Users Guide

Table 1. Key features with descriptions of OMIMSSC for SCOM (continued)
Features Description
● SNMP traps for devices that are discovered through
WS-Man of Servers and Rack Workstation Monitoring
(Licensed) feature.
Dell EMC Chassis monitoring feature Support for the following by using the Dell EMC
OpenManage Integration Dashboard on the SCOM
console:
● Discovery and monitoring of Dell EMC Chassis, and Dell
OEM Ready chassis devices.
● Discovery of server modules and chassis slot summary for
CMC chassis.
● SNMP traps for Chassis devices.
Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature Support for the following by using the Dell EMC
OpenManage Integration Dashboard on the SCOM
console:
● Discovery and monitoring of Dell EMC Network Switches
devices.
● SNMP traps for Dell EMC Network Switch devices.
DRAC monitoring feature is deprecated for iDRAC9-based PowerEdge servers. Dell Technologies recommends using the agent-
free Dell EMC Servers and Rack Workstation (Licensed) monitoring feature to monitor iDRAC9-based PowerEdge servers.
Advantages of the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
● Simplifies data center operations by integrating OMIMSSC with the SCOM console.
● Uses agent-free monitoring architecture for PowerEdge servers.
● Simplifies device monitoring by using a management dashboard.
● Reduces operations cost, increase effectiveness, and enable administrators to perform value-added tasks.
● Scaling up the monitoring capabilities by configuring Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers (previously known as Proxy Management
Servers) in the SCOM Management Group.
● Can be deployed on either Hyper-V or ESXi by using VHD or OVA file formats.
Compare the features offered by OMIMSSC appliance
for SCOM against Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-
based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management
Pack for SCOM
Features
Offered by OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM Offered by Dell EMC Windows Server
Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP
Management Pack for SCOM (previously
known as Dell EMC Server Management Pack
Suite for SCOM)
Solution offered OMIMSSC is an integration with SCOM, a
solution that offers the agent-free monitoring of
Dell EMC devices including PowerEdge servers,
chassis, and network switches.
Offers the agent-based monitoring solution for
Dell EMC PowerEdge servers.
Discovery and
monitoring features
Agent-free discovery and monitoring of the
following platforms:
● PowerEdge Servers and Rack Workstations
Discovery and monitoring of servers and
rack workstations using software-based agent
(OMSA).
10 About Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations
Manager (SCOM)