and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram. Dell EMC Sled Servers Diagram View The Dell EMC Sled Servers Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Sled servers and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram.
available under the Dell Server objects for the Licensed monitoring feature. To enable the unit monitors and set threshold values of unit monitors, see Enabling Performance and Power Monitoring Unit Monitors. For more information on performance information collection, see View Dell EMC servers performance collection rules set on Operations Manager. Enabling Performance and Power Monitoring Unit Monitors To enable the unit monitors for Performance and Power Monitoring Views: 1.
This feature is available for servers discovered through both, the iDRAC and iSM methods of Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature. iDRAC Group Manager iDRAC Group Manager feature is available for 14th generation of the PowerEdge servers to offer simplified basic management of iDRAC, and associated servers on the same local network. Group Manager feature allows one-to-many console experience without involving a separate application.
Server port connection information Server port connection information feature provides details of the physical mapping of switch ports to server ports, and iDRAC dedicated port connections. This feature helps you to reduce cabling error debugging by identifying which switch ports are connected to a server’s network ports, and iDRAC dedicated port. You can view the details of the Server port connection information under iDRAC NIC and NIC objects in the Detail View pane of the Dell EMC Diagram View.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Fan Sensor Health Periodic Dell Fan Sensor Group Dell Server Fan Group Sensor Health Periodic Dell Intrusion Sensor Dell Server Intrusion Sensor Health Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server With Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server Without Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Monolithic Server With Operating Sys
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Network Interface Unit Periodic PCIe SSD Backplane Dell Server PCIeSSD Backplane Periodic PCIe SSD Extender Dell Server PCIeSSD Extender Periodic PCIe SSD Physical Disk Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Predictive Failure Disk Periodic Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Primary Status Periodic Dell Server SD Card Dell Server SD Card Periodic Dell Server SD Card Group Periodic Dell Server Connector Enclosure Dell Server Connector Enclosure Periodic Dell Storage
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Controller Virtual Disk Unit Periodic Dell Temperature Sensor Dell Server Temperature Sensor Health Periodic Dell Temperature Sensor Group Dell Server Temperature Sensor Group Health Periodic Dell Voltage Sensor Dell Server Voltage Sensor Health Periodic Dell Voltage Sensor Group Dell Server Sensors Voltage Group Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature.
Task Description NOTE: An active Internet connection is required to retrieve the warranty information. iDRAC Hard Reset Performs a remote iDRAC reset operation without having to shut down the server. NOTE: This task is available only for servers discovered through iSM. Launch Dell License Manager Launches the Dell License Manager on the management system. NOTE: Launching Dell License Manager is possible only if a Windows or Linux operating system is installed and Dell License Manager is also installed.
Using the Remote iDRAC hard reset feature, whenever iDRAC becomes unresponsive, you can perform a remote iDRAC reset operation without the need to power off (iDRAC hard reset) the server. By default, the remote iDRAC hard reset feature is enabled. This feature is available for Dell EMC PowerEdge servers discovered through iSM using WMI. For more information about this feature, see the iDRAC Service Module Installation Guide and the section Remote iDRAC Hard Reset in the iDRAC 8/7 v2.30.30.
Launch Remote Desktop (Monolithic Server) NOTE: Launching remote desktop is possible only if the Windows operating system is installed and remote desktop is manually enabled on the managed system. NOTE: Remote Desktop task uses hostname to connect to the management server of a system. If the management server cannot resolve the hostname then, add the hostname and the IP address to a route to the server using its hostname that is configured on the management server.
Scalability recommendation for Operations Manager When managing large number of network devices in a distributed setup, use dedicated resource pools of Management Servers for each device type. For more information about the number of devices that are supported in a Management Group, see Sizing Guide. Discoveries by DRAC Monitoring feature by using DSMPS version 7.1.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Table 20. DRAC Monitoring Feature Discoveries.
Dell EMC Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell DRAC devices. SNMP traps and Platform Event Traps (PET) sent by DRAC devices are displayed by the DRAC monitoring feature. Viewing Alerts for DRAC Monitoring feature on the Operations Manager Console To view DRAC alerts on the Operations Manager console: 1. Launch the Operations Manager console and click Monitoring. 2. Click Dell EMC > Dell EMC Alerts Views. The following Alerts Views are displayed.
Figure 6. Remote Access Controllers Group Diagram Dell EMC State Views This view is available for viewing the health of the DRAC devices. In the Operations Manager console, click Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC State Views > DRAC, the status of each Dell DRAC device managed by Operations Manager on the network is displayed. The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component.
Object Unit Monitor Controller Global Status Periodic Controller Global Storage Status Periodic iDRAC8 Modular NOTE: For iDRAC8 modular and monolithic servers, the Dell RAC periodic-based and Dell RAC triggered-based unit monitors are disabled.
Table 22. Tasks using DRAC Task Description Check Node Interfaces Checks if the selected Dell DRAC/iDRAC device and its corresponding interface; SNMP is reachable or non-reachable. Launch Dell License Manager Launches the Dell License manager on the management system. Launch Dell Remote Access Console Launches the DRAC console for the discovered DRAC. Launch Remote Desktop Launches the remote desktop for the selected system. NOTE: This feature is available only on systems with iDRAC7, and iDRAC8.
3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Remote Access Controller Tasks > Launch Remote Desktop. Launch OpenManage Server Administrator NOTE: • OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) console is launched only if the Server Administrator is configured on the default port. • Server Administrator feature is available only on systems with iDRAC7, and iDRAC8. To launch Server Administrator: 1. In the Operations Manager console, navigate to Dell EMC Diagram Views, Dell EMC State Views, or Dell EMC Alerts Views. 2.
5 Dell EMC OMIMSSC supported monitoring features The topics in this section describe the monitoring features that are supported by OMIMSSC for Operations Manager.
NOTE: PowerVault servers are not supported for iDRAC Service Module (iSM). For more information about discovering Dell EMC devices, see Discovering a Dell EMC PowerEdge Server For more information about using the iDRAC access via Host OS (Experimental Feature), see the Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller7/8/9 with Lifecycle Controller User’s Guide at Dell.com/idracmanuals.
2. On the Operations Manager console, click Authoring. 3. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Add Monitoring Wizard. The Add Monitoring Wizard screen is displayed. 4. On the Select Monitoring Type screen, select WS-Management and SMASH Device Discovery and click Next. 5. On the General Properties screen, in the Name field provide a name for the wizard. 6. Under Management pack, click New. The Create a Management Pack screen is displayed. 7.
Monitoring After you install the Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite and Configuration Management pack for Dell EMC OMIMSSC, you can use the Monitoring pane of the Operations Manager to select views that provide health information of the discovered Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers. The Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature discovers and monitors the health of the Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers.
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Intrusion Sensor No Yes License Group Yes No License No Yes Memory Yes No Memory Instance Yes Yes Physical Network Interface No Yes Physical Network Interface Group Yes Yes Processors Group Yes No Processor Yes No Power Supply Group Yes Yes Power Supply No Yes PCIeSSD Extender No Yes PCIeSSD Backplane No Yes PCIeSSD Physical Disk No Yes Server Sensors No Yes Server Storage Yes Yes Storage Controller Connector No Yes
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Storage Controller Enclosure Power Supply Group No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Power Supply No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Temperature Sensor Group No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Temperature Sensor No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Sensor No Yes SD Card Group No Yes SD Card No Yes Temperature Sensor Group No Yes Temperature Sensor No Yes Voltage Sensor Group No Yes Voltage Sensor No Yes View options for Dell EMC Power
4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane. Diagram views of Dell EMC PowerEdge Server for Dell EMC Server and Rack Monitoring (Licensed) feature on Operations Manager console The Dell EMC Diagram Views offers a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers and supported Precision Rack Workstations on the network.
Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Unit diagram view by Dell EMC Server and Rack workstation (Licensed) feature on the Operations Manager console Select a Dell EMC PowerEdge server, from the Dell EMC Modular System View or Dell EMC Monolithic Servers Diagram View, to view the diagram specific to that particular system.
Enabling Performance and Power Monitoring Unit Monitors To enable the unit monitors for Performance and Power Monitoring Views: 1. Launch Operations Manager console and click Authoring. 2. Click Management Pack Objects > Monitors, and then search for Performance in the Look for: field. 3. Click Dell Server > Performance. 4. Right-click the unit monitor you want to enable. 5. Select Overrides > Override the Monitor and select an option based on your requirement.
When the System Configuration Lockdown mode is enabled, you cannot configure the trap destination information in the servers. Hence, alerts are not generated for monitoring. In such a case, you are notified with a critical alert conveying that System Configuration Lockdown mode is enabled, and trap destination information for alerts is not configured.
You can view the health state obtained from the unit monitor; Dell Server Capacity Check under Monitoring > Dell > Dell EMC State Views > Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Alerts (Licensed) > Dell Server Capacity Threshold Check. You can also view the component Dell Server Capacity Threshold Check under the Dell Server object in Diagram Views. NOTE: By default, the Dell Server Capacity Threshold Check column under State Views is disabled.
Server port connection information Server port connection information feature provides details of the physical mapping of switch ports to server ports, and iDRAC dedicated port connections. This feature helps you to reduce cabling error debugging by identifying which switch ports are connected to a server’s network ports, and iDRAC dedicated port. You can view the details of the Server port connection information under iDRAC NIC and NIC objects in the Detail View pane of the Dell EMC Diagram View.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Fan Sensor Health Periodic Dell Fan Sensor Group Dell Server Fan Group Sensor Health Periodic Dell Intrusion Sensor Dell Server Intrusion Sensor Health Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server With Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server Without Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Monolithic Server With Operating Sys
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Network Interface Unit Periodic PCIe SSD Backplane Dell Server PCIeSSD Backplane Periodic PCIe SSD Extender Dell Server PCIeSSD Extender Periodic PCIe SSD Physical Disk Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Predictive Failure Disk Periodic Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Primary Status Periodic Dell Server SD Card Dell Server SD Card Periodic Dell Server SD Card Group Periodic Dell Server Connector Enclosure Dell Server Connector Enclosure Periodic Dell Storage
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Controller Virtual Disk Unit Periodic Dell Temperature Sensor Dell Server Temperature Sensor Health Periodic Dell Temperature Sensor Group Dell Server Temperature Sensor Group Health Periodic Dell Voltage Sensor Dell Server Voltage Sensor Health Periodic Dell Voltage Sensor Group Dell Server Sensors Voltage Group Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature.
Task Description NOTE: An active Internet connection is required to retrieve the warranty information. Launch Dell License Manager Launches the Dell License Manager on the management system. NOTE: Launching Dell License Manager is possible only if a Windows or Linux operating system is installed and Dell License Manager is also installed. Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center Launches the OpenManage Power Center console for the selected system.
NOTE: If the Dell License Manager has not been installed in the default path create a new task to launch Dell License Manager. For more information, see Creating A Launch License Manager Task. To launch Dell License Manager: 1. In the Operations Manager console, go to a Dell EMC Diagram Views, Dell EMC State Views, or Dell EMC Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell EMC PowerEdge server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Dell EMC Alerts Views. 3.
• • SNMP and/or WS-MAN protocol RedFish Dell EMC Chassis monitoring feature also supports Detailed monitoring of individual chassis components in the supported Operations Manager.
The Jobs and Logs Center page is displayed. Expand the discovery job to view the progress of the job in the Running tab. Discovering Dell EMC Chassis in the Operations Manager The Chassis devices should be discovered as network devices under the Administration section of the Operations Manager console. To discover Chassis devices in Operations Manager: 1. Log in into the management server as an Operations Manager administrator. 2. On the Operations Manager console, click Administration. 3.
feature discovers and monitors the health of the Dell CMC/OME-M devices. The Severity Level Indicators indicates the health of the Dell CMC/OME-M devices on the network. Chassis Monitoring includes monitoring the health of the Dell chassis devices, both at regular intervals and on occurrence of events.
• • Dell EMC Performance and Power Monitoring Views Dell EMC State Views Dell EMC Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell EMC Chassis Management Controller/OpenManage Enterprise Modular (CMC/OME-M) devices. SNMP traps sent by Chassis devices are displayed by the Dell EMC Chassis monitoring feature.
Figure 7. Dell EMC Chassis Management Controllers Group diagram For discovered Dell EMC CMC chassis, enable slot discovery which is disabled by default to view: • • • The occupied and free slot summary in the Chassis Slots Summary The slot-inventory details modified on CMC chassis that are reflected in the Diagram View.
Dell EMC State views This view is available for viewing the health of the Dell EMC Chassis Management Controller/OpenManage Enterprise Modular (CMC/ OME-M) devices. In the Operations Manager console, click Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC State Views, the status of each Dell EMC device managed by Operations Manager on the network is displayed. Select the Dell CMC group for which you want to see the State view.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Chassis Modular PCIe Device Dell Chassis PCIe Device Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Enclosure Dell Chassis Storage Enclosure Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Controller Dell Chassis Storage Controller Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Controller Battery Health Poll Based Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Controller Virtual Disk Dell Chassis Storage Virtual Disk Health Poll Based U
by default when you choose to use or select Metrics Monitoring while overriding the performance metrics. For more information on how to use Metrics Monitoring, see Overriding Dell EMC Chassis discovery parameters, performance, and health metrics. Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Tasks Tasks are available in the Tasks pane of the Operations Manager console. When you select a device or a component, the relevant tasks is displayed in the Tasks pane.
List of objects discovered by using the Dell EMC Chassis modular server correlation feature Table 33. Dell EMC Chassis modular server correlation feature discoveries. Discovery Object Description Dell Dell EMC chassis to modular server correlation discovery Discovers the correlation between the Dell EMC chassis and the Dell modular systems.
Discovering Dell EMC Network switches using Dell EMC OMIMSSC Import the Dell EMC Network Switch Management Pack into the Operations Manager from OMIMSSC. You can discover the switches by using an IP address or an IP range. To discover switches, provide the switch IP address and the device credential profile of the switch. When you are discovering switches by using an IP range, specify an IP (IPv4) range (within a subnet) by including the start and end IP in the range. To discover a switch: 1.
2. In the lower left pane, Click Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Views > OpenManage Integration Dashboard. The Dell EMC OMIMSSC console login page is displayed. 3. In the Username box, type the username. Type the username in the format: domain\username. 4. In the Password box, type the password, and click Login. The Overview page is displayed. 5. Select Profiles and Configuration > Configuration Configuration. The Discovery, Monitoring and Performance Overrides page is displayed. 6.
View options for Dell EMC Network Switch on the Operations Manager console The Dell EMC OMIMSSC for Operations Manager provides the following types of views for monitoring, under Monitoring > Dell EMC on the Operations Manager console: • • • Dell EMC Alert Views Dell EMC Diagram Views Dell EMC State Views Dell EMC Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware from the Dell EMC Network switches.
Figure 8. Dell EMC Network Switch Diagram View Dell EMC State Views To view health states of the discovered Dell EMC network switches in the Operations Manager console: 1. Launch the Operations Manager console and click Monitoring > Dell EMC > Dell EMC State Views. 2. Select Dell EMC Network Switch State View. The health states of all the discovered network switches are displayed. NOTE: The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts that are associated with the component.
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6 Appendix A—Issues and resolutions Issues and resolutions The following table lists the known issues, resolutions, and where the issues are applicable: Table 37. Issues and resolutions Issue Resolution Applicable To Discovery through iSM–WMI fails when a managed node is running Windows Server 2008 R2 and the Management server is running Operations Manager 2012 R2. Ensure that you have installed Windows Management Framework version 4.0.
Issue Resolution Applicable To discovering the modular servers. For example: If the duplicate object is discovered through OMSA, then go to Authoring > Object Discoveries and then search for Dell Server Discovery; which is targeted at the Windows Computer and disable the Discovery attribute for that object.
Issue Resolution • • Applicable To installed on the management server managing the CMC. Make sure that you have configured the Run As Account for CMC devices and associated them with "Dell CMC Login Account". Make sure that Dell CMC Slot Discovery and rules are enabled from the Authoring Pane of the Operations Manager console. Errors while running the Repair option in Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite from the Add/Remove Programs or Uninstall or change a program window.
Issue Resolution Applicable To In Operations Manager 2012 R2, the import of Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Dashboard View Management pack fails. To import the Management pack, user has to perform the following steps: Operations Manager 2012 R2 • • • Install update rollup 11 or above for Operations Manager 2012 R2. For more information, see https:// blogs.technet.microsoft.
Known Limitations Table 38. Known limitations. Limitation Applicable to Dell EMC MP, Power Control, and LED tasks use only the Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite default credentials. When you create a new task in the Authoring pane and view it, you can see the username and the password that you specified. The credentials are not hidden when you view the task.
7 Appendix B Create a simple authentication run-as account 1. Log in into Operations Manager as an administrator for the Operations Manager Management Group. 2. On the Operations Manager console, click Administration. 3. Click Run As Configuration > Accounts. 4. Right-click Accounts, and then click Create Run As Account. The Create Run As Account Wizard screen is displayed. 5. Click Next. 6. From the Run As account type: drop-down menu, select Simple Authentication. 7.
NOTE: If you are using multiple Run As Account to discover devices, associate each device with its associated Run As account. 8. Click. A selected class, group, or object and add the association for the server in the SMASH Monitoring Profile. • • • Click Select > Class option, use Dell server as the selection. Click Select > Group option, use the group containing the Dell server objects as the selection. Click Select > Object option, use the individual Dell server object as the selection. 9. Click OK. 10.
8 Appendix C - Enabling External Program Tasks For tasks provided by the Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite that launch external programs have to be installed in the default location. Create new tasks to launch the application if the program is not installed in the default location.
-I lanplus -H $Target/Property[Type="Dell.WindowsServer.Server"]/RemoteAccessIP$ -U root -P -k power status 8. For LED on or off tasks, enter the command-line parameters in the following format: • • Enter -ip and choose the Remote Access IP with IPMI capability from drop-down menu. Enter -u -p -k . 9. Click Create to create the task and repeat this procedure for each new BMC task.
9 Accessing documents from the Dell EMC support site You can access the required documents using the following links: • • • • • • • • For Dell EMC Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals For Dell EMC OpenManage documents — www.dell.com/openmanagemanuals For Dell EMC Remote Enterprise Systems Management documents — www.dell.com/esmmanuals For iDRAC and Dell Lifecycle Controller documents — www.dell.
10 Related documentation and resources This chapter gives the details of documents and references to help you work with Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite. Topics: • • • Microsoft guidelines for performance and scalability for Operations Manager Other documents you may need Contacting Dell EMC Microsoft guidelines for performance and scalability for Operations Manager For optimal performance, deploy device-specific Server Management Pack Suite on different management servers.
