Users Guide

Discovery And Grouping
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 5.1 suite enables you to discover and classify Dell Servers, Dell Remote Access
Controllers (DRAC), Dell Chassis Management Controllers (CMC), PowerEdge VRTX and integrated DRAC (iDRAC).
The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Dell Server Management Pack Suite.
Table 4. 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 6.4 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 PowerEdge M1000e Dell CMC Monitoring Dell PowerEdge M1000e
Dell PowerEdge M1000e
Dell PowerEdge VRTX Dell CMC Monitoring Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Dell PowerEdge VRTX
Dell Remote Access
Controllers
Dell DRAC Monitoring Remote Access Controller DRAC 5, iDRAC modular, and
iDRAC monolithic instances.
NOTE: DRAC 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.
Topics:
• Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature
• Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature
• Discovering Chassis Devices
• Discovering DRAC Devices
• Discoveries By Dell Server Management Pack Suite
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