User's Manual
Contents
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.............................................................................................................9
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 Server Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature..........................................................15
Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature.................................................. 16
Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account.........................................................................................17
Associating Run As Account For Monitoring A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band)
Monitoring Feature...........................................................................................................................................17
Discovering Chassis Devices................................................................................................................................. 18
Discovering DRAC Devices.....................................................................................................................................19
Scalability Recommendation For OpsMgr 2012............................................................................................... 19
Discoveries By Dell Server Management Pack Suite............................................................................................ 19
Discoveries By The Dell Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature....................................................................... 19
Discoveries By The Dell Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature................................................................20
Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature................................................................................................ 20
Discoveries By The Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature......................................................................................21
Discoveries By The Chassis Blade Correlation Feature.................................................................................. 21
Discoveries By The Dell Feature Management Pack...................................................................................... 21
Customizing Object Discoveries.......................................................................................................................21
4 Monitoring.................................................................................................................................. 23
Severity Level Indicators........................................................................................................................................ 23
Views...................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Alerts Views..................................................................................................................................................... 24
Diagram Views................................................................................................................................................. 25
State Views...................................................................................................................................................... 29
Performance And Power Monitoring Views.................................................................................................... 30
Unit Monitors.......................................................................................................................................................... 30
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Scalable Edition...........................................31
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Detailed Edition........................................... 32
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature....................................................................33
Dell Unit Monitors For Chassis Monitoring Feature ........................................................................................ 36