Users Guide

Customizing The Dell MD Storage Array
Management Pack
You can customize the following Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack discovery parameters, using the following overrides:
• Enabled — Allows you to enable or disable. You can set the Override Setting to True or False.
• Interval In Seconds — The frequency (in seconds) with which the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack discovers the
component instance and attributes of your Dell device. The default value for this attribute is 86,400 seconds or 3600 seconds
depending on the parameters.
• IP Config File Path — Override this parameter if you are using a different file or folder location. By default, the IP listing file is at
C:\Program Files\Dell Management Packs\MDStorage Array Mgmt Suite\5.0\Library. For more information
on configuring the IP listing file, see the “PreImport Tasks” section in the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 5.0
For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager And Microsoft System Center Essentials Installation Guide. The Installation guide is
packaged in the self-extracting executable Dell_MD_StorageArray_Management_Pack_Suite_v5.0_A00.exe file. You can
download the executable from dell.com/support/manuals.
NOTE: You can specify the override parameters in the Authoring pane of the OpsMgr console.
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. Check the appropriate discovery parameter that you want to override and set its Override Value.
6. Save the Override settings in a new management pack.
7. Click Apply.
8. Similarly select Dell MD Storage Array Discovery under the MD Storage Array Seed Discovery group object and repeat step 4
to step 7 to override its discovery interval.
Unit Monitors
The following table provides information for the various unit monitors and the applicable parameters for the Dell PowerVault MD Storage
Arrays.
Component
Unit Monitor Name Description Time Interval
MD Storage Array State
Information
Dell MD Array Device Status
(Periodic)
Unit Monitor for all MD Storage
Arrays: Tracks the global health
status of the storage array.
4300 seconds (72 minutes)
Dell MD Array Battery Dell MD Array Device Status
(Periodic)
Unit Monitor for MD Storage
Array Batteries: Indicates the
health of the storage array
battery unit.
3600 seconds (60 minutes)
Dell MD Array Chassis Unmonitored None. None
Dell MD Array Fan Dell MD Array Fans Status
(Periodic)
Unit Monitor for MD Storage
Array Fans: Indicates the health
of the storage array fan.
3600 seconds (60 minutes)
Dell MD Array Network
Interface
Unmonitored None. None
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