Install Guide

DRAC Monitoring Feature

DRAC monitoring feature supports discovery, and monitoring for the various generations of iDRAC (iDRAC6, iDRAC7, and iDRAC8

systems) using SNMP.

Management Packs

After the Dell Server Management Pack Suite management packs are successfully imported, the management packs listed in the

DRAC monitoring feature and required Management Packs table should appear in the Administration pane of the OpsMgr console.

For more information, see Importing the Dell Server Management Packs into OpsMgr.

Table 12. DRAC monitoring feature and required Management Packs

Feature Default Location of Management

Packs

Required Management Packs

DRAC Monitoring

Library

C:\Program Files\Dell Management

Packs\Server Mgmt Suite\6.3\Library

Management Packs

C:\Program Files\Dell Management

Packs\Server Mgmt Suite\6.3\Remote

Access Monitoring

Library

• Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp

• Dell.OperationsLibrary.Common.mp

Management Packs

• Dell.DRAC.OM07.mp — OpsMgr 2007 R2

• Dell.DRAC.OM12.mp — OpsMgr 2012

• Dell.Model.DRAC.mp

• Dell.OperationsLibrary.DRAC.mp

• Dell.View.DRAC.mp

Configuration prerequisite

Enable SNMP ports on firewall for SNMP functionality.

Management Server (MS) requirements (Optional)

Table 13. Optional software requirements

Software Purpose

Dell License Manager (for iDRAC7 systems only) To deploy licenses and collect reports from the management

server. To launch Dell License Manager console, install Dell

License Manager on the management server. For more

information, see Dell License Manager User’s Guide at

dell.com/support/home.

Dell OpenManage Power Center To launch Power Center console, install Dell OpenManage

Power Center on the management server. For more

information, see Dell OpenManage Power Center Installation

Guide at dell.com/support/home.