Release Notes Dell Server Management Pack Suite For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager The Dell Server Management Pack Suite for Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 R2 enables the monitoring of Dell Servers, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC) and Dell Chassis Management Controllers (CMC).
What’s New • Support for detailed monitoring of M1000e, VRTX Chassis in OpsMgr 2012 versions • Support for latest firmware versions of iDRAC7 and CMC • Support for correlation of Chassis Storage to Modular Servers (In-band) • Support for new alerts from iDRAC7, CMC and Dell OpenManage Server Administrator • Performance view for Remaining Rated Write Level Endurance of Dell Server (Inband) Physical Disks (SSD) What is Supported Requirements of operating system (Management Server, Managed System) and suppo
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Managed System Requirements ---------------------------------------Supported Firmware Versions: iDRAC7/ 12G : 1.4x.4x, 1.5x.5x Chassis Monitoring Feature Management Server (MS) Requirements --------------------------------------------------Supported Operating Systems Following are the list of supported operating systems for the management server: The Chassis Scalable edition is supported on SCOM 2007 R2 and OpsMgr 2012 versions.
DRAC Monitoring Feature Management Server (MS) Requirements --------------------------------------------------Supported Operating Systems: Following are the list of supported operating systems for the management server: • For OpsMgr 2012 R2, OpsMgr 2012 SP1 and OpsMgr 2012, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh205990.aspx • For OpsMgr 2007 R2, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428(en-us).
Important Notes Management Pack Suite Structure -------------------------------------------The Dell Server Management Pack Suite consists of the following management packs, which are installed into the installation folder. Dell.FeatureManagement.Pack.mp • Dell Feature Management Pack (FMP) provides a dashboard to monitor supported Dell Management Pack Suite features, configure/manage licenses, import (scalable/detailed), upgrade, and remove management features.
Dell.View.Server.mp • Library files for Server monitoring Chassis Monitoring Dell.CMC.OM07.mp • Dell Chassis Management Controller Management Pack for discovery, monitoring, and trap processing of CMC devices with SCOM 2007 R2/SCE 2010. Dell.CMC.OM12.mp • Dell Chassis Management Controller Management Pack for discovery, monitoring, and trap processing of CMC devices with SCOM 2012 and SCOM 2012 SP1. Dell.Model.CMC.mp • Library files for CMC monitoring Dell.OperationsLibrary.CMC.
Chassis Modular Server Correlation Dell.ChassisModularServer.Correlation.mp Dell Chassis Blade Correlation utility for turning ON the correlation of chassis with discovered modular server blades. This MP requires Dell.Model.Server, Dell.Model.CMC and Dell.WindowsServer.Scalable MPs. Library Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp • Dell Base folder utility for the basic folder structure, and root node. Dell.OperationsLibrary.Common.mp • Library file used by Dell Management Pack Suite components.
• The Dependency Monitor "Dell Server Availability Rollup (from iDRAC)" is disabled by default for all Dell Servers in the Dell Scalable management pack. Enable this monitor to roll up the iDRAC network interface health to the Dell Server health. • The Performance Rule "Dell Server (In-band) Physical Disk (SSD) Performance", is disabled by default for all Physical Disks and is a part of the Dell Windows Server (Detailed Edition) Management Pack.
Chassis Monitoring: ----------------------• The Discovery Rule "Dell Chassis Detailed Discovery" in the Dell Chassis (Detailed Edition) Management Pack discovers and monitors the Chassis components (Storage, Fans, Chassis Management controllers, PCIe devices etc.) This discovery requires the creation of Run As accounts for the Dell Chassis in your network and have them associated with the "Dell CMC Login Account". For more information on configuring Run As Accounts refer to the User’s Guide.
DRAC/MC Devices. Ensure that Internet Explorer Proxy Settings of the SCOM Health Service user account is configured such that CMC and DRAC/MC devices are reachable. For instructions on modifying the Internet Explorer settings, see Microsoft KB article 135982.
Versions Affected All Issue (406763): When the network cable is pulled out, iDRAC object may not accurately reflect the state of the iDRAC network interface for modular blade. Resolution None Versions Affected • Server Monitoring (In-band) 5.2.0 • iDRAC Modular Firmware - all versions Issue (420180): After server reboot, it may be possible for the network interface ordering to change, and hence may be mapped to a different network interface name.
Issue (431523): You cannot discover slots for DRAC/MC devices with firmware version 1.6 with an Active Directory (AD) account. Alternatively, you can discover the slots with Local User Accounts. Resolution None Versions Affected • Chassis Monitoring 5.2.0 • DRAC/MC Firmware 1.6 Issue (433503): Temporary files are not removed when racadm tool fails.
Issue (545775): After the user updates the default port number, CMC/DRAC firmware with version 3.0 returns wrong URL. Resolution None Versions Affected • Chassis Monitoring 5.2.0 • DRAC Monitoring 5.2.0 Issue (545603): EMMs that the OpenManage console shows as “Not Installed” are shown as part of the Server Inventory. The "Not Installed" EMM will be shown in Diagram view with attributes as "Not available". Resolution None Versions Affected Server Monitoring (In-band) 5.2.
Resolution None Versions Affected Feature Monitoring (5.2.0) Issue (554882): When the Dell Server Management Pack Suite is installed on one of the management servers of a distributed setup, workflows may have propagated to the other management servers that expect the Dell Device Helper utility to be present. This generates a Warning event in both Operations Manager console and Windows event log with id 21406. This may also be seen during the uninstallation of Dell Server Management Pack Suite.
Versions Affected Server Monitoring (Out-of-Band) 5.2.0 Installation Procedure To install the Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 5.2.0, run the installer executable. For detailed installation, prerequisites, configuration, upgrade and uninstallation instructions, refer to the Installation Guide.
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