Users Guide

Introduction

This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.0 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 2007 R2.

The integration of Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.0 with System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012

SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, or System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, environment allows

you to manage, monitor, and also ensure the availability of the Dell devices.

CAUTION: Perform the procedures in this document only if you have proper knowledge and experience in using the

Microsoft Windows operating system and System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1

Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 to

avoid data corruption and/or data loss.

NOTE: Read the Dell Server Management Pack Suite’s readme file, which contain the latest information about software

and management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The readme file is posted to the

Systems Management documentation page on dell.com/support/manuals. The readme file is also packaged in the self-

extracting executable Dell_Server_Management_Pack_Suite_v6.0_A00.exe file.

Topics:

• Terms Used in This Document

• What is New in This Release

• Key Features of Dell Server Management Pack Suite

Terms Used in This Document

The following terms are used throughout this document. Make sure to substitute the actual term wherever appropriate.

NOTE:

The term OpsMgr in this document is used to refer to 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 2007 R2, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term OpsMgr 2012 in this document is used to refer to Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations

Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations

Manager, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) devices in this document is used to refer to iDRAC6, iDRAC7,

and iDRAC8, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Chassis devices in this document is used to refer to Chassis Management Controller (CMC), unless

otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Servers in this document is used to refer to Servers and Rack Workstations, unless otherwise

specified.

NOTE: The term Agent-based monitoring in this document is used to refer to Servers and Rack Workstation Agent-

based Monitoring, unless otherwise specified.

NOTE: The term Agent-free monitoring in this document is used to refer to Servers and Rack Workstations Agent-free

Monitoring, unless otherwise specified.

What is New in This Release

The release highlights of Dell Server Management Pack Suite are:

6 Introduction