Owner's Manual

What Is New In Dell SPI Version 3.0

Table 1. New Features and Functionalities

New Feature Functionality

12th Generation classification Classifies Dell y9xx to yx2x generation Monolithic and

Modular servers.

NOTE: In the server name format yxxx; y denotes

alphabets, for example M, R, or T; and x denotes

numbers.

Grouping Groups:

• Chassis Management Controller (CMC) and Dell

Remote Access Controller/Modular Chassis

(DRAC/MC) devices under Dell Chassis.

• DRAC devices under their respective Dell Servers.

• iDRAC devices under their respective Dell

Servers.

• Modular Servers under their respective chassis.

• EqualLogic PS-Series Arrays and PowerVault MD

Storage Arrays under Dell Storage.

Monitoring Monitors:

• Health of 12G OOB Server using the information

from the associated iDRAC7 device.

• DRAC devices (DRAC5 and iDRAC6).

• Chassis (CMC and DRAC/MC).

• Health of Dell Equallogic (EQL) Storage Arrays.

• Health of Dell PowerVault MD Storage Arrays.

Trap based Monitoring Trap based monitoring health of Dell Servers, DRACs, out-

of-band (OOB) Dell servers (iDRAC7), Chassis, and

EqualLogic devices.

View and Monitor alerts View and monitor alerts from OOB Dell servers, DRAC,

CMC, and DRAC/MC devices regarding system's power

state change, voltage, licences. Dell Equallogic (EQL)

Storage Arrays devices' virtual disks, temperature, power

supply, battery and vFlash Media device.

New console launch tasks Launches:

• Dell Remote Access Controller (DRAC) Console

associated with Dell Server.

• OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) Web

Server Console for an iDRAC7 device on a Dell

servers installed with the ESXi operating systems.

• OpenManage Server Administrator Console from

the HPOM management station to investigate the

iDRAC7 devices.