Install Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell PowerVault MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite Version 6.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Installation Guide
- Contents
- Overview
- Installing, Uninstalling, and Upgrading Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite
- Security Considerations
- Troubleshooting
- Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
Preimport tasks
Before you import the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite to OpsMgr:
1. Install the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.
2. Perform one of the following actions on the management server where you would like to manage the Dell PowerVault MD
Storage Array devices:
● Launch the Dell Discovery utility (DellDiscoveryUtility.exe) from the library folder present in the location
where you have installed the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite.
To discover the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays in the network; follow the input steps mentioned in the wizard to
complete the discovery process.
Manually update the Dell_MDStorageArray_ip.cfg file with the IP addresses of the storage arrays
in the network. Ensure that you update the IP addresses (IPv4 format or IPv6 format) in the
semicolon separated format, in a single line. For example — 10.94.1.1;10.94.1.2;10.94.1.3;10.94.1.4;10.94.1.5 or
2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334;2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7335.
● Use the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager IP list extraction utility to obtain the list of MD Storage Array
IP addresses configured in the Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager. For more information, see “Extracting
MD Storage Array IP Addresses from Dell PowerVault Modular Disk Storage Manager” section in the Dell MD Storage
Array Management Pack Suite Version 6.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager User's Guide available at
dell.com/support/home.
3. Import the management pack. For more information, see Importing the Management Pack.
Importing the Management Pack
To import the Dell PowerVault MD storage array management pack:
1. Launch the OpsMgr console.
2. Click Administration.
3. Expand the Administration tree, right-click Management Packs and click Import Management Packs.
4. Click Add > Add from disk .
5. Type or navigate to the management pack location.
6. Select Dell.Storage.MDStorageArray.mp to monitor the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays and click Open.
The Import Management Packs screen is displayed with the selected management pack displayed in the Import List.
7. Click Install to import the management pack.
Using the Repair option in the Installer
Using the Repair option in the installer, you can repair the installation errors. You can use this option to reinstall the
management pack, missing files, and correct the registry entries.
NOTE:
The registry entries are reset using the Repair option which stores the IP config file location. But, the registry
entries get updated only after the next RBOD discovery workflow.
To repair the installation of the Dell MD Storage Array Management Pack Suite:
1. Run the Dell_MD_StorageArray_Management_Pack_Suite_x86_x64.exe file from the extracted location.
The welcome screen is displayed.
2. Click Next.
3. Select Repair and click Next.
The Ready to Repair the Program screen is displayed.
4. Click Install.
A progress screen displays the progress of the installation. After the installation is complete, the InstallShield Wizard
Completed window is displayed.
5. Click Finish.
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