Users Guide

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Discovery And Grouping
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.0.1 suite enables you to discover and group Dell Servers, Dell Remote
Access Controllers (DRAC), Dell Chassis Management Controllers (CMC), and integrated DRAC (iDRAC).
The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Dell Server Management Pack Suite.
Table 5. Dell Hardware Discovery and Grouping
Group Monitoring Feature Diagram View Hardware Type
Dell Windows Servers Dell Server In-band
Monitoring
Dell Monolithic Servers
Dell Modular Servers
Dell PowerEdge and
PowerVault systems
running OpenManage
Server Administrator
(version 6.2 and above).
Dell Servers Dell Server Out-of-band
Monitoring
Dell Monolithic Servers
Dell Modular Servers
Dell PowerEdge Systems.
Dell CMC Dell CMC Monitoring Dell Chassis Management
Controllers
CMC, DRAC/MC instances
on the network, chassis slot
summary and server
modules for CMC and
DRAC/MC.
Dell Remote Access
Controllers
Dell DRAC Monitoring Remote Access Controller DRAC 5, iDRAC modular,
and iDRAC monolithic
instances.
NOTE: Dell Remote Access Controller Monitoring feature does not support the discovery of xx0x iDRAC modular
controllers. You can manage these devices using the Scalable Edition of Server (In-band) Monitoring feature.
Discovering A Dell System Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring
Feature
Dell Windows systems are discovered through the OpsMgr Agent Management infrastructure.
To discover Dell Windows systems, the Dell Windows systems must appear in the Agent Managed view under the
Administration section of the OpsMgr console.
NOTE: Dell Windows systems that do not have Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) installed, or have
OMSA earlier than version 6.2 are grouped as Dell Unmanaged.
To discover a Dell system using Dell Server (In-band) Monitoring Feature:
1. Log on to the management server as an OpsMgr administrator.
2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration.
3. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Discovery Wizard.
4. Run the Discovery Wizard, select Windows computers and follow the instructions on the screen.
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