Users Guide

Dell SPI provides the following scheduled policies:
• Dell Server Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell DRAC and Chassis Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell Compellent Storage Arrays Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell EqualLogic Arrays Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell MD Storage Arrays Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell PowerVault NX Storage Arrays Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell 8000 | 8100 Network Switch Scheduled Status Poll
• Dell Enterprise Series Switch Scheduled Status Poll
The global health status is the overall health of the device. However, the health of the individual
components of the device may differ. To view the health of the individual components of the Dell
devices, launch the respective tools associated with the Dell devices.
Table 6. Dell SPI scheduled policies and their description
Policy Name Description
Dell Server Scheduled
Status Poll
This policy periodically polls both the Dell PowerEdge servers and iDRAC7
(OOB servers) and provides the global system health status information to the
HPOM console in the active message browser of the HPOM console.
To view the health of the individual components for:
• Windows or Linux systems, launch the Server Administrator tool. For
more information, see Launching Dell Consoles.
• ESXi systems, launch the Server Administrator Web Server Console tool
to access Server Administrator. For more information, see Launching Dell
Consoles.
• IDRAC7 (OOB servers) devices, launch the DRAC Console tool. For more
information, see Launching Dell Consoles.
Dell DRAC and Chassis
Scheduled Status Poll
This policy periodically polls the DRAC (DRAC5 and iDRAC6) and Chassis
(DRAC/MC, CMC, VRTX CMC, and FX2 CMC) devices grouped under Dell
Managed Systems and retrieves the global system health status information.
To view the health of the individual components for:
• Dell DRAC devices, launch the DRAC Console tool. For more information,
see Launching Dell Consoles.
• Dell Chassis, launch the CMC Console tool. For more information, see
Launching Dell Consoles.
Dell Compellent
Storage Arrays
Scheduled Status Poll
This policy periodically polls the Dell Compellent Storage Arrays grouped
under Dell Managed Systems and provides the global system health status
information to the HPOM console.
To view the health of the individual components for:
• Dell Compellent arrays, launch the Dell Compellent Storage Manager
Console tool. For more information, see Launching Dell Consoles.
Dell EqualLogic Arrays
Scheduled Status Poll
This policy periodically polls the EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Arrays grouped
under Dell Managed Systems and provides the global system health status
information to the HPOM console.
To view the health of the individual components for:
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