User's Manual

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.1 for

Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager,

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

Microsoft System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010.

The integration of Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.1 with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager,

System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations

Manager 2007 R2, or System Center Essentials 2010 environment allows you to manage, monitor, and also ensure the

availability of the Dell devices.

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

Microsoft Windows operating system and System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1

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

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

NOTE: Read the Dell 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

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

packaged in the self-extracting executable Dell_Server_Management_Pack_Suite_v5.1_A00.exe file.

NOTE: The term OpsMgr in this document is used to refer System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System

Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations

Manager 2007 R2, and System Center Essentials 2010, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term OpsMgr 2012 in this document is used to refer System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System

Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, and System Center 2012 Operations Manager, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) devices in this document is used to refer to DRAC 5, DRAC

6, and iDRAC 7, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Chassis devices in this document is used to refer to Dell Remote Access Controller/Modular

Chassis (DRAC/MC), Chassis Management Controller (CMC), and Dell PowerEdge VRTX unless otherwise

specified.

NOTE: This document contains information on the prerequisites and supported software necessary for installing

the Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.1. If you are installing this version of Dell Server Management

Pack Suite version 5.1 after a long time after its release date, check to see if there is an updated version of this

document at dell.com/support/manuals. For more information on accessing documents, see Accessing Documents

From Dell Support Site.

What Is New In Dell Server Management Pack Suite

• Support for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1

Operations Manager

• Monitoring of Dell PowerEdge VRTX CMC

• Inband and Out-of-band monitoring of server nodes

• Chassis views for Dell PowerEdge M1000e, and Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis (Alert, Diagram, and State Views)

• Support for EEMI event mode of Dell OpenManage Server Administrator