Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 2.
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Contents 1 Introduction................................................................................................................................. 4 2 Release summary......................................................................................................................... 5 Release details........................................................................................................................................................................5 Priority and recommendations...
1 Introduction The Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager registered through the OpenManage Integration for VMware VCenter (OMIVV), the management pack enables health status, detailed reports, and views of Server and Chassis information. The Server and Chassis information are managed by integrating and mapping of physical relationship in vROPS objects to help troubleshoot VMware and PowerEdge environment.
2 Release summary Release details Version 2.0 Release Date September 2019 Previous Version 1.2 Priority and recommendations OPTIONAL: Dell EMC recommends the customer to review specifics about the software update to determine if it applies to your system. The updates include changes that impact certain configurations, or provides new features that may or may not apply to your environment.
3 What is supported License requirement A licensed version of OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter (OMIVV) version 5.0 or later is required. Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager(OMMP) does not require any additional license. Supported Operating Systems Dell EMC OpenManage Management Pack version 2.0 supports all the Operating System that the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter 5.0 supports. See the OpenManage Integration for VMware vCenter Version 5.
4 New and enhanced features • • • • Supports Dell EMC Chassis Firmware Summary Report. Supports Dell EMC Server Hardware Configuration Drift Report. Supports vROPS 7.5 For existing reports, Chassis Service Tag and Chassis IP Address has been added.
5 Important Notes To go to Dell TechCenter for accessing white papers, blogs, wiki-articles, videos, product communities, and forums, see en.community.dell.com/techcenter/systems-management.
6 Known issues Issue 1 Newly created Dell Server hard drive object’s metric are not reported. Description: After upgrade of adapter from 1.0 to 1.1/1.2, the newly created Dell Server hard drive object’s metric are not reported. Resolution: After OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 1.1/1.2 upgrade, you must stop data collection and then start collecting again on the adapter instance, to reflect the correct hard drive metrics.
Issue 6 Data refresh in the Dell Dashboard widgets may be delayed after upgrade. Description: After upgrading to Dell OpenManage Management Pack version 1.1/1.2, there is a delay in the vROPS console to populate the data in the Dell dashboard widgets. This is seen only after the upgrade and an hourglass is seen in the widgets until the data is populated. Subsequent navigation to the widgets does not result in any delay. Resolution: Logout and relogin refresh the dashboard immediately.
7 Limitations • • • • • • • • If the same Server or Chassis is managed by multiple OMIVV instances, then there are multiple resources existing for the same Server or Chassis. After an upgrade to this version from 1.0, historical data for hard drive is discarded since a new resource type is created for it. This new version of the adapter offers hard drive and SSD data separately.
8 Installation Prerequisites • • VMware vRealize Operations Manager version 6.7 or later. OpenManage Integration for VMWare vCenter (OMIVV) version 5.0. Installation Procedure For installation instruction, see OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 2.0 Installation Guide at dell.com/support. Upgrade For upgrade instruction, see OpenManage Management Pack for vRealize Operations Manager Version 2.0 Installation Guide at dell.com/ support.
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