Owner's Manual

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Overview
CAUTION: It is recommended that the procedures in this document should be
performed only by personnel with knowledge and experience in using the
Microsoft Windows operating system and SCOM or SCE, due to the possibility of
data corruption and/or data loss.
The Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite Version 4.1 integrates
with Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and System
Center Essentials environment and enables you to manage, monitor, and
ensure the availability of the Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.
NOTE: The Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite is supported only on
Microsoft Systems Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 SP1/R2 and Systems
Center Essentials (SCE) 2007 SP1/2010 versions.
What is New in Dell MD Storage Arrays
Management Pack Suite 4.1
The Dell MD Storage Arrays Management Pack Suite 4.1 supports the
following:
• Scalability and performance improvements over the previous releases
• Support for the following MD Storage devices: MD3200, MD3200i, MD 3220,
MD3220i, MD3600i, MD 3620i, MD3600f, and MD3620f
• 25 new recovery failure alerts
• Revised and updated knowledge articles for recovery failures
• Launching the Dell Discovery Utility from the SCOM console
• Option for Scalable or Detailed Monitoring. For more information, see
Details of Components Modelled by the Management Pack Suite .
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