Quick Start Manual

Introduction

This guide provides instructions to install the Dell Client Management Pack version 5.0 for Microsoft System Center 2012

SP1 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and

System Center Essentials (SCE) 2010.

NOTE: All references to OpsMgr in this guide are applicable to Microsoft System Center 2012 SP1 Operations

Manager, System Center 2012 Operations Manager, System Center Operations Manager 2007 R2, and System

Center Essentials 2010, unless otherwise specified.

Prerequisites

This section lists the requirements to install and use the Dell Client Management Pack version 5.0.

Management System Requirements

• OpsMgr 2012 SP1, OpsMgr 2012, OpsMgr 2007 R2, or SCE 2010 to support the Dell Client Management Pack.

• Microsoft .NET version 3.5 or later to install OpsMgr.

• Administrator access to install OpsMgr and to import the Dell Client Management Pack.

Managed System Requirements

• Install Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation (OMCI) version 8.0 or above on all Dell managed systems. For

more information on installing OMCI on your managed systems, see

OMCI Installation Guide

at support.dell.com/

manuals.

• Make sure that all the managed systems have a valid and a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) that you can

communicate to from the management system.

• For the Management Pack to function with a complete feature set, ensure the OpsMgr Management Server

Action account has administrator privileges on all Dell managed systems.

• The minimum supported version for this release of the Client Management Pack is OMCI 8.0.

NOTE: It is recommended that you install the latest version of OMCI (8.1.1). You can download the latest

version of OMCI from support.dell.com.

Contents Of The Management Pack

The Dell Client Management Pack version 5.0 (Dell.WindowsClient.mp) is a standalone management pack with a base

folder utility. It is packaged in a self extracting executable file (Dell_Client_Management_Pack_v5.0_A00.exe) that

contains:

• Dell.Connections.HardwareLibrary.mp — Base Folder Utility 4.0

• Dell.WindowsClient.mp — Dell Client Management Pack 5.0

• DellMPv5.0_Client_Readme.txt — Readme File

• DellMPv5.0_Client_IG.pdf — Installation Guide

NOTE: The Dell_Client_Management_Pack_v5.0_A00.exe file is also available at support.dell.com.