Release Notes

This readme provides information on the Dell Server Performance and Resource Optimization (PRO) Management Pack
version 3.0, which you can import into Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (Operations Manager) 2007 R2,
Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager, and Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager.
Dell Server PRO Pack works with Operations Manager 2007 R2 , System Center 2012 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM), and
System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) to Manage Dell physical devices and their hosted virtual machines
using the available health information from Dell Hardware devices.
Dell PRO Pack recommends remedial actions when monitored objects transition to an unhealthy state (for example, virtual
disk failure or predictive drive error), by leveraging the monitoring and alerting capabilities of Operations Manager and
remediation capabilities of VMM 2012.
What’s New
 Support for Dell OpenManage versions up to 7.0 on x9xx to yx2x systems
 Added support for VMM 2012 and VMM 2012 SP1, which supports Virtual Machines Live Migration
 Added support for additional Open Manage alerts and NIC alerts
 Live Migration is based on the Virtual Machine Priority based on CPU
 Utilization
 In State View, the Managed Nodes are ordered based on Health Status
For details of features supported in this release see the "Dell Server PRO Management Pack 3.0 For Microsoft System Center
Virtual Machine Manager User's Guide."
Hardware and Software Requirements
List of Operating Systems supported on the Management Station and Managed Node: Refer to the list of supported
configurations for the following Operations Manager/SCVMM versions:
 Operations Manager 2007 R2 - technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb309428.aspx
 Operations Manager 2012 or Operations Manager 2012 SP1 - technet.microsoft.com/en-
us/library/hh205990.aspx
 VMM 2012 or VMM 2012 SP1 - technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg610592.aspx
Installation
For complete installation instructions, see the "Dell Server PRO Management Pack 3.0 For Microsoft System Center Virtual
Machine Manager Installation Guide.”
Upgrade
NOTE: Dell PROPack 2.0/2.1 and Dell PROPack 3.0 are separate versions and upgrade from 2.0/2.1 to 3.0 is not possible.
Uninstallation
For complete uninstallation instructions, see the "Dell Server PRO Management Pack 3.0 For Microsoft System Center
Virtual Machine Manager Installation Guide."
Notes
This section provides information to enhance your experience with Dell
 Server PRO Management Pack for VMM 2012 or VMM 2012 SP1.
 Dell Server PRO Management Pack does not monitor informational alerts. You must take appropriate
action by looking at the system health in Operations Manager (Operations Manager) State view, after
implementing PRO Tips.