Quick Start Manual

Overview

This guide describes how to install the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite version 5.0 for Microsoft

System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center Operations

Manager 2007 R2, and Microsoft System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010.

NOTE: All references to OpsMgr in this guide are applicable to System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System

Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Essentials

2010, unless otherwise specified.

Prerequisites

To install the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite version 5.0 on a management server, make sure that you

have the following available:

• System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center

Operations Manager 2007 R2, or System Center Essentials 2010.

• Administrator access on the management server to install the suite and import the Dell EqualLogic Storage

Management Pack.

• Microsoft .NET version 3.5 or later.

• OpsMgr command shell.

• Windows PowerShell 2.0.

• On systems running OpsMgr 2012 SP1, download and apply the Update Rollup 1 for OpsMgr 2012 SP1 provided in

the Microsoft knowledge base article KB2790935. For more information see support.microsoft.com/kb/2785682.

• On systems running OpsMgr 2007 R2 with Internet Explorer 9.0, install the Cumulative Update 5 for System

Center Operations Manager 2007 R2. For more information, see support.microsoft.com/kb/2495674.

Prerequisites For A Distributed Setup

To install the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite version 5.0 in a distributed setup:

• Running OpsMgr 2007 R2, run the installer on all the management servers used for monitoring Dell EqualLogic

device.

• Running OpsMgr 2012 or later:

– designate a resource pool for monitoring Dell EqualLogic devices

– run the installer on all the management servers that are part of the resource pool

• Make sure that the Agent proxy option is enabled on all the management servers. For more information, see

Enabling Agent Proxy Option.