Users Guide

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......................................................................................................... 7
2 Overview of Dell Server Management Pack Suite........................................................... 9
3 Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring feature..........................................................10
Comparison of Scalable and Detailed Edition features...................................................................................................... 10
Discovery and grouping.....................................................................................................................................................10
Discovering Dell Server in OpsMgr...............................................................................................................................11
Discoveries by the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring Feature......................................................................... 11
Monitoring.........................................................................................................................................................................12
Monitored hardware components...............................................................................................................................12
Views.......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Unit Monitors..............................................................................................................................................................19
Rules.......................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Tasks................................................................................................................................................................................25
Task Summary........................................................................................................................................................... 25
Performing Dell Tasks................................................................................................................................................ 25
Dell Windows Server Tasks........................................................................................................................................ 26
Reports............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
Accessing Reports..................................................................................................................................................... 29
Generating OpenManage Windows Event Log Report...............................................................................................29
Generating BIOS Configuration Report...................................................................................................................... 30
Generating Firmware and Driver Versions Report...................................................................................................... 30
Generating RAID Configuration Report...................................................................................................................... 30
4 Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) Feature....................................... 31
iDRAC using WS-MAN or iDRAC access via Host OS.......................................................................................................31
Comparison of Scalable and Detailed Edition Features............................................................................................... 32
Discovery and grouping..............................................................................................................................................32
Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................................34
Dell Unit Monitors for Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature..................................................40
Rules.......................................................................................................................................................................... 43
Tasks..........................................................................................................................................................................44
iSM using WMI.................................................................................................................................................................46
Scalable Edition features............................................................................................................................................46
Discovery and grouping..............................................................................................................................................46
Monitoring..................................................................................................................................................................48
Dell Unit Monitors for Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature..................................................53
Rules..........................................................................................................................................................................56
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