Users Guide

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Agent-based Monitoring Feature
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.
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite installer automatically imports the Agent-based monitoring
feature.
Comparison of Scalable and Detailed Edition features
The following table helps you understand the environment in which you can use Scalable and Detailed
Edition features.
Table 3. Scalable management pack versus Detailed management pack
Features Scalable Edition Detailed Edition
Agent-based Monitoring
• Inventory and monitoring of
component groups. Also,
display the presence of iDRAC.
• Reports — Only OpenManage
Windows Event log report is
available.
• Detailed inventory and health
monitoring of individual
components.
• View metrics for memory,
processors, network interfaces,
sensors, storage controllers,
disks and virtual disks. Also,
displays BIOS information.
• Reports — Availability of BIOS
configuration, firmware and
driver version, and RAID
configuration reports.
Discovery and grouping
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite enables you to discover and classify Dell Servers — Monolithic,
Modular, Sleds, and supported Dell Precision Racks. The following table lists the details of the hardware
discovery and grouping.
Table 4. Dell Hardware discovery and grouping
Group Diagram View Hardware Type
Dell Servers Dell Monolithic Servers Dell PowerEdge systems.
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