Owner's Manual

Contents
Notes, Cautions, and Warnings...................................................................................................2
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................7
What Is New In Dell Server Management Pack Suite.............................................................................................7
Key Features Of Dell Server Management Pack Suite.............................................................................................8
About Dell Server Management Pack Suite...........................................................................................................10
Comparison Of Scalable Edition And Detailed Edition Features......................................................................12
2 Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality................................................13
3 Discovery And Grouping..........................................................................................................15
Discovering A Dell System Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature........................................................15
Discovering A Dell System Using the Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature..................................................16
Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account.........................................................................................17
Discovering DRAC And Chassis Devices................................................................................................................17
Scalability Recommendation For OpsMgr 2012...............................................................................................17
Discoveries By Dell Server Management Pack Suite............................................................................................18
Discoveries By The Dell Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature.......................................................................18
Discoveries By The Dell Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature................................................................19
Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature................................................................................................19
Discoveries By The Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature......................................................................................19
Discoveries By The Chassis Blade Correlation Feature..................................................................................20
Discoveries By The Dell Common Operations Library Management Pack......................................................20
Customizing Object Discoveries.......................................................................................................................20
4 Monitoring..................................................................................................................................21
Severity Level Indicators........................................................................................................................................21
Views......................................................................................................................................................................22
Alerts View.......................................................................................................................................................22
Diagram Views.................................................................................................................................................23
State Views......................................................................................................................................................26
Performance And Power Monitoring Views....................................................................................................26
Unit Monitors..........................................................................................................................................................27
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature ..........................................................................27
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature....................................................................30
Dell Unit Monitors For Chassis Monitoring Feature ........................................................................................32
Dell Unit Monitors For DRAC Monitoring Feature ...........................................................................................32