Users Guide

Chapter 1: Introduction................................................................................................................. 6
Terms used in this document............................................................................................................................................6
What is new in this release................................................................................................................................................6
Key features of Dell Server Management Pack Suite.................................................................................................7
Chapter 2: Overview of Dell Server Management Pack Suite Functionality.................................... 8
Chapter 3: Agent-based Monitoring Feature..................................................................................9
Comparison of Scalable and Detailed Edition features...............................................................................................9
Discovery and grouping......................................................................................................................................................9
Discovering Dell Server in OpsMgr.......................................................................................................................... 10
Discoveries by the Agent-based Monitoring Feature..........................................................................................10
Monitoring............................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Monitored hardware components.............................................................................................................................11
Views............................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Unit Monitors.................................................................................................................................................................17
Rules................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
Tasks.................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Task Summary.............................................................................................................................................................. 22
Performing Dell Tasks.................................................................................................................................................22
Dell Windows Server Tasks....................................................................................................................................... 23
Reports................................................................................................................................................................................ 28
Accessing Reports.......................................................................................................................................................28
Generating OpenManage Windows Event Log Report...................................................................................... 28
Generating BIOS Configuration Report..................................................................................................................28
Generating Firmware and Driver Versions Report...............................................................................................29
Generating RAID Configuration Report..................................................................................................................29
Chapter 4: Agent-free Monitoring Feature.................................................................................. 30
Comparison of Scalable and Detailed Edition Features............................................................................................30
Discovery and grouping................................................................................................................................................... 30
Discovering a Dell Server using Agent-free Monitoring Feature...................................................................... 31
Discoveries by the Dell Agent-free Monitoring Feature.....................................................................................32
Monitoring...........................................................................................................................................................................32
Monitored hardware components........................................................................................................................... 32
Views.............................................................................................................................................................................. 34
Dell Unit Monitors for Agent-free Monitoring Feature.............................................................................................37
Rules..................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Dell Systems Event Processing Rules.................................................................................................................... 40
Dell Servers ...................................................................................................................................................................41
Tasks..................................................................................................................................................................................... 41
Task Summary...............................................................................................................................................................41
Performing Dell Tasks Using Dell Agent-free Monitoring Feature................................................................... 41
Dell Server Tasks......................................................................................................................................................... 42
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