Install Guide

● Support for deploying the Dell EMC OMIMSSC appliance for System Center Operation Manager(SCOM) version 7.2 on the
following VMware ESXi versions using .ova file:
○ Version 6.5
○ Version 6.7
○ Version 7.0
along with the existing support for deploying Dell EMC OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM on Hyper-V using .vhd file.
● Update Rollup 1 for System Center Operations Manager 2019.
● Update Rollup 8 for System Center Operations Manager 2016.
● Update Rollup 9 for System Center Operations Manager 2016.
● Support for environments where System Center Operation Manager(SCOM) with gateway servers is deployed, where SCOM
MS with Proxy MS, Dell EMC OMIMSSC appliance, and iDRACs are part of the same management network.
● Support for latest iDRAC 9-based PowerEdge servers. For more information about the iDRAC 9-based PowerEdge servers,
see iDRAC9-based PowerEdge servers. The latest iDRAC 9-based PowerEdge servers are:
○ PowerEdge R6515
○ PowerEdge R7525
○ PowerEdge C6525
○ PowerEdge R6525
○ PowerEdge R7515
● Support for hardware monitoring of PowerEdge XE2420 server using the Server and Rack Workstation (Licensed)—iDRAC
agent-free monitoring.
● Support for backup and restore of OMIMSSC appliance.
● Service pack update feature is enhanced with an autoupdate of applicable Dell EMC Management Packs that have been
imported previously in the Operations Manager console, appliance kernel RPMs, and application RPMs. The update can be
performed using online repository.
● The Dell EMC OMIMSSC for SCOM version 7.2 contains medium severity security fixes. The customers, who are affected
with previous versions are advised to upgrade to the latest version.
Monitoring features supported by DSMPS and
OMIMSSC for System Center Operations
Manager(SCOM)
The Dell EMC Server Management Pack Suite(DSMPS) for System Center Operations Manager(SCOM) enables you to:
● Discover and classify the following Dell EMC devices:
○ Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers—Using Dell EMC Servers and Rack Workstations monitoring (license-free, OMSA agent-
based), and Dell EMC Servers and Rack Workstations (Licensed) monitoring through iSM using WMI(agent-based)
○ Dell Remote Access Controllers
○ Supported Dell Precision Racks
NOTE:
Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring Feature (license-free) supports monitoring of PowerEdge
servers, having Windows Server Operating systems.
NOTE: The discovery of the iSM-WMI licensed would remain same as SCOM native discovery using management packs,
the iSM-WMI discovery is not supported through the OMIMSSC appliance console directly.
The Dell EMC OMIMSSC enables you to:
● Discover and classify the following Dell EMC devices:
○ Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers—Using Dell EMC Servers and Rack Workstations (Licensed) monitoring through iDRAC
using WS-MAN(agent-free)
○ Dell EMC Chassis—PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, PowerEdge VRTX, PowerEdge M1000e, PowerEdge MX7000 Chassis, and
Dell OEM Ready Chassis
○ Supports OpenManage Enterprise-Modular
○ Dell EMC Network Switches—M-Series, Z-Series, N-Series, and S-Series switches
○ Supported Dell Precision Racks
○ Dell EMC Chassis Modular Server Correlation
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