Setup Guide

DRAC Monitoring Feature
DRAC monitoring feature supports discovery, and monitoring for the various generations of iDRAC (iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and
iDRAC8 systems) using SNMP.
Topics:
• Management Packs
• Management Server (MS) requirements
• Feature Management tasks
Management Packs
After the Dell Server Management Pack Suite management packs are successfully imported, the management packs listed in the
DRAC monitoring feature and required Management Packs table should appear in the Administration pane of the OpsMgr
console. For more information, see Importing the Dell Server Management Packs into OpsMgr.
Table 13. DRAC monitoring feature and required Management Packs
Feature Default Location of Management
Packs
Required Management Packs
DRAC Monitoring
Library
C:\Program Files\Dell
Management Packs\Server Mgmt
Suite\6.1.1\Library
Scalable and Detailed Management
Packs
C:\Program Files\Dell
Management Packs\Server Mgmt
Suite\6.1.1\Remote Access
Monitoring
Library
● Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp
● Dell.OperationsLibrary.Common.mp
Management Packs
● Dell.DRAC.OM07.mp — OpsMgr 2007 R2
● Dell.DRAC.OM12.mp — OpsMgr 2012
● Dell.Model.DRAC.mp
● Dell.OperationsLibrary.DRAC.mp
● Dell.View.DRAC.mp
Management Server (MS) requirements
Table 14. Software requirements
Software Purpose
(Optional) Dell License Manager (for iDRAC7 systems only) To deploy licenses and collect reports from the management
server. To launch Dell License Manager console, 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 Power Center 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.
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