User's Manual

Contents
1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................5
What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................................... 5
Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.......................................................................... 6
Supported Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays And Configurations...................................................................... 6
Supported Operating Systems..................................................................................................................................6
For The Managed Node..................................................................................................................................... 6
Details Of The Management Pack Suite...................................................................................................................7
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...................................................................................................................................10
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
Issues And Resolutions.......................................................................................................................................... 21