Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.
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Contents 1 Introduction........................................................................................................... 6 Terms used in this document............................................................................................................... 6 What is new in this release.................................................................................................................... 7 Key Features of Dell Server Management Pack Suite...........................................
Dell Systems Event Processing Rules........................................................................................... 48 Dell Servers ...................................................................................................................................48 Tasks.................................................................................................................................................... 48 Task Summary..................................................................
7 Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature................................................. 67 Discoveries by the Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature...................................................... 67 8 Feature Management Dashboard....................................................................68 Discovery by Dell Feature Management Pack................................................................................... 68 Tasks.............................................................
1 Introduction This document describes the activities that you can perform with Dell Server Management Pack Suite version 6.2 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager.
Term Refers to 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: • Support for Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers. • Simplified discovery and monitoring; Chassis, and Chassis Modular Server Correlation does not require RACADM utility.
Feature Functionality Chassis Blade Correlation Supports: • Correlation of Dell servers with Server modules of CMC chassis, and Dell OEM Ready chassis. • Correlation of Chassis shared storage components with Dell modular servers.
Overview of Dell Server Management Pack Suite Functionality 2 The Dell Server Management Pack Suite for OpsMgr enables you to: • Discover and classify Dell systems: – Dell Servers (Agent-based monitoring and Agent-free monitoring) – Dell Remote Access Controllers – Dell Chassis (Dell PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Dell PowerEdge M1000e, and Dell OEM Ready Chassis) – Supported Dell Precision Racks • Monitor the discovered Dell systems.
Agent-based Monitoring Feature 3 Agent-based monitoring feature supports the discovery and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge monolithic and modular servers, Dell PowerVault storage servers, Dell OEM Ready servers, and supported Dell Precision Racks by running the supported Windows operating system and OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA). For information on supported OMSA versions, see Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.2 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Release Notes.
Group Diagram View Hardware Type Dell Modular Servers Dell PowerVault storage servers. Dell Sled Servers Dell Rack Workstations Rack Workstation Diagram Dell Precision Racks. Discovering Dell Server in OpsMgr 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: 1. Log on to the management server as an OpsMgr administrator. 2.
Discovery Description 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).
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Network Interfaces Group Yes Yes OpenManage Software Services Yes Yes Power Supplies Yes Yes Processors Yes Yes Storage Yes Yes Storage Controller Yes Yes Sensors Yes Yes Physical Network Interface Instance No Yes BIOS Config Instance No No Battery Sensor No Yes Battery Sensor Group No Yes Current Sensor No Yes Current Sensor Group No Yes Chassis Intrusion Sensor No Yes Fan Sensor No Yes Fan Sensor Group No Yes Memory U
Hardware components Scalable Detailed Storage Controller Connector Instance No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure Instance No Yes Storage Controller Sensors No Yes Storage Controller Virtual Disk Group No Yes Storage Enclosure EMM Instance No Yes Storage Enclosure Physical Disk Group No Yes Storage Enclosure Power Supply Group No Yes Storage Enclosure Sensors No Yes Teamed Network Interface Instance No Yes Voltage Sensor No Yes Voltage Sensor Group No Yes Views Dell Server M
Viewing Alerts on the OpsMgr Console To view alerts on the OpsMgr console: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring. 2. Click Dell → Alerts Views. The following alerts are displayed: • Network Interface Alerts — Link-up and Link-down alerts from the discovered NICs are displayed. • Server and Rack Workstation Alerts — Server Administrator alerts from Dell servers and Rack Workstation are displayed.
Complete Diagram View The Complete Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Dell devices that OpsMgr monitors. You can expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram.
Figure 1. Dell Server Instance Diagram System-specific diagrams illustrate and indicate the status of the following components: • Physical and teamed network interfaces • Memory • Power supply • Sensors • Processors • Dell OpenManage software services • Storage components • BIOS (inventory only) The memory, processors, network, sensors, storage, and power supply components are displayed in detail by the Detailed edition of the Agent-based monitoring feature.
5. Right-click Dell Windows Server Physical and Teamed Relationship Discovery Rule → Overrides → Override the Object Discovery → For all objects of class: Teamed Network Interface instance (Enriched). The Override Properties page is displayed. 6. Select Enable Correlation and set the Override Value to True and click OK. The status roll-up of network interfaces on the diagram view is displayed only up to the Network Interfaces group level.
8. Click Apply. Performance and Power Monitoring Views To view the performance and power monitoring on the OpsMgr console: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring. 2.
The Override Properties screen is displayed. 6. Select Enabled and set the Override Value to True. 7. Under Management Pack, either select a management pack created from the Select destination management pack: drop-down menu or create a management pack by clicking New... To create a management pack: a. Click New... The Create a Management Pack screen is displayed. b. Provide a name for the management pack in the Name field and click Next.
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Object Unit Monitor Network Interfaces Group (Basic) Global Network Interfaces (Basic) Connection Status Event and Periodic Network Interfaces Group (Enriched) Global Enriched Network Interfaces Status Event and Periodic Global Network Interfaces (Basic) Connection Status Event and Periodic iDRAC Dell Server iDRAC Network Interface Monitor Periodic Dell OM Performance Ambient Temperature Average Threshold AlertMonitor Periodic Amperage Average Threshold AlertMonitor Periodic EnergyConsumption Av
Object Unit Monitor Detailed Processor Event and Periodic Storage Controller Connector Instance Controller Connector Event Monitor Event and Periodic Controller Connector Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Storage Controller EMM Instance Enclosure EMM Event Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure EMM Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Storage Controller Enclosure Instance Controller Enclosure Event Monitor Event and Periodic Controller Enclosure Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Storage Controller Physi
Object Unit Monitor Controller Virtual Disk Unit Monitor Storage Enclosure Physical Disk Group Periodic Event and Periodic Storage Enclosure Sensors Enclosure Fan Event Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure Fan Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure Temperature Event Monitor Event and Periodic Enclosure Temperature Unit Monitor Event and Periodic Physical Network Interface Instance (Basic) Connection Status Event and Periodic Physical Network Interface Instance (Enriched) Administrative
Object Unit Monitor Fan Sensor Fan Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Current Sensor Current Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Voltage Sensor Voltage Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Battery Sensor Battery Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Chassis Intrusion Sensor Chassis Intrusion Sensor Unit Monitor Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Agent-based monitoring feature.
Performance Collection Rules In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring → Dell → Performance and Power Monitoring Views to view the performance information that is collected from Dell servers. By default this feature is disabled, to enable the feature, see Enabling Performance Collection Rules.
The Create a Management Pack screen is displayed. b. Provide a name for the management pack in the Name field and click Next. For information on creating a management pack, see the OpsMgr documentation at technet.microsoft.com. c. Click Create. The management pack you created is selected in the Select destination management pack: drop-down menu. 7. Click Apply. Tasks Tasks are available in the Tasks pane of the OpsMgr console.
Task Description Launch Remote Desktop Launches the remote desktop for the selected system. Power Cycle Turns off the power, and after a delay, turns it on again. Power Off Gracefully Shuts down the operating system first, then turns off the system power. Power On Turns on the system power. This option is available only if the system is off. Power Reset Turns off the system power and turns it on again. Turn LED Identification On Turns on the identify LED for 255 seconds on the selected system.
When you run the Clear ESM Logs task, on the task execution screen only the result of the task initiating is displayed. For example, the task execution screen may show a success result even if the ESM logs are not cleared. This means that the Clear ESM Logs task initiation was successful. Force Power Off The Force Power Off task allows you to turn off the Dell server without shutting down the operating system. NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path.
The Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center task allows you to launch the OpenManage Power Center console. To launch Dell OpenManage Power Center: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Server Tasks → Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center. Launch Dell Remote Access Console To launch Dell Remote Access console: 1.
3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Power Cycle. Power Off Gracefully The Power Off Gracefully task allows you to shut down the operating system and power off the Dell server. NOTE: To enable Advanced Power Control, install BMU in the default path. If BMU is not installed in the default path, create a new console task. For more information on creating a new console task, see Creating Advanced Power Control And LED Identification Tasks. To power off the system gracefully: 1.
To turn on LED identification: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Windows Server Tasks → Turn LED Identification On. Turn LED Identification Off The Turn LED Identification Off task allows you to to turn off the LED identification on the selected Dell server.
5. 6. Click Add Object. Search for objects of class Dell Windows Server and click Add. You will find the object in the Selected object pane. 7. Choose the Severity of the events whose report you want to generate. 8. Click Run. The OpenManage Windows Event Log report is generated. Generating BIOS Configuration Report To create a report for the BIOS configuration: 1. On the OpsMgr console, click Reporting. 2. Click Dell Windows Server (Detail Edition). 3.
7. Choose the required Properties. 8. Click Run. The RAID Configuration report is generated.
Agent-free Monitoring Feature 4 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.
Group Diagram View Hardware Type Dell Sled Group Dell Rack Workstation Rack Workstation Diagram Dell Precision Racks Discovering a Dell Server using Agent-free Monitoring Feature NOTE: Install Microsoft SMASH Library (MPB) file before discovering a Dell Server using Agent-free monitoring feature. For information on installing the Microsoft SMASH Library (MPB) file, see the "Installing the WS-Management and SMASH Device Template" section of the Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.
16. Click Scan for Devices to search Dell servers on the network. The IP addresses are listed under Available Devices. 17. Click Add to add the list of IP addresses you want to monitor and click OK. 18. On the Specify the devices you want to monitor screen, click Create. 19. Click Close. The scanned Dell servers initially appear in Monitoring → WS-Management and SMASH Monitoring → WS-Management Device State screen.
Monitored hardware components The following table provides information on the monitored hardware components supported in Scalable and Detailed feature. Table 13.
Hardware components Scalable Detailed PCIeSSD Backplane No Yes PCIeSSD Physical Disk No Yes Server Sensors No Yes Storage Controller Connector No Yes Storage Controller No Yes Storage Controller Sensor No Yes Storage Controller Battery Group No Yes Storage Controller Battery No Yes Storage Virtual Disk Group No Yes Storage Virtual Disk No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk Group No Yes Storage Controller Physical Disk No Yes Storage Controller Enclosure No Yes Sto
Hardware components Scalable Detailed SD Card Group No Yes SD Card No Yes Server Host NIC Group No Yes Server Host NIC No No Temperature Sensor No Yes Temperature Sensor Group No Yes Voltage Sensor No Yes Voltage Sensor Group No Yes Views Dell Server Management Pack Suite provides the following types of views for Monitoring, under the Dell folder on the OpsMgr console: • Alerts Views • Diagram Views • State Views • Performance and Power Monitoring Views Alerts Views This v
On the right pane of each of the individual Alerts Views, alerts that meet the criteria you specify, such as alert severity, resolution state, or alerts that are assigned to you is displayed. 4. Select an alert to view the details in the Alert Details pane. Diagram Views The Diagram Views offers a hierarchical and graphical representation of all Dell servers and supported Rack Workstations on the network.
Monolithic Servers Diagram The Dell Monolithic Systems Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Dell monolithic systems and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram. Sled Servers Diagram The Dell Sled Servers Diagram View offers a graphical representation of all Dell Sled servers and allows you to expand and verify the status of individual devices and their components in the diagram.
NOTE: All performance metric rules are disabled by default for Agent-free monitoring feature. 3. Select the counters from the individual performance views and select the time range for which the values are required. The data collected is represented in a graphical format for each system. A unit monitor, monitors the performance counter over two successive cycles to check if it exceeds a threshold value. When the threshold value is exceeded, the server changes state and generates an alert.
You can view the status for the following groups: • Servers and Rack Workstations (Agent-free) • Dell Rack Workstation State Views – Managed Rack Workstation (Agent-free) • Dell Server State Views – FM Servers – Sled Servers (Agent-free) – Unmanaged Servers (Agent-free) The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Battery Group Sensor Health Periodic Dell Current Sensor Dell Server Current Sensor Health Periodic Dell Fan Sensor Dell Server Fan Sensor Health Periodic Dell Fan Sensor Group Dell Server Fan Group Sensor Health Periodic Dell Intrusion Sensor Dell Server Intrusion Sensor Health Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server With Operating System Dell Server Run As Account Association Periodic Dell Server Unit Monitor Periodic Dell Modular Blade Server Without Operating Sy
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server iDRAC Network Interface Unit Periodic Dell Server Host NIC Dell Server Host NIC Periodic Dell Server License Dell Server License Periodic Dell Server License Group Dell Server License Group Periodic Physical Network Interface Dell Server Network Interface Unit Periodic PCIe SSD Backplane Dell Server PCIeSSD Backplane Periodic PCIe SSD Extender Dell Server PCIeSSD Extender Periodic PCIe SSD Physical Disk Dell Server PCIeSSD Physical Disk Predictive Failure Disk
Object Unit Monitor Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Fan Sensor Dell Server Enclosure Fan Sensor Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Physical Disk Dell Server Enclosure External Physical Disk Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Power Supply Dell Server Enclosure Power Supply Periodic Dell Storage Controller Enclosure Temperature Sensor Dell Server Temperature Sensor Periodic Dell Storage Controller Internal Physical Disk Dell Server Internal Physical Disk Unit Periodic Dell Storag
Object Unit Monitor Dell Server Sensors Voltage Group Periodic Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Agent-free monitoring feature. Dell Systems Event Processing Rules The Dell Server Management Pack Suite processes rules from Dell servers. Dell Servers All informational, warning, and critical SNMP traps for Dell servers discovered using Dell Agent-free monitoring feature, have a corresponding SNMP trap rule.
Task Description NOTE: Launching Dell License Manager is possible only if a Windows or Linux operating system is installed and Dell License Manager is also installed. Launch Dell OpenManage Power Center Launches the Dell OpenManage Power Center console for the selected system. NOTE: Launching OpenManage Power Center is possible only if Windows or Linux operating system, OpenManage Server Administrator, and Dell OpenManage Power Center are installed on the managed node.
NOTE: If the Dell License Manager has not been installed in the default path create a new task to launch Dell License Manager. For more information, see Creating A Launch License Manager Task. To launch Dell License Manager: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3.
To launch Remote Desktop from the OpsMgr console: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired Dell server in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Server Tasks → Launch Remote Desktop (Monolithic Server).
5 DRAC Monitoring Feature DRAC monitoring feature supports discovery, and monitoring for the various generations of iDRAC (iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8 systems) using SNMP. Discovery and grouping The Dell Server Management Pack Suite enables you to discover and classify Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), and integrated DRAC (iDRAC). The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Dell DRAC monitoring feature. Table 16.
Scalability Recommendation For OpsMgr 2012 When managing large number of network devices in a distributed setup, use dedicated resource pools of Management Servers for each device type, if the same Management Group is also used to manage agentbased devices. Discoveries by the DRAC Monitoring Feature Table 17. DRAC Monitoring Feature Discoveries Discovery Object Description iDRAC Discovery Discovers all supported Integrated Dell Remote Access Controllers.
Alerts Views This view is available for managing hardware and storage events from Dell DRAC devices. SNMP traps and Platform Event Traps (PET) sent by DRAC devices are displayed by the DRAC monitoring feature. Viewing Alerts on the OpsMgr Console To view DRAC alerts on the OpsMgr console: 1. Launch the OpsMgr console and click Monitoring. 2. Click Dell → Alerts Views. The following Alerts Views are displayed. 3.
Figure 3. Remote Access Controllers Group Diagram State Views This view is available for viewing the health of the Dell DRAC devices. In the OpsMgr console, click Monitoring → Dell → State Views → DRAC, the status of each Dell DRAC device managed by OpsMgr on the network is displayed. The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component.
Object Unit Monitor iDRAC7 Monolithic Dell Remote Access Status Event and Periodic Controller Global Status Event and Periodic Controller Global Storage Status Event and Periodic iDRAC8 Modular NOTE: For iDRAC8 modular and monolithic servers, the Dell RAC periodic-based and Dell RAC triggered-based unit monitors are disabled.
Tasks Tasks are available in the Tasks pane of the OpsMgr console. When you select a device or a component, the relevant tasks appear in the Tasks pane. Task Summary Performing Dell Tasks using DRAC Following table provides a summary of the Dell tasks that are performed using the DRAC: Table 19. Dell Tasks using DRAC Task Description Launch Dell License Manager Launches the Dell License manager on the management system.
Launch Dell Remote Access Console You can use this task to launch the Dell Remote Access Console, if the DRAC is installed on the Dell system. To launch Dell Remote Access console: 1. In the OpsMgr console, navigate to a Dell Diagram Views, State Views, or Alerts Views. 2. Select the desired DRAC/iDRAC device in any of the Diagram Views or State Views or an alert in the Alerts Views. 3. In the Tasks pane, select Dell Remote Access Controller Tasks → Launch Dell Remote Access Console.
6 Chassis Monitoring Feature The Chassis monitoring feature supports discovery and monitoring of Chassis Management Controller (CMC) on Dell PowerEdge FX2/FX2s chassis, Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis, Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis, and Dell OEM Ready chassis using SNMP and WS-MAN. Chassis monitoring feature also supports Detailed monitoring of individual chassis components in OpsMgr 2012.
NOTE: Select the Run As accounts created for discovering the chassis devices. For more information, see the "Configuring Dell Chassis Management Controller feature for correlating Server modules with Chassis slot summary" section of the Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.2 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Installation Guide at dell.com/ OMConnectionsEnterpriseSystemsManagement. 5.
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• CMC Alerts — SNMP traps from the discovered Chassis devices are displayed. • Dell Chassis Alert Views – Dell FX2 Chassis Alerts — SNMP traps from the discovered Dell PowerEdge FX2 chassis devices are displayed. – Dell M1000e Chassis Alerts — SNMP traps from the discovered Dell PowerEdge M1000e chassis devices are displayed. – Dell VRTX Chassis Alerts — SNMP traps from the discovered Dell PowerEdge VRTX chassis devices are displayed. 3. Select any of the Alerts Views.
Figure 4. Chassis Management Controllers group diagram For discovered CMC chassis, enable slot discovery which is disabled by default to view: • The occupied and free slot summary in the Chassis Slots Summary. • The slot-inventory details modified on CMC chassis that are reflected in the Diagram View.
Select the Dell CMC device group for which you want to see the State view. You can view the status for the following: • CMC • Dell Chassis State Views – Dell FX2 Chassis State View – Dell M1000e Chassis State View – Dell VRTX Chassis State View The health of a component is derived by reviewing the unresolved alerts associated with the component. Severity Level Indicators explains the various state components that the Server Management Pack Suite uses with their corresponding severity levels.
Object Unit Monitor Dell Chassis Power Supply Health Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular Power Supply Group Dell Chassis Power Supply Group Health PollBased UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Modular PCIe Device Dell Chassis PCIe Device Health PollBased UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Enclosure Dell Chassis Storage Enclosure Health PollBased UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Chassis Storage Controller Dell Chassis Storage Controller Health Poll Based UnitMonitor Periodic Dell Ch
Rules The following section lists the rules specific to the Dell Chassis monitoring feature. Dell Systems Event Processing Rules The Dell Server Management Pack Suite processes rules from Chassis traps. Chassis Devices All informational, warning, and critical SNMP traps for the Chassis devices have a corresponding SNMP trap rule.
Chassis Modular Server Correlation Feature 7 Chassis Modular Server Correlation feature supports: • Correlation of discovered Dell Modular Servers using Agent-free or Agent-based monitoring feature with Chassis slots. NOTE: CMC slot discovery is disabled by default. Hence, enable CMC slot discovery for the correlation feature to work. • Correlation of Chassis Shared Storage components with Dell servers.
Feature Management Dashboard 8 The Feature Management Dashboard provides facilities for the configuration of Dell Server Management Pack Suite monitoring features to monitor the various Dell systems — Dell servers, Dell Precision Racks, Dell Remote Access Controllers (DRAC), Dell PowerEdge FX2/ FX2s, Dell PowerEdge VRTX, Dell PowerEdge M1000e, and integrated DRAC (iDRAC). The Feature Management Dashboard provides the following monitoring features.
NOTE: • In the Event log, ignore the errors pertaining to reimporting of existing management packs under the error logs. These errors occur when Feature Management Dashboard reimports all the dependent management packs that are already imported while importing a monitoring feature. • Wait for a task to complete (view the state update change in the dashboard) before launching another task using the Feature Management Dashboard.
Tasks Description task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature. DRAC Monitoring Import DRAC Monitoring Feature Imports the DRAC monitoring feature. Refresh Dashboard Updates the Feature Management Dashboard. Refresh Node Count Updates the node count. Remove DRAC Monitoring Feature Removes the DRAC monitoring feature. Upgrade DRAC Monitoring Feature Upgrades to the latest version of the DRAC monitoring feature.
Tasks Set to Agent-based Scalable Feature Description If the Detailed feature is running on the system, the Feature Management Dashboard switches from the Detailed feature to the Scalable feature. On upgrading from the previous version, run this task to use the latest version for this monitoring feature. Server and Rack Workstation Agent-free Monitoring Associate Run-As Account This task associates the Run As Account used for SMASH discovery with all Dell Server objects, required for health monitoring.
Licensing for Dell Server Management Pack Suite 9 License Information Agent-free monitoring feature in Dell Server Management Pack Suite for OpsMgr is licensed. Information on the process for obtaining software licenses is as follows. Licenses Licenses are available as tiered bundles of 1, 50, 200, and Unlimited node(s). One node license is available for evaluation purposes at no additional charge. You are required to purchase at least one license per OpsMgr Management group.
or exceeding the limit of the number of licenses purchased from Dell. The Checking License Usage section presents the steps to help you determine the number of nodes being managed to ensure that you have the appropriate number of license entitlements from Dell Inc. Purchase additional licenses if the number of nodes you are managing exceed the number of licenses you have purchased. Licenses that you have purchased for Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.
Related documentation and resources 10 This chapter gives the details of documents and references to help you work with Dell Server Management Pack Suite. Microsoft guidelines for performance and scalability for Operations Manager For optimal performance, deploy device-specific Server Management Pack Suite on different management servers. For information on Microsoft’s recommendations for scalability, see the Microsoft website at technet.microsoft.com.
Accessing Documents From Dell Support Site To access the documents from Dell Support site: 1. Go to dell.com/support/manuals. 2. In the Tell us about your Dell system section, under No, select Choose from a list of all Dell products and click Continue. 3. In the Select your product type section, click Software and Security. 4. In the Choose your Dell Software section, click the required link from the following: 5.
Appendix A — Issues And Resolutions 11 Issues and resolutions The following table lists the known issues, resolutions, and where the issues are applicable. Table 28. Issues and resolutions Issue Resolution In the Diagram View for Dell network devices, the basic attributes are not displayed for the Dell DRAC and chassis objects. To resolve this issue, you can view Dell Chassis Monitoring Feature the detailed set of attributes by clicking the objects in the State View.
Issue Resolution Applicable To Feature management host server health service is nonfunctional. If the selected management server Dell Server Management Pack has stopped functioning, the Suite executed Feature Management task fails. In such an instance, where the selected management server is corrupt or the health service cannot be obtained, decommission the management server to remove stale objects. For more information, see technet.microsoft.com/en-us/ library/hh456439.aspx.
Appendix B 12 Creating a Simple Authentication Run As Account 1. Log on to OpsMgr 2012 as an administrator for the OpsMgr Management Group. 2. On the OpsMgr console, click Administration. 3. Click Run As Configuration → Accounts. 4. Right-click Accounts, and then click Create Run As Account. The Create Run As Account Wizard screen is displayed. 5. Click Next. 6. From the Run As account type: drop-down menu, select Simple Authentication. 7. Provide a display name in the Display name: text box.
The Run As Accounts screen is displayed. 6. Click Add. The Add a Run As Account screen is displayed. 7. Select the run as account used to discover the Dell server from the Run As account: drop-down list. NOTE: If you are using multiple Run As accounts to discover devices, associate each device with its associated Run As account. 8. 9. Click. A selected class, group, or object and add the association for the server in the SMASH Monitoring Profile.
Associate Run As-Account task — Agent-free Monitoring Feature Associate Run As-Account task associates the Run As Account used for SMASH discovery with all Dell Server objects, required for health monitoring. This task is available as an option for performing objectlevel association. WARNING: Perform the Associate Run As-Account task only if necessary. This task affects the configuration of all Dell Server objects.
13 Appendix C - Enabling External Program Tasks For tasks provided by the Dell Server Management Pack Suite that launch external programs have to be installed in the default location. Create new tasks to launch the application if the program is not installed in the default location. Creating Advanced Power Control and LED Identification Tasks Advanced power control and LED identification tasks use the default BMC credentials and install path (C: \Program Files\Dell\SysMgt\bmc).
• Enter -U -P -k • Replace with one of the following options: – power status (for Check Power Status task) – power on (for Power On task) – power soft (for Power Off Gracefully task) – power off (for Force Power Off task) – power cycle (for Power Cycle task) – power reset (for Power Reset task) – identify on (for LED Identification On task) – identify off (for LED Identification Off task) Example: -I lanplus -H $Target/Property[Type="De
