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Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Version 7.3 with Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) User's Guide
Contents
About Dell EMC OpenManage Integration with Microsoft System Center (OMIMSSC) for System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)
- OMIMSSC architecture overview
- Key features of OMIMSSC for SCOM
- Advantages of the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
- 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
- New features in this release
Purchase and manage OMIMSSC license
- OMIMSSC license types
- OMIMSSC licensed features
- OMIMSSC license-free features
- Purchase OMIMSSC license
- Importing licenses in the OMIMSSC Admin Portal
- Check the usage of your OMIMSSC license on the SCOM console
Port information and communication matrix for OMIMSSC appliance
Support Matrix
- User roles necessary for using OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
Deploy and configure the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
- Download OMIMSSC from the support site
- Before deploying the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
- Deploy and configure OMIMSSC on Hyper-V
  - Ensure that OMIMSSC appliance is hosted on Hyper-V
- Deploy and configure OMIMSSC on ESXi
- Configure the OMIMSSC appliance
  - Configure OMIMSSC VM network settings
- OMIMSSC and SCOM interfaces for enrollment and device management
  - Log in to the OMIMSSC Admin Portal
  - View the current version, hostname, and IP address of the OMIMSSC appliance
Enrolling (registering) SCOM Management Group with OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
- Create Windows Credential Profile
  - Modify Windows Credential Profile
  - Delete Windows Credential Profile
- Enroll SCOM Management Group and Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers with OMIMSSC for SCOM
- Modify enrollment settings
- Configuring and onboarding Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers
Other tasks you can perform on the OMIMSSC Admin Portal
- OMIMSSC SSL Certificates
- Jobs and logs in OMIMSSC Admin Portal and OpenManage Integration Dashboard
  - View OMIMSSC jobs and logs
- Downloading OMIMSSC appliance troubleshooting logs
Manage OMIMSSC from the SCOM console
- Access Dell EMC OpenManage Integration Dashboard by using the SCOM console
  - Override the current OMIMSSC IP address using the new IP address
- Create Device Credential Profile
  - Modify Device Credential Profile
  - Delete Device Credential Profile
- Prerequisites to discover and monitor Dell EMC devices using the SCOM console
- Synchronize details of Management Servers and Dell EMC Alert Relay Servers with OMIMSSC
Discovery and monitoring of PowerEdge servers by using the licensed monitoring features of OMIMSSC
- Introduction to the licensed monitoring features of OMIMSSC for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
  - Scalable and detailed editions of licensed monitoring feature in OMIMSSC
- Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and workstations by using WS-Man or iDRAC access using Host operating system
- Prerequisites to discover PowerEdge Servers using Dell EMC Server and Rack Monitoring (Licensed)
- Discover PowerEdge servers by using iDRAC WS-Man through OMIMSSC
- Discover PowerEdge servers by using the SCOM console
- Object discoveries using WS-Man
- Configuration of alert settings on iDRAC and SCOM console
- Monitoring PowerEdge servers and rack workstations on the SCOM console
Discover and manage PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI
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- Scalable and Detailed editions for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using iSM-WMI
- Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using iSM-WMI
- Prerequisites for discovering PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI
- Discover PowerEdge servers by using iSM-WMI
  - Object discoveries using iSM-WMI
- Monitoring features for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using iSM-WMI
  - View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature by using iSM-WMI
Discovery and monitoring of Dell EMC chassis using OMIMSSC
- Discovery and classification of chassis
- Discover Dell EMC PowerEdge Chassis by using OMIMSSC
- Discover Dell EMC PowerEdge Chassis by using SCOM
- Configuration of SNMP RunAsAccount on the SCOM console for chassis
- Chassis monitoring feature in OMIMSSC
  - Monitored chassis views on the SCOM console
- Chassis modular server correlation feature
  - Objects discovered by using the chassis modular server correlation feature
Discovery and monitoring of Dell EMC Network Switches using OMIMSSC
- 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
- Configuration of SNMP RunAsAccount on the SCOM console for network switches
- Network Switches monitoring feature in OMIMSSC
  - Monitored network switch views on the SCOM console
Manage Dell EMC devices using the OMIMSSC appliance
- Synchronize data of the devices discovered in the enrolled SCOM with OMIMSSC
- Delete Dell EMC devices from OMIMSSC
Run tasks on the SCOM console for OMIMSSC monitoring features
- Run OMIMSSC monitoring feature-based tasks on SCOM
- Tasks run on Dell EMC devices by using the OMIMSSC monitoring features
Backup and restore OMIMSSC appliance settings and data
- Back up settings and data of OMIMSSC by using the OMIMSSC Admin portal
- Restore settings and data of OMIMSSC appliance
Upgrading the OMIMSSC appliance for SCOM
- Upgrade the OMIMSSC appliance version by using service packs
- Upgrade the appliance by backing up and restoring OMIMSSC appliance data
- Update OMIMSSC appliance using Updates and Recommendations page on the SCOM console
De-enroll (Deregister) SCOM Management Group enrolled with OMIMSSC
Remove an OMIMSSC VM
Troubleshooting
- Deployment of OMIMSSC appliance and OMIMSSC Admin Portal-related issues
- Enrollment of SCOM Management Group with OMIMSSC appliance-related issues
- De-enrollment of SCOM Management Group with OMIMSSC appliance-related issues
  - Manually clean the SCOM console that is unreachable during the de-enrollment
  - After the de-enrollment job completes, manually revert the prerequisites configured by the OMIMSSC appliance version 7.2
- Discovery and monitoring Dell EMC devices-related issues
- Other issues
Reference topics
- Monitoring features supported by OMIMSSC
- Configuring the monitoring features of OMIMSSC by using the Feature Management Dashboard
- Severity levels of discovered devices
- Run tasks on the SCOM console
- Override properties to customize the device discovery process
- Key features of licensed monitoring of PowerEdge servers in OMIMSSC
- Hardware components of servers and rack workstations monitored by OMIMSSC
- Hardware components of chassis monitored by OMIMSSC
- Hardware components of network switches monitored by OMIMSSC
- View options provided by the OMIMSSC monitoring features
- OMIMSSC Unit Monitors
- Event rules used by different monitoring features of OMIMSSC
Additional resources
Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
Contacting Dell Technologies
Glossary
Additional topics
- Configure SCOM to monitor traps and trap-based unit monitors
- Create Run-As-Account for SNMP monitoring
- Associate multiple Run-As accounts
- Install Web Services Management (WS-Man) and SMASH device template
- Associate Run-As Account task—Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature

Figure 13. Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard

4. Select the monitoring feature that you want to install.

5. In the Tasks pane, expand Dell EMC Monitoring Feature Tasks.

6. Click the task to import a feature.

7. On the Run Task screen, select Use the predefined Run As Account .

8. Click Run.

9. After the task is successfully completed, click Close.

Reference topics