Owner's Manual

This readme provides information on the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0, which can be imported
into Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager,
Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2, and Microsoft System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010.
NOTE: All references to OpsMgr mentioned below in this document are applicable to Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1
Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2,
and Microsoft System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010, unless otherwise specified.
The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite v5.0 enables OpsMgr to discover and monitor the status of Dell
PowerVault MD Storage Arrays, on a defined network segment. This representation includes the receipt of alerts and
pre-failure alerts with the ability to drill down to each hardware component from the overall Dell hardware health, and
allows Dell customers to assess, respond to, and better ensure availability of Dell Storage systems monitored
in the OpsMgr environment. In addition to improved availability, the Management Pack enhances the ability to monitor and
manage the hardware in a single management solution.
The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite v5.0 packages an utility tool: Dell Discovery Utility to discover Dell
PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and create a text file with a list of discovered MD storage arrays. This
list is used by the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite to discover and monitor the Dell PowerVault MD Storage
Arrays in OpsMgr. This utility discovers Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays from the IP Addresses/IP Address ranges (IPv4 or
IPv6 address(es)) that you specify.
What’s New
• Added support for the following Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array: MD3260, MD3260i, MD3660i and MD3660f.
• Added support for Controller Firmware: 07.80, 07.84.
• Support for Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager.
• Support for Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager.
• Support for Windows Server 2012 on the Management Station.
• Revised and updated knowledge articles for recovery failures.
• 64-bit version of Dell Discovery Utility.
• Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager IP list extraction Utility (to get the list of MD Storage Array IP
addresses configured in Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager).
• Installer for the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite 5.0.
Hardware and Software Requirements
List of operating systems supported on the management station:
Refer to the list of supported configurations for the following OpsMgr versions:
• SC 2012 OM SP1 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628205
• SC 2012 OM - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj628205
• SCOM 2007 R2 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428.aspx
• SCE 2010 - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb422876.aspx
Installation Details For Dell MD Storage Array
Management Pack Suite version 5.0
For information on installing the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 for your OpsMgr version refer the
"Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 5.0 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager and System
Center Essentials Installation Guide".
NOTE : The Installation Guide (DellMPv50_MDStorageArray_IG.pdf) can be found under the folder where you extracted the
Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0.