Users Guide

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite version 6.0 for

Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System

Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

The integration of the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite version 6.0 with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations

Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, environment allows you to monitor, and ensure the availability of the Dell EqualLogic PS

series storage arrays (EqualLogic storage arrays).

CAUTION: To avoid data corruption and/or data loss, perform the procedures in this document only if you have

knowledge and experience in using the Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft System Center 2012 R2

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

Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2.

NOTE: All references to OpsMgr in this guide are applicable to Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager,

Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and

Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, unless otherwise specified.

Read the Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite’s release notes, which contain the latest information about software and

management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The release notes is posted to the Systems Management

documentation page on dell.com/support/home. The release notes is also packaged in the self-extracting executable

Dell_EqualLogic_Storage_Management_Pack_Suite_v6.0_Axx.exe file.

Topics:

• What is New in This Release

• Key Features and Functionalities

• About Dell EqualLogic Storage Management Pack Suite

What is New in This Release

New Feature

Functionality

Latest platform and EqualLogic firmware versions

Supports Dell EqualLogic PS6610

Supports EqualLogic firmware versions 8.0.x and 8.1..x.

Key Features and Functionalities

Feature

Functionality

Discovery and Monitoring Supports discovery and monitoring of Dell EqualLogic devices with

supported firmware versions.

Launch the EqualLogic Group Manager GUI Launches the EqualLogic Group Manager GUI for a group from the

OpsMgr console.

Alerts from Dell EqualLogic devices Displays the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) based

hardware alerts for the monitored Dell EqualLogic devices in the

Alerts Views of the OpsMgr console.

4 Introduction