Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite Version 7.2 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager User's Guide
- About Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite (DSMPS) for SCOM
- Support Matrix for DSMPS
- Installing DSMPS
- Discover and manage PowerEdge servers on the SCOM console by using the monitoring feature of DSMPS
- Scalable and detailed editions of DSMPS monitoring for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Discover PowerEdge servers by using SCOM Agent Management
- Monitoring Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers in the SCOM console
- View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation monitoring feature of DSMPS
- Alert view in the monitoring feature of DSMPS for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Diagram views in the monitoring feature of DSMPS for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Performance and power monitoring views in the monitoring feature of DSMPS for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- State views in the monitoring feature of DSMPS for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation monitoring feature of DSMPS
- Discover and manage PowerEdge servers on the SCOM console by using iSM-WMI
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- Scalable and Detailed editions of DSMPS monitoring for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using iSM-WMI
- Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using iSM-WMI
- Prerequisites for discovering PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI
- Discover PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI
- Monitoring features for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations in DSMPS using iSM-WMI
- Discover and manage DRACs on the SCOM console by using DSMPS
- Supported tasks on the SCOM console for DSMPS monitoring features
- Run DSMPS monitoring feature-based tasks on SCOM
- Tasks run on Dell EMC devices by using the DSMPS monitoring features
- Check connection to the nodes
- View warranty information of PowerEdge servers
- Start OMSA on monolithic servers using the SCOM console
- Start iDRAC using the SCOM console
- Start Remote Desktop on monolithic servers using the SCOM console
- Perform a remote iDRAC hard reset operation
- Clear Embedded Server Management (ESM) logs
- Power management-related tasks
- Generating DSMPS reports
- Upgrading DSMPS
- Uninstalling DSMPS
- Reference topics
- Monitoring features supported by DSMPS
- Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature in DSMPS using OMSA
- Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature using iSM-WMI
- DRAC Monitoring feature of DSMPS
- Configuring the monitoring features of DSMPS by using the Feature Management Dashboard
- Import monitoring features using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard
- Upgrade monitoring features using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard
- Customizing monitoring features using the Feature Management Dashboard for scalable and detailed editions
- Remove monitoring features using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard
- Import management packs to the SCOM console
- Severity levels of discovered devices
- Discovery features supported in the DSMPS monitoring of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using OMSA
- Discovery features supported by DSMPS for monitoring DRACs
- Hardware components monitored by different monitoring features of DSMPS
- View options provided by the monitoring features of DSMPS
- Key features of monitoring PowerEdge servers in DSMPS using iSM-WMI
- DSMPS Unit Monitors
- Event rules used by different monitoring features of DSMPS
- Monitoring features supported by DSMPS
- Troubleshooting
- Data is not displayed on the Feature Management Dashboard
- A task run on the Feature Management Dashboard fails
- Feature Management alerts
- The Management Server (MS) is not functioning, and therefore, tasks associated with it cannot be completed (Health Service of the Feature Management Host Server is nonfunctional)
- Additional resources
- Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
- Contacting Dell Technologies
- Glossary
- Additional topics
- Identify device and device power status by using identification LEDs
- Migrate from Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.0 for Microsoft SCOM
- Configure SCOM to monitor traps and trap-based unit monitors
- Create Run-As-Account for SNMP monitoring
- Associate multiple Run-As accounts
- Install Web Services Management (WS-Man) and SMASH device template
- Associate Run-As Account task—Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature
Alert view in the monitoring feature of DSMPS using iSM-WMI
This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from the Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring
feature using iSM-WMI. Link-up and Link-down alerts for events that are received from the Broadcom and Intel Network
Interface Cards (NICs) are displayed.
To view the alert views that are displayed by the monitoring feature of DSMPS for PowerEdge servers and workstations using
iSM-WMI:
1. In the left pane of the SCOM console, select Monitoring.
2. Expand 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—SNMP traps for 12th, 13th, generation, and iDRAC9-based
PowerEdge servers, PowerVault servers, and Dell Precision Racks with iDRAC7, iDRAC8, or iDRAC9 are displayed.
● Dell EMC Rack Workstation Alert Views
○ Dell EMC Network Interface Alerts—Link-up and Link-down alerts from the discovered NICs.
○ Dell EMC Rack Workstation Alerts
See Alert views displayed by different monitoring features of DSMPS on page 46.
3. Select the required Alert View. In the right pane, alerts that meet the criteria—such as alert severity, resolution state, or
alerts that are assigned to you—are displayed.
4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details section.
Diagram views in the monitoring feature of DSMPS using iSM-WMI
About this task
The Dell EMC Diagram Views offer a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers and supported
Rack Workstations on the network.
Steps
1. In the left pane of the SCOM console, select Monitoring.
2. Expand Dell EMC > Dell EMC Diagram Views.
3. Go to the Dell EMC Diagram Views folder to view the available diagram views. See Diagram views displayed by different
monitoring features of DSMPS on page 47.
4. Select a required Dell EMC Diagram View to view the hierarchical and graphical representation of the selected Dell EMC
Server or Rack Workstation in the right pane.
5. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View section.
Performance and power monitoring views in the monitoring feature of
DSMPS using iSM-WMI
About this task
To view the Dell EMC performance and power monitoring views on the SCOM console:
Steps
1. In the left pane of the SCOM, select Monitoring.
2. In the Monitoring pane, expand Dell EMC > Dell EMC Performance and Power Monitoring Views.
The following Performance and Power Monitoring views are available:
● Dell Performance View (iSM)
● Disk Performance - iSM (%)
NOTE:
All performance metric rules are disabled by default for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring
feature.
3. To view the System Board Usage metrics, click Dell EMC Performance and Power Monitoring > Dell EMC System
Board Usage for the following views:
● CPU Usage - iSM (%)
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