Users Guide

Discovery and monitoring of Dell EMC
Network Switches using OMIMSSC
The Dell EMC Network Switch Monitoring feature supports discovery and monitoring of the network switches such as
M-Series, Z-Series, N-Series, and S-Series switches. In the Dell EMC Network Switch monitoring feature, the SNMP-based
communication is performed.
The Dell EMC Network Switch Monitoring feature also supports detailed level of monitoring of individual switch components in
the supported version of SCOM.
Topics:
• Discovery and classification of network switches
• Override properties to customize the network switch discovery process
• Discover Dell EMC Network Switches by using OMIMSSC
• Discover Dell EMC Network Switches by using SCOM
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Configuration of SNMP RunAsAccount on the SCOM console for network switches
• Network Switches monitoring feature in OMIMSSC
Discovery and classification of network switches
The details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Network Switch Monitoring feature are as follows:
● Group—Dell EMC Network Switch
● Diagram View—Dell EMC Network Switch Diagram Views
● Hardware type—Switch instances on the network, switch, and its components.
Override properties to customize the network switch
discovery process
You can customize the discovery of network switch by overriding the discovery parameters, performance, and health metrics.
To override discovery parameters and health metrics of network switches, see Override properties to customize the device
discovery process on page 103. On the Override discovery, monitoring and performance intervals page, to edit the switch
parameters, select the Network Switches check box.
Discover Dell EMC Network Switches by using
OMIMSSC
About this task
You can discover the switches by using an IP address or an IP range. To discover switches, provide the switch IP address and
the device credential profile of the switch. When you are discovering switches by using an IP range, specify an IP (IPv4) range
(within a subnet) by including the start and end IP address in the range.
To discover a network switch by using OMIMSSC:
Steps
1. In the left pane of the SCOM console, select Monitoring.
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