Owner's Manual

Overview
This guide provides information on software prerequisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell Server
Performance and Resource Optimization Management Pack (PRO Pack) 3.0. Dell PRO Pack is a tool to monitor Dell
systems and take remedial action when an inefficient system is identified.
The Dell PRO Pack 3.0 integrates with the following:
• Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manger
• Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2
• Microsoft System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager
NOTE: PRO Pack 3.0 does not integrate with older versions of Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
This integration enables you to proactively manage virtual environments and ensure high availability of your Dell
systems.
To implement PRO Pack, see the User’s Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
CAUTION: Due to the possibility of data corruption and/or data loss, it is recommended that the procedures in this
document should be performed only by personnel with knowledge and experience of using the Microsoft Windows
operating system and System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 and System Center 2012 Operations Manager.
NOTE: The readme file, DellMPv30_PROPack_Readme.txt, contains information about the software and
management station requirements, and known issues of Dell Pro Pack 3.0. It is also available at support.dell.com/
manuals. The readme file is also packaged in the self-extracting executable file Dell_PROPack_v3.0.0_A00.exe.
NOTE: All references to Operations Manager in this document is applicable to System Center Operations Manager
2007 R2 and System Center 2012 Operations Manager unless otherwise specified.
Minimum Requirements
To install and implement the Dell PRO Pack 3.0, you must make sure that the minimum execution environment exists on
the following components:
• Management station:
– Installation of System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2 or System Center 2012 Operations Manager
on supported hardware and operating system
– Installation of System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) on supported hardware and
operating system
– Integration of Operations Manager and VMM
• Managed system:
– Microsoft Hyper-V hosts on any Dell PowerEdge systems ranging from x9xx to yx2x (both inclusive)
– Dell OpenManage Server Administrator (including the Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage
Management Service.)
* Install OpenManage Server Administrator 7.0, the latest version
* Minimum supported version of OpenManage Server Administrator is 6.1
• Live Migration:
– VMM 2012 with Windows Server 2008 R2 or Hyper-V Server 2008 R2
– OpenManage Server Administrator version 7.0
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