Users Guide

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.0.1 for

the Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and

System Center Essentials 2010. This environment allows you to manage, monitor, and also ensure that the Dell devices

are available.

CAUTION: Perform the procedures in this document only if you have proper knowledge and experience in using

the Windows operating system and System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, System Center 2012 Operations

Manager, and System Center Essentials 2010, to avoid data corruption and/or data loss.

NOTE: Read the Server Management Pack Suite’s readme file, which contain the latest information about

software and management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The readme file is

posted to the Systems Management documentation page on

support.dell.com/manuals. The readme file is also

packaged in the self-extracting executable Dell_Server_Management_Pack_Suite_v5.0.1_A00.exe file.

NOTE: All references to OpsMgr in this document are applicable to System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2,

System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) devices in this document is is used to refer to DRAC5,

iDRAC6, and iDRAC7, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Chassis devices in this document is used to refer to both DRAC/ Modular Chassis (DRAC/MC) and

Chassis Management Controller (CMC), unless otherwise specified.

What Is New In Dell Server Management Pack Suite

Table 1. New Features and Functionalities

New Feature Functionality

System Center 2012 Operations Manager Support for System Center 2012 Operations Manager.

12th Generation support Provides support for 12th Generation Dell PowerEdge

systems.

Out-of-band Discovery and Monitoring of systems Supports out-of-band discovery and monitoring of 12th

generation PowerEdge systems (systems without any

operating system or systems running Windows, Linux, or

ESXi operating system). For information on the supported

operating systems, see

OpenManage Software Support

Matrix

at support.dell.com/manuals.

Warranty information

Provides the warranty information for a discovered Dell

system.

NOTE: An active Internet connection is required for

this feature.