Setup Guide
Upgrading Monitoring Features using the Feature Management Dashboard
1. Launch the OpsMgr console.
2. From the navigation pane, click Monitoring.
3. Click Dell → Feature Management Dashboard.
4. Select the monitoring feature you want to upgrade.
5. Under the Tasks pane, expand Dell Monitoring Feature Tasks.
6. Click the upgrade task you want to perform.
7. On the Run Task upgrade screen, select Use the predefined Run As Account option.
8. Click Run.
CAUTION: If there are any dependencies or associations that has to be overridden, which
results in data loss, the task fails with the appropriate message. To proceed with the task,
click Override and set the AutoResolve Warnings/Errors override to True. For more
information, see Feature Management Dashboard Task Fails.
9. After the task is complete, click Close.
While upgrading, any overrides (customizations to discovery, monitors, and rules) from previous
versions of Dell Server Management Pack Suite are carried over to Dell Server Management Pack
Suite version 6.1.
The following table lists the monitoring features that can be customized using the Feature Management
Dashboard.
Table 5. Customizing Monitoring Features using Feature Management Dashboard (Scalable vs Detailed)
Features Scalable Detailed
Servers and Rack Workstations
Agent-based Monitoring
Inventory and health monitoring
at server and component group
level.
Detailed inventory and
monitoring of the following
components: memory,
processors, sensors, network
interfaces, storage controllers,
disks, and volumes. Also, display
the BIOS information.
Servers and Rack Workstations
Agent-free Monitoring
• Inventory up to individual
components.
• Health monitoring only at
server and component group
level.
• Inventory and health
monitoring of individual
components.
• View metrics for power,
temperature, network
interface cards processor,
memory, CUPS (Computer
Usage per Second), PCIeSSD
wear level and IO
performance metrics.
Chassis Monitoring
• Chassis inventory.
• Chassis slots summary.
• Health monitoring of chassis.
Inventory and health monitoring
of individual chassis
components.
DRAC Monitoring
• iDRAC inventory
• iDRAC health monitoring
Not Applicable.
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