Setup Guide

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Agent-free Monitoring Feature
Agent-free monitoring feature provides detailed inventory and monitoring of 12th generation and 13th
generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault systems, supported Dell Precision Racks, Dell
branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers through the server's iDRAC by using WS-MAN and
SNMP.
Dell Server Management Pack Suite installer automatically imports the Agent-free monitoring feature if
the prerequisites are met.
Management Packs
After the Dell Server Management Pack Suite management packs are imported, the following
management packs should appear in the Administration pane of the OpsMgr console. For more
information, see Importing the Dell Server Management Packs into OpsMgr.
Table 10. Agent-free monitoring feature and required Management Packs
Feature Default Location of
Management Packs
Required Management Packs
Servers and Rack
Workstations Agent-free
Monitoring
Library
C:\Program Files\Dell
Management Packs\Server
Mgmt Suite\6.2\Library
Scalable and Detailed
Management Packs
C:\Program Files\Dell
Management Packs\Server
Mgmt Suite\6.2\Server
Monitoring
Library
• Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp
• Dell.OperationsLibrary.Common.mp
Scalable Feature
• Dell.Model.Server.mp
• Dell.OperationsLibrary.Server.mp
• Dell.Server.OOB.mp
• Dell.View.Server.mp
Detailed Feature
• Dell.Server.OOB.DetailedMonitoringOn.
mp and all scalable management packs.
Configuration prerequisites
• Ensure that there is WS-MAN (WS-Management) connectivity to iDRAC
• Ensure that the SNMP ports on firewall are enabled
• Ensure that Dell Device Helper is installed
• Ensure that MaxEnvelopeSizekb value in WinRM setting is higher (for Windows Server 2008 R2 only)
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