Owner's Manual
Dell SPI supports classification of Dell devices, periodic polling for classified devices and event based health update with
SNMP traps for all supported Dell devices including device specific 1x1 console launch to troubleshoot the fault further.
What’s New
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Support for monitoring the following Dell server services
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Dell Servers via both in-band and out-of-band(iDRAC7)
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Dell Chassis both CMC and DRAC/MC
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Dell DRACs like DRAC5, iDRAC6 and iDRAC7(bare metal)
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Support for monitoring the following Dell Storage Devices
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Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays
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Dell MD Storage Arrays
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Support for the following Dell specific console launches
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Dell Warranty Report Console
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Dell OpenManage Essentials(OME) Console
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Dell OpenManage Power Center(OMPC) Console
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Dell Connections License Manager (DCLM) Console
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Support for configuring/ managing Dell SPI licenses for iDRAC7 monitoring.
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Support for upgrade from Dell SPI v2.0 and Dell SPI v2.1
Hardware And Software Requirements
Operating Systems Supported On The Management Server
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Ensure that you follow the requirements for management server and console as per the guidelines provided in the HPOM 9.0
for Windows Installation Guide.
New Operating Systems Supported On The Managed Node
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VMware ESXi 5.0 U1
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VMware ESXi 4.1 U2
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 SP7 x86
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SuSE Enterprise Linux 11 SP2 x86_64
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SuSE Enterprise Linux 10 SP4 x86_64
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RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 SP7 x86_64
For the list of all operating systems supported, refer "Dell Smart Plug-in Version 3.0 for HP Operations Manager 9.0 For
Microsoft Windows User’s Guide."
New Firmware Supported
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CMC 4.0 and CMC 4.1
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DRAC/MC 1.5 and DRAC/MC 1.6
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DRAC5 1.5 and DRAC5 1.6
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iDRAC6 1.8 and iDRAC6 1.9 (11G Monolithic)
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iDRAC6 3.3 and iDRAC6 3.4 (11G Modular)
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iDRAC7 1.10.10 and iDRAC7 1.20.20
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EqualLogic 5.2.1 and EqualLogic 5.2.2
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MD Storage Array 7.35, 7.75, and 7.80