Users Guide
Table Of Contents
- Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.1 For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager And System Center Essentials User's Guide
- Introduction
- Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality
- Discovery And Grouping
- 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
- Discoveries By The Dell Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The Dell Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The DRAC Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature
- Discoveries By The Chassis Blade Correlation Feature
- Discoveries By The Dell Feature Management Pack
- Customizing Object Discoveries
- Monitoring
- Severity Level Indicators
- Views
- Unit Monitors
- Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Scalable Edition
- Dell Unit Monitors For Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature — Detailed Edition
- Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature
- Dell Unit Monitors For Chassis Monitoring Feature
- Dell Unit Monitors for DRAC Monitoring Feature
- Rules
- Tasks
- Task Summary
- Feature Management Tasks
- Dell Modular and Monolithic Systems Tasks (In-band)
- Clear ESM Logs
- Launch Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
- Launch Remote Desktop
- Launch InBand Dell Remote Access Console
- Check Power Status
- Power Cycle
- Force Power Off
- Power Off Gracefully
- Power On
- Power Reset
- Turn LED Identification On
- Turn LED Identification Off
- Get Warranty Information
- Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center
- Launch Dell License Manager On 32–Bit Management Server
- Launch Dell License Manager On 64-Bit Management Server
- Dell Modular and Monolithic Systems Tasks (Out-Of-Band)
- Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Tasks
- Dell Chassis Tasks
- Configuring Dell Connections License Manager URL
- Reports
- Related Documentation And Resources
- Appendix A- Issues And Resolutions
- Appendix B - Enabling External Program Tasks
● Support for latest firmware of iDRAC7, and CMC
● Support for new alerts from iDRAC7, CMC, and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator
Key Features Of Dell Server Management Pack Suite
This version of Dell Server Management Pack Suite provides the following features for managing the Dell servers that run on
Windows operating systems and also the out-of-band Dell devices:
Table 1. Features and Functionalities
Feature Functionality
In-band Discovery and Monitoring - Dell Servers Supports in-band discovery and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge
and PowerVault monolithic and modular systems running
the supported Windows operating system and Server
Administrator.
Out-of-band Discovery and Monitoring of Servers Supports:
● Out-of-band discovery and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge
12G systems.
● SNMP Traps for out-of-band systems.
Discovery and Monitoring - Chassis Management Supports:
● Discovery and monitoring of Dell CMC and DRAC/MC
devices.
● Supports discovery of server modules and chassis slot
summary for CMC and DRAC/MC chassis.
● SNMP traps for CMC and DRAC/MC devices.
Discovery and Monitoring - Dell Remote Access Controllers
(DRAC)
Supports:
● Discovery and monitoring of supported DRAC devices.
● SNMP and PET for DRAC devices.
Chassis Blade Correlation Supports correlation of Dell servers with Server Modules of
CMC and DRAC/MC chassis.
Discovery and monitoring of iDRAC vFlash Cards Supports in-band discovery and monitoring of iDRAC vFlash
card and iDRAC network interface.
Event Monitoring Supports:
● Events from OpenManage Server Administrator versions
6.4 - 7.3.
● Platform Event Traps (PET) for DRAC devices.
● SNMP Traps from DRAC devices.
● SNMP Traps from Chassis devices.
Discovery and monitoring of server network interface cards Supports:
● In-band discovery and monitoring of physical and teamed
network interfaces for Broadcom and Intel network
interface cards (NICs).
● Enriched properties and attributes of NICs on systems
running Server Administrator versions 6.4 - 7.3 is
displayed.
● Linkup and linkdown alerts in Network Interfaces Alerts
view.
● Correlation of physical and teamed network interfaces
for Server Administrator versions 6.4 - 7.3 in the
Dell Modular Systems and Dell Monolithic Systems
Diagram Views.
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