Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 5.
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Contents 1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5 What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................................... 5 Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite..........................................................................
Overview 1 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 R2 Operations Manager, 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 2010. The integration of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.
Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Table 1. Features And Functionalities Feature Discovering and Monitoring of Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays Functionality • • • Access Recovery Guru information Supports discovery and monitoring of: MD3000, MD3000i, MD3200, MD3200i, MD3220, MD3220i, MD3260, MD3260i, MD3600i, MD3600f, MD3620i, MD3620f, MD3660i, and MD3660f. Manges the recovery failure events from the Dell MD Storage Arrays as alerts in the OpsMgr.
Details Of The Management Pack Suite The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 consists of two management packs — the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack (Scalable) and the Dell MD Storage Array Detailed Monitoring Overrides Management Pack (Detailed). Table 2. Management Packs And Their Details Management Pack Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack (Scalable) Details • Discovers the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array device and all its components.
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.
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. The component may also be functioning in an impaired state. Critical/Failure/Error — The component has either failed or failure is imminent.
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. The Diagram view of the MD storage arrays displays the various components modeled by the Dell MD Storage Array management pack.
Figure 2. Graphical Representation Of Dell MD Storage Arrays Managed By OpsMgr To access the MD Storage Array Diagram view: 1. In the OpsMgr, click Monitoring. 2. In the Monitoring pane, navigate to the Dell folder and click the folder to display the different views. 3. Double-click Dell → Diagram Views → MD Storage Array Diagram. 4. Select a component in the diagram to view the details in the Detail View pane.
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. Double-click Dell → State Views → MD Storage Array. NOTE: This view can be personalized to include additional columns. 4. Select a device to view the details in the Detail View pane.
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. Right-click the object discovery you want to override and select Overrides → Override the Object Discovery. 5.
Component Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval health of the storage array power supplies. 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. 3600 seconds (60 minutes) Dell MD Array Virtual Disk Dell MD Array Volume Status (Periodic) Unit Monitor for MD Storage Array Virtual Disks: Indicates the health of the storage array virtual disks.
Component Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval 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.
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. Extracting MD Storage Array IP Addresses From Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager The Dell_MDStorageArray_ExtractMDListFromMDSM.
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.
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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.
