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
Support Matrix for DSMPS
Before installing and configuring Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite (DSMPS), ensure that the following software and
hardware requirements are met.
Table 1. Support Matrix for DSMPS
Supported software and hardware Requirements and versions
Microsoft System Center—Operations Manager
(SCOM)
One of the following SCOM build numbers must be already installed on
the management server:
● SCOM 1807
● SCOM 1801
● SCOM 2012 R2
● SCOM 2016
● SCOM 2019
NOTE: On systems running the Nano server version of Windows
Server 2016 operating system, apply the Update Rollup 1 for Microsoft
System Center 2016 - Operations Manager agent package that is
provided in the Microsoft knowledge base article KB3190029. For
more information, see https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/
3190029/update-rollup-1. You can upgrade to the latest versions
of SCOM from previous versions as per Microsoft guidelines. For
information about the supported upgrade scenarios, see the Microsoft
System Center documentation.
Windows requirements for installing DSMPS on
the Management Server with the SCOM console
● Enable the following Windows firewall rules:
○ SCOM SNMP Response
○ SCOM SNMP Trap Listener
○ SCOM Ping Response
● Windows PowerShell 3.0 or later, if your system is running Windows
Server 2012 R2 operating system.
DSMPS features
Management Server (MS) requirements -
Operating systems
● For SCOM 2019, see https://www.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/
system-center/scom/?view=sc-om-2019.
● For SCOM 2016, see https://www.docs.microsoft.com/en-us/
system-center/scom/?view=sc-om-2016.
● For SCOM 2012 R2, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-
versions/system-center/system-center-2012-R2/hh546785(v=sc.12).
Managed System requirements -
Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring Dell EMC OpenManage
Server Administrator
(OMSA)
Versions 9.4 and 9.3
iDRAC Service Module (iSM) Monitoring Feature iSM for iDRAC9-based
and 13th generation of
PowerEdge servers
3.5.1 and 3.4.0
iDRAC Monitoring Feature iDRAC8 with Lifecycle
Controller Modular and
Monolithic
Firmware version 2.xx.xx.xx
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