Administrator Guide

Getting Started
Introduction to Storage CenterManagement Pack
The SCOM console provides basic system monitoring; however, detailed monitoring of the Storage Center requires additional
management packs. The
Dell Storage Management Pack monitors, collects, and displays the following Storage Center storage area
network (SAN) information:
• Active alerts
• Dashboards that provide Storage Center performance data, including controller, disk, enclosure, server, and volume status
• Storage types
• Replications
• Data Collector discovery and health status
• Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider discovery and health status
Storage Center Management Pack Components
The Storage Center Management Pack 4.1 for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager consists of the components listed in the
following table.
Table 1.
Storage Center Management Pack Components
Component Description
Management Packs:
• Dell Storage Management Pack for SCOM
• Dell VMM Storage Management Pack for SCOM
• Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager
(SCVMM)
Defines the various components that make up a management pack. When
a management pack is installed, instances of the classes defined by the
management pack are automatically discovered and monitored. For more
information, see Management Pack Classes and Virtual Machine Discovery
Management Pack Classes.
Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) Provider A dynamic link library (DLL) that implements the WMI classes that provide
the data discovered and monitored by the management pack. The
provider is configured to connect to one or more Dell API endpoints using
the Dell Storage WMI Provider Configurator tool.
Installation Requirements
The following table provides the installation requirements for the Storage Center Management Pack Version 4.1.
NOTE:
The Management pack upgrade from 4.0.1 to 4.1 is not required for SCOM 2012 R2 as there are no new features
added in SCOM 4.1 release.
Table 2. Installation Requirements
Requirement Description
Microsoft System Center operations Manager The server must meet all SCOM requirements and must be one of the following
supported versions:
• SCOM 2012 R2
• SCOM 2016
• SCOM 2019
Add requirement for TLS 1.2 setupTLS 1.2
Protocol
To use Storage Manager 2018 and later, follow the prerequisites described in the
article TLS 1.2 Protocol Support Deployment Guide for System Center 2012 R2.
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