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
Chapter 1: About Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite (DSMPS) for SCOM........................... 6
Chapter 2: Support Matrix for DSMPS.......................................................................................... 7
User roles necessary for using DSMPS..........................................................................................................................8
Chapter 3: Installing DSMPS......................................................................................................... 9
Install Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite (DSMPS) for SCOM.................................................................9
Install DSMPS on multiple management servers................................................................................................9
Management features imported into SCOM console after installing DSMPS.................................................... 10
Repair installation issues of DSMPS..............................................................................................................................10
Chapter 4: Discover and manage PowerEdge servers on the SCOM console by using the
monitoring feature of DSMPS................................................................................................... 11
Scalable and detailed editions of DSMPS monitoring for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations..........11
Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations ....................................................... 11
Discover PowerEdge servers by using SCOM Agent Management...................................................................... 12
Monitoring Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers in the SCOM console.......................................................................... 12
View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation monitoring feature of DSMPS.........................12
Chapter 5: Discover and manage PowerEdge servers on the SCOM console by using iSM-WMI.... 16
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Scalable and Detailed editions of DSMPS monitoring for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
using iSM-WMI............................................................................................................................................................... 16
Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using iSM-WMI.......................... 17
Prerequisites for discovering PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI..................................................................17
Discover PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI....................................................................................................... 17
Object discoveries using iSM-WMI..........................................................................................................................18
Monitoring features for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations in DSMPS using iSM-WMI...................18
View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature of DSMPS using
iSM-WMI.................................................................................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 6: Discover and manage DRACs on the SCOM console by using DSMPS.......................... 21
Introduction to the monitoring features in DSMPS for DRACs..............................................................................21
Discovery and classification of DRACs......................................................................................................................... 21
Discover and enable DRAC devices using DSMPS................................................................................................... 22
Monitoring DRACs using DSMPS.................................................................................................................................. 22
View options for DRAC monitoring feature of DSMPS......................................................................................22
Chapter 7: Supported tasks on the SCOM console for DSMPS monitoring features..................... 25
Run DSMPS monitoring feature-based tasks on SCOM......................................................................................... 25
Tasks run on Dell EMC devices by using the DSMPS monitoring features........................................................ 25
Check connection to the nodes............................................................................................................................... 26
View warranty information of PowerEdge servers............................................................................................. 26
Start OMSA on monolithic servers using the SCOM console.......................................................................... 26
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