Users Guide
Contents
1 Introduction..................................................................................................................................6
What Is New In Dell Server Management Pack Suite............................................................................................. 6
Key Features Of Dell Server Management Pack Suite.............................................................................................7
About Dell Server Management Pack Suite.............................................................................................................9
Comparison Of Scalable Edition And Detailed Edition Features......................................................................11
2 Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality................................................12
3 Discovery And Grouping.......................................................................................................... 13
Discovering A Dell System Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature........................................................ 13
Discovering A Dell System Using the Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature..................................................14
Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account.........................................................................................15
Discovering DRAC And Chassis Devices................................................................................................................15
Scalability Recommendation For OpsMgr 2012............................................................................................... 15
Discoveries By Dell Server Management Pack Suite............................................................................................ 16
Discoveries By The Dell Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature....................................................................... 16
Discoveries By The Dell Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature................................................................ 16
Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature................................................................................................ 17
Discoveries By The Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature......................................................................................17
Discoveries By The Chassis Blade Correlation Feature.................................................................................. 17
Discoveries By The Dell Common Operations Library Management Pack......................................................18
Customizing Object Discoveries.......................................................................................................................18
4 Monitoring.................................................................................................................................. 19
Severity Level Indicators........................................................................................................................................ 19
Views...................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Alerts View....................................................................................................................................................... 20
Diagram Views................................................................................................................................................. 21
State Views...................................................................................................................................................... 24
Performance And Power Monitoring Views.................................................................................................... 24
Unit Monitors.......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature ..........................................................................25
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature....................................................................28
Dell Unit Monitors For Chassis Monitoring Feature ........................................................................................ 30
Dell Unit Monitors For DRAC Monitoring Feature ........................................................................................... 30
Rules....................................................................................................................................................................... 31
Dell Systems Event Processing Rules..............................................................................................................31
Server Administrator........................................................................................................................................31