Users Guide

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).
iSM using WMI
This section describes how you can monitor Dell devices with iSM using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) to retrieve
details from the supported Dell devices.
This option provides scalable inventory and monitoring of the 12th generation and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers and
Precision Rack Workstations. For more information about the supported platforms, see the iDRAC Service Module Installation Guide
at Dell.com/manuals. This is a licensed feature.
Dell Server Management Pack Suite installer automatically imports the Server and Rack Workstation Monitoring (Licensed) feature
if the prerequisites are met.
Scalable Edition features
The following table helps you understand the environment in which you can use Scalable Edition features for devices discovered
through iSM using WMI. These devices are classified as Servers (iSM) in the OpsMgr console.
Table 16. Scalable Management Pack—iSM using WMI
Features Scalable Edition
Servers (iSM)
• Inventory up to group level.
• Health monitoring at server, Rack Workstation and group level.
Discovery and grouping
The Dell Server Management Pack Suite enables you to discover and classify Dell servers.
The following table lists the details of the hardware discovery and grouping by the Server and Rack Monitoring (Licensed) feature
through iSM using WMI.
Table 17. Dell Hardware discovery and grouping
Group Diagram View Hardware Type
Dell Servers Dell Monolithic Servers
Dell Modular Servers
Dell Sled Group
Dell PowerEdge servers.
Dell Rack Workstation Rack Workstation Diagram Dell Precision Rack Workstations.
Discovering Dell Server in OpsMgr
Ensure that the following prerequiaites are met before you discover Dell devices through iSM using WMI:
• iSM version 2.4 is installed on the managed node.
NOTE: If you are monitoring devices through iSM using WMI feature on systems running Microsoft Nano server, see
the section Installing iDRAC Service Module on Nano operating system in the iDRAC Service Module version 2.4
Installation Guide at Dell.com/support.
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) feature is enabled on the host.
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