Users Guide

NOTE:

When the Auto-grouping policy is scheduled along with other Monitoring policies at the same time, an error message may be

displayed in a pop-up window. You can ignore the error message by clicking OK in the pop-up window.

The auto-grouping policy classifies the iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 devices only if valid licenses are available in the Dell

Connections License Manager (DCLM).

Before classifying the iDRAC7 or iDRAC8 devices, configure the Dell Connections License Manager Webservice URL and the

required credentials. For more information, see Configuring Dell Connections License Manager Webservice URL section

from Dell Smart Plug-in Version 4.1 for HP Operations Manager 9.0 For Microsoft Windows Installation Guide.

NOTE: To monitor Dell Compellent Storage Arrays, use the Dell Compellent Storage Array Management IP.

NOTE: The 8100 Series switches with firmware version 6.0.0.8 or later will be grouped as N-Series switches after the

auto discovery cycle completes.

Monitoring the health of Dell devices

You can monitor the health of Dell devices using the scheduled policies. Scheduled policies update the global system status of the

Dell devices at 02:00 A.M. every day. These policies poll each Dell device grouped under the Services → Systems Infrastructure →

Dell Hardware hierarchy to obtain the global system status and send corresponding severity messages to the active message

browser of the HPOM console.

Dell SPI provides the following scheduled policies:

• Dell Server Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell Workstation Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell DRAC and Chassis Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell Compellent Storage Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell EqualLogic PS-Series Storage Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell PowerVault MD Storage Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell PowerVault NX Storage Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell 8000 | 8100 Network Switch Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell Enterprise Switch Scheduled Status Poll

• Dell N-Series Network 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 or iDRAC8 (agent-free

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 OpenManage Server Administrator Console. For

more information, see Launching Dell Consoles.

• ESXi systems, launch the OpenManage Server Administrator Web Server Console to access

Server Administrator. For more information, see Launching Dell Consoles.