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Client Management Pack
Features
The Client Management Pack:
• Discovers Dell ™ business computers (Dell Latitude ™ , Optiplex ™,
and Precision
™ ) and indicates if instrumentation is missing
• Displays alerts for events received from OMCI (OpenManage Client
Instrumentation)
• Provides tasks for client shutdown and reboot
• Allows you to customize and configure your Dell computers for discovery
and monitoring
Discovery
To discover Clients, follow the same steps described for Servers. ("Discovery"
on page 22)
NOTE: If the Client Instrumentation component is not running or if OMCI is not
installed, or if the OMCI version is lesser than 7.5 on your Dell client system, the
Dell Client Discovery classifies the system as "Dell Unknown" and monitoring
is disabled.
Monitoring
With the Dell Client Management Pack you will be able to work with the
following views:
Alert View
In the Operations Console, Dell Client → Alert View → Dell Client Alerts
displays alerts that meet your specific criteria, such as alert severity, resolution
state, or alerts that are assigned to you. Select an alert to view its details in the
Alert Details pane.
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