Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 5.
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Contents Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 What Is New In This Release...................................................................................................................................5 Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.......
Issues And Resolutions..........................................................................................................................................
1 Overview This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and Microsoft System Center Essentials 2010. The integration of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.
Feature Functionality • Access Recovery Guru information Displays complete inventory of an MD Storage Array in the OpsMgr's Diagram View. The management pack provides Recovery Guru information as a point of reference for troubleshooting the Dell MD Storage Array recovery failures. The recovery failures show up as alerts in the OpsMgr console. The Recovery Guru information appears in the KB article associated with the alerts.
Management Pack Details • Individual component health under the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array is disabled. Recovery failure events for a discovered Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array is displayed. • Dell MD Storage Array Detailed Monitoring Overrides Management Pack (Detailed) • Enables the unit monitors for all the components discovered under an Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array.
2 Using Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite This chapter describes the various operations that you can perform on the OpsMgr using the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0. The Management Pack Suite enables you to: • • • • Discover and provide detailed inventory information of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays. For more information, see Discovery. Monitor the health of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and its constituent components. For more information, see Monitoring.
NOTE: You can overwrite the Dell_MDStorageArray_ip_sample.cfg and save it as Dell_MDStorageArray_ip.cfg. 2. Import the Dell MD Storage Array Management Packs (Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.mp (Scalable) and Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.DetailedMonitoringOn.mp (Detailed)) into the OpsMgr console depending on the number of Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays you want to monitor.
Health Status Indicators The following table lists the icons that indicate the health status of the discovered Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array devices and their components in the OpsMgr console. Table 4. Severity Level Indicators Icon Severity Level Normal/OK — The component is working as expected. Warning/Noncritical — A probe or other monitoring device has detected a reading for the component that is above or below the acceptable level. The component may still be functioning, but it could fail.
To access the Recovery Guru information: 1. Select the alert in the Alerts view. 2. In the Alert Details pane, scroll down to view the details of the knowledge base. The knowledge base contains information such as causes, important notes, recovery steps, or recovery procedure for storage arrays with additional notes. Diagram Views The Diagram Views displays a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays on your network.
MD Storage Array Diagram The Dell MD Storage Array Diagram offers a graphical representation of all Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays that OpsMgr manages. You can expand and verify the status of individual devices, and their components in the diagram. The root node for this view is the Dell MD Storage Arrays group. You can also view the health status for the storage devices. Figure 2. Graphical Representation Of Dell MD Storage Arrays Managed By OpsMgr To access the MD Storage Array Diagram view: 1.
– – Current Configuration Network Interfaces The MD Storage Array Diagram view displays the above components under the Not Monitored group. NOTE: EMMs are applicable only for daisy-chained MD Storage Arrays. State Views The State Views displays the status of each Dell device managed by the OpsMgr. To access the State Views: 1. In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring. 2. In the Monitoring pane, navigate to the Dell folder and click the folder to display the different views. 3.
NOTE: You can specify the override parameters in the Authoring pane of the OpsMgr console. Object Discoveries To specify override parameters for object discoveries: 1. In the OpsMgr console, click Authoring. 2. In the Authoring pane, select Management Pack Objects → Object Discoveries. 3. Select MD Storage Array Seed Discovery → Dell MD Storage Array Seed Discovery. NOTE: You may need to change the scope to locate the discovery. 4.
Component Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval Dell MD Array Power Supply Dell MD Array Power Supply Status (Periodic) Unit Monitor for MD Storage Array Power Supplies: Indicates the health of the storage array power supplies. 3600 seconds (60 minutes) Dell MD Array RAID Controller Dell MD Array Controller Status (Periodic) Unit Monitor for MD Storage Array RAID Controller Modules: Indicates the health of the storage array RAID controller modules.
Component Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval Enclosures Group: Represents the consolidated health of the enclosures. Dell MD Array Fans Group Dell MD Storage Array Availability Rollup Dependency Monitor for MD Storage Array Fans: Represents the consolidated health of the fans. None Dell MD Array Network Interface Group Unmonitored None.
1. In the OpsMgr console, click Authoring. 2. In the Authoring pane, select Management Pack Objects → Monitors. NOTE: You may need to change scope to locate the unit monitors. 3. Right-click the component unit monitor you want to override and select Overrides → Override the Monitor. 4. Check the appropriate monitor parameter that you want to override and set its Override Value. 5. Save the override settings in a new management pack. 6. Click Apply.
Related Documentation And Resources 3 This chapter gives the details of the documents and references to help you work with the Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite version 5.0. Microsoft Guidelines For Performance And Scalability For Operations Manager For information on recommendations from Microsoft: • • • See technet.microsoft.com/hi-in/library/bb735402(en-us).aspx for Mapping Requirements to a Design for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007. See technet.microsoft.
2. In the Tell us about your Dell system section, under No, select Choose from a list of all Dell products and click Continue. 3. In the Select your product type section, click Software, Monitors, Electronics & Peripherals. 4. In the Choose your Dell Software, Monitors, Electronics & Peripherals section, click Software. 5.
4 Troubleshooting Issues And Resolutions The following table lists the known issues and resolutions. Table 5. Known Issues And Resolutions Issue Resolution Under certain conditions, alerts related to Handle Count Threshold and Private Bytes Threshold are displayed on the OpsMgr console of the management server. Microsoft KB968760 available at support.microsoft.com resolves this issue.
