Setup Guide

Overview

This guide provides information on software prerequisites and requirements to install and uninstall Dell

Server Performance and Resource Optimization Management Pack (PRO Pack) version 4.0. Dell PRO

Pack is a tool to monitor Dell systems and take remedial action when an inefficient system is identified.

The Dell PRO Pack version 4.0 integrates with the following:

• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Virtual Machine Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Virtual Machine Manager

• Microsoft System Center 2012 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 dell.com/support/manuals.

NOTE: All references to Operations Manager in this document is applicable to Microsoft System

Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations Manager, and

Microsoft System Center 2012 Operations Manager unless otherwise specified.

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 all supported versions of

Operations Manager and Virtual Machine Manager.

The Management Pack Suite Installer, Installation Guide, and Release Notes files are packaged in a self-

extracting executable Dell_PROPack_v4.0_A00.exe file. You can download the executable from

dell.com/support.

Read the Management Pack’s release notes, which contain the latest information about software and

management server requirements, in addition to information about known issues. The release notes is

also posted to the Systems Management documentation page at dell.com/support/manuals.

Minimum Requirements

To install and implement the Dell PRO Pack version 4.0, make sure that the minimum execution

environment exists on the following components:

• Management station: