Users Guide

Overview

This document describes the activities that you can perform with the Dell Printer Management Pack version 6.1.

The integration of Dell Printer Management Pack version 6.1 with Microsoft System Center 2016 Operations Manager, Microsoft System

Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations

Manager, or Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 allows you to manage and monitor the availability of Dell printers.

CAUTION: To avoid data corruption, data loss, or both; perform the procedures in this document only if you have proper

knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Windows operating system and Microsoft System Center 2016 Operations

Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations

Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007

R2.

The Installation Guide, and Release Notes files are packaged in a self-extracting executable

Dell_Printer_Management_Pack_v6.1_Axx.exe (where xx is the Dell Printer Management Pack version 6.0 release number)

file. You can download the executable file from dell.com/support.

Read the management pack’s release notes, containing the latest information about software and management server requirements, in

addition to information about known issues. The release notes is also posted to the Systems Management documentation page at

dell.com/support/home.

Topics:

• Terms used in this document

• What is new in this release

• Key features of Dell Printer Management Pack

• About Dell Printer Management Pack

Terms used in this document

The following term is used throughout this document. Ensure to substitute the actual term wherever appropriate.

OpsMgr — This term refers to Microsoft System Center 2016 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations

Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft

System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, unless otherwise specified.

What is new in this release

• Support for System Center 2016 Operations Manager.

• Support for latest Dell printers. For information on supported printers, refer Dell Printer Management Pack Version 6.1

for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Release Notes.

• Support for latest firmware.

Key features of Dell Printer Management Pack

The following table lists the key features and functionality of the Dell Printer Management Pack.

Table 1. Features and functionality

Feature Functionality

Discovery Supports discovery of Dell printers in a network.

Inventory Performs inventory of the supported Dell printers.

Monitoring Supports health monitoring of Dell printers in a network.

4 Overview