Owner's Manual

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..........................................................................5
Supported Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays And Configurations......................................................................6
Supported Operating Systems..................................................................................................................................6
For The Managed Node.....................................................................................................................................6
Details Of The Management Pack Suite...................................................................................................................6
Dell Recommendations For Scalability.....................................................................................................................7
2 Using Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.......................................................9
Web Console.............................................................................................................................................................9
Discovery..................................................................................................................................................................9
Discovering Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.............................................................................................9
Monitoring..............................................................................................................................................................10
Health Status Indicators...................................................................................................................................11
Alerts Views.....................................................................................................................................................11
Diagram Views.................................................................................................................................................12
State Views......................................................................................................................................................14
Tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................14
Launching The Dell Discovery Utility From The OpsMgr Console....................................................................14
Customizing The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack.................................................................................14
Object Discoveries...........................................................................................................................................15
Unit Monitors....................................................................................................................................................15
Customizing Unit Monitors...............................................................................................................................17
Specifying Override Parameters For Unit Monitors.........................................................................................17
Extracting MD Storage Array IP Addresses From Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager...................18
3 Related Documentation And Resources...............................................................................19
Microsoft Guidelines For Performance And Scalability For Operations Manager.................................................19
Other Documents You May Need...........................................................................................................................19
Obtaining Technical Assistance.............................................................................................................................19
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.......................................................................................................19
Contacting Dell.......................................................................................................................................................20
4 Troubleshooting.........................................................................................................................21