Users Guide

Chapter 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.................................................................................................................. 8
Comparison Of Scalable Edition And Detailed Edition Features....................................................................... 10
Chapter 2: Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality............................................11
Chapter 3: Discovery And Grouping..............................................................................................12
Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature....................................................... 13
Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature............................................. 13
Creating A Simple Authentication Run As Account............................................................................................. 14
Associating Run As Account For Monitoring A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band)
Monitoring Feature.................................................................................................................................................. 15
Discovering Chassis Devices........................................................................................................................................... 15
Discovering DRAC Devices.............................................................................................................................................. 16
Scalability Recommendation For OpsMgr 2012.................................................................................................... 16
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...............................................................17
Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature..................................................................................................... 17
Discoveries By The Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature.......................................................................................... 18
Discoveries By The Chassis Blade Correlation Feature...................................................................................... 18
Discoveries By The Dell Feature Management Pack........................................................................................... 18
Customizing Object Discoveries............................................................................................................................... 19
Chapter 4: Monitoring................................................................................................................. 20
Severity Level Indicators................................................................................................................................................. 20
Views.....................................................................................................................................................................................21
Alerts Views...................................................................................................................................................................21
Diagram Views...............................................................................................................................................................21
State Views...................................................................................................................................................................26
Performance And Power Monitoring Views..........................................................................................................26
Unit Monitors......................................................................................................................................................................27
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Scalable Edition...................................... 27
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Detailed Edition...................................... 28
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature................................................................. 30
Dell Unit Monitors For Chassis Monitoring Feature ...........................................................................................33
Dell Unit Monitors for DRAC Monitoring Feature .............................................................................................. 33
Rules..................................................................................................................................................................................... 34
Dell Systems Event Processing Rules.................................................................................................................... 35
Server Administrator.................................................................................................................................................. 35
Storage Management.................................................................................................................................................35
DRAC And Chassis Devices...................................................................................................................................... 35
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