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Introduction 7
Introduction
This document is intended for system administrators who use the
Dell™ Management Packs to manage and monitor Dell systems.
With the integration of the Dell Management Packs with Systems Center
Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1 and System Center Essentials (SCE)
2007 SP1 environment, you can manage, monitor and, ensure the availability
of your Dell devices (systems, storage, computers, and printers).
NOTICE: The procedures in this document should be performed only by personnel
with knowledge and experience in using the Microsoft
®
Windows
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operating system
and the Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 or System Center Essentials
2007 SP1. Due to the possibility of data corruption and/or data loss, Dell recommends
that only such persons use the procedures described in this document.
NOTE: The Management Packs also support Microsoft System Center Essentials 2007
SP1. All references to Systems Center Operations Manager 2007 SP1 in this guide are
applicable to System Center Essentials 2007 SP1 as well.
NOTE: Read the Management Packs readme file, which contains the latest
information about software and management station requirements, in addition to
information about known issues. The readme is posted to the Systems Management
documentation page on the Dell Support website at support.dell.com.
Feature Highlights
The Dell Management Pack 3.1 supports:
• Dell PowerEdge™ and PowerVault™ (NAS) systems
• Dell Latitude
™ , Optiplex ™, and Precision ™ business computers
• Dell MD3000
™ , MD3000i ™ and Daisy chained MD1000 ™ Storage Arrays
• Dell Network Printers
• Out of Band DRAC and CMC support
The Dell Specific User Interface provided by the Dell Management Packs in
the SCOM 2007 SP1/ SCE 2007 SP1 framework are:
Diagram View - Displays the Dell devices, the components associated with
those devices in a hierarchical tree structure.
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