Setup Guide

ManualsBrandsDell ManualsActive System ManagerServer Management Pack Suite Version 6.1.1 For Microsoft System Center Operations Manager

● For OpsMgr 2007 R2, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428(en-us).aspx.

Software requirements

Table 7. Prerequisites for Software

Software Purpose

(Optional) DRAC tools from Dell OpenManage Server

Administrator (Server Administrator)

To inventory and monitor Dell server's and Rack Workstation’s

iDRAC and its NIC.

(Optional) Dell License Manager (for iDRAC7 or later systems

only)

To launch Dell License Manager console, deploy licenses and

collect reports; install Dell License Manager on the

management server. For more information, see Dell License

Manager User’s Guide at dell.com/support/home.

(Optional) Dell OpenManage Power Center To launch Dell OpenManage Power Center console. To

monitor and manage power consumption, and temperature in

the data center using the OpsMgr console, install Dell

OpenManage Power Center on the management server. For

more information, see Dell OpenManage Power Center

Installation Guide at dell.com/support/home.

(Optional) Baseboard Management Controller (BMC)

Management Utility

To run the Remote Power Control tasks or the LED

Identification Control tasks on Dell managed systems.

NOTE: Access DRAC tools, Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (Server Administrator), BMC Management Utility, and

Dell License Manager from Dell Systems Management Tools and Documentation media, or download it from dell.com/

support.

Management Server Action Account (MSAA)

Table 8. MSAA privileges

Feature User Privilege

DRAC discovery and corresponding DRAC console launch Admin or Power user.

Clear ESM log

Admin or Power user.

Alternatively, if the MSAA has normal user privileges,

operators can, instead of selecting Use the predefined Run

as Account, enter task credentials with Power User (or

higher) privileges to run the Clear ESM Logs task.

Managed System requirements

Install any supported Server Administrator versions (including the Server Administrator Storage Management Service) on the

managed system.

NOTE:

If you want to upgrade or uninstall Server Administrator on the managed system, the Alerts View of the managed

system may display the following error: Script or Executable failed to run. If the managed system is not a

management server, then switch the system to the Maintenance Mode until the upgrade or uninstall completes. If the

managed system is the management server, you may manually close the alerts after the upgrade or uninstall is complete.

NOTE: On systems using Server Administrator 7.2 DRAC tools, it is recommended to upgrade to Server Administrator 7.4

DRAC tools.

NOTE: For more information on the supported operating systems for the managed system, see Dell OpenManage Server

Administrator Installation Guide at dell.com/support/home.

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