Users Guide
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OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize
Operations Manager
OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager enables monitoring of dierent metrics and hardware resources in
the Dell server (12th generation servers and later) and chassis by using vRealize Operations Manager. OpenManage Management
Pack for vRealize Operations Manager requires VMware vRealize Operations Manager version 6.3 or later.
OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) is a product that manages the ESXi servers within the VMware vCenter.
OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager supports OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 4.0 or
later.
OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager enables you to monitor and analyze the health, inventory, and
status of the Dell PowerEdge servers and chassis that are managed by the OMIVV.
The OpenManage adapter retrieves the data of the managed Dell servers and its associated Dell chassis from the congured OMIVV.
The retrieved details are used to discover and monitor the Dell PowerEdge servers and chassis. For more information, see Dell.com/
OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement
NOTE:
OpenManage adapter aects only the Health Badge of the resources, and it does not have any impact on the sub-badges.
NOTE:
The Project tab is not pertinent in vROPS while accessing the Dell servers, chassis, and components.
NOTE:
After you update the rmware versions, BIOS, OS, or after you change the iDRAC IP, you must run the inventory to view the
updated status.
What's new in this release
This release of OpenManage vRealize Operations Management Pack has the following features:
• Support for monitoring and analyzing Dell PowerEdge servers, chassis, and components.
• Support for power consumption metrics.
• Support for rmware update report.
• Supports server relationship for Dell PowerEdge servers and ESXi.
Use case scenarios
This section describes typical use cases and tasks that can be performed with OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize
Operations Manager.
Monitoring the servers
Server monitoring is the process of reviewing and analyzing a server for health, inventory, availability, and other operations-related
processes. You can also monitor the components of servers such as CPU, memory, PSU, fan, temperature, physical disks, and so on.
For more information, see the Dell servers overview dashboard.
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