Users Guide

To view the alerts for the Dell MD Storage Arrays:
1. In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring.
2. Click Dell → Alerts Views
The following alerts are displayed:
• MD Storage Array Alerts — displays the alerts for the recovery failures related to the Dell
PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.
NOTE: Dell MD Storage Array Not Supported by Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack
Suite alert is displayed for Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array devices that are no longer
supported by the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.
• MD Storage Array SNMP Alerts — displays the SNMP alerts from supported Dell PowerVault MD
Storage Arrays.
3. Select any of the Alerts Views.
On the right pane of each of the individual Alerts Views, alerts that meet the criteria you specify,
such as alert severity, resolution state, or alerts that are assigned to you is displayed.
4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane.
Accessing Recovery Guru information
The recovery guru is a component of Modular Disk Storage Manager (MDSM) that diagnoses critical
events on the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array and recommends step-by-step recovery procedures for
problem resolution.
To access the Recovery Guru information:
1. Select the alert in the Alerts view.
2. In the Alert Details pane, scroll down to view the details of the knowledge base.
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. The management pack creates
the following views:
• Complete Diagram View
• MD Storage Array Diagram
Complete Diagram View
The Complete Diagram View creates a graphical representation of all Dell devices that OpsMgr manages,
and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram.
The root node for this view is the Dell Hardware group.
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