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
Table 19. State views displayed by different monitoring features of DSMPS
State View Type
displayed on the SCOM
console
DSMPS monitoring feature
Server and
Rack Workstation
monitoring feature
using OMSA
Server and Rack Workstation
monitoring feature using
iSM-WMI
DRAC monitoring
Server and Rack
Workstations (Licensed)
State View
No No No
Managed Workstation
(Licensed) State View
No No No
Sled Servers (Licensed)
State View
No No No
Unmanaged Servers
(Licensed) State View
No No No
Key features of monitoring PowerEdge servers in
DSMPS using iSM-WMI
System configuration lockdown mode in iDRAC9 PowerEdge
servers
The System Configuration Lockdown mode feature is available for servers that are discovered by using iSM-WMI method of
Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature. This feature is available for iDRAC9—based PowerEdge servers that
lock the system’s configuration, including firmware updates. After the System Configuration Lockdown Mode is enabled:
● You cannot change the system’s configuration. This feature is intended to protect the system from unintentional changes.
Using the iDRAC console, you can enable or disable the System Configuration Lockdown mode.
● You cannot configure the trap destination information in the servers. Therefore, alerts are not generated for monitoring. In
such a case, you are notified with a critical alert indicating that System Configuration Lockdown mode is enabled, and trap
destination information for alerts is not configured.
NOTE:
Dell Technologies recommends you to update the “Dell OM : System configuration lockdown alert rule interval”
immediately after the server discovery interval is updated or modified. This ensures that the System Lockdown mode alert is
generated after the completion of server discovery with a certain interval.
You can view information about the System Configuration Lockdown mode in the Detail View pane of the Dell EMC Diagram
View. For more information about this feature, see the iDRAC9 Version 3.00.00.00 User’s Guide available on the support site.
iDRAC Group Manager in iDRAC9 PowerEdge servers
The iDRAC Group Manager feature is available for servers that are discovered by using iSM-WMI method of Dell EMC Server
and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature. The iDRAC Group Manager feature is available for iDRAC9—based PowerEdge
servers to offer simplified basic management of iDRAC, and associated servers on the same local network. Group Manager
feature enables one-to-many console experience without requiring a separate application. Using the iDRAC Group Manager, you
can view information about a set of servers by permitting more powerful management than by inspecting servers visually for
faults and other manual methods.
You can view information about the iDRAC Group Manager, iDRAC Group Manager Status, and iDRAC Group Name under the
iDRAC object in the Detail View pane of the Diagram View. For more information about this feature, see the iDRAC9 Version
3.00.00.00 User's Guide available on the support site.
Reference topics
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