Users Guide
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- 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
● Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Hardware Components discovery—Discovers hardware components at a group level (such as
sensors, processor, memory, and power supply).
● Dell EMC OpenManage Software Services discovery—Discovers the objects for OMSA Windows services.
● Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Detailed BIOS discovery—Discovers BIOS objects for each Dell EMC PowerEdge Server
(Detailed edition only).
● Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Detailed Memory discovery—Discovers memory instances for the Dell EMC PowerEdge Server
(Detailed edition only).
● Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Detailed Power Supply discovery—Discovers power supply instances for the Dell EMC
PowerEdge Server (Detailed edition only).
● Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Detailed Processor discovery—Discovers processor instances for the Dell EMC PowerEdge
Server (Detailed edition only).
● Dell EMC PowerEdge Server Detailed Storage discovery—Discovers the complete storage hierarchy for the Dell EMC
PowerEdge Server (Detailed edition only).
● Dell Windows Server Detailed Sensor discovery—Discovers sensor instances for Dell EMC PowerEdge Server (Detailed
edition only).
● Dell Windows Server Detailed Network Interfaces discovery module—Discovers the physical and teamed network interface
instances of the Dell EMC PowerEdge Server (Detailed edition only).
● Dell Windows Server Network Interfaces Group discovery module—Discovers the Network Interfaces group.
● Dell EMC Rack Workstation Group discovery—Discovers the Dell EMC Rack Workstation group.
● Dell Unmanaged Server Group discovery—Discovers Dell EMC PowerEdge Servers that are not being monitored either due
to the absence of Dell instrumentation, an unsupported OMSA version, or has an instrumentation version lower than the
required version.
Discovery features supported for monitoring DRACs
iDRAC Discovery—Discovers all supported Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers.
Dell Integrated Remote Access Modular Discovery—Discovers the Chassis Name and Chassis Service Tag of Dell Integrated
Remote Access Controllers for Modular systems.
● iDRAC6 Modular Discovery—Discovers the iDRAC6 (Modular) group.
● iDRAC6 Monolithic Discovery—Discovers the iDRAC6 (Monolithic) group.
● iDRAC7 Modular Discovery—Discovers the iDRAC7 (Modular) group.
● iDRAC7 Monolithic Discovery—Discovers the iDRAC7 (Monolithic) group.
● iDRAC8 Modular Discovery—Discovers the iDRAC8 (Modular) group.
● iDRAC8 Monolithic Discovery—Discovers the iDRAC8 (Monolithic) group.
● Dell Remote Access Group Discovery—Discovers the Dell Remote Access group and populates iDRAC.
● Dell Integrated Remote Access Monolithic Group Discovery—Discovers the Dell Integrated Remote Access Monolithic group
and iDRAC (Monolithic).
● Dell Integrated Remote Access Modular Group Discovery—Discovers and populates the iDRAC (Modular) group.
Hardware components monitored by different
monitoring features
Table 11. Monitored hardware components by Dell EMC Windows Server Agent-based and iDRAC7 or
iDRAC8 SNMP Management Pack monitoring features
Monitored hardware components Server and Rack Workstation monitoring feature using OMSA
Scalable edition Detailed edition
Battery Sensor No Yes
Battery Sensor Group No Yes
BIOS Config Unit No No
BIOS Unit - -
Chassis Intrusion Sensor No Yes
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