Quick Start Manual

Overview

This guide provides information on the software prerequisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell Modular Disk

(MD) Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 with Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager,

Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and

Microsoft System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010.

The integration of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 with System Center 2012 SP1 Operations

Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, or System Center

Essentials 2010 environment allows you to manage, monitor, and ensure the availability of your Dell devices.

CAUTION: Perform the procedures in this document only if you have proper knowledge and experience in using

Microsoft Windows operating system and the System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012

Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Essentials 2010, to avoid

data corruption and/or data loss.

NOTE: The term OpsMgr in this document is used to refer System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System

Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Essentials 2010,

unless otherwise specified.

The Management Pack Suite installer, Installation Guide, and Readme files are packaged in a self-extracting executable

Dell_MD_StorageArray_Management_Pack_Suite_v5.0_A00.exe file. You can download the executable from dell.com/

support. Read the Management Pack Suite’s readme file, which contains the latest information about software and

management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The readme file is also posted to the

Systems Management documentation page at dell.com/support/manuals.

Prerequisites

To install the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 on a management server, make sure that you

have the following available:

• System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center

Operations Manager 2007 R2, or System Center Essentials 2010.

• Administrator access on the system to run the Dell Discovery utility, Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage

Manager IP list extraction utility, and to read and modify the IP configuration file.

• Minimum disk space of 5 MB for OpsMgr to run the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack.

• Microsoft .NET version 3.5 to run the installer and the utilities installed as part of the management pack suite.

• (Optional) Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) to diagnose and resolve recovery failure alerts of Dell

PowerVault MD Storage Array.

Contents Of The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite

The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 is packaged in the self extracting executable

Dell_MD_StorageArray_Management_Pack_Suite_v5.0_A00.exe file that contains the following:

• Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp — Base Folder Utility 4.0