Users Guide

Term Refers to
Dell Servers Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault monolithic and modular servers, supported
Rack Workstations, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers, unless
otherwise specified.
iDRAC Service Module (iSM) iDRAC Service Module is a lightweight software that runs on the Server and
complements iDRAC with monitoring information from the OS. The Service Module
does not expose any new interfaces of its own, rather it complements iDRAC with
additional data that users can work with using iDRAC consoles. For more information
about iSM and the supported platform, see iDRAC Service Module Installation Guide
at Dell.com/support.
Servers (iSM) Dell PowerEdge servers and Precision Rack Workstations discovered using the
SCOM agent through iSM.
Servers and Rack Workstation monitoring Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault monolithic and modular servers, supported
Rack Workstations, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers, unless
otherwise specified. This is a license-free feature.
Servers and Rack Workstation monitoring
(Licensed)
Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell PowerVault monolithic and modular servers, supported
Rack Workstations, Dell branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers, unless
otherwise specified. This is a license based feature.
What is new in this release
The release highlights of Dell Server Management Pack Suite are:
• Support for monitoring Dell servers running Microsoft Nano server through iSM using WMI.
• Support for Microsoft System Center 2016 Operations Manager.
• Support for Windows Server 2016.
• Support for iSM based monitoring of Dell servers through iDRAC access via Host OS.
• Support for monitoring of Dell servers through iSM using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
• Remote iDRAC hard reset.
Key features of Dell Server Management Pack Suite
This version of Dell Server Management Pack Suite provides the following features for managing the Dell devices:
Table 2. Features and Functionalities
Feature Functionality
Discovery and Monitoring — Dell Servers and Rack Workstation Supports discovery and monitoring of Dell PowerEdge, Dell
PowerVault monolithic and modular systems, Dell OEM Ready
servers, and supported Dell Precision Racks running the
supported Windows operating system, using the supported Dell
OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA).
License based Discovery and Monitoring — Dell Servers and
Rack Workstation (Licensed)
Supports:
• License based discovery and monitoring of 12th generation
and 13th generation of Dell PowerEdge servers, Dell
PowerVault systems, supported Dell Precision Racks, Dell
branded OEM servers, and Dell OEM Ready servers
through:
– iDRAC using WS-MAN
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