Users Guide

Introduction
This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.1.1.
The integration of Dell Server Management Pack Suite with Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft
System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, or Microsoft System Center
Operations Manager 2007 R2, environment allows you to manage, monitor, and also ensure the availability of the Dell devices.
CAUTION: To avoid data corruption, data loss, or both; perform the procedures in this document only if you
have proper knowledge and experience in using Microsoft Windows operating system and 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.
NOTE: Read the Dell Server Management Pack Suite’s release notes, which contain the latest information about software
and management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The release notes is posted to the
Systems Management documentation page on dell.com/OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement. The
release notes is also packaged in the self-extracting executable
Dell_Server_Management_Pack_Suite_v6.1.1_Axx.exe file. (where xx is the Dell Server Management Pack
Suite version 6.1.1 release number) 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.
Table 1. Terms used in this document
Term Refers to
OpsMgr 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.
OpsMgr 2012 Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center
2012 SP1 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations
Manager, unless otherwise specified.
Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8, unless otherwise specified.
Chassis Chassis Management Controller (CMC), unless otherwise specified.
Servers Servers and Rack Workstations, unless otherwise specified.
Agent-based monitoring Servers and Rack Workstation Agent-based Monitoring, unless otherwise
specified.
Agent-free monitoring 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:
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