Users Guide

Discovery and monitoring of Dell EMC
Network Switches using OMIMSSC
The Dell EMC Network Switch Monitoring feature supports discovery and monitoring of the network switches such as
M-Series, Z-Series, N-Series, and S-Series switches. In the Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature, the SNMP-based
communication is performed.
The Dell EMC Network Switch Monitoring feature also supports detailed level of monitoring of individual switch components in
the supported version of SCOM.
Topics:
• Discovery and classification of network switches
• Override properties to customize the network switch discovery process
• Import network switch management packs for discovery from OMIMSSC Admin Portal
• Discover Dell EMC Network Switches by using OMIMSSC
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Discover Dell EMC Network Switches by using SCOM
• Network Switches monitoring feature in OMIMSSC
Discovery and classification of network switches
The details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Network Switch Monitoring feature are as follows:
● Group—Dell EMC Network Switch
● Diagram View—Dell EMC Network Switch Diagram Views
● Hardware type—Switch instances on the network, switch, and its components.
Override properties to customize the network switch
discovery process
You can customize the discovery of network switch by overriding the discovery parameters, performance, and health metrics.
To override discovery parameters and health metrics of network switches, see Override properties to customize the device
discovery process on page 35. On the Override discovery, monitoring and performance intervals page, to edit the switch
parameters, select the Network Switches check box.
Import network switch management packs for
discovery from OMIMSSC Admin Portal
1. On a web browser, enter the OMIMSSC IP address, and then provide the default administrator credentials to log in to the
OMIMSSC Admin Portal.
2. Click Login.
The OpenManage Integration for Microsoft System Center-Admin Portal page is displayed.
3. In the left pane, select Settings > Console Enrollment.
The enrolled consoles are displayed.
4. Select the enrolled console.
The Import MPs button is enabled.
5. Click Import MPs.
The Import MPs for Devices page is displayed.
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