Users Guide

1 Overview..................................................................................................................................... 4
What Is New In This Release................................................................................................................................................4
Key Features Of Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.................................................................................5
Supported Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays And Configurations.............................................................................5
Supported Operating Systems............................................................................................................................................ 5
For The Managed Node..................................................................................................................................................5
Details Of The Management Pack Suite............................................................................................................................ 5
Dell Recommendations For Scalability................................................................................................................................ 6
2 Using Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite..................................................................... 7
Web Console.......................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Discovery................................................................................................................................................................................ 7
Discovering Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays........................................................................................................ 7
Monitoring.............................................................................................................................................................................. 8
Health Status Indicators..................................................................................................................................................8
Alerts Views......................................................................................................................................................................9
Diagram Views..................................................................................................................................................................9
State Views......................................................................................................................................................................11
Tasks.......................................................................................................................................................................................11
Launching The Dell Discovery Utility From The OpsMgr Console............................................................................ 11
Customizing The Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack.........................................................................................12
Object Discoveries..........................................................................................................................................................12
Unit Monitors.................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Customizing Unit Monitors........................................................................................................................................... 14
Specifying Override Parameters For Unit Monitors...................................................................................................14
Extracting MD Storage Array IP Addresses From Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager....................... 14
3 Related Documentation And Resources.........................................................................................15
Microsoft Guidelines For Performance And Scalability For Operations Manager....................................................... 15
Other Documents You May Need......................................................................................................................................15
Obtaining Technical Assistance..........................................................................................................................................15
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site.................................................................................................................15
Contacting Dell..................................................................................................................................................................... 16
4 Troubleshooting..........................................................................................................................17
Issues And Resolutions........................................................................................................................................................ 17
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