Release Notes

• Slot names displayed by Dell Chassis Slot Discovery may differ from the slot names shown by the Dell Chassis web console.
• The Discovery Rule "Dell Chassis Detailed Discovery" in the Dell Chassis Detailed Edition) Management Pack discovers and monitors
the Chassis components (Storage, Fans, Chassis Management controllers, PCIe devices etc.) This discovery requires the creation of
Run As Accounts for the Dell Chassis in your network and have them associated with the "Dell CMC Login Account". For more
information on configuring Run As Accounts see the Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.3 for Microsoft System Center
Operations Manager User’s Guide.
The Discovery Rule "Dell CMC Slot Discovery" is disabled for all Dell Chassis Management Controllers in the Dell Chassis Management
Controller Management Pack. Enable this rule to discover server modules and free slots for Dell Chassis Management Controllers after
you have created Run As Accounts for the Dell Chassis in your network and associated them with the "Dell CMC Login Account". For
more information on configuring Run As Accounts see the
Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.3 for Microsoft System
Center Operations Manager User’s Guide.
• The Unit Monitor "Device Status Check" is disabled for all Dell Chassis Management Controllers in the Dell Chassis Management
Controller Management Pack for SCOM 2007 R2.
• To monitor the health of Chassis devices, associate the community string Run As account with the SNMP Monitoring Account with
the target as Dell Modular Chassis class or respective Chassis object (if you have different Run As accounts for different Chassis
devices.)
• Health Monitoring of PCIe devices are not supported in the Chassis Detailed Monitoring feature.
Known Issues and resolutions
• Issue 1
Description: If Dell OpenManage Power Center is installed on a port other than the default port 8463, the associated Console Task will
fail to launch. This issue affects the Dell Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature in version 6.3 and the In-band or
the agent based monitoring feature of versions 6.0 and later.
Resolution: Install Dell OpenManage Power Center on default port on the management server.
Version affected: Dell Server Management Pack Suite versions 6.0 and later.
• Issue 2
Description: Dell Server "Operating System" attribute may not show the trademark and registered symbols properly. This issue affects
the Dell Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature in version 6.3 and the In-band or the agent based monitoring
feature of versions 6.0 and later.
Resolution: None.
Version affected: Dell Server Management Pack Suite versions 6.0 and later.
• Issue 3
Description: After you remove the management pack, the management pack folders are still displayed in SCOM console.
Resolution: Close and re-open the SCOM console.
Version affected: All
• Issue 4
Description: When the network cable is unplugged, the iDRAC object of all modular firmware versions may not accurately reflect the
state of the iDRAC network interface for modular blades. This issue affects the Dell Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature
in version 6.3 and the In-band or the agent based monitoring feature of versions 6.0 and later.
Resolution: None
Version affected: Dell Server Management Pack Suite versions 6.0 and later.
• Issue 5
Description: After a server reboot, it may be possible for the displayed network interface order to change, and hence be mapped to a
different network interface name. Performance statistics are collected based on the network interface name, and hence may start
collecting for a different network interface. This issue affects the Dell Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature in version 6.3
and the In-band or the agent based monitoring feature of versions 6.0 and later.
Resolution: None
Version affected: Dell Server Management Pack Suite versions 6.0 and later.
• Issue 6
Description: With certain firmware versions of the iDRAC6 monolithic device, the firmware version attribute may have a value with a
trailing "\n". This issue affects the iDRAC monitoring feature in versions 6.0 and later.
Resolution: None
Dell Server Management Pack Suite Version 6.3 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Release Notes
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