User's Manual

Overview

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 5.0 with System Center 2012 R2 Operations

Manager, 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 also

ensure the availability of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.

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

Microsoft Windows operating system and System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, 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 readme file packaged in the self-extracting executable

Dell_MD_StorageArray_Management_Pack_Suite_v5.0_A00.exe contains the latest information about Dell MD

Storage Array Management Pack and information about known issues. The latest readme file is available at

dell.com/support/manuals.

NOTE: The term OpsMgr in this document is used to refer System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, 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.

NOTE: This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary for installing

the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0. If you are installing this version of Dell MD Storage

Array Management Pack Suite version 5.0 after a long time after its release date, check to see if there is an

updated version of this document at dell.com/support/manuals.

What Is New In This Release

• Support for latest platforms and latest firmware versions.

• Support for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1

Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager.

• Support for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 as management server operating system.

• Support for extracting the list of MD Storage Arrays from Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM).

• Support for latest recovery failure events.

• Updated knowledge articles for recovery failures.