User's Manual

Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................................................7
Terms Used In This Document............................................................................................................. 7
What Is New In This Release.................................................................................................................8
Key Features Of Dell Server Management Pack Suite..........................................................................8
2 Overview Of Dell Server Management Pack Functionality...........................11
3 Server In-Band Monitoring Feature................................................................... 13
Management Pack Functionality And Dependencies........................................................................ 13
Comparison Of Scalable And Detailed Edition Features................................................................... 14
Discovery And Grouping..................................................................................................................... 14
Discovering A Dell Server In OpsMgr............................................................................................14
Discoveries By The Dell Server (In-Band) Monitoring Feature.....................................................15
Monitoring........................................................................................................................................... 16
Views.............................................................................................................................................. 16
Unit Monitors................................................................................................................................. 21
Rules...............................................................................................................................................25
Tasks.................................................................................................................................................... 26
Task Summary............................................................................................................................... 26
Performing Dell Tasks................................................................................................................... 26
Dell Modular and Monolithic Systems Tasks................................................................................28
Reports.................................................................................................................................................32
Accessing Reports......................................................................................................................... 33
Generating OpenManage Windows Event Log Report................................................................33
Generating BIOS Configuration Report........................................................................................33
Generating Firmware And Driver Versions Report.......................................................................34
Generating RAID Configuration Report........................................................................................34
4 Server Out-Of-Band Monitoring Feature.........................................................35
Management Pack Functionality And Dependencies........................................................................35
Comparison Of Scalable And Detailed Edition Features................................................................... 35
Discovery And Grouping.....................................................................................................................36
Discovering A Dell Server Using The Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature...................... 36
Discoveries By The Dell Server (Out-Of-Band) Monitoring Feature........................................... 37
Monitoring........................................................................................................................................... 37
Views..............................................................................................................................................38
Dell Unit Monitors For Server (Out-of-Band) Monitoring Feature................................................... 40
Rules.................................................................................................................................................... 44