Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack Version 7.3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager User's Guide
- Contents
- About Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for SCOM
- Support Matrix for Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Installing Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Install Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for SCOM
- Install Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack on multiple SCOM Management Servers
- Management features imported into SCOM console after installing Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Repair installation issues of Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Discover and monitor PowerEdge servers and rack workstations on the SCOM console
- Scalable and detailed editions of monitoring PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Discovery and classification of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Discover PowerEdge servers by using SCOM Agent Management
- Monitoring Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers in the SCOM console
- View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation monitoring feature
- Alert view in the monitoring feature for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Diagram views in the monitoring feature for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- Performance and power monitoring views in the monitoring feature for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- State views in the monitoring feature for PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
- View options for Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation monitoring feature
- Discover and monitor DRACs on the SCOM console
- Supported tasks on the SCOM console
- Run Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack monitoring feature-based tasks on SCOM
- Tasks run on Dell EMC devices by using the Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack monitoring features
- Check connection to the nodes
- View warranty information of PowerEdge servers
- Launch OMSA on monolithic servers using the SCOM console
- Launch iDRAC using the SCOM console
- Launch Remote Desktop on monolithic servers using the SCOM console
- Clear Embedded Server Management (ESM) logs
- Power management-related tasks
- Generating reports
- Upgrading Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Uninstalling Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Reference topics
- Monitoring features supported by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature using OMSA
- DRAC Monitoring feature
- Configuring the monitoring features by using the Feature Management Dashboard
- Import monitoring features using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard
- Upgrade monitoring features using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard
- Customizing monitoring features using the Feature Management Dashboard for scalable and detailed editions
- Remove monitoring features using the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard
- Import management packs to the SCOM console
- Severity levels of discovered devices
- Discovery features supported in the monitoring of PowerEdge servers and rack workstations using OMSA
- Discovery features supported for monitoring DRACs
- Hardware components monitored by different monitoring features
- View options provided by the monitoring features of Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack Unit Monitors
- Event rules used by different monitoring features
- Monitoring features supported by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack
- Troubleshooting
- Data is not displayed on the Feature Management Dashboard
- A task run on the Feature Management Dashboard fails
- Feature Management alerts
- The Management Server (MS) is not functioning, and therefore, tasks associated with it cannot be completed (Health Service of the Feature Management Host Server is nonfunctional)
- Additional resources
- Accessing support content from the Dell EMC support site
- Contacting Dell Technologies
- Glossary
- Additional topics
- Identify device and device power status by using identification LEDs
- Migrate from Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.0 for Microsoft SCOM
- 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
To view the alert views that are displayed by the monitoring feature of Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or
iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack for PowerEdge servers and workstations:
1. On the SCOM console, select Monitoring.
2. Expand Dell EMC > Dell EMC Alerts Views. The alert views displayed by the monitoring feature for PowerEdge servers
and rack workstations are:
● Dell EMC Network Interface Alerts Views—Link-up and Link-down alerts from the discovered NICs.
● Dell EMC Server and Rack Workstation Alerts Views—OMSA alerts from the Dell Server and Rack Workstations.
● Dell EMC Rack Workstation Alert Views
○ Dell EMC Network Interface Alerts—Link-up and Link-down alerts from the discovered NICs.
○ Dell EMC Rack Workstation Alerts—OMSA alerts from Rack Workstations.
See Alert views displayed by different monitoring features on page 42.
3. Select the required Alert View. In the right pane, alerts that meet the criteria—such as alert severity, resolution state, or
alerts that are assigned to you—are displayed.
4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details section.
NOTE: By default, informational alerts are disabled. To enable informational alerts, run the Set Informational Alerts On
task for the Server and Rack Monitoring feature on the Dell EMC Feature Management Dashboard.
Diagram views in the monitoring feature for PowerEdge servers and rack
workstations
About this task
The Dell EMC Diagram Views offer a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell EMC PowerEdge servers and supported
rack workstations on the network.
Steps
1. In the left pane of the SCOM console, select Monitoring.
2. Expand Dell EMC > Dell EMC Diagram Views.
3. Go to the Dell EMC Diagram Views folder to view the available diagram views. See Diagram views displayed by different
monitoring features on page 42.
4. Select a required Dell EMC Diagram View to view the hierarchical and graphical representation of the selected Dell EMC
server or rack workstation in the right pane.
5. Select a component in the diagram to view its details in the Detail View section.
Performance and power monitoring views in the monitoring feature for
PowerEdge servers and rack workstations
About this task
To view the Dell EMC performance and power monitoring views on the SCOM console:
Steps
1. In the left pane of the SCOM, select Monitoring.
2. In the Monitoring pane, expand Dell EMC > Dell EMC Performance and Power Monitoring Views.
The following Performance and Power Monitoring views are available:
● Ambient Temperature (Centigrade)
● Amperage (Amps)
● Dell EMC Performance View
● Dell EMC Performance View (iSM)
● Dell EMC Server Performance View
● Disk Performance - iSM (%)
● Energy Consumption (kWh)
● Peak Amperage (Amps)
● Peak Power (Watts)
Discover and monitor PowerEdge servers and rack workstations on the SCOM console
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