Users Guide

Discovering Dell Server in OpsMgr
About this task
Dell servers are discovered through the OpsMgr Agent Management infrastructure.
NOTE: Discover Dell server in the Agent Managed view under the Administration section of the OpsMgr console.
To discover a Dell server:
Steps
1. Log on to the management server as an OpsMgr administrator.
2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration.
3. At the bottom of the navigation pane, click Discovery Wizard.
4. Run the Discovery Wizard, select Windows computers and follow the instructions on the screen.
For more information, see the OpsMgr documentation at technet.microsoft.com.
NOTE: The installer automatically imports the Agent-based monitoring feature management packs into the OpsMgr. If
the installer fails to install the management packs, then, import the management packs using the OpsMgr Import
Management Packs wizard or the Feature Management Dashboard.
Next steps
NOTE:
Dell servers that do not have Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) installed, or have unsupported OMSA
versions are grouped as Dell Unmanaged.
Discoveries by the Agent-based Monitoring Feature
Table 5. Agent-based Monitoring Feature Discoveries
Discovery Description
Dell Server Discovery Classifies the Dell servers and populates the attributes.
Dell Server Network Interface Discovery Discovers the network interface at group level of the Dell
server.
Dell Server Hardware Components Discovery Discovers hardware components at a group level (such as
sensors, processor, memory, and power supply).
Dell OpenManage Software Services Discovery Discovers the objects for OpenManage Server Administrator
Windows services.
Dell Server Detailed BIOS Discovery Discovers BIOS objects for each Dell server (Detailed edition
only).
Dell Server Detailed Memory Discovery Discovers memory instances for the Dell server (Detailed
edition only).
Dell Server Detailed Power Supply Discovery Discovers power supply instances for the Dell server (Detailed
edition only).
Dell Server Detailed Processor Discovery Discovers processor instances for the Dell server (Detailed
edition only).
Dell Server Detailed Storage Discovery Discovers the complete storage hierarchy for the Dell server
(Detailed edition only).
10 Agent-based Monitoring Feature